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FM Leif Pressman

Full name

Leif Pressman

Born

1/1/1988 (age 36)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Neo-Classical Defense (2 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (2 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Riga Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Leif Pressman (2226) Pranav Shankar	1-0	72	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Christopher Chabris (2078)	0-1	29	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Iris Mou (2128)	0-1	42	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Mykola Bortnyk (2421)	0-1	56	2024
Leif Pressman (2234) Akira Nakada (2412)	0-1	54	2024
Leif Pressman (2235) Mykola Bortnyk (2432)	0-1	36	2024
Leif Pressman (2235) Ansh M Shah (2236)	1-0	53	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Derek Chen	1-0	93	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Jonathan Pagan (2018)	½-½	48	2024
Leif Pressman (2258) Derin Goktepe (2187)	½-½	61	2024

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