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Joseph Fang

Number of games in database: 386
Years covered: 1978 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2321
Highest rating achieved in database: 2405
Overall record: +195 -115 =74 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 2 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (33) 
    E99 E98 E94 E77 E76
 Reti System (25) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Queen's Pawn Game (19) 
    A41 D02 D00 A46 A40
 Nimzo Indian (12) 
    E30 E31 E21
 Queen's Gambit Declined (12) 
    D37 D39 D30 D38 D31
 English (12) 
    A17 A15 A14
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (43) 
    B27 B23 B32 B46 B28
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C84 C89 C92 C69 C68
 Queen's Pawn Game (14) 
    A40 A45 A41 D02 A46
 Caro-Kann (13) 
    B12 B18 B11 B13 B10
 King's Indian (13) 
    E97 E75 E62 E67 E69
 Slav (13) 
    D15 D18 D13 D12 D17
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Nakamura vs J Fang, 1999 0-1
   J Fang vs B Weinstein, 1992 1-0
   M Gottlieb vs J Fang, 1993 0-1
   J Fang vs Van Wely, 1993 1-0
   E T Winges vs J Fang, 2001 0-1
   Yermolinsky vs J Fang, 1994 0-1
   I Krush vs J Fang, 2001 0-1
   J Fang vs Chiburdanidze, 1989 1-0
   J Fang vs de Firmian, 1993 1-0
   E Tate vs J Fang, 2001 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Philadelphia NCC (2001)
   7th Foxwoods Open (2005)
   Philadelphia International (1993)
   50th New Hampshire Open (2000)
   17th World Open (1989)
   20th World Open (1992)
   New York Open (1993)
   Vienna Open (1998)
   23rd World Open (1995)
   New York Open (1994)
   32nd World Open (2004)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Manchester NH
   J Fang vs C Bradley (Mar-26-17) 1-0
   A Welling vs J Fang (Mar-26-17) 1/2-1/2
   H Terrie vs J Fang (Mar-25-17) 0-1
   J Fang vs D Kochman (Mar-25-17) 1-0
   J Elmore vs J Fang (Mar-24-17) 0-1

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JOSEPH FANG
(born Sep-07-1959, 65 years old) United States of America

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International Master

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 386  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Fang vs K Hayward  0-1361978Boylston CC SwissA23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
2. J Fang vs D H Levin 0-1401980Pan Am IntercollegiateA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
3. J Fang vs A Shaw  1-0351983Boylston Thanksgiving OpenE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
4. J Fang vs A Shaw  1-0261984Au Bon Pain InvitationalE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
5. A Shaw vs J Fang  0-13419847th Monadnock MarathonA40 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Shaw vs J Fang  ½-½261985Cambridge Chess ClassicB06 Robatsch
7. J Fang vs A Shaw  1-03319863rd West Suburban Winter Grand PrixA80 Dutch
8. J Curdo vs J Fang  0-154198636th New Hampshire OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
9. A Shaw vs J Fang  ½-½411986Au Bon Pain Open (rapid)B06 Robatsch
10. J Fang vs Antonio Gellineau  1-03119874th West Suburban Winter Grand PrixA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
11. J Fang vs J Johnson  0-1511987Billerica SwissA40 Queen's Pawn Game
12. J Fang vs I Gurevich  0-13519885th West Suburban Winter Grand PrixA00 Uncommon Opening
13. J Fang vs G Nute  0-14619882nd Billerica OpenA23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
14. J Fang vs K W Gerds  1-019198812th Harvard OpenA04 Reti Opening
15. A Lein vs J Fang  1-034198889th US OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
16. J Fang vs J Tuzun Jr  1-031198889th US OpenA66 Benoni
17. J Fang vs B Reichstein  1-023198889th US OpenE31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
18. W Shipman vs J Fang  1-051198889th US OpenB06 Robatsch
19. D Gurevich vs J Fang  1-047198889th US OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
20. S Wagman vs J Fang  ½-½54198917th World OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
21. E Kengis vs J Fang  1-031198917th World OpenC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
22. J Fang vs D Strenzwilk  1-048198917th World OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
23. J Fang vs C Chabris  1-053198912th Newton OpenD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. J Fang vs L Mercuri  ½-½50198913th Queen City OpenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
25. A Ivanov vs J Fang  ½-½41198913th Queen City OpenC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 386  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-25-05  soberknight: Was he a White Fang? (I don't intend to be racist.)
Mar-19-06  Jim Bartle: No, that only means he was playing white...Of course his favorite opening was the (Jack) London System.
Jun-28-08  apexin: a fairly recent game of joseph fang:
[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Fang Joseph"]
[Black "Cherniack Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2259"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 f5 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qd2 c5 11. d5 e5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rad1 Qf6 15. g3 b6 16. Nh4 Bb7 17. Qc2 e4 18. f3 Qg5 19. fxe4 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Bxc3 21. Nxf5 0-1

an interesting game from theoretical point of view featuring the rare 6...gxf6 in the semi-slav, but why did black resign?


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21...Qg5 and i cant see i win for white after 22.Qxc3.

Jun-28-08  RookFile: One way for white to win is 21...Qg5 22. Rf4.
Jun-29-08  apexin: thank you <RookFile> i completely overlooked that! the line i saw first was something like 21...Qg5 22.Qxc3 Kh7 23.h4 Qf6 where white is probably winning due to 24.Qxf6 Nxf6 25.Nh6+ but 22.Rf4 is a simpler win.
Aug-09-12  waustad: Sadly I don't see any C27 openings, the Frankenstein-Dracula variation of the Vienna Game.
Aug-09-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: He was a bulldog, on defence.
Aug-09-12  kdogphs: I watched Mr. Fang play at the Nashua Open this past year in New Hampshire, he played King's Indian against an IM (I believe)and won rather handily.
May-24-14  waustad: He's too young to have been married to Phyllis Diller.
Aug-12-17  morfishine: Hard to believe Joe Fang only has 70 games in the database. He's been collecting high-rated scalps for years. I remember reading about his games in the 1980's in Chess Life

Maybe I'm confusing him with "Max the Axe" Zavanelli

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