Former U.S. Junior Open Co-Champion. 1978 National Open "B" Class Champion. 1978 Mississippi Speed Chess Champion 10-0!!. 1977 Mississippi Speed Chess Champion. 1977 U.S. Open Novice Champion. 1977 LPO Novice Champion. 1979-1977 Winner of a number of weekend Swisses at 15-17 yrs young.
Six classical chess scores against GMs!! Benko (1980 and 1983 draws), Ivanov (1995 win), Orlov (GM norm; 1995 win), Fedorowicz (1995 draw), and Rohde (1995 draw).