| Alon Greenfeld Hebrew: אלון גרינפלד | |
|---|---|
 Greenfeld in 2023 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | 17 April 1964 New York City, United States |
| Title | Grandmaster (1989) |
| FIDE rating | 2455 (December 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (January 1994) |
Alon Greenfeld (Hebrew: אלון גרינפלד; born 17 April 1964 in New York City) is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer.
Chess career
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
- ↑ 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
- Alon Greenfeld rating card at FIDE
- Alon Greenfeld player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alon Greenfeld chess games at 365Chess.com