Michael Cooper
Game and tournament history |
Rating history/progression |
Record vs other members
USCF Rating: 2037
Highest USCF Rating: 2137 (on 7/8/2013)
Lowest USCF Rating: 1996 (on 6/27/2011)
Active at Arcadia Chess Club?: No
USCF ID: 12587970
View Michael Cooper at the USCF website
Bio
I play classical piano and love playing chamber music. I was a professional poker player from about 2006 to 2012. I eventually gave that up in the wake of DOJ forcing the major online poker sites to leave the US market. I am proud to be part of the Beyond Chess team of trainers, and I teach the advanced class. I enjoy annotating games; if you played a game at the club that you were proud of and/or would like some expert commentary on, feel free to send me the moves. I post many of my games played at the Arcadia club in the site. I hope my opponents feel they get some benefit from reading these notes. I am available for private lessons; contact me at mcooperchess at gmail dot com if interested (address spelled out that way to avoid spam from bots collecting email addresses).
Tournament & Game Data
Tournaments Entered: 16
Games Played: 78 (54 wins
/ 13 losses
/ 11 draws)
Win Percentage: 76.3%
Most Recent Tournament: Istvanyi Open (10/5/2015)
Top 10 Tournaments
5/5 (1st) at
Arcadia Bill Smith Open on 8/8/2011
5/6 (=1st) at
Arcadia Istvanyi Open on 11/7/2011
4.5/5 (1st) at
Richard Morris Memorial on 12/17/2012
5/6 (=2nd) at
Arcadia Bill Smith Memorial on 8/13/2012
4.5/6 (4th) at
Arcadia Istvanyi Open on 10/1/2012
4.5/6 (=4th) at
Bill Smith Open on 10/7/2013
3.5/5 (=5th) at
Istvanyi Open on 11/25/2013
4/6 (=6th) at
Arcadia Oak Tree Open on 9/26/2011
4/6 (=7th) at
Oak Tree Open on 8/19/2013
3.5/5 (=7th) at
Mcguire Open - Mcgo on 6/29/2015
Best Wins & Draws, Worst Losses
Best Win (By Highest Rating)¹: vs
Gregg David Fritchle (2025) on 8/8/2011 at the
Arcadia Bill Smith Open tournament
Best Win (By Rating Difference)²: Rated 1996 vs
Gregg David Fritchle (2025) on 8/8/2011 at the
Arcadia Bill Smith Open tournament
Best Draw (By Highest Rating)¹: vs
Craig Allen Faber (2204) on 6/18/2012 at the
Arcadia Mcguire Open tournament
Best Draw (By Rating Difference)²: Rated 2044 vs
Craig Allen Faber (2204) on 6/18/2012 at the
Arcadia Mcguire Open tournament
Worst Loss (By Lowest Rating)¹: vs
Marcial Parra (1419) on 6/13/2011 at the
Arcadia Mcguire Challenge tournament
Worst Loss (By Rating Difference)²: Rated 2010 vs
Marcial Parra (1419) on 6/13/2011 at the
Arcadia Mcguire Challenge tournament
¹ Does not include results where opponent had a provisional rating
² Does not include results where either player had a provisional rating
Selected Games
Michael Cooper 1-0 Stephanie ShaoMichael Cooper 1-0 Theodore WuCraig Faber 1/2-1/2 Michael CooperMichael Cooper 1-0 Raoul CrisologoMichael Cooper 1-0 Simone SobelSteven Niles 0-1 Michael CooperMichael Cooper 1-0 David MunozMichael Cooper 1-0 Wendell SalveronDavid Argall 0-1 Michael CooperMichael Cooper 1-0 Agata BykovtsevMichael Cooper 1-0 Tony KukavicaMichael Cooper 1-0 Ted RothMichael Cooper 1-0 Ted RothAlireza Fallahi 0-1 Michael CooperTimothy Chou 0-1 Michael CooperJeff Schwartz 0-1 Michael CooperArchit Dasika 0-1 Michael CooperBaran, David 0-1 Cooper, Michael
USCF ratings are based on the member's post tournament rating(s) in
their tournaments at Arcadia Chess Club. They may not reflect tournaments played outside of Arcadia Chess Club.