Alon Greenfeld (Hebrew: אלון גרינפלד; born 17 April 1964 in New York City) is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer.
| Alon Greenfeld Hebrew: אלון גרינפלד | |
|---|---|
 Greenfeld in 2023 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | 17 April 1964 New York City, United States |
| Title | Grandmaster (1989) |
| FIDE rating | 2459 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (January 1994) |
Chess career edit
His peak rating is 2610, achieved in the FIDE rating list of January 1994.[1]
In 1982, he finished runner-up in the European Junior Chess Championship.[2] 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.[3][4]
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 Gujarathi, who he has been training since 2004.[5] Asked what his best game was Greenfeld unhesitatingly replied: "My game against G.M. Boyce at Jersey 2004" [6][7]
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).[8]
Greenfeld was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 1983 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1989.
References edit
- ^ Alon Greenfeld FIDE rating history, 1980-2001 at Olimpbase.org
- ^ "C.to Europeo U20". LOTO - Lost Tournaments. Italian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ Alon Greenfeld at Chessmetrics
- ^ "Year 1993". Czech Open. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ Aaron, Arvind (2010-05-05). "A super power in the making". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Referring to untitled player G. Michael Boyce Alon Greenfeld vs G Michael Boyce, Jersey open, r2, 2004; Queen's Indian Defense
- ^ Aaron, Arvind (2010-05-05). "A super power in the making". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Alon Greenfeld". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
External links edit
- Alon Greenfeld rating card at FIDE
- Alon Greenfeld player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alon Greenfeld chess games at 365Chess.com
