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Boris Kreiman
Number of games in database: 175
Years covered: 1990 to 2006
Last FIDE rating: 2482
Highest rating achieved in database: 2577
Overall record: +61 -54 =56 (52.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      4 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (38)      B30 B32 B53 B31 B87  Caro-Kann (12)      B12 B18 B19  French Defense (9)      C11 C18 C10 C14 C02  French (4)      C11 C10  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (4)      B67 B64 B62 B61  Sicilian Kan (4)      B42 B43	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (29)      B22 B42 B31 B29 B43  King's Indian (18)      E97 E73 E99 E60 E80  Slav (12)      D11 D10 D17 D18 D19  Grunfeld (8)      D85 D87 D91 D97  Sicilian Kan (7)      B42 B43 B41  Ruy Lopez (5)      C76 C60 C89

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Kreiman vs Christiansen, 2002 1/2-1/2
   Waitzkin vs B Kreiman, 1993 0-1
   B Kreiman vs Paschall, 2003 1-0
   B Kreiman vs Kaidanov, 1994 1/2-1/2

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BORIS KREIMAN (born Jun-07-1976) Russia (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] Grandmaster Boris Kreiman was born in Moscow, Russian SSR, USSR on June 7, 1976. He received his first chess training from the Russian School of Chess in Moscow at the age of 5. After moving to the United States at the age of 14, he settled on Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York, where he studied with GM Gata Kamsky. Later, he also trained with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Kreiman won the U.S. Junior Championship in 1993 and 1996, played in the World Junior Championship three times, and was awarded the Samford Fellowship given annually to the most promising player under age 25 in the United States. Kreiman has won more than 20 international chess tournaments; in three U.S. Championships, his best finish was third at Seattle in 2002. An experienced chess teacher for over a decade, he founded the Kreiman Chess Academy in Los Angeles, which is dedicated to incorporating chess into educational systems and to establishing competitive chess programs along the West Coast of the U.S. His students include national champions Joel Banawa and Jouaquin Banawa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_...

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C Haessler vs B Kreiman   1-0 39 1990 World op A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 2. B Kreiman vs R Olthof   ½-½ 28 1990 World op B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 3. T Wedberg vs B Kreiman   ½-½ 43 1991 New York op C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 4. B Kreiman vs M Zlotnikov   0-1 43 1991 New York op E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 5. Y Zaderman vs B Kreiman   ½-½ 28 1991 USA-ch U18 A07 King's Indian Attack 6. B Kreiman vs W Shipman   ½-½ 20 1991 New York op C53 Giuoco Piano 7. B Kreiman vs P Rohwer   1-0 28 1991 USA-ch U18 C47 Four Knights 8. Waitzkin vs B Kreiman   ½-½ 45 1991 USA-ch U18 C26 Vienna 9. B Kreiman vs D Benjamin   ½-½ 13 1991 USA-ch U18 A07 King's Indian Attack 10. B Kreiman vs Remlinger   0-1 19 1991 New York op C18 French, Winawer 11. B Kreiman vs E Formanek   ½-½ 24 1992 New York op C15 French, Winawer 12. B Kreiman vs K Shirazi   1-0 48 1992 New York op C24 Bishop's Opening 13. Alburt vs B Kreiman   ½-½ 35 1992 It E73 King's Indian 14. B Kreiman vs J Salman 1-0 63 1992 World op B33 Sicilian 15. B Kreiman vs T Taylor   0-1 23 1992 World op B32 Sicilian 16. R Henley vs B Kreiman   1-0 37 1992 New York op E97 King's Indian 17. Ashley vs B Kreiman   1-0 32 1992 08, Philadelphia World op 92\\05 C60 Ruy Lopez 18. B Kreiman vs N M Abbasi   0-1 42 1993 World op 21st B53 Sicilian 19. Paschall vs B Kreiman   1-0 39 1993 New York op E97 King's Indian 20. Shabalov vs B Kreiman 1-0 38 1993 Philadelphia op E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) 21. M Dandridge vs B Kreiman 1-0 26 1993 Midwest Class M/X A04 Reti Opening 22. B Kreiman vs S Garber   0-1 38 1993 USA-ch U18 B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 23. T Toh vs B Kreiman   0-1 29 1993 Wch U20 C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 24. Ashley vs B Kreiman   1-0 24 1993 It, New York (USA) B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 25. B Kreiman vs Ehlvest   0-1 28 1993 New York op B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Kreiman wins | Kreiman loses

Apr-01-05    pazzed paun: anybody know anything about this guy? I read that he was U.S. junior champ in 1993 and he studied with Alex Yermolinsky. Nov-26-05    WannaBe: He was at the 41st American Open, photo can be seen by clicking on my profile. Dec-18-05    WannaBe: According to the Dec. 2005 issue of Chess Life magazine, article originally written by Jerry Hanken, Boris is now 29, born in Russia, came to US when he was 11. Currently living in LA after spending much time in NY. He currently runs Kreiman Chess Academy in LA area. Finished 1st place in the 10th Pacific Coast Open. (July 21-24, 2005 Agoura Hills, CA) Jun-07-06    BIDMONFA: Boris Kreiman KREIMAN, Boris http://www.bidmonfa.com/kreiman_bor... _ Sep-25-06    WannaBe: Nice picture. :-) Jan-01-10    OhioChessFan: Anyone have any idea if this story is legit? http://scienceblogs.com/sunclipse/2... http://evidencebasedthought.wordpre... Jun-07-10    wordfunph: GM Boris Kreiman plays in ICC under the handle "Banzai".. current rating = 2482 peak rating = 2515 http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

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