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Rafail Gorenstein

Number of games in database: 67
Years covered: 1939 to 1966
Overall record: +23 -21 =23 (51.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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RAFAIL GORENSTEIN
(born Jul-04-1923, died Sep-23-2012, 89 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality Russia)

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Rafail Yakovlevich Gorenstein was a chess trainer. He was awarded the Soviet Master of Sports title in 1958.

Last updated: 2022-05-10 12:03:59

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 67  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Gorenstein vs Bronstein  ½-½191939Ukrainian ChampionshipC46 Three Knights
2. Bronstein vs R Gorenstein ½-½151940KievC29 Vienna Gambit
3. A Sokolsky vs R Gorenstein  1-0261947Ukrainian ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
4. R Gorenstein vs A Miroshnichenko  0-1291954Ukrainian ChampionshipC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
5. M Levin vs R Gorenstein  0-1261954Ukrainian ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
6. V Tokarev vs R Gorenstein  1-0321954Ukrainian ChampionshipD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
7. R Gorenstein vs M Abramson  ½-½321954Ukrainian ChampionshipC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
8. M Usachy vs R Gorenstein  0-1241955Ukrainian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
9. A Khavin vs R Gorenstein  ½-½171955Ukrainian ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
10. R Gorenstein vs Korchnoi  ½-½381956PoltavaD94 Grunfeld
11. R Romanovsky vs R Gorenstein  1-0331957OdessaC18 French, Winawer
12. G Ravinsky vs R Gorenstein  0-1471958URS-ch sf MoscowC05 French, Tarrasch
13. R Gorenstein vs Furman  0-1381958URS-ch sf MoscowB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
14. R Gorenstein vs Goriachy  1-0331958Lvov ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. Suetin vs R Gorenstein  1-0271958URS-ch sf MoscowC05 French, Tarrasch
16. Lutikov vs R Gorenstein  1-0401958URS-ch sf MoscowD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. Burstein vs R Gorenstein  0-1461958Lvov ChampionshipB41 Sicilian, Kan
18. R Gorenstein vs Vasiukov  0-1391958URS-ch sf MoscowA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
19. R Gorenstein vs V Mikenas  ½-½601958URS-ch sf MoscowD94 Grunfeld
20. V Kart vs R Gorenstein  ½-½371958Lvov ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
21. V Golembo vs R Gorenstein  ½-½391958Lvov ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
22. R Gorenstein vs Kabarivsky  1-0391958Lvov ChampionshipA53 Old Indian
23. K Pitksaar vs R Gorenstein  0-1281958URS-ch sf MoscowC17 French, Winawer, Advance
24. R Gorenstein vs Stein  0-1401958Lvov ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
25. R Gorenstein vs Andryuschenko  1-0371958Lvov ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-30-10  oscarwilde: Who was Gorenstein? Does anybody know anything about him? He must have been a very good player, after all.
Jan-19-11  Gejewe: About 10 years ago I bought two books in Cappelle la Grande, in Russian, written by R.Y.Gorenstein : "Shakhmatny Mittelspilj" tome 1 and 2. It may have been Alexander Raetsky who told me that Gorenstein was a noted chesscoach. Strangely enough the picture on the back of the book is that of a young man, but my command of Russian is nonexistent so that makes it impossible to sort out the back text. On the other hand, tome 2 has a small part with a selection of Gorenstein's games f.e the ones with Zamikhovsky and Korchnoi mentioned on this page but also wins against Sokolski and Dorfman ( that one in later years). So you are right to presume he must have been a very strong player. Unfortunately that does not solve our quest for biographical information.. Did he switch to a chesstrainer career ?

[Event "Dnepropetrovsk"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[White "Gorenstein"]
[Black "Dorfman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Qc2 Qc7 5. g3 d5 6. d3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. e5 Nd7 12. Bf4 Rfc8 13. h4 Nf8 14. h5 h6 15. Nbd2 Nh7 16. Nf1 Qd8 17. N1h2 Ng5 18. Qd2 Na5 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. b4 cxb4 21. cxb4 Nb7 22. b5 Bd7 23. Nd4 a6 24. Be3 axb5 25. axb5 Ra4 26. Rb1 Nc5 27. f4 Nh7 28. g4 Rca8 29. Bf1 Ra2 30. Rb2 Rxb2 31. Qxb2 Ra4 32. Nc6 Bxc6 33. bxc6 d4 34. Bf2 Qc7 35. Rb1 Qxc6 36. Qxb6 Qxb6 37. Rxb6 37... Ra3? 38. Rb8+ Bf8 (38... Nf8 39. Re8! Ra7 40. Bxd4) 39. Nf3 Nxd3 40. Bxd3 Rxd3 41. Nxd4 Rc3 42. Kf1 Ra3 43. Ke2 Ra6 44. f5 Ng5 45. Bh4 Ra2+ 46. Kd3 Ra3+ 47. Kc2 Ra5 48. Bg3 Ra2+ 49. Kb1 Ra4 50. Nc6 Rxg4 51. Ne7+ Kh7 52. Rxf8 Rxg3 (52... exf5 53. Nxf5 g6 54. e6! fxe6 55. Be5 gxh5 56. Ne7) 53. Ng6 1-0

May-18-11  oscarwilde: Thank you so much for your reply, which I only see today long after you wrote it. I must now play through the the game against Dortman! Perhaps we can find out more about Gorenstein in the future! oscarwilde
May-18-11  Nietzowitsch: < Р а ф а и л < Я к о в л е в и ч < Г о р е н ш т е й н >>>

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