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Alex Sherzer
A Sherzer 
Photograph courtesy of NewYorkMasters.com.  

Number of games in database: 382
Years covered: 1985 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 2504
Overall record: +159 -139 =84 (52.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (91) 
    B32 B77 B90 B44 B28
 Ruy Lopez (34) 
    C69 C95 C67 C96 C92
 French Defense (22) 
    C07 C05 C11 C19 C18
 Caro-Kann (20) 
    B17 B18 B12 B10 B16
 Sicilian Najdorf (17) 
    B90 B93 B92 B94
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (14) 
    C95 C96 C92 C99 C97
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (41) 
    E69 E97 E92 E94 E71
 Sicilian (32) 
    B64 B57 B63 B22 B60
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C67 C65
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (12) 
    B64 B63 B65 B60 B61
 French Defense (11) 
    C09 C15 C16 C07
 King's Indian Attack (9) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Sherzer vs H Olafsson, 1991 1-0
   A Sherzer vs Kudrin, 1985 1-0
   A Sherzer vs D Gurevich, 1987 1-0
   A Sherzer vs Larsen, 1988 1-0
   A Sherzer vs J Kaplan, 1988 1-0
   A Sherzer vs L Mate, 1992 1-0
   A Sherzer vs C Gelinas, 1988 1-0
   D Seawald vs A Sherzer, 1993 0-1
   A Sherzer vs Mikhalevski, 1991 1-0
   G Kallai vs A Sherzer, 1998 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Budapest FS04 GM (1998)
   United States Championship (1992)
   Budapest FS02 GM (2001)
   Utasellato IM-B (1990)
   VAM Hoogeveen Open (1998)
   National Open (1991)
   USA Junior Invitational Championship (1987)
   17th World Open (1989)
   World Junior Championship (1991)
   Budapest Spring Open (1990)
   Saint John Open II (1988)
   New York Open (1991)
   Biel Interzonal (1993)
   20th World Open (1992)
   New York Open (1994)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   1991 World Junior chess championship by gauer
   1990 World Junior chess championship by gauer

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ALEX SHERZER
(born Feb-01-1971, died Dec-04-2022, 51 years old) United States of America

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Awarded the GM title in 1993. He won the US Junior Championship in 1989 and 1991. He tied for second at the United States Championship (1992). He was a physician, and a volunteer for Doctors Without Borders.

Wikipedia article: Alex Sherzer

Last updated: 2024-11-07 07:17:01

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 382  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Sherzer vs Kudrin 1-030198513th World OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
2. A Sherzer vs V Rao  1-0281986New York OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
3. A Sherzer vs Petursson  1-031198614th World OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
4. Gulko vs A Sherzer  1-026198687th US OpenA57 Benko Gambit
5. A Sherzer vs P Horn  0-1431986Wch U16B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
6. A Sherzer vs I Gurevich  0-1221986Wch U16B12 Caro-Kann Defense
7. A Sherzer vs M Sisniega  1-045198715th World OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
8. K Shirazi vs A Sherzer  1-059198715th World OpenC15 French, Winawer
9. A Sherzer vs P Wolff  0-150198715th World OpenC42 Petrov Defense
10. N Murshed vs A Sherzer  1-046198715th World OpenA43 Old Benoni
11. A Sherzer vs W N Watson  0-1291987New York OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
12. A Fishbein vs A Sherzer  1-0391987New York OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
13. J Lenchner vs A Sherzer  0-1481987New York OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
14. A Sherzer vs A Lein  ½-½431987New York OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
15. A Sherzer vs L Schorr  1-0351987New York OpenB32 Sicilian
16. K Shirazi vs A Sherzer  1-0501987New York OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
17. W Schoen vs A Sherzer  1-0311987New York OpenE77 King's Indian
18. A Sherzer vs J Bonin  ½-½171987New York OpenC07 French, Tarrasch
19. Gulko vs A Sherzer  1-0551987New York OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
20. A Sherzer vs K Burger  ½-½411987New York OpenB12 Caro-Kann Defense
21. R Burnett vs A Sherzer  0-1831987USA Junior Invitational ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
22. A Sherzer vs A Lief  1-0261987USA Junior Invitational ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
23. B Finegold vs A Sherzer  ½-½381987USA Junior Invitational ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. A Sherzer vs Anand 1-040198715th World OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
25. A Sherzer vs P Wolff 0-1231987USA Junior Invitational ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-06-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are a few puzzles from Alex's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/shrz.html
Apr-18-06  BIDMONFA: Alex Sherzer

SHERZER, Alex
http://www.bidmonfa.com/sherzer_ale...
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Apr-18-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  al wazir: Why are there no Sherzer games after 2001?
Apr-18-06  mack: I read 'Alan Shearer' when I first looked at this bloke.
Jul-30-07  belgradegambit: Looks a little like Matt Damon.
Dec-23-07  Jim Bartle: "And joining Newcastle United?"

Looks more like a rugby player to me.

May-29-09  myschkin: . . .

"Alex was famous for his heavy preparation of the Berlin Defense of the Ruy Lopez, which he plays without exception"

(source: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/playe...)

May-29-09  blacksburg: that's weird, he has a bunch of sicilians in the database.
May-29-09  MaxxLange: sounds like it may have been an inside joke
Apr-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Sherzer played a nice combination against Mathe at Budapest in 1989:


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1.♕g5+ ♗g5 2.hg5+ ♔h5+ 3.g4#


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The White pawn "quad" imprisons the Black King.

Apr-03-10  wordfunph: In 1987, GM Sherzer won against Vishy!

Sherzer vs Anand, 1987

Any update on Sherzer?

Apr-29-11  hedgeh0g: http://palisadesmedical.org/Doctor/...
Jun-27-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20... He was acquitted.
Jul-12-16  siggemannen: http://palisadesmedical.org/Doctor/...

Is that Matt Damon's long lost brother?

Jun-25-19  Howard: So, what's he up to nowadays ?
Jan-09-21  TheBish: Dr. Alexander Sherzer, MD is an Internal Medicine Specialist in Naples, FL.

https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/ale...

Jan-10-21  Granny O Doul: Re: May/29/2009, the database shows that he played the Berlin defense at just about every opportunity between 1992 and 2003 (I actually didn't find a single exception, but included "just about" to be safe).
Dec-24-22  philmsu: https://everloved.com/life-of/alexa... Alex Sherzer (Feb 1, 1971 — Dec 4, 2022)
Dec-28-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: RIP GM Sherzer

Way too young of course.

:(

Dec-28-22  Messiah: Thanks for censoring my previous comment.

And rest in peace, GM Sherzer.

Jun-09-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  LIFE Master AJ: Bummer. I met Sherzer many years ago ... I think he was still in his early teens the first time that we met. I admired his chess ability and was even a little envious of his many successes ... especially in his youth. Although I was never in his class, I rubbed elbows with him at many chess tournaments. I remember that he was one of the first persons to congratulate me when I won a one-day, *Game-in-30-minutes" event at a big chess tournament back in the 1990's. (Not sure of the date - I had a stroke in 2019. I really don't like to admit it, but it really played havoc on my memory.)

I just found out that he (he=Sherzer) had passed away. 😭 RIP

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