U.S. Grandmaster (1982 ). Manager and one of the coaches of Anatoly Karpov in the 1990’s.
Best results: 1st at Bogota and Tunha 1981, 1-2nd at Biel 1981, 1st aat Budapest Elekes 1981, 1-2nd in Djakarta 1982, 2-4th at Tbilisi 1983, 1st at New York 1977.
The author of Elista Diaries (1996), The Archengel (1993), The Dragon (1993), The King’s Indian Attack (1993). Producer of chess videos.
Retired from chess competition since 1996. Peak rating: 2525 in 1983.