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Dolfi Drimer
D Drimer 
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Number of games in database: 314
Years covered: 1957 to 1987
Last FIDE rating: 2345
Overall record: +89 -77 =148 (51.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (57) 
    B56 B32 B42 B92 B95
 Four Knights (14) 
    C47 C49 C48
 Sicilian Najdorf (12) 
    B92 B90 B95 B94
 French Defense (11) 
    C18 C10 C07 C16 C00
 Three Knights (9) 
    C46
 Caro-Kann (9) 
    B18 B17 B14 B12
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (63) 
    B56 B27 B61 B43 B75
 Queen's Gambit Declined (13) 
    D37 D31 D35 D30 D38
 Budapest Gambit (12) 
    A52
 Orthodox Defense (11) 
    D58 D55 D63 D54 D68
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (10) 
    B61 B67 B60
 Robatsch (8) 
    B06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Drimer vs Botvinnik, 1960 1/2-1/2
   A Lahti vs D Drimer, 1969 0-1
   Antoshin vs D Drimer, 1968 1/2-1/2
   Uhlmann vs D Drimer, 1960 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Bucharest (1962)
   Northern Open (1968)
   Nordic Championship (1969)
   Capablanca Memorial (1968)
   Romanian Championship (1961)
   Hastings 1969/70 (1969)
   Romanian Championship (1968)
   Bucharest (1967)
   Romanian Championship (1967)
   Raach Zonal (1969)
   Havana Olympiad qual-7 (1966)
   Leipzig Olympiad qual-4 (1960)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   Havana Olympiad Final-A (1966)
   Lugano Olympiad Final-A (1968)

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DOLFI DRIMER
(born 1934, died Jun-01-2014, 79 years old) Romania

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In 1961, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. He was the first rector of the Ecological University of Bucharest. He was author of many scientific research works.

In the 1950s and 1960s Dolfi Drimer was one of the leading Romanian chess players. He was a participant of the Romanian Chess Championship where 13 times played in finals and in 1957 won silver medal.. In 1962, Dolfi Drimer shared third place with Florin Gheorghiu in International Chess Tournament in Bucharest.

There is some confusion about his date of birth. The 16th and 18th of October are being mentioned, as well as the 16th of November.

Last updated: 2022-05-26 22:03:45

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 314  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Soderborg vs D Drimer  ½-½771957World Student Team ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. P Ravn vs D Drimer  0-1451957World Student Team ChampionshipB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
3. N Padevsky vs D Drimer  ½-½351957World Student Team ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
4. Spassky vs D Drimer  ½-½321957World Student Team ChampionshipD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
5. D Drimer vs J Kozma  ½-½241957World Student Team ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
6. Portisch vs D Drimer  ½-½191957World Student Team ChampionshipE08 Catalan, Closed
7. D Drimer vs G J Martin  1-0361957World Student Team ChampionshipA99 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3
8. E Mednis vs D Drimer  ½-½151957World Student Team ChampionshipE07 Catalan, Closed
9. D Bertholdt vs D Drimer  ½-½421958WchT U26 prel-A 05thD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
10. D Drimer vs D Bertholdt  1-0331959ROU-GDRE14 Queen's Indian
11. D Drimer vs K Sales 1-0171960WchT U26 07thC47 Four Knights
12. Lombardy vs D Drimer  0-1401960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. Lengyel vs D Drimer  ½-½241960Asztalos MemorialD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. D Drimer vs Sliwa  ½-½411960Asztalos MemorialC46 Three Knights
15. D Drimer vs G Kluger  ½-½341960Asztalos MemorialC46 Three Knights
16. D Drimer vs G Tringov  0-1531960WchT U26 07thA04 Reti Opening
17. M Vukcevich vs D Drimer 1-0621960WchT U26 07thB36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
18. D Drimer vs K Darga  ½-½171960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
19. E Larrain Cadiz vs D Drimer  ½-½181960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. D Drimer vs C Munoz  1-0501960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
21. E O'Hare vs D Drimer  0-1251960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
22. D Drimer vs A Pomar  0-1361960Leipzig Olympiad qual-4B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
23. Eliskases vs D Drimer  ½-½211960Leipzig Olympiad Final-AA18 English, Mikenas-Carls
24. D Drimer vs K Darga  ½-½151960Leipzig Olympiad Final-AB44 Sicilian
25. D Drimer vs Pachman  ½-½501960Leipzig Olympiad Final-AB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-03-08  whiteshark: Romanian IM

playing at 1960, 1966 and 1968 Olympiads
http://www.olimpbase.org/players/th...

Mar-03-08  centercounter: Also "famous" for the dubious Drimer Variation of the Budapest (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5! 3. dxe5 4. Ng4 Bf4 5. g5?!)
Mar-07-08  whiteshark: <centercounter> Are you sure about it? For me <1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 g5> is related to Elek Bakonyi
Nov-27-14
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  GrahamClayton: Drimer's other claim to fame regarding the Budapest Gambit is the "rook lift" with ...♖a6, followed by a further move along the 6th rank.

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