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 16 running correspondence chess game(s), won 536, lost 635 and drawn 119 other games against an average elo of 1748, 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 1291 games and is still playing a total of 16 games.
Correspondence chess statistics :
vs. Emile Trigance (1899) : 44% (74 games, 17 wins, 25 losses)
vs. Duncan Foster (1927) : 44% (28 games, 10 wins, 13 losses)
vs. Manuel Pintor (1740) : 75% (26 games, 16 wins, 3 losses)
vs. Jaroslav Pech (2132) : 26% (23 games, 6 wins, 17 losses)
vs. Mateia Benone (1550) : 63% (23 games, 14 wins, 8 losses)
vs. Jordi Domingo (2188) : 0% (21 games, 0 wins, 21 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. Fred de la Foret (1841) : 46% (13 games, 6 wins, 7 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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