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Alon Greenfeld
A Greenfeld 
 

Number of games in database: 1,572
Years covered: 1979 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2449 (2350 rapid, 2389 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2610
Overall record: +607 -292 =614 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 59 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (116) 
    E60 E62 E67 E69 E92
 English (68) 
    A15 A14 A13 A17 A10
 Slav (65) 
    D17 D15 D11 D12 D16
 Queen's Indian (61) 
    E12 E17 E15 E16 E13
 Queen's Pawn Game (53) 
    A46 A41 A40 E10 D02
 Queen's Gambit Declined (49) 
    D37 D39 D35 D38 D30
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (249) 
    B62 B30 B22 B52 B56
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (90) 
    B62 B63 B69 B64 B68
 Grunfeld (63) 
    D85 D91 D70 D90 D86
 English, 1 c4 c5 (61) 
    A30 A33 A34 A35 A32
 English (56) 
    A15 A14 A10 A16 A13
 Ruy Lopez (46) 
    C92 C84 C78 C93 C80
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Greenfeld vs J Redmond, 2008 1-0
   Balashov vs A Greenfeld, 1985 1/2-1/2
   A Greenfeld vs E Postny, 2002 1-0
   A Greenfeld vs S Kosmo, 2003 1-0
   A Greenfeld vs Korchnoi, 1988 1/2-1/2
   A Greenfeld vs T Michalczak, 2010 1-0
   P Kiriakov vs A Greenfeld, 2017 0-1
   A Greenfeld vs P Kacirek, 1995 1-0
   A Greenfeld vs Suba, 1984 1/2-1/2
   Korchnoi vs A Greenfeld, 1986 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Israeli Championship (1984)
   Be'er Sheva (1988)
   5th Batavia (2013)
   European Junior Championship 1981/82 (1981)
   Vidmar Memorial (1989)
   Rishon LeZion (1992)
   Irish Championship (2008)
   European Junior Championship 1982/83 (1982)
   Israeli Championship (1986)
   Hastings 1985/86 (1985)
   World Senior Teams Championship (50+) (2017)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1984)
   Groningen Chess Festival (2013)
   London Chess Classic Open (2014)
   Hasselbacken Open (2016)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 39th ECC Open
   J Bakalchuk vs A Greenfeld (Oct-26-24) 0-1
   A Greenfeld vs Saric (Oct-25-24) 1/2-1/2
   S Mazur vs A Greenfeld (Oct-24-24) 0-1
   A Greenfeld vs F Sawatzki (Oct-23-24) 1-0
   C Aravindh vs A Greenfeld (Oct-22-24) 1/2-1/2

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ALON GREENFELD
(born Apr-17-1964, 61 years old) United States of America (federation/nationality Israel)

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His peak rating is 2610, achieved in the FIDE rating list of January 1994.

In 1982, he finished runner-up in the European Junior Chess Championship. Two years later, Greenfeld won the Israeli national championship. His best individual achievement is the victory of the Komerční banka Cup, a category 14 round-robin tournament at the Trimex Open 1993 in Pardubice.

His most famous pupil has been Emil Sutovsky. He travels regularly to India, and works with a number of promising young Indian players e.g. Vidit.citation needed Asked what his best game was Greenfeld unhesitatingly replied: "My game against G.M. Boyce at Jersey 2004"

Alon Greenfeld played for Israel in five Chess Olympiads.

In 1982, at first reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+3 −1 =3); In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+6 −1 =6); In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4 −5 =4); In 1990, at fourth board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+5 −2 =4); In 1994, at fourth board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4 −2 =3). Greenfeld was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 1983 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1989.

