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Ram Soffer

Number of games in database: 342
Years covered: 1987 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2423 (2381 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2517
Overall record: +114 -71 =152 (56.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 5 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (17) 
    B30 B52 B45 B54 B39
 King's Indian (17) 
    E97 E94 E76 E73 E91
 English (15) 
    A18 A10 A14 A16 A11
 English, 1 c4 e5 (13) 
    A21 A20 A26 A29 A22
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    A45 D02 A40 A46
 Queen's Gambit Declined (10) 
    D35 D30 D31 D37
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (36) 
    B47 B48 B31 B28 B51
 French Defense (32) 
    C02 C01 C07 C15 C18
 Nimzo Indian (14) 
    E32 E25 E43 E49 E45
 Sicilian Taimanov (14) 
    B48 B47 B46 B49
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    A40 D02 E10
 French Tarrasch (8) 
    C07 C03 C05
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Soffer vs D Belousov, 2012 1/2-1/2
   R Soffer vs Fritz, 2000 1-0
   I Mrykhin vs R Soffer, 2012 0-1
   R Soffer vs W Wandzik, 2011 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Linz Open (1997)
   Budapest FS09 GM (1993)
   Groningen Open (1995)
   Israeli Championship (1994)
   Tel Aviv (1991)
   Bern Zonal (1990)
   Rishon LeZion (1992)
   World Senior Teams Championship (50+) (2017)
   Berliner Sommer (1995)
   Berliner Sommer (1994)
   Gibraltar Masters (2011)
   European Championship (2012)
   Chigorin Memorial (2012)
   Chigorin Memorial (2017)
   Chigorin Memorial (2016)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 ISR-chT
   R Soffer vs Kuzubov (May-12-23) 0-1
   I Gorshtein vs R Soffer (May-06-23) 1-0
   Y Shohat vs R Soffer (May-05-23) 1-0
   L Livaic vs R Soffer (Mar-13-23) 1-0
   R Soffer vs A Brkic (Mar-12-23) 0-1

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RAM SOFFER
(born Sep-06-1965, 59 years old) Israel

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Grandmaster, FIDE Arbiter and FIDE Trainer.

Wikipedia article: Ram Soffer

Last updated: 2022-06-27 14:29:44

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 355  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kudrin vs R Soffer 1-0301987MartignyC55 Two Knights Defense
2. Suba vs R Soffer 1-0351987Biel1B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
3. M Godena vs R Soffer  1-0301988Biel MTO opC05 French, Tarrasch
4. R Soffer vs Smejkal  ½-½301988Berlin opD97 Grunfeld, Russian
5. N Davies vs R Soffer  ½-½271989Tel Aviv-BA09 Reti Opening
6. T Fatin vs R Soffer  0-134198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA22 English
7. M Hebden vs R Soffer  1-067198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
8. R Soffer vs N Foster  1-019198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA10 English
9. R Soffer vs L Brunner  ½-½511990Bern ZonalD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. R Lev vs R Soffer  ½-½391990Bern ZonalA81 Dutch
11. E Brestian vs R Soffer  ½-½231990Bern ZonalD73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3
12. R Soffer vs G Rechlis  0-1371990Bern ZonalA80 Dutch
13. R Soffer vs I Manor  1-0441990Bern ZonalD96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
14. P Cramling vs R Soffer  1-0531990Tel AvivA90 Dutch
15. A Fauland vs R Soffer  1-0611990Bern ZonalA06 Reti Opening
16. R Soffer vs R Frick  1-0491990Bern ZonalE97 King's Indian
17. Tal vs R Soffer 1-0401990Tel AvivE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
18. R Soffer vs K Bischoff  ½-½141990Bern ZonalE15 Queen's Indian
19. J Hickl vs R Soffer  ½-½151990Bern ZonalC13 French
20. R Soffer vs O Bruk  ½-½151990Bern ZonalA30 English, Symmetrical
21. R Soffer vs Psakhis 0-1221990Tel AvivA21 English
22. Lobron vs R Soffer  ½-½361990Bern ZonalD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
23. M Wahls vs R Soffer  ½-½421990Bern ZonalB42 Sicilian, Kan
24. W Hug vs R Soffer  ½-½131990Bern ZonalA07 King's Indian Attack
25. R Soffer vs N Davies  ½-½401990Tel AvivA10 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-21-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Ram Soffer is one of only three players to hold both over the board and problem solving GM titles. The other two are Andrew Jonathan Mestel and John Nunn
Sep-06-06  BIDMONFA: Ram Soffer

SOFFER, Ram
http://www.bidmonfa.com/soffer_ram....
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Aug-10-08  whiteshark: The real <GM RAM>, so to say.
Apr-25-11  solskytz: Some of this guy's distinctions include:

World championship in chess problem solving

Five times second place in Israeli Bridge Championship

Most accomplished concert pianist, with a very wide repertoire

and a Master's degree in mathematics

Oct-30-12  waustad: He's playing now in the Chigorin Memorial: http://en.spbchesstournaments.com/

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