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IM Rafael Fridman

Rafael Fridman
Full name
Rafael Friedmann
Born
1979 (age 47)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#727
World Ranking
2406
Classical
2437
Rapid
2415
Blitz

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (5 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (4 games)
Colle System (4 games)
Four Knights Game: Double Spanish, Nimzowitsch Variation (3 games)
Black Pieces
Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (10 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (9 games)
Pirc Defense (9 games)
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Rafael Fridman (2463)
Jan H Timman (2575)
0-1 61 2018
Rafael Fridman (2463)
Sarunas Sulskis (2525)
½-½ 25 2018
Bartlomiej Heberla (2551)
Rafael Fridman (2463)
½-½ 45 2018
Dimitri Reinderman (2574)
Rafael Fridman (2463)
½-½ 46 2018
Arthur Pijpers (2465)
Rafael Fridman (2463)
1-0 74 2018
Eric Lobron (2500)
Rafael Fridman (2463)
1-0 25 2018
Rafael Fridman (2470)
Joerg Wegerle (2442)
½-½ 19 2017
Rafael Fridman (2470)
Stanislav Savchenko (2483)
½-½ 40 2017
Rafael Fridman (2463)
Roeland Pruijssers (2512)
1-0 57 2017
Dr Christian Seel (2469)
Rafael Fridman (2463)
½-½ 20 2017
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