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Ram Soffer

Number of games in database: 355
Years covered: 1987 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2424 (2381 rapid, 2336 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2517
Overall record: +120 -72 =158 (56.9%)*
   * 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:
 King's Indian (18) 
    E97 E94 E91 E73 E76
 Sicilian (17) 
    B30 B52 B84 B90 B69
 English (16) 
    A18 A14 A10 A13 A16
 English, 1 c4 e5 (14) 
    A21 A29 A20 A26 A28
 Queen's Gambit Declined (10) 
    D35 D30 D37 D31
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    A45 D02 A40 A46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (36) 
    B47 B48 B31 B43 B44
 French Defense (36) 
    C02 C07 C01 C18 C15
 Nimzo Indian (15) 
    E32 E25 E43 E34 E45
 Sicilian Taimanov (14) 
    B47 B48 B46 B49
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    A40 D02 E10 A46
 French Winawer (9) 
    C18 C15 C19 C16 C17
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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 FS06 GM (1993)
   Groningen Open (1995)
   Budapest FS09 GM (1993)
   Tel Aviv (1991)
   Israeli Championship (1994)
   Rishon LeZion (1992)
   Berliner Sommer (1995)
   World Senior Teams Championship (50+) (2017)
   Berliner Sommer (1994)
   European Championship (2012)
   Gibraltar Masters (2011)
   Chigorin Memorial (2012)
   Chigorin Memorial (2016)
   Chigorin Memorial (2017)

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 358  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Suba vs R Soffer 1-0351987Biel1B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
2. Kudrin vs R Soffer 1-0301987MartignyC55 Two Knights Defense
3. M Godena vs R Soffer  1-0301988Biel MTO opC05 French, Tarrasch
4. R Soffer vs Smejkal  ½-½301988Berlin OpenD97 Grunfeld, Russian
5. F Portisch vs R Soffer  ½-½261988Berlin OpenD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. R Soffer vs T Wedberg  0-1311988Berlin OpenA61 Benoni
7. R Soffer vs J Hector  0-1421988Berlin OpenD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
8. N Davies vs R Soffer  ½-½271989Tel Aviv-BA09 Reti Opening
9. T Fatin vs R Soffer  0-134198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA22 English
10. M Hebden vs R Soffer  1-067198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
11. R Soffer vs N Foster  1-019198913th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA10 English
12. A Fauland vs R Soffer  1-0611990Bern ZonalA06 Reti Opening
13. E Brestian vs R Soffer  ½-½231990Bern ZonalD73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3
14. R Soffer vs N Davies  ½-½401990Tel AvivA10 English
15. R Soffer vs G Rechlis  0-1371990Bern ZonalA80 Dutch
16. R Soffer vs I Manor  1-0441990Bern ZonalD96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
17. P Cramling vs R Soffer  1-0531990Tel AvivA90 Dutch
18. R Soffer vs Psakhis 0-1221990Tel AvivA21 English
19. R Soffer vs R Frick  1-0491990Bern ZonalE97 King's Indian
20. Tal vs R Soffer 1-0401990Tel AvivE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
21. W Hug vs R Soffer  ½-½131990Bern ZonalA07 King's Indian Attack
22. R Soffer vs K Bischoff  ½-½141990Bern ZonalE15 Queen's Indian
23. M Wahls vs R Soffer  ½-½421990Bern ZonalB42 Sicilian, Kan
24. Lobron vs R Soffer  ½-½361990Bern ZonalD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. J Hickl vs R Soffer  ½-½151990Bern ZonalC13 French
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-21-05  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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