Jempty, George (USA) [FICGS member # 9813]
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George Jempty
Last status : NOTE TO SELF:
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 14 running correspondence chess game(s), won 46, lost 77 and drawn 113 other games against an average elo of 2142, 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 236 games and is still playing a total of 14 games.
Correspondence chess statistics :
vs. Bahadir Ozen (2253) : 32% (20 games, 0 wins, 7 losses)
vs. Ilmars Cirulis (2246) : 53% (16 games, 2 wins, 1 losses)
vs. Janusz Swiatek (2261) : 33% (12 games, 0 wins, 4 losses)
vs. Dirceu Cleto Junior (2152) : 68% (11 games, 5 wins, 1 losses)
vs. Jan Talek (2008) : 35% (7 games, 0 wins, 2 losses)
vs. Niklas Hallqvist (2319) : 16% (6 games, 0 wins, 4 losses)
vs. Aniruddha Duttagupta (2308) : 16% (6 games, 0 wins, 4 losses)
vs. Davide Nudo (2248) : 50% (6 games, 1 wins, 1 losses)
vs. Andrea Sorcinelli (2193) : 50% (5 games, 0 wins, 0 losses)
vs. Coco Maceda (2280) : 30% (5 games, 0 wins, 2 losses)
George's favorite game is : Chess
Why George likes Chess : art, science, and competition rolled into one
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 :
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-14 01:26:51)
I do think the Fara is a bust, 4.a3 being the "killer" move, and 1.b3 or the Italian/4...h6 are bit too "standard", so my ultimat (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-13 20:01:56)
other ideas include the previously posted (2023) Fajarowitz d4 Nf6 c4 e5 de Ne4 ; also, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 -- i think any of these ch (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-13 19:41:17)
Thib, if you want to remove me, the only player currently entered in the KGA thematic at present, AND, at the same time decide on a new thematic, I'm (...)
Closing Standard chess tournaments? (2026-08-13 19:36:40)
i like the idea of 4-player double round robins for *both* rapid and standard, that should move things along much quicker, rather than fiddling with t (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-08 15:46:49)
one potential line could go: 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 h5 3. Bg2 h4 4. Nxh4 Rxh4 5. gxh4 e5 6. d4 Qxh4 7. dxe5
Bb4+ 8. c3 Bc5 yes per SF18 White still (...)
Stockfish unbeatable at modest settings? (2026-08-08 15:16:29)
excellent post! i have to find time to read it ALL .... (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-08 15:14:04)
in blitz I'd even try 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 h5!? 3.Bg2 h4 4.Nxh4, then 4...Rxh4?!? (...)
Closing Standard chess tournaments? (2026-08-08 15:04:38)
Yeah, we don't want anybody defecting, and I personally prefer standard over rapid at this point .... (...)
Cheating / Forfeiting (2026-08-08 01:07:08)
Actually one good thing about playing H.Pe.. from the Czech Rep. , in a thematic anyway, is that because of the line we've entered, i've been doing a (...)
Next thematic tournament (2026-08-08 00:43:24)
It gives me an idea for a different approach after 1.Nf3 b5 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2, so there's that :) (...)