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Robert Cross

Number of games in database: 60
Years covered: 1954 to 1989
Overall record: +26 -31 =3 (45.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ROBERT CROSS
(born Apr-25-1935, died Dec-15-1993, 58 years old) United States of America

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Robert Gary Cross became an International Correspondence Master in 1974. In 1975, he won the 1st North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship (started in 1971) with 12.5/14.

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 60  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Kaufman vs R Cross  0-16119542nd Pan-American Chess CongressC18 French, Winawer
2. R Cross vs L Grumette 1-03919542nd Pan-American Chess CongressB68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7
3. R Cross vs B Madrin  1-03119542nd Pan-American Chess CongressB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
4. R Cross vs R Martin  1-04319542nd Pan-American Chess CongressE01 Catalan, Closed
5. R Cross vs G K Fielding  1-02819542nd Pan-American Chess CongressB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
6. J Moskowitz vs R Cross  1-05519542nd Pan-American Chess CongressE09 Catalan, Closed
7. E Hearst vs R Cross ½-½38195556th US OpenA16 English
8. R Cross vs L Levy  0-139195556th US OpenB01 Scandinavian
9. T Fries vs R Cross 0-19195556th US OpenD71 Neo-Grunfeld
10. R Cross vs G Hunnex  1-037195556th US OpenC45 Scotch Game
11. Lombardy vs R Cross 0-150195556th US OpenA04 Reti Opening
12. R Cross vs Lombardy 0-155195556th US OpenB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
13. R Cross vs Z Kovacs  1-028195556th US OpenB89 Sicilian
14. R Cross vs L Evans  0-141195556th US OpenB89 Sicilian
15. I Romanenko vs R Cross  1-048195556th US OpenB30 Sicilian
16. J G Sullivan vs R Cross  ½-½58195556th US OpenA48 King's Indian
17. R Cross vs D Shiu 1-0311966USA corrB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
18. F Bohatirchuk vs R Cross  0-1641971NAmerica-ch1 corr7175C83 Ruy Lopez, Open
19. N A Preo vs R Cross 0-1661971corr NAICCC IC34 King's Gambit Accepted
20. R Callaghan vs R Cross  0-1331971cr NAICCC IB89 Sicilian
21. F Bohatirchuk vs R Cross  0-1641971cr NAICCC IC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
22. R Cross vs D Gligorich  1-0311971cr NAICCC ID09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
23. Z Leskowsky vs R Cross  ½-½411971cr NAICCC IC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
24. Robert C Morris vs R Cross  0-1341971cr NAICCC IC15 French, Winawer
25. A Sandor Siklos vs R Cross  0-1211971cr NAICCC IA04 Reti Opening
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Nov-04-06  beatles fan: won the California State Championshaip (1948)
Jan-30-22
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  monopole2313: Also won the 1971 Golden Knights.
May-04-23  whiteshark: He has been awarded the IM title by ICC in 1974. Source: https://www.uschess.org/cc/dunne/du... (p4) The correspondencechess.com link in the Bio is dead.

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