I had my first role as a chess coach in Minnesota in 1978. I offer sound lessons at a reasonable price. Here are most of my chess results. Just a part of MN chess history.

This is the beginning of the journey for the young “Jedi” who knows no feel

1975 3rd Place MINNESOTA STATE PRIMARY (lost to CHAMPION MIKE ROGERS)

1975 Drew IM WILLIAM MARTZ in a Simul at the NSCC in Robbinsdale MN

1976 MINNESOTA STATE ELEMENTARY REGION CHAMPION (5/5) (with teammate JOE BEBO)

1976 10th Place MN STATE ELEMENTARY CH. (lost to CHAMPION MIKE NADITCH)

1977 2nd Place tie MN STATE ELEMENTARY REGION (4.5/5)

1977 MINNESOTA STATE ELEMENTARY INVITATIONAL CHAMPION (with TIM RADERMACHER)

1977 MINNESOTA STATE ELEMENTARY CHAMPION (6.5/7) (with DENNIS OLSON)

1977 MEMEBER OF THORSON ELEMENTARY MINNESOTA STATE TEAM CHAMPION

1978 WON NSCC Championship. Defeated PAUL SHANNON in FAMOUS game. The Shannon game is considered ground breaking for a young player to defeat such a strong veteran player!

1978 MINNESOTA STATE ELEMENTARY CHAMPION (7/7) (with TIM RADERMACHER)

1978 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHAMPION (7/8) (Tied with STEPHEN TIERNEY)

1978 1st National Elementary Champion to be on the winning team (LINCOLN ELEM.)

The young “Jedi” has reached the first goal of his training.

1978 Appeared in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (June)

1978 Appeared on the front page of the MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIBUNE.

1978 DEFEATED a reporter from the Minneapolis Star and Tribune.

1978 DEFEATED the LT. Governors Secretary a game of chess.

1978 RANKED #8 in AMERICA Under the age of 13.

1978 Played ON HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE STATE CHAMPION COOPER HIGH SCHOOL during league play.

1979 3rd Place tie MN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (undefeated in tourney) (3.5/5) Draws with

ROD KNASE and BARB PESKIN.

1979 MINNESOTA JUNIOR HIGH STATE CHAMPION

1979 8th Place NATIONAL JR. HIGH CHAMPIONSHIP. (Lost to future FM JOHN LITVINCHUK and

youngest Master in U.S. history, and to future NM KEVIN JILES. Both finished 7-1).

Played speed chess with future GM MAXIM DLUGY gaining several draws.

1979 3rd Place tie at WORLD OPEN under 1600 section (loss to SANDEEP JOSHI)

1980 2nd Place tie Minnesota JUNIOR HIGH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

1980 1st Place tie NSCC Championship.

1980 3rd Place tie Minnesota JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (3.0/5)

1980 8th Place NATIONAL JR. HIGH CH. Finally gained a draw with future NM KEVIN JILES.

1981 Minnesota JUNIOR HIGH STATE CHAMPION (NM TIM RADERMACHER also scored 7-0)

1981 3rd Place tie MN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

1981 Played in World Open in New York. Analyzed a game with GM PAL BENKO.

1981 RANKED #40 IN AMERICA UNDER THE AGE OF 16

The experienced “Jedi” failed his team at the 1981 Nat’l Jr. High Championship.

1982 2ND Place tie MN STATE HIGH SCHOOL (loss to NM BERT WILSON)

1982 U.S.JUNIOR OPEN. Drew IM STUART RACHELS and NM JOHN JARECKI.

Youngest masters in U.S. history. Defeated FM ROBERT HAWKES.

1982 1st Place tied U.S. OPEN Quad tourney-with GM BEN FINEGOLD and FM DOUG ECKERT

1982 U.S. OPEN Quad-Drew game with future GM BEN FINEGOLD.

1982 U.S. OPEN Quad-Drew game with future FM DOUG ECKERT.

1982 Defeated U.S. Open CO-Champion IM WILLIAM MARTZ In a Simultaneous Game.

Unusual opening: 1.e4 e6, 2.d4. d5 3.Be3 ( I was playing Black)

(+1 -2 =1) Overall record vs IM WILLIAM MARTZ IN SIMULS.

1983 2nd Place tie Minnesota State High School (Draw with NM MIKE GREEN)

1983 Lessons from WORLD FAMOUS GM EDMAR MEDNIS in Santa Clara CA. ACF sponsored.

1983 WON Speed Chess Tourney at the Edmar Mednis chess champ. Won games against FM IGOR STERN,

NM JOEY WAXMAN, NM TIM RADERMACHER, FM ROBBIE ADAMSON

1983 2nd Place U.S JUNIOR OPEN (5/6) Defeated IM DANNY EDELMAN and NM

ANDREW METRICK. Draws FM PETER BEREOLOS and NM TIM RADERMACHER.

