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Leon S Lederman

Number of games in database: 230
Years covered: 1975 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2201 (2185 rapid, 2200 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2415
Overall record: +81 -96 =53 (46.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (49) 
    B93 B44 B42 B32 B33
 Ruy Lopez (23) 
    C91 C72 C80 C84 C77
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (14) 
    C91 C90 C99 C84
 Caro-Kann (14) 
    B17 B15 B18 B16 B12
 Sicilian Najdorf (11) 
    B93 B97 B99 B92
 French Defense (10) 
    C19 C01 C11 C12 C00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (30) 
    B90 B97 B22 B92 B21
 Sicilian Najdorf (19) 
    B90 B97 B92 B93 B91
 Queen's Pawn Game (13) 
    D02 D00 A46 E00 D04
 Caro-Kann (13) 
    B18 B17 B10 B13 B14
 Semi-Slav (8) 
    D45 D49 D48 D47
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (7) 
    D22 D21 D20
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Lederman vs S Reuben, 2014 1-0
   L Hazai vs L Lederman, 1980 1/2-1/2
   T Serra Olives vs L Lederman, 2014 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Be'er Sheva (1976)
   Netanya (1975)
   Be'er Sheva-B (1990)
   Ramat HaSharon (1979)
   Be'er Sheva (1978)
   Israeli Championship (1984)
   European Seniors Championship (2011)
   4th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1980)
   Le Havre (1977)
   European Senior Championship (2013)
   World Senior Teams Championship (65+) (2017)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)
   21st World Seniors Championship (2011)
   Gibraltar Masters (2013)
   Gibraltar Masters (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Czech Open-A
   L Lederman vs E Ioannidis (Jul-24-23) 0-1
   R Stalmach vs L Lederman (Jul-22-23) 1-0
   R Barski vs L Lederman (Jul-26-19) 1/2-1/2
   L Lederman vs N Gaprindashvili (Aug-11-18) 1/2-1/2
   L Lederman vs J Waterfield (May-02-17) 1-0

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LEON S LEDERMAN
(born May-25-1947, 77 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Israel)

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He is an IM (1976).


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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Y Kraidman vs L Lederman  ½-½721975NetanyaA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
2. Shamkovich vs L Lederman  0-1371975NetanyaD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
3. L Lederman vs Panno  1-0821975NetanyaB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
4. L Lederman vs Pachman  1-0481975NetanyaC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
5. Najdorf vs L Lederman  1-0531975NetanyaD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. V Liberzon vs L Lederman  1-0301975NetanyaB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
7. Yanofsky vs L Lederman  0-1401975NetanyaD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
8. L Lederman vs S Kagan 1-0411975NetanyaB32 Sicilian
9. A Balshan vs L Lederman  ½-½401975NetanyaA15 English
10. L Lederman vs Y Bleiman  ½-½441975NetanyaB12 Caro-Kann Defense
11. L Lederman vs Timman  0-1551975NetanyaB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. I Radashkovich vs L Lederman  1-0761975NetanyaA09 Reti Opening
13. L Lederman vs R Cardoso  1-0341975NetanyaB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
14. Pachman vs L Lederman  0-1531976EU-chT 06th Group5D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
15. L Lederman vs Y Bleiman  ½-½251976Be'er ShevaB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
16. Y Kraidman vs L Lederman  1-0251976Be'er ShevaA23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
17. L Lederman vs S Kagan  ½-½411976Be'er ShevaB06 Robatsch
18. S Giterman vs L Lederman  ½-½571976Be'er ShevaD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
19. L Lederman vs I Radashkovich  0-1311976Be'er ShevaC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
20. V Liberzon vs L Lederman  ½-½361976Be'er ShevaB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
21. M Czerniak vs L Lederman  0-1441976Be'er ShevaB22 Sicilian, Alapin
22. L Lederman vs W Hartston  1-0571976Be'er ShevaB44 Sicilian
23. D Marovic vs L Lederman  1-0671976Be'er ShevaD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
24. L Lederman vs M Damjanovic  1-0381976Be'er ShevaB32 Sicilian
25. L Lederman vs S Tatai  1-0421976Be'er ShevaB33 Sicilian
 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231  PGN Download
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Dec-08-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: <Not> the physicist and Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_M...
Mar-14-15  eyalbd: An original and deep Queen sac at move 22.

[Event "Nethanya it"]
[Site "Nethanya, Israel"]
[Date "1975.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leon Lederman"]
[Black "Shimon Kagan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[ECO "B35"]
[EventDate "1975.06.01"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 Rad8 14. Rad1 e5 15. Be3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nh5 17. Bc1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc5+ 19. Be3 Qe5 20. Bh6 Ng3 21. Bxf8 Qc5+


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22. Qd4! Ne2+ 23. Kh2 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Qb6 25. Be7 d5 26. Bxd8 Qxd8 27. e5 a5 28. a4 b5 29. axb5 Bxb5 30. Rf6 a4 31. Rd6 Qg5 32. Bxd5 h5 33. Rf6 Be8 34. c4 h4 35. c5 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 a3 37. e6 fxe6 38. Rxe6 Bf7 39. Re8+ Kg7 40. Re7 Kh6 41. Rxf7

May-24-21  BIDMONFA: Leon S Lederman

LEDERMAN, Leon
http://www.bidmonfa.com/lederman_le...
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