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IM Rafael Fridman

Full name

Rafael Friedmann

Born

1/1/1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

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
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
Rafael Fridman (2470) Jan H Timman (2565)	½-½	32	2016
Rafael Fridman (2507) Michael Hammes (2393)	½-½	14	2012
Rafael Fridman (2482) Artur Yusupov (2589)	½-½	37	2011
Rafael Fridman (2482) Michael Riemens (2250)	½-½	48	2011
Rafael Fridman (2507) Henk Vedder (2374)	½-½	36	2011

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