- Alon Greenfeld
Alon Greenfeld ( _he. אלון גרינפלד; born
17 April ,1964 ,New York City ) is anIsrael ichess grandmaster (GM).As of April 2007 , hisElo rating was 2557, making him the # 12 player in Israel and the 286th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2610 in 1994.In 1982, he was European Junior Sub-Champion.
More recently, Alon has concentrated in the fields of chess coaching. His most famous pupil has been Emil Sutovsky (ironically, Emil himself is now [2008] working as a second for Gata Kamsky). He travels regularly to India, and works with a number of promising young Indian players e.g Vidit. Asked what his best game was Greenfeld unhesitatingly replied: "My game against GM Boyce at Jersey 2004."
Alon Greenfeld played for Israel in five
Chess Olympiads .
* In 1982, at first reserve board in the 25th Olympiad in Lucerne (+3 −1 =3);
* In 1984, at second board in the 26th Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+6 −1 =6);
* In 1988, at first board in the 28th Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4 −5 =4);
* In 1990, at fourth board in the 29th Olympiad in Novi Sad (+5 −2 =4);
* In 1994, at fourth board in the 31st Olympiad in Moscow (+4 −2 =3). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/agq2m0if.html Greenfeld, Alon] team chess record at olimpbase.org]His best individual achievement was a victory at Pardubice 1993. [ [http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/PlayerProfile.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S047153000000121101196700010810100 Chessmetrics Player Profile: Alon Greenfeld ] ]
Greenfeld was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1983, and the GM title in 1989.References
External links
*chessgames player|id=47065
* [http://www.bidmonfa.com/greenfeld_alon.htm Alon Greenfeld in bidmonfa.com]
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