U.S. Grandmaster in Correspondence Chess (1983). Born in Lithuania, he emigrated to USA in 1949.
The winner of the tenth Chess Correspondence Championship (1978-84). Ph.D. in Physics
Best results (OTB): US Junior championship 1963, 5thth; US Open 1963, 5thth.
For his achievements in correspondence chess, in 1993 he was inducted into the U. S. Chess Hall of Fame. Co-author ofIntroduction to The Physics of Rocks (1994).