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Walter D Morris

Number of games in database: 99
Years covered: 1977 to 1991
Last FIDE rating: 2360
Overall record: +32 -23 =44 (54.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (28) 
    B44 B42 B81 B97 B33
 Sicilian Najdorf (6) 
    B97 B96 B90 B98 B99
 Ruy Lopez (5) 
    C72 C78 C89 C73 C60
 Robatsch (4) 
    B06
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (4) 
    B64 B68 B60 B62
 Sicilian Kan (4) 
    B42
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B90 B97 B22 B23 B52
 King's Indian (16) 
    E92 E83 E91 E71 E62
 Sicilian Najdorf (11) 
    B97 B90 B93 B99 B95
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   W Morris vs S Nikolic, 1979 1-0
   Fedorowicz vs W Morris, 1978 1/2-1/2
   C Coudari vs W Morris, 1978 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Esbjerg-B (1980)
   Gausdal Young Masters (1982)
   Baerum (1980)
   Copenhagen Open (1980)
   Gausdal International (1982)
   Marshall Open (1979)
   Lone Pine (1979)
   Benedictine Open (1980)
   New York Open (1991)
   USA Masters (1990)

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WALTER D MORRIS
(born Sep-02-1958, 66 years old) United States of America

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Walter Duff Morris was born in 1958 in Austin, Texas, USA.

He is a mathematics professor at George Mason University in Virginia. Morris received a B.S. in mathematics from Iowa State University in 1980 and a PhD in Operations Research from Cornell in 1986.

He was awarded the IM title in 1979.

Last updated: 2023-02-12 15:22:44

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 99  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W Morris vs B Holmes 0-1241977Sioux Falls OpenB06 Robatsch
2. W Morris vs K Commons 0-1291978Lone PineE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
3. A T Arnason vs W Morris  ½-½201978Lone PineB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. C Coudari vs W Morris  ½-½231978Lone PineA16 English
5. W Morris vs M Rohde  ½-½201978Lone PineB33 Sicilian
6. R Balinas vs W Morris 1-0271978Lone PineB23 Sicilian, Closed
7. W Morris vs H van Riemsdijk  ½-½191978Lone PineB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
8. R Gruchacz vs W Morris  0-1401978Lone PineC26 Vienna
9. W Morris vs Z Mestrovic  0-1521978Lone PineB56 Sicilian
10. J Fedorowicz vs W Morris ½-½91978Lone PineA00 Uncommon Opening
11. W Morris vs C Carlson  ½-½371978Appreciation OpenB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. W Morris vs E Formanek  1-0251979Marshall OpenB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
13. Chandler vs W Morris  ½-½331979Marshall OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
14. W Morris vs E Meyer  1-0321979Marshall OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
15. L Kaufman vs W Morris  1-0361979Marshall OpenE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
16. W Morris vs P Ostojic  1-0451979Marshall OpenB44 Sicilian
17. W Morris vs P Biyiasas  1-0431979Marshall OpenC60 Ruy Lopez
18. Shamkovich vs W Morris  1-0321979Marshall OpenE83 King's Indian, Samisch
19. M Boskovic vs W Morris  1-0601979Marshall OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
20. W Morris vs J Fedorowicz  ½-½121979Marshall OpenB57 Sicilian
21. W Morris vs M Wilder  0-1431979Marshall OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
22. A Soltis vs W Morris  1-0311979Lone PineB23 Sicilian, Closed
23. Petursson vs W Morris  0-1341979Lone PineE81 King's Indian, Samisch
24. W Morris vs S Nikolic  1-0581979Lone PineB06 Robatsch
25. W Morris vs G Sigurjonsson  ½-½261979Lone PineB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 99  PGN Download
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May-15-09  myschkin: . . .

Recent Publications: http://math.gmu.edu/~wmorris/pubs.h...

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