Stephan spent his first 53 years in rural Massachusetts where he ran nine marathons, wrote five books, and became a Correspondence Chess Master. He played in five USCF Absolute Championships and one USCCC. He has ranked as high as #10 on the USCF Top 50 List.

He has been president of both the Massachusetts and the New England Chess Associations. While in Massachusetts he inspected snow storms and rain storms and otherwise emulated Henry David Thoreau.

In 1998, Stephan relocated to Princeton, NJ. There he taught chess as part of the regular curriculum in a small elementary school, his students winning numerous New Jersey Scholastic Championships.

"Mr. G" left Princeton after three schools years there. Since then he has lived and taught in New York, Florida, Tennessee and Texas. He has been a tournament director at The Denker Tournament of High School Champions, The U. S. Blind Championship, the Tennessee Open Championship, and the Final Four of College Chess.

"Mr. G" now lives in DeSoto, TX. He is spending the 2003-4 school year bringing Chess to academically challenged students in various schools in South Dallas. He does not know where he will be next year!