Member Profile

Gerald Coleman Harrison


USCF Rating: 1743*
USCF ID: 11032796
Active at Arcadia Chess Club?: Yes


Highest USCF Rating: 1898* (on 12/27/1992)
Lowest USCF Rating: 1700* (on 10/12/1998)


Tournaments Entered: 111
Games Played: 501 (235 wins / 177 losses / 89 draws)
Most Recent Tournament: Arcadia Oak Tree Open (8/9/2010)


Top 5 Tournaments:

2.5/3 (=1st) at Arcadia Richard Morris Memoria on 2/17/2003

4.5/6 (=2nd) at Richard Morris Memorial on 12/29/2002

4/5 (=3rd) at Summer Swiss on 7/24/1995

3.5/5 (=4th) at Bill Smith Memorial on 10/14/2003

4/6 (=5th) at Winter Open on 2/10/1997


Best Win (By Highest Rating): vs Lawrence Jay Stevens (2188) on 10/30/1995 at the Oak Tree Open tournament

Best Win (By Rating Difference): Rated 1700 vs Paul W Cornelison (2100) on 5/26/1997 at the Arcadia Warm-up tournament

Best Draw (By Highest Rating): vs Richard L Borgen (2243) on 8/4/1997 at the August Open tournament

Best Draw (By Rating Difference): Rated 1712 vs Richard L Borgen (2243) on 8/4/1997 at the August Open tournament

Worst Loss (By Lowest Rating): vs Annie Wang (1173) on 12/15/2008 at the Arcadia Morris Memorial tournament

Worst Loss (By Rating Difference): Rated 1717 vs Annie Wang (1173) on 12/15/2008 at the Arcadia Morris Memorial tournament


View Gerald Coleman Harrison at the USCF website

* USCF ratings are based on the member's post tournament rating(s) in their tournaments at Arcadia Chess Club.
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Bio: Greetings one & all,....I am 77 now, however i didn't learn chess 'till nearly 40. Back in Riverside, Randy showed me a great deal. I am'was a jazz musician so on the way to my job a would play a few games with Mr. Hough.......By getting trounced fairly regularly i managed to play somewhat. I went from 1330 something to 1997. It has dropped to 1705 because i'm very inconsistant......I have won games from a few Masters, then can easily lose to a 1400. My one chess claim to fame is i have wins over nearly all the US Womens champions, starting with Gisela Gresser (80 years young at the time), Alexsey Root, in a Riverside County tournament, Jennifer Shahade when she gave her simul in Pasadena.....Let's face it, i still love women! Best regards, Jerry (Gerald) Harrison. PS I still play piano......once in a while.
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