hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl mˈæstɚ tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ænd fɚɹə tˈaɪm hiː wʌz wˈaɪdli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ˌaɪˈɛm ɪnðə wˈɜːld.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1975, and for a time he was widely regarded as the strongest IM in the world.