Alon Greenfeld

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.

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