- Yehuda Gruenfeld
Yehuda Gruenfeld (Grünfeld, Greenfeld) ( _he. יהודה גרינפלד; born
28 February 1956 ) anIsrael ichess Grandmaster. He was born inDzierżoniów inPoland [ [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=15011 No Archiving Spiders Allowed ] ] .As of April 2007, his
Elo rating was 2480, making him the # 25 player in Israel and the 887th-highest rated player in the world.In 1978, he tied for 2nd-5th in
Skien . In 1978, he won inGausdal . In 1979, he tied for 1st-2nd inBiel . In 1979, he took 2nd in theLucerne Zonal). In 1979, he took 12th in theRiga Interzonal , won byMikhail Tal .In 1980, he tied for 3rd-4th in
Beer Sheva , tied for 2nd-8th inLugano , tied for 2nd-4th in Gausdal, tied for 1st-4th inOberwart , tied for 2nd-5th inRamat Hasharon , and won in Biel. In 1981, he tied for 1st-3rd inLugano , and won inNew York .In 1982, Gruenfeld won the Israeli championship. In 1984, he won in
Dortmund . In 1987, he won the Munich Zonal). In 1987, he tied for 8-11th in theZagreb Interzonal, won byViktor Korchnoi . In 1990, he again won the Israeli championship.Gruenfeld played for Israel in six
Chess Olympiads .
* In 1978, at second reserve board in the 23rd Olympiad inBuenos Aires (+2 –0 =7);
* In 1980, at third board in the 24th Olympiad inLa Valletta (+6 –3 =2);
* In 1982, at first board in the 25th Olympiad inLucerne (+2 –2 =7);
* In 1984, at first board in the 26th Olympiad inThessaloniki (+3 –4 =4);
* In 1990, at second board in the 29th Olympiad inNovi Sad (+0 –3 =5);
* In 1992, at first reserve board in the 30th Olympiad inManila (+4 –1 =4).FIDE awarded him theInternational Master title in 1978, and theInternational Grandmaster title in 1980.External links
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