Centipawn Scores:
Weeramantry Sunil: 5 => Average=0.05
Panno Oscar: 11 => Average=0.11
Tamburro Peter: 12 => Average=0.12
Fuchs: 16 => Average=0.16
Gomez Baillo Jorge H: 20 => Average=0.20
Dehn Marcus: 21 => Average=0.21
Luchan Jason: 23 => Average=0.23
Lief Adam: 23 => Average=0.23
Lunnebach Oliver: 24 => Average=0.24
Sax Gyula: 27 => Average=0.27
Steiner: 28 => Average=0.28
Erlach Olaf: 28 => Average=0.28
Nikolaiczuk Lothar: 29 => Average=0.29
Rechmann Klaus: 29 => Average=0.29
Velasco Roberto: 31 => Average=0.31
Marcks Martin: 31 => Average=0.31
Shipman Walter: 32 => Average=0.32
Weischede Thomas: 36 => Average=0.36
Hirsch Stefan: 37 => Average=0.37
Matesanz Gonzalez Luis: 40 => Average=0.40
Shapiro Daniel E: 41 => Average=0.41
Comp Fidelity S1: 42 => Average=0.42
Kilian Klaus: 42 => Average=0.42
Wirtz: 42 => Average=0.42
Comp Mephisto Amsterdam: 15/63/58/22/36/56/37/61 => Average=0.43
Buscher Michael: 45 => Average=0.45
Navas Palomino Francisco Javier: 46 => Average=0.46
Meier: 47 => Average=0.47
Fabian Jaroslav: 49 => Average=0.49
Machenbach Armin: 50 => Average=0.50
Levin David: 51 => Average=0.51
Comp Chess Challenger: 51 => Average=0.51
Bahamondez Ciro: 54 => Average=0.54
Lamprecht Mark: 54 => Average=0.54
Schulz: 57 => Average=0.57
Feist: 58 => Average=0.58
Comp Mephisto Dallas 32: 95/64/56/70/58/26/39/65/66 => Average=0.61
Hermaneck Helmut: 61 => Average=0.61
Shirazi Kamran: 62 => Average=0.62
Strauss David J: 63 => Average=0.63
Walton MJ: 65 => Average=0.65
Schendel Frank: 65 => Average=0.65
Roos: 65 => Average=0.65
Comp Fidelity S7: 61/76/65 => Average=0.66
Comp Fidelity S3: 58/109/27 => Average=0.67
Fiori Marius: 69 => Average=0.69
Hautz W: 70 => Average=0.70
Comp Turbostar: 88/104/120/55/70/86/15/35/41/35/84/116/122/51/18/78/26/63/43 => Average=0.71
Werbeck Torsten: 72 => Average=0.72
Pinnel Peter: 72 => Average=0.72
Song Paul: 74 => Average=0.74
Lazarsky Frantisek: 74 => Average=0.74
Samos Hernandez Abraham: 75 => Average=0.75
Wilhelm Jochen: 75 => Average=0.75
Comp Fidelity S5: 78 => Average=0.78
Comp Amstrad Microlid: 81/113/65/84/43 => Average=0.79
Ybanez R: 80 => Average=0.80
Britz J: 82 => Average=0.82
Zessin Frank: 82 => Average=0.82
Dimitrijevic Vesna: 82 => Average=0.82
Waechtler Frank: 83 => Average=0.83
Comp Fidelity S4: 97/64 => Average=0.83
Altunbas A: 83 => Average=0.83
Comp Leonardo Maestro: 79/106/119/103/94/105/32/46/25 => Average=0.84
Anderberg Peter: 85 => Average=0.85
Comp Fidelity S6: 59/138 => Average=0.91
Hackenberg Andreas: 91 => Average=0.91
Werres Bernhard: 94 => Average=0.94
Budelsky Dietmar: 96 => Average=0.96
Cholacek J: 98 => Average=0.98
Williams Wilton: 101 => Average=1.01
Vogel Tobias: 102 => Average=1.02
Walton K: 103 => Average=1.03
Dolgitser Konstantin: 105 => Average=1.05
Laplaza Jorge FN: 106 => Average=1.06
Kurre Ingo Carsten: 109 => Average=1.09
Feldstein Esq Robert A: 111 => Average=1.11
Comp Mephisto Lyon: 113/105/124 => Average=1.13
Sanchez Ahsen David: 113 => Average=1.13
Heynen Martin: 115 => Average=1.15
Berberich Christoph: 115 => Average=1.15
Schiefelbusch Dirk: 116 => Average=1.16
Comp Fidelity S2: 189/91/35 => Average=1.22
Comp Hitech: 129 => Average=1.29
Ohters: 134 => Average=1.34
Game Analysis:
[pgn][Event "US Open-87"]
[Site "Somerset"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Comp Fidelity S6"]
[Black "Strauss, David J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 5.3 (5s)"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1986.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. g4 f5 12. O-O-O fxg4 13. Ng5 g3 {[#] B01: Scandinavian Defence.} 14. c5 $146 ({Less strong is} 14. fxg3 Rxf1 15. Rhxf1 (15. Rdxf1 Nxc4 16. Qe2 Nxe3 $17) 15... Nxc4 $11) ({Predecessor:} 14. fxg3 Nf5 15. c5 Nxe3 16. cxb6 Qxg5 17. bxc7 Bh6 18. Kb1 Rf2 19. Be2 Qf5+ 20. Qd3 Nxd1 21. Ne4 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Nf2 {0-1 (22) Kesoe,G-Kristol,L ICCF corr 1984}) 14... g2 15. Bxg2 Nc4 {White is clearly better.} 16. Qe2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 (17. fxe3 $16 {is forced if you want to stay better. Black must now prevent Ne6.} Nf5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6) 17... Nf5 $19 18. Qd2 Bh6 $1 $36 {Black is in control.} 19. Nce4 Nh4 $1 ({Weaker is} 19... Nd4 20. h4 $17) 20. Rhg1 Bf5 $2 ({Black should try} 20... Nxg2 $17 21. Rxg2 Rf4) 21. Bh1 $11 b6 (21... Rc8 $1 $11 {was preferrable.}) 22. d6 $14 c6 {[#] Inhibits Qd5+.} 23. Qe3 {White is more active.} (23. Kb1 $1 $16) 23... bxc5 $11 24. Nxc5 {Strongly threatening d7. Really sharp! Pair of Knights!} Qb6 $2 (24... Rb8 $11) 25. Nb3 $4 {[#]} (25. Qc3 $18) 25... Qa6 $2 (25... Rab8 $1 $19 {aiming for ...Qa6.} 26. Qxb6 axb6) 26. Qc3 $1 $15 Qxa2 27. Bxc6 Rad8 $2 {White leaves nothing to chance now.} (27... Rab8 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 28. d7 Be6) 28. Bd5+ $18 Kh8 29. Nc5 Qb1+ 30. Kd2 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxd6+ 32. Ke2 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Qc2+ 34. Qxc2 Bxc2 35. Rg1 Bf5 36. h4 Rb8 37. b3 Rc8 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Nd6 Rf8 40. Ra1 Kh8 41. Rxa7 Bf4 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Bd5 {Ng5+ would kill now.} Kg7 44. Ng5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.54/Black=0.72} 1-0
[/pgn]
DAVID J STRAUSS (born Aug-07-1946, 76 years old) United Kingdom (federation/nationality United States of America)
David Jonathan Strauss was born in 1946 in London, England. In 1973 he won the California State Championship. He tied for first at the American Open in 1971, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1992. He was awarded the IM title in 1982.
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