NM Reb
Rex Blalock
Lisbon, Portugal 
Member Since: Sep 29, 2007
Last Login: May 15, 2008
Profile Views: 4480
Points: 1423
Status: vacation until May 6 or 7 (11 days ago)
Birthday: Apr 7, 1953
Occupation: retired
USCF Rating: 2223
FIDE Rating: 2240
About Me:
I am originally from Georgia (USA) living in Portugal since 1997. I retired also in 1997. Over the years I have had many interests/passions: archery, martial arts, hunting, fishing, movies and good food/restaurants to name a few.
My Chess Style / Favorite Openings:
I have been playing tournament chess for more than 30 years but mostly in the Southeastern states of the USA. (1973-1997) I have also played for teams in 3 different countries: USA, Germany and now Portugal. My favorite openings include several sicilians , french, spanish (ruy lopez to Americans), slav and kid. I once read that players under 2500 have no "style" but I like agressive play and most of my decisive games are decided in the middlegame. I am weak in endings and have been meaning to study them more seriously for years now but havent yet.