Michael Rohde (chess player)
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Michael Rohde (born August 26, 1959) is an American chess grandmaster.
Rohde got his master rating at the age of 13. He dipped in and out of chess for a few years, but eventually got his grandmaster title in 1988.
In 1975 he was the National Scholastic Chess Champions Junior High School Champion, and the following year he was the High School Champion.[1]
Known for his aggressive attacking style, Rohde won the brilliancy prize in three consecutive U.S. Chess Championships, from 1986 through 1988. In 1991, he took first place in the strongest ever U.S. Open. He has tied for first in the World Open , and captured the New York State Championship, the Marshall Chess Club and Manhattan Chess Club Championships, and numerous other titles.[2]
Eventually he slipped out of the chess scene to attend law school.
He wrote the "Game of the Month" column for Chess Life from 1991 to 2006
In August 2007, Rohde tied for first in the U.S. Open Championship in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. [3]
