"I started playing in tournaments when I was 17 years old, so kind of late to the game," he says. "When I finally hit the age of about, I guess, 28, I hit master level like 2,200 strength." After a few tournaments after that his peak came and then two tournaments specifically gave him heartache. He had fallen from 2249 to a little above 2200 but didn't want to lose 'master' title.

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