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Tal Baron
T Baron 
 

Number of games in database: 476
Years covered: 2007 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2436 (2419 rapid, 2442 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2559
Overall record: +140 -106 =141 (54.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 89 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (41) 
    B32 B90 B67 B41 B77
 Queen's Pawn Game (35) 
    D02 A45 A46 A40 A50
 Ruy Lopez (28) 
    C91 C67 C96 C70 C61
 Nimzo Indian (22) 
    E20 E25 E30 E32
 French Defense (19) 
    C18 C11 C10 C16
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (12) 
    C91 C96 C93 C95 C92
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (45) 
    B31 B33 B30 B40 B51
 Grunfeld (26) 
    D85 D91 D70 D97 D76
 French Defense (23) 
    C01 C03 C11 C02 C18
 English, 1 c4 c5 (18) 
    A34 A37 A36 A30 A31
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C92 C78 C60 C95 C72
 Queen's Pawn Game (15) 
    D02 A45 E10 D04 E00
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T Baron vs S Martinovic, 2010 1-0
   T Baron vs J Sanchez, 2013 1-0
   P Potapov vs T Baron, 2018 0-1
   T Koop vs T Baron, 2015 0-1
   T Baron vs S P Sethuraman, 2010 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   London Chess Classic Open (2015)
   Israeli Championship 2024 (2025)
   European Club Cup (2012)
   Karpos Open (2014)
   World Junior Championship (2012)
   Andorra Open (2017)
   Chigorin Memorial (2013)
   GRENKE Chess Open (2017)
   Gibraltar Masters (2012)
   Karpos Open (2013)
   Isle of Man Grand Swiss (2019)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2013)
   Gibraltar Masters (2020)
   European Championship (2019)
   European Championship (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Israeli Championship 2024
   Y Yaniv vs T Baron (Jan-28-25) 0-1
   T Baron vs I Meirovich (Jan-27-25) 1-0
   E Alekseev vs T Baron (Jan-26-25) 1-0
   N Veinberg vs T Baron (Jan-25-25) 1/2-1/2
   T Baron vs A Boruchovsky (Jan-24-25) 0-1

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TAL BARON
(born Aug-07-1992, 32 years old) Israel
PRONUNCIATION:
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He became an IM in 2010 and a GM in 2011.

Wikipedia article: Tal Baron

Last updated: 2023-08-07 07:53:52

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 476  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Baron vs S Umarov  0-1422007Elitzur SummerC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
2. T Baron vs D Kudischewitsch  0-1352007Elitzur Winter GivataimB01 Scandinavian
3. G Popilski vs T Baron  0-1592007Givataim Elitzur WinterD97 Grunfeld, Russian
4. M Nedobora vs T Baron  1-0282007Elitzur Winter GivataimD85 Grunfeld
5. T Baron vs I Porat  ½-½682007Elitzur Winter GivataimC42 Petrov Defense
6. T Baron vs B Kantsler  0-1342007Elitzur Winter GivataimC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
7. G Kaganskiy vs T Baron  1-0412007Elitzur Winter GivataimA15 English
8. T Baron vs K Lerner  0-1432007Elitzur Winter GivataimB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
9. T Baron vs A Payen  1-0382008Cappelle OpenC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
10. A Zubarev vs T Baron  1-0322008Cappelle OpenB33 Sicilian
11. T Baron vs Y Zilberman  1-0362008Cappelle OpenB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. T Nalbandian vs T Baron  ½-½582008Cappelle OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
13. T Baron vs K van der Weide  ½-½502008Cappelle OpenC10 French
14. J L Hammer vs T Baron  1-0422008Cappelle OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
15. S Sen vs T Baron 0-1392008EU-ch U16 18thA15 English
16. T Baron vs A Stella  ½-½492008EU-ch U16 18thC18 French, Winawer
17. A Biryukov vs T Baron  1-0522008EU-ch U16 18thD94 Grunfeld
18. T Baron vs B Dubessay  1-0442008EU-ch U16 18thB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. M Klekowski vs T Baron  0-1322008EU-ch U16 18thB25 Sicilian, Closed
20. A Heimann vs T Baron  ½-½222008EU-ch U16 18thB33 Sicilian
21. T Baron vs H Mordechai  ½-½342008EU-ch U16 18thB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
22. D A Kaforos vs T Baron  0-1222008EU-ch U16 18thB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
23. V Golod vs T Baron  ½-½802008Israeli ChampionshipA15 English
24. A Greenfeld vs T Baron  ½-½312008TCh-ISR -9A16 English
25. T Baron vs E Vorobiov  0-1342009Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 476  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-21-08  notyetagm: http://chesstempo.com/chess-forum/g...:

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Re: Rating Chess tempo and FIDE....
« Reply #63 on: Today at 02:15:28 am »

Israeli Rating: 2047
Fide Rating: should have been about the same if my second tournament would have been sent (I only have one) CT standard: ~2400
CT Blitz: ~2350 (currently top-10 on both lists)
CTS: 1750-1800
FICS (both blitz and lightning): 1750-1800 (I rarely play)

I only play one or two OTB tournaments a year, and league games (there are about 10 a year with 90+30 time controls). I guess I am overperforming here in a way, but I consider tactical ability a strong side of my game, and solving problems in general (I was ranked in the country's top 10 several times, and Israel is a multiple world champion at this field; true, only studies have a real correlation to real chess where direct mates, helpmates and selfmates have little to do with it). My opening knowledge is poor for a player at my level, and the positional aspects could be better too.

I don't know if I play enough OTB to know if this site helps me or not. I do know that as you go down the rankings, say less than 1700, over 95% of games are being decided by tactics and not by careful positional play and "grinding". I think this site is more help to players under 2000. I think for me it is more fun than learning.

Here are the stats for two of my chess friends (I know they wouldn't mind, but none of them will care enough to post here):

Dan83
Israeli Rating: ~2230
Fide Rating: ~2120
CT standard: N/A
CT Blitz: 2350-2400 (currently top-10)
CTS: ~1800

<<<Baron Tal (tal is the first name, an extremely talented 16 y.o.) Israeli Rating: ~2370
Fide Rating: 2300 (just made an IM norm in a very strong ISR-ch final, beating and drawing several GMs - I expect him to be an IM next year) CT Blitz: ~2560 (registered last week and quickly gained #1, currently inactive) [CT standard: ~2150 but with less than 50 problems made]>
>
>

While on the subject of Fide Rating, Richard, how many users titled FM and above are here? If possible, usernames and real names would be nice Smiley One more thing - when making your average stats you should totally rule out blitz ratings of people who last played before the May major upgrade - they are inflated by many hunderds of points.>

Aug-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Tal Baron, Israel, born 7 August 1992. Now rated 2438, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 2010. He was 5th in European U14 Ch 2006.

Picture: http://www.chessdom.com/images/stor...

Placed 2nd in Olomouc Chess Summer GM-1 (Czech Republic) 4-12 August 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr368...

Aug-07-11  DarthStapler: Mikhail Tal becomes a Baron (Lasers)
Jan-27-12  BIDMONFA: Tal Baron

BARON, Tal
http://www.bidmonfa.com/baron_tal.htm
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Apr-02-12  Xeroxx: No pun intended.
Jan-13-13  Cemoblanca: +31 -31 =31

Hey that looks cool! :D

Oct-10-13  OneArmedScissor: Cool name
Oct-10-13  Cemoblanca: Indeed, but Baron Tal sounds cooler! ;)
Jun-02-17  Gallicrow: Partial confession of cheating here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahk...

Personally I think he is a liar as well as a cheat as I believe he used an engine in many other online blitz games.

Jun-02-17  whiteshark: <Gallicrow> There is actually no need for me to speak at all, as I could simply endorse what you wrote. However...

He forgot to mention that he cheated MVL and Nakamura in that very tournament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atV...

and here is some related statistical evidence: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm...

Dec-27-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: The Wizard of Haifa?

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