1984 2nd Place tie Minnesota State High School.

NM TIM RADERMACHER WAS THE 1984 MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPION.

1984 Played 1st Board for High School Champion COOPER HIGH SCHOOL during league play.

1984 Won NATIONAL CHAMPION ON 2nd Board AT THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY with FM PETER BEREOLOS

FIRST PLAYER IN MINNESOTA HISTORY TO WIN A SHARE OF 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The mature “Jedi” took his skills to the Navy. The force was with him!!

1986 3rd place Navy SEA SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP (1ST PLACE NM MEL ALSBURRY)

1986 3rd place ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP. Defeated both 1985 Armed Forces Champ NM BOBBY

MOORE and 1986 Armed Forces Champ NM RICHARD RUSSELL in tourney. Also defeated future Armed Forces Champion Leroy Hill.

1986 While in Navy had a 1st Place Tie SAN DIEGO OPEN.

Drew game with IM CY LAKDAWALA (4.5/5)

1986 (NM TIM RADERMACHER also made all 3 lists)

1986 Gained National Master Title.

1986 1st American Military Player to go undefeated at the Nato Chess Championship.. Drew defending NATO champion FM CORDES and 2nd place finisher STORE. GM SIMEN AGDESTEIN and I undefeated in tourney). 2nd highest American score with a 4-3 record.

1986 Played a 15 game simul at West MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL in Charlotte NC. TO PROMOTE THE NAVY AND CHESS

1986 Played WITH FIVE OTHER CHESS MASTERS a 50 game leapfrog Simul against players in Charlotte NC. TO PROMOTE THE NAVY AND CHESS.

1987 NAVY SEA SERVICE CHAMPION

1987 NAVY SEA SERVICE SPEED CHESS CHAMPION

1987 DREW IM EMORY TATE at the ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP. EMORY TATE WAS THE CHAMPION.

1987 NATO Chess Participant (4-3) Record. 3rd highest American score.

1987 Co-wrote the Amercian Introduction to the NATO Tourney book with NM Lane Teraoka.

1988 Gave simul on the USS TRUXTUN (CGN-35) during the Iran-Iraq War to help with ship morale.

1988 NAVY SEA SERVICE CHESS CHAMPION. Defeated future 6 time Armed Forces Champion Larry Larkins.

1988 NAVY SEA SERVICE SPEED CHESS CHAMPION.

1988 Won game judged most interesting AT THE ARMED FORCES TOURNEY vs NM James Lank. Defeated Future Armed Forces Champion Leroy Hill in tourney.

1988—FINISHED MY MILITARY CHESS CAREER WITH A GREAT RECORD AGAINST ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONS:

5 WINS, 2 LOSSES, 3 DRAWS!

The Mature “Jedi” leaves the Navy for St. Cloud State.

1989 Drew FM CURT BRASKET at the 1989 Winter Carnival Tournament.

1989 CO-CHAMPION 1989 Region Six Tournament.

1989 CHAMPION NORTHERN OPEN with NM Jeff Dahl. Drew individual game. (undefeated)

St. Cloud MN. Granite City Chess Club. The young “Jedi” shows his “secret skills” as two young players, with a stopwatch, timed this “Jedi” on setting up one side of the chessboard. The 16 pieces were put in the

middle of the board and when the kids said go, the “Jedi” moved with great swiftness and after 3.02

seconds all 16 pieces were put on the correct squares. The kids were in utter shock! Tested several times,

the powerful, mature “Jedi” did not disappoint—his “slowest” time was 4.0 seconds. Such an amazing

accomplishment is to be expected from a “Jedi” or master of control. How many others could match this!!

1990 2nd Place MN EXHURBAN CHAMPIONSHIP (undefeated. Draw with FM JACK YOOS)

1991 Reached MINNESOTA Closed Playoffs. Gained draws with FM JACK YOOS and FM ED ZELKIND.

1991 1st Place in TCCL with team of Tim Radermacher, R.K. Johnson and Charles Monson.

This “Jedi” is great, but the best of the “Jedi” is Tim Radermacher.

2002 Drew IM VICTOR ADLER in a game at the MINNESOTA Class Championship.

2003 Drew IM JOHN BARTHOLOMEW and FM Leonard Johnson at the MINNESOTA Closed Playoffs.

2003 RECEVIED GIL KOELSCHE AWARD FOR BEST PLAYED GAME AT MINNESOTA OPEN vs. Bill MurraY

2015 Drew future GM ANDREW TANG at the MN Open. (was IM at time of the game)

2015 Drew FM KEVIN WASILUK at the MN Open.

2017 Qualified for newly formed Under 2200 MN Closed playoffs. Did not play.

2017-Present. MINNESOTA CHESS HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE MEMBER.

