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Craig Gross
Belle Mead, NJ, United States 
Member Since: Aug 8, 2007
Last Login: Sep 23, 2009
Profile Views: 3862
Points: 225
Birthday: Jul 22, 1967
Occupation: VBA Developer
USCF Rating: 1937
About Me:
Though my main occupation is that of a VBA programmer, I also hold a background in corporate training. Outside of work, and besides chess, is time spent with friends, and when they are busy there is always a good book to catch up on, or a movie I haven't seen.
Hmm, somewhere in my teen years the game was introduced to me. Early on there was nothing more than opening books, here in America, but somehow my rating rose higher and higher.
Then, like so many others life forced me to put the game away while income and food on the table took precedence. I'd say it took 5 or more years for my return, but what a change! Digital clocks, algebraic notation as the norm, and computers!! Yeah!
I quickly sought out the plethora of new and improved learning materials and regained my 1900+ rating status in the USCF. Today I play at local quads or swisses within NJ, and get in the occasional tournament in Connecticut or elsewhere when time permits.