Jempty, George (USA) [FICGS member # 9813]
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George Jempty
Last status : 2026 will allow me the most sustained chess study since
First achieved correspondence expert rating (2000+) in the pre-engine mid-1980s, I'd started playing corres. and OTB tourneys a decade earlier, having gotten swept up by the Fischer craze I suppose
George Jempty has currently 18 running correspondence chess game(s), won 43, lost 59 and drawn 100 other games against an average elo of 2130, does not play advanced chess (fast time controls), does not play big chess, does not play Go (wei-ch'i, baduk), and does not play poker, finally George finished a total of 202 games and is still playing a total of 18 games.
Correspondence chess statistics :
vs. Bahadir Ozen (2230) : 33% (15 games, 0 wins, 5 losses)
vs. Ilmars Cirulis (2237) : 58% (12 games, 2 wins, 0 losses)
vs. Dirceu Cleto Junior (2131) : 65% (10 games, 4 wins, 1 losses)
vs. Janusz Swiatek (2256) : 33% (9 games, 0 wins, 3 losses)
vs. Jan Talek (2171) : 35% (7 games, 0 wins, 2 losses)
vs. Niklas Hallqvist (2254) : 16% (6 games, 0 wins, 4 losses)
vs. Andrea Sorcinelli (2193) : 50% (5 games, 0 wins, 0 losses)
vs. Aniruddha Duttagupta (2308) : 20% (5 games, 0 wins, 3 losses)
vs. Davide Nudo (2202) : 50% (5 games, 1 wins, 1 losses)
vs. Mariano Rodriguez (2197) : 50% (4 games, 0 wins, 0 losses)
George's favorite game is : Chess
Why George likes Chess : its combination of brainpower and competition
Style of play : the gamut from sacrificial to endgames
Is George addicted : On and off
Uses engines : Yes
Favorite engines : Stockfish18
Favorite chess opening : if I told you i'd have to kill you ;)
Favorite chess player : Bobby Fischer
Favorite player at FICGS : Me! LOL
Languages spoken : Computer programming languages? Maybe 10
City : Carrollton, TX
Club : Dallas Chess Club
Interests : Cooking, Cats, History, Poetry, Writing
Occupation : (retired) Software Engineer
Favorite website : ficgs!
Favorite quote : "One knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Favorite movie : The Big Lebowski
Favorite music style : Rock
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Last messages by George Jempty in the forum :
Too many groups for tourneys (2026-04-15 14:15:22)
PLEASE. CHANGE. THE. RATING. BANDS. (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-04-15 14:03:30)
Next thematic suggestion, esp. as there are not yet any entries for 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2, is .... 1.b4 c6 (...)
Is rating just a number on this site? (2026-04-15 13:53:53)
Hello, I'd not responded earlier because I'd taken 45 days leave to begin the year, largely because of frustration around these very sorts of things. (...)
Too many groups for tourneys (2026-01-28 16:54:59)
I'm not going to use this platform anymore until this is rectified. (...)
Next thematic tournament (2025-12-22 19:38:28)
Yeah, just waiting for Thib to update the starting position, it's still open to entries for the CK/advance/...c5 variation. I hope nobody enters that (...)
Too many groups for tourneys (2025-12-10 21:02:50)
Well then there is the implementing of those decisions as well, and I have 25 years experience as a web developer, and have offered my assistance late (...)
An indication for draw offers (2025-12-10 21:00:22)
I do appreciate your responses Garvin as I'm not as experienced on the site, more "on and off", and mostly off, at that ;) (...)
Too many groups for tourneys (2025-12-10 00:40:04)
So from the sidebar there are only 30 active players rated 2306 and above. Something clearly needs to be done. My idea of one group 2300+ might work (...)
Too many groups for tourneys (2025-12-09 18:49:13)
a) I agree about the rating bands and b) I wouldn't be so harsh about Thib, he maintains this site by himself (...)
Next thematic tournament (2025-12-06 22:24:08)
no i want something relevant to theory and is somewhat likely to be encountered OTB (...)