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Daniel Edelman
Number of games in database: 36
Years covered: 1983 to 1994
Last FIDE rating: 2383
Overall record: +9 -14 =13 (43.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (12) 
    B80 B33 B56 B27 B32
 French Defense (5) 
    C02 C11
 Scotch Game (4) 
    C45
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (6) 
    E90 E92 E83 E75 E78
 French Defense (4) 
    C19 C02 C15
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   D Edelman vs Kasparov, 1988 1/2-1/2

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DANIEL EDELMAN
(born Feb-28-1969) United States of America

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He is an IM.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. D Edelman vs J Curdo 0-120 1983 Connecticut State ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
2. D Edelman vs T Redermacher  1-048 1985 National High School ChampionshipB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
3. D Edelman vs T Patton  ½-½37 1986 World OpenC45 Scotch Game
4. Minev vs D Edelman  ½-½36 1987 US opE78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3
5. Anand vs D Edelman  0-153 1987 Philadelphia opC19 French, Winawer, Advance
6. DeFirmian vs D Edelman  1-032 1988 It (open)C19 French, Winawer, Advance
7. D Edelman vs Kasparov ½-½14 1988 New YorkB33 Sicilian
8. E Schiller vs D Edelman ½-½9 1988 Pan American IntercollegiateC15 French, Winawer
9. D Edelman vs Wolff 1-023 1988 Pan-American intercollegiate championshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
10. D Edelman vs Gulko  0-127 1988 PhiladelphiaC02 French, Advance
11. D Edelman vs Chandler  0-164 1989 London (England)B33 Sicilian
12. D Edelman vs J Bonin  1-036 1989 Ch Manhattan Chess ClubC02 French, Advance
13. D Edelman vs Ashley  ½-½10 1989 USA, Ch Manhattan Chess Club New YorkB56 Sicilian
14. D Edelman vs Wojtkiewicz  ½-½102 1989 USAB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
15. D Edelman vs Glek  0-129 1990 Philadelphia 50/292C02 French, Advance
16. D Edelman vs V Tukmakov  0-149 1990 New York opB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
17. Bisguier vs D Edelman  ½-½8 1990 It (open)A02 Bird's Opening
18. D Edelman vs D Gurevich  ½-½45 1990 05B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
19. Dzindzichashvili vs D Edelman  ½-½98 1990 Ch USA (open)E90 King's Indian
20. D Edelman vs Bisguier  1-057 1990 It (open)C45 Scotch Game
21. D Edelman vs Alburt  0-167 1991 It (open)C11 French
22. D Edelman vs Waitzkin 1-068 1992 MCC/ACF Intl New YorkB56 Sicilian
23. D Edelman vs J Bonin  ½-½41 1992 New York Intl NovemberC02 French, Advance
24. J Benjamin vs D Edelman  1-055 1992 02, New York MCCC02 French, Advance
25. Fedorowicz vs D Edelman  ½-½82 1992 New York (USA)E83 King's Indian, Samisch
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-24-08  RookFile: This guy is rated 2460 and is an IM - no bio?
Jun-24-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  micartouse: Best known for causing the World Champion to fly into a hysterical rage after accepting a theoretical draw. :)
Jun-24-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <micartouse: Best known for causing the World Champion to fly into a hysterical rage after accepting a theoretical draw. :)>

More than most of us will ever be able to say. There's your bio, <RookFile>.

Jun-24-08  RookFile: I played him once. He won.
Jun-25-08  square dance: <rookfile> does this mean you are in fact(as i have long suspected) zsofia polgar? Zsofia Polgar vs D Edelman, 1994
Jun-25-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <...to fly into a hysterical rage after accepting a theoretical draw. :)>

Good thing Kasparov doesn't seem to have much, if any, political future.

Jun-25-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Edelman on Polgars: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpa... (bottom half)
Mar-05-10  Kazzak: Edelman played cowardly against Kasparov, and drew.
Fortunately, we have a video record, and we can see that there were no hysterics from the World Champion, just disappointment.

In part one of the video, Edelman states that he wishes to create "beauty" in the game against Kasparov, and that the outcome doesn't matter as much as the opportunity to create a memorable game. Then, when given the opportunity to go for a draw ending the game on move 14, see above, he does so. Meanwhile, his team mate Fishbein, presented with the same opportunity, declines the draw and plays for a win, in spite of the position being complicated.

Kasparov is utterly disgusted with Edelman's decision, stating that "You have white, you're playing the World Champion, and you do this?"

Edelman later observes that Fishbein declines the draw "we'll see how smart that decision was. We'll see how well he does in the future."

You'll enjoy the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgHB...

Oct-05-11  RMKvdS: <Kazzak> Fanboy. Chess is a game where the fault is all yours when you lose or draw. Kasparov did it himself, and it was Endelman's good choice to draw against the WC since Kasparov gave him the option. Don't bring your subjectivity into this matter.
Jan-26-12  timhortons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtrU...

<check out the vid at 3:52>

garrys upset!

Jan-26-12  timhortons: what happened to this edelman and other young masters who played garry? I cant here their names in any competition, did chess end up as a hobby for them?
Jan-26-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Caissanist: The USA produced hundreds of Danny Edelmans between about 1975 and 1995, in the aftermath of the Fischer boom. Most of them gave up the game before they reached 30, to make money elsewhere (most often in finance or high tech). A few still play occasionally in tournaments, or on ICC.
Jan-26-12  timhortons: I cant <here>see! their names in any competition
May-16-13  RookFile: I agree with Caissanist's comments, and am somewhat reminded of what the computer said at the end of "War Games" regarding the Thermo Nuclear War game: "Strange game. It seems that best move is not to play."
May-16-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Caissanist: The USA produced hundreds of Danny Edelmans between about 1975 and 1995, in the aftermath of the Fischer boom....>

In those days, I played my share of them, including Edelman himself on two occasions.

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