2017—FOUNDER FOR THE MINNESOTA CHESS HOF (ALONG WITH TIM RADERMACHER)

2017—WROTE UP THE CHARTER FOR THE MINNEOSTA CHESS HALL OF FAME (ALONG WITH TIM RADERMACHER)

2017-PRESENT. RESEARCHER FOR THE MINNESOTA HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE.

2018 Reached MN Closed Playoffs-Drew FM KEVIN WASILUK and NM Ashton Jin.

2019 Reached MN Closed Playoffs-Drew NM ASHTON JIN.

Usually “Jedi’s” do the unexpected. Here he reaches the closed playoffs two straight years!

2020 Qualified for Under 2200 MN Closed playoffs.

2nd Place tie in Closed Playoffs with an undefeated score (0-0-5) 5 Draws!

2020. Team Member of TCCL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

2023. Team Member of TCCL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

2023. Elected to the Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame.

RECORD VS. ARMED FORCES CHESS CHAMPIONS

YEAR. PLAYER. BRANCH W. L D

1985 NM BOBBY MOORE AIR FORCE 1 0 1

1986. FM RICHARD RUSSELL. ARMY 1 0 0

1983-84. IM EMORY TATE AIR FORCE 0 2 1

1987-89

2003, 2017. NM LEROY HILL AIR FORCE 2 0 1

2007, 2008, LARRY LARKINS NAVY 1 0 0

2010, 2015,

2016, 2018

OVERALL RECORD VS. ARMED FORCES CHAMPS: 5 2 3

COACHING/ HELPING PROMOTE CHESS HISTORY

1978 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY—-ASSISTANT COACH. HAD A SMALL ROLE IN HELPING OUT MINNESOTA HOF CHESS COACH. TED HAUGAN

1984 NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY--ASSISTANT COACH

1985-1988 PLAYED OVER 1000 GAMES OF CHESS WHILE ONBOARD USS TRUXTUN

1986 Gave 15 game simul at CHARLOTTE NC HIGH SCHOOL

1989-1993 GAVE FREE LESSONS AT SCSU CHESS CLUB

1990-92 Student President at the SCSU Chess Club.

1990-92 Organized the site of the 1990-92 St. Cloud Open Chess Tournament.

1992-93 CHESS JUDGE AT ANNUAL DISCOVERY CHESS TOURNEY IN ST. CLOUD, MN

1992 VOLUNTEER CHESS COACH AT LINCOLN ELEMENTARY IN ST. CLOUD, MN

1994 GAVE SIMULS AT MINNESOTA STATE ELEMENTARY CHESS TOURNEY.

1994 GAVE SIMUL AT NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY

1994 CHESS COACH AT SANDBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL

1995 GAVE LECTURE AND ADVICE AT ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY. HELPING OUT MINNESOTA HALL OF FAME COACH RUSS ERICKSON.

1995 LARRY LAMPERT ASKED ME TO COME TO ST. CLOUD MINNESOTA TO GIVE A SIMUL UP THERE TO STIMULATE CHESS GROWTH IN THAT CITY AND REGION OF THE STATE.

1996 HOSTERMAN JR. HIGH ASSISTANT COACH.

1996-2024 ASSISTANT CHESS COACH AT METCALF MIDDLE SCHOOL. HELPING OUT HALL OF FAME Hall of Fame COACH BRIAN RIBNICK .

1999 WORKED WITH FUTURE MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPION FRANKIE JOHNSON AT NOBLE ELEMENTARY.

1999 EACH YEAR PLAYED CHESS AT NOBLE ELEMENTARY CHESS CARNIVAL HELPING OUT MINNESOTA HALL OF FAME COACH LARRY LAMPERT.

1986 Played in 50 game Leapfrog Exhibition In Charlotte NC

2003 Assisted FM Ed Zelkind with a chess class he was teaching.

2021-current CHESS WRITER for the MINNESOTA CHESS JOURNAL (MCJ)

CHESS RESEARCHER FOR THE MINNESOTA CHESS JOURNAL.

2017-current Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame committee member.

2023— Elected to the Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame.

2025— 2026 Worked with HOF Coach Brian Ribnick at the SCA Opening season tourney. by analyzing games with his players from Nicollet Middle School.

2025— Working with Mr. Morley at Zachary Lane Elementary, a school rich in chess tradition.

Many of the students are amazed at the speed of this “Jedi”. Some ask if this is real or is it a

trick. The “Jedi”, needing to be humble, responds “It is just my training”. All smile!

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