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Michael Kleinman

Number of games in database: 130
Years covered: 2008 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2387 (2287 rapid, 2287 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2414
Overall record: +32 -31 =27 (50.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 40 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (23) 
    B53 B30 B23 B31 B25
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C78 C67 C95 C72 C70
 French Defense (9) 
    C07 C05 C03 C10
 French Tarrasch (8) 
    C07 C05 C03
 Caro-Kann (7) 
    B13 B10 B14 B18
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (4) 
    C90 C92 C91 C95
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (22) 
    B48 B76 B78 B23 B52
 Grunfeld (10) 
    D85 D97 D70 D93 D91
 Sicilian Dragon (8) 
    B76 B78 B72 B77 B75
 Caro-Kann (6) 
    B12 B10
 Sicilian Taimanov (6) 
    B48 B49
 English, 1 c4 c5 (6) 
    A36 A35 A38 A33 A30
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Kleinman vs T Krnan, 2010 1-0
   L Henry vs M Kleinman, 2010 0-1
   M Kleinman vs Z Qin, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Copenhagen Chess Challenge (2017)
   Reykjavik Open (2017)
   Berkeley International (2011)
   World Junior Championship (2012)
   Pro Chess League (2018)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   2010 Ontario Closed Championship by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 PRO League Group Stage
   M Kleinman vs R Haria (Mar-12-19) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   T M Le vs M Kleinman (Mar-12-19) 1-0, rapid
   M Kleinman vs D Khamrakulov (Mar-12-19) 0-1, rapid
   I Nyzhnyk vs M Kleinman (Mar-12-19) 1-0, rapid
   M Kleinman vs T Wang (Mar-12-19) 1/2-1/2, rapid

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MICHAEL KLEINMAN
(born Mar-22-1994, 31 years old) Canada

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International Master (2017).

In 2011, Kleinman tied for 3rd-5th in the Canadian Youth U-18 chess championship with 4½/7, won the 2011 Ontario junior and tied for 1st-3rd with Roman Sapozhnikov and Nikolay Noritsyn at the Guelph Fall ProAm (with a win and a loss against his aforementioned opponents, respectively). He was the Ontario 2010 Closed champion, went to the 2010 WYCC and at the World Junior Championship (2012) finished with 6/13. He finished with 6½ behind Edward Song and Andrew Tang, tying with Safal Bora after 9 rounds (their individual encounter was a loss for Mike) for share of 3rd-4th at the inaugural North American 2014 Junior chess championship, held at Kitchener's Walper Terrace hotel.

Teams

In 2013, he scored 3½/5 to win bronze on 1st board for the McGill A team at the Canadian Universities' Interleague Chess Championship.

He joins Fabiano Caruana, Eric Hansen, Alexandre Lesiege, Aman Hambleton, Lefong Hua, Elias Oussedik and Robin van Kampen on the Montreal Chessbrahs(6) team.

References / Sources

(1) http://wycc2010.blogspot.com/,

(2) http://www.chessfest.ca/standings.h...,

(3) http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_...

(4) http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli... (he had an IM title application in 2017, pending approval),

(5) http://www.chess.ca/kleinman-michael,

(6) http://chessbrah.tv/about-chessbrah/ (joining the Montreal Chessbrahs team on the PRO Chess league in 2016).

Last updated: 2025-04-21 08:03:13

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 130  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Kleinman vs K Morrison  1-0312008Hart House Winter OpenB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. F Barrios vs M Kleinman  0-1522009PWC Toronto OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
3. V Puri vs M Kleinman  1-0312009PWC Toronto OpenD85 Grunfeld
4. M Kleinman vs A Calugar  0-1422009PWC Toronto OpenB25 Sicilian, Closed
5. M Kleinman vs A Martchenko 0-1332009CAN-ch U16B01 Scandinavian
6. S Thavandiran vs M Kleinman  1-0272010Cdn U-20 ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
7. M Kleinman vs J Friedel  0-1422010Canadian OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
8. M Kleinman vs A Ferreira  ½-½342010Canadian OpenC45 Scotch Game
9. M Kleinman vs V Pechenkin  0-1632010Canadian OpenB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
10. M Kleinman vs S Demmery  1-0572010Ontario ClosedB07 Pirc
11. H R Jung vs M Kleinman  ½-½772010Ontario ClosedA00 Uncommon Opening
12. M Kleinman vs T Krnan 1-0282010Ontario ClosedB01 Scandinavian
13. K Chung vs M Kleinman 0-1242010Ontario ClosedB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
14. M Kleinman vs M Humphreys ½-½82010Ontario ClosedA07 King's Indian Attack
15. L Henry vs M Kleinman 0-1442010Ontario ClosedB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
16. M Kleinman vs A C Lee  1-0352011Berkeley InternationalC78 Ruy Lopez
17. D Rensch vs M Kleinman 1-0412011Berkeley InternationalB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
18. R Yankovsky vs M Kleinman  1-0712011Berkeley InternationalB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
19. M Kleinman vs A Gupta  ½-½462011Berkeley InternationalB53 Sicilian
20. T Abrahamyan vs M Kleinman  ½-½402011Berkeley InternationalB75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
21. M Kleinman vs B Evans  ½-½532011Berkeley InternationalC07 French, Tarrasch
22. S Shivaji vs M Kleinman  ½-½342011Berkeley InternationalB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
23. M Kleinman vs R Lobo  1-0532011Berkeley InternationalC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. G Carreto Nieto vs M Kleinman  1-0712011Berkeley InternationalB23 Sicilian, Closed
25. M Kleinman vs C Schneider 1-0632011Ontario Jr ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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