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Jean-Noel Riff

Number of games in database: 275
Years covered: 1991 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2406 (2464 rapid, 2479 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2520
Overall record: +81 -58 =109 (54.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 27 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B90 B43 B84 B31 B30
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C67 C78 C64 C92 C99
 French Defense (17) 
    C18 C11 C00 C15 C02
 Caro-Kann (12) 
    B18 B12 B10 B11
 Sicilian Najdorf (11) 
    B90 B92
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (9) 
    C99 C92 C96 C97 C87
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (51) 
    B83 B81 B22 B80 B51
 Sicilian Scheveningen (19) 
    B83 B81 B80 B82
 Bogo Indian (19) 
    E11
 Nimzo Indian (16) 
    E32 E46 E39 E33 E59
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    E10 E00 A46 A45 A40
 English (12) 
    A13 A17 A12 A18 A15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Riff vs V Vulevic, 2016 1-0
   J Riff vs N Berry, 2009 1-0
   J Riff vs M Lokander, 2018 1-0
   J Riff vs K Gulamali, 2017 1-0
   J Riff vs M Hrabinska, 2006 1-0
   Landa vs J Riff, 2017 0-1
   J Riff vs P Carpentier, 2009 1-0
   J Riff vs M Cornette, 2009 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   French Team Championship (2014)
   19th Neckar Open (2015)
   Andorra Open (2017)
   French Team Championship (2018)
   French Team Championship (2015)
   French Team Championship (2012)
   European Club Cup (2007)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2009)
   French Team Championship (2011)
   European Club Cup (2006)
   Gibraltar Masters (2017)
   28th Cappelle-la-Grande (2012)
   GRENKE Chess Open (2018)
   MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival (2017)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute
   C Albornoz Cabrera vs J Riff (May-30-25) 1-0
   A Wirig vs J Riff (May-29-25) 1/2-1/2
   J Riff vs B Filipovic (Oct-15-23) 1/2-1/2
   R Mantovani vs J Riff (Oct-14-23) 0-1
   J Riff vs M Prusikin (Aug-27-23) 1/2-1/2

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JEAN-NOEL RIFF
(born Apr-22-1981, 44 years old) France

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Grandmaster

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 283  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Riff vs Ganguly  0-1381991Wch U10A48 King's Indian
2. J Riff vs P Kiss  0-1942001Basel Hilton op 3rdD02 Queen's Pawn Game
3. J Riff vs E Bricard  0-1302003Montpellier OpenC60 Ruy Lopez
4. J Riff vs L Bergez  1-0662003Montpellier OpenB01 Scandinavian
5. A Charnushevich vs J Riff  1-0642003Montpellier OpenE46 Nimzo-Indian
6. J Riff vs Z Bratanov  1-0422003Montpellier OpenC41 Philidor Defense
7. A Vajda vs J Riff  1-0332003Montpellier OpenB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
8. J Riff vs I Nataf  ½-½392004FRA-chT Gp-AB40 Sicilian
9. M Mrdja vs J Riff  ½-½262004St Chely d'Aubrac op 4thB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
10. M Kazakov vs J Riff  ½-½292004Rosny sous Bois 03rdE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
11. M Gurevich vs J Riff 1-0602005French League Top 16E46 Nimzo-Indian
12. J Riff vs Huebner  0-1412005French League Top 16A07 King's Indian Attack
13. C Bauer vs J Riff  1-0442005French League Top 16A13 English
14. M Savic vs J Riff 1-021200519th Pula OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. J Riff vs V Malakhatko  ½-½1520054th La Fere OpenD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. J Riff vs S Maze  ½-½192005Belgian Team Championship 2005/06B30 Sicilian
17. J Riff vs P Brunelliere  0-1412006TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp AB27 Sicilian
18. I Nataf vs J Riff 1-0302006TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp AB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. S Vysochin vs J Riff  1-0352006Cappelle OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
20. J Riff vs Baklan  ½-½322006Cappelle OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
21. J Riff vs M Hrabinska 1-0242006Cappelle OpenB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
22. J Riff vs Rozentalis  ½-½482006Cappelle OpenC00 French Defense
23. J Riff vs J van Mil  ½-½162006Belgian Team Championship 2005/06B06 Robatsch
24. J Riff vs M Hebden  1-0292006Marseille Open-AC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
25. M Dziuba vs J Riff  1-0542006Marseille Open-AA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 283  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-03-08  Alphastar: who is he? GM? IM? FM? where is he from?
Jun-03-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM from France, born 1981

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...
http://www.365chess.com/players/Jea...

Jun-03-08  cannibal: Someone should organize a match between him and Andreas Raff
Feb-09-09  Jim Bartle: Yes, but with Riff playing white every game.
Jul-25-14  BIDMONFA: Jean-Noel Riff

RIFF, Jean Noel
http://www.bidmonfa.com/riff_jean_n...
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Jul-25-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Another classic matchup would be any player bearing this surname vs Tomislav Music.

Prospects for a whole lot of shindigs to come.

Jul-29-15  wordfunph: GM in 2014..

https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml...

Jun-01-22  jerseybob: Here in Jersey we had a player named Mayer Riff(1948-2013), strong expert, occasional master. Just now stumbled on Jean-Noel.

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