Wikipedia article: Alon Greenfeld

Last updated: 2021-12-11 20:38:22

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 page 1 of 63; games 1-25 of 1,572  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Greenfeld vs H Mattes  1-0361979Biel OpenB10 Caro-Kann
2. N Sprotte vs A Greenfeld  0-1361979Biel OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
3. Y Gruenfeld vs A Greenfeld  1-0371979Biel OpenC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
4. A Greenfeld vs C Maier  1-0341979Biel OpenA04 Reti Opening
5. D Hergott vs A Greenfeld  0-1291981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
6. A Greenfeld vs J Gomez Baillo  1-0271981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
7. A Greenfeld vs I Kourkounakis  ½-½421981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
8. D Bryson vs A Greenfeld  ½-½401981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC00 French Defense
9. K Bischoff vs A Greenfeld  ½-½271981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
10. A Greenfeld vs G Vallifuoco  1-0301981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
11. A Greenfeld vs B Filipovic  ½-½331981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
12. D Sellos vs A Greenfeld  1-0341981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
13. A Greenfeld vs J Poecksteiner  0-1441981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
14. A Greenfeld vs P Stigar  1-0521981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
15. A Greenfeld vs F Gobet  1-0311981European Junior Championship 1981/82B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
16. M Wiedenkeller vs A Greenfeld  ½-½461981European Junior Championship 1981/82B83 Sicilian
17. M Lanzani vs A Greenfeld  ½-½551981European Junior Championship 1981/82B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
18. A Greenfeld vs G Siegel  1-0461981European Junior Championship 1981/82C48 Four Knights
19. C Hansen vs A Greenfeld  0-1581981European Junior Championship 1981/82A46 Queen's Pawn Game
20. A Greenfeld vs M Condie  ½-½331981European Junior Championship 1981/82A30 English, Symmetrical
21. H Kuijf vs A Greenfeld  0-1221981European Junior Championship 1981/82C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
22. A Greenfeld vs T Karolyi  1-0231981European Junior Championship 1981/82A04 Reti Opening
23. A Greenfeld vs A Sokolov 1-0281981European Junior Championship 1981/82E12 Queen's Indian
24. A Greenfeld vs K Darga  ½-½491982EUchT qualE12 Queen's Indian
25. Y Gruenfeld vs A Greenfeld  1-0451982Beersheba+A45 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-01-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Alon Greenfeld
Born 17th April 1964 in New York
Awarded the IM title in 1983.
Mar-02-05  chenturini: And N. Gaprindashvily vs A Greenfeld, is not Alon Greenfeld !!
Mar-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some critical positions from Alon's games not given here: White to move and win. http://www.wtharvey.com/gree.html
Mar-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <WTHarvey> Nice quiz! Note the 4th position (Greenfeld-Popchev) has a typo - should be Nh6+ instead. Thanks for the link.
Mar-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: WTHarvey, your site is great. I see you signed-up, be sure to check out the Sacrifice Explorer, I bet it will save you many hours setting up those pages.
Mar-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: <tpstar> Edited and you've been credited. :-) Thanks ! <Sneaky> Hey, it's like fishing with a fish finder! Everyone ought to check out the Sac Explorer. I used to have the license plate 'Sac & M8'

Greenfeld had a interesting chess career. Mostly hung in around #300 worldwide but shot up to about #50 for a few months. What was that all about?

Mar-02-05  Catfriend: Alon Greenfeld, several time Israeli champ, increases his strength gradually. He won against several strong GMs, and is perhaps the most internationally active among Israelis.
Apr-17-06  BIDMONFA: Alon Greenfeld

GREENFELD, Alon
http://www.bidmonfa.com/greenfeld_a...
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Sep-28-06  erimiro1: Alon Greenfeld is a GM not an IM.
Jan-25-07  Mibelz: Izaak Grynfeld (POL, then ISR) - not Alon Greenfeld - played at Szczawno Zdrój (Salzbrunn) 1950 (Keres won).
Apr-17-08  Resignation Trap: Not only is today his birthday, but he is currently playing a match with Henrique Mecking in Passo Fundo, Brazil: http://www.ligadexadrez.com.br/cont... .
Apr-17-10  wordfunph: <erimiro1: Alon Greenfeld is a GM not an IM.>

but who said he was an IM?

his current rating is 2561 and had a peak of 2581 in 2001.

http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

happy 46th birthday Alon..

Sep-14-10  erimiro1: <wordfunph: but who said he was an IM?> chessgames.com. Take a look above
Apr-17-11  cracknik: I had never heard of this guy.
May-20-15  jrofrano: Alon Greenfeld is the fourth GM as part of my new series called the GM Spotlight!

http://lifezugzwang.com/april-2015-...

Sep-06-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Alon Greenfeld wins the Portugal Open on tiebreaks, with a score of 6.5/9.
Mar-01-18  PhilFeeley: Missing GREENFELD - TSEITLIN. Beer-Sheva 1996. Not sure which Tseitlin. The game is covered in Chess Training for Post-Beginners.


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24. Bc3 Rxd5 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Rxc7 Rxc7 28.d4 Re7 29.Qf3 Re4 30.Qe2 Kf6 31.Qa2 Ke6 32.Kf2 g5 33.Kf3 h4 34.Qc4 g4+ 35.Kf2 f4 36.gxf4 g3+ 37.hxg3 hxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Rxe3+ 39.Kf2

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