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Dean Ippolito
D Ippolito 
Photo credit https://www.deanofchess.com 

Number of games in database: 372
Years covered: 1992 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2332
Highest rating achieved in database: 2483
Overall record: +110 -120 =141 (48.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (38) 
    E60 E63 E64 E67 E69
 Nimzo Indian (31) 
    E32 E38 E33 E20 E34
 Slav (20) 
    D11 D10 D15
 Catalan (17) 
    E06 E04 E07 E01
 Queen's Pawn Game (16) 
    E00 A41 A40 D02
 Modern Benoni (11) 
    A67 A57 A62 A56
With the Black pieces:
 Semi-Slav (34) 
    D43 D45 D44 D47 D48
 Petrov (24) 
    C42 C43
 Queen's Gambit Declined (18) 
    D37 D31 D30 D35 D39
 Sicilian (14) 
    B45 B33 B40 B97 B22
 Nimzo Indian (9) 
    E38 E41 E25 E37 E45
 Giuoco Piano (8) 
    C53 C50
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Ippolito vs Y Norowitz, 2004 1-0
   G Jones vs D Ippolito, 2001 0-1
   J Becerra Rivero vs D Ippolito, 2005 0-1
   J Hanlen vs D Ippolito, 1999 0-1
   A Gorlin vs D Ippolito, 2001 0-1
   T Enkhbat vs D Ippolito, 2008 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   7th Foxwoods Open (2005)
   Bermuda IM (1997)
   Smith & Williamson Young Masters (2001)
   102nd US Open (2001)
   Saitek US Masters (1998)
   Foxwoods Open (2008)
   United States Chess League (2008)
   32nd World Open (2004)
   Rilton Cup 2024/25 (2024)
   Foxwoods Open (2009)
   49th Rilton Cup 2019/20 (2019)
   28th World Open (2000)
   World Junior Championship (1998)
   35th World Open (2007)
   Gibraltar Masters (2007)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Rilton Cup 2024/25
   T Hillarp Persson vs D Ippolito (Jan-05-25) 0-1
   D Ippolito vs Gaurang Bagwe (Jan-04-25) 1-0
   E Trost vs D Ippolito (Jan-03-25) 1-0
   Aansh Nandan Nerurkar vs D Ippolito (Jan-02-25) 0-1
   D Ippolito vs Shri B Savitha (Dec-31-24) 1/2-1/2

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DEAN IPPOLITO
(born Jul-18-1978, 46 years old) United States of America

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Dean Ippolito was awarded the title of International Master in 1999 and won the New Jersey State Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2024.

References: (1) http://njscf.org/history/list-of-ne...

Last updated: 2025-01-12 11:01:57

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 374  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Ippolito vs D H Levin  0-1351992US Class ChampionshipsD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
2. D Ippolito vs E Martinovsky  ½-½501994USA-opE07 Catalan, Closed
3. de Firmian vs D Ippolito  1-0291994New York OpenC42 Petrov Defense
4. G Bono vs D Ippolito  