Vollmer, Steve (USA) [FICGS member # 7229]
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Steve Vollmer
I'm 53, live in State of Pennsylvania in the United States. Live with my girlfriend Mindy on the side of a very large hill in the woods. Lots of animals as neighbors, they are more interesting that most humans. I swear the chimpmunks and squirrels move acorns around like pawns. I refuse to use engines. I prefer to win or lose on my own.
Steve Vollmer has currently 9 running correspondence chess game(s), won 568, lost 732 and drawn 121 other games against an average elo of 1771, played advanced chess at fast time controls, now 0 running, 0 won, 1 lost, 0 drawn, does not play big chess, does not play Go (wei-ch'i, baduk), and does not play poker, finally Steve finished a total of 1422 games and is still playing a total of 9 games.
Correspondence chess statistics :
vs. Emile Trigance (1628) : 46% (78 games, 20 wins, 25 losses)
vs. Manuel Pintor (1722) : 77% (33 games, 22 wins, 4 losses)
vs. Jaroslav Pech (2194) : 21% (28 games, 6 wins, 22 losses)
vs. Duncan Foster (2002) : 44% (28 games, 10 wins, 13 losses)
vs. Mateia Benone (1550) : 63% (23 games, 14 wins, 8 losses)
vs. Jordi Domingo (2254) : 0% (22 games, 0 wins, 22 losses)
vs. Stephan J. Hilbert (1700) : 37% (20 games, 6 wins, 11 losses)
vs. Francis Ramos (1567) : 50% (19 games, 8 wins, 8 losses)
vs. Ewald Gossmann (1942) : 0% (16 games, 0 wins, 16 losses)
vs. Guy Cesbron (2208) : 0% (13 games, 0 wins, 13 losses)
Steve's favorite game is : Chess
Why Steve likes Chess : Battle of wits
Style of play : Positional (at least try to be)
Is Steve addicted : try to fight it
Uses engines : no
Favorite chess opening : Queens Gambit Declined
Favorite chess player : Capablanca
Languages spoken : English a little German
Interests : Reading, writing, exercise
Occupation : Company controller
Favorite quote : What doesn't kill me makes me stronger
Favorite movie : The Godfather
Favorite music style : Zeppelin and Tull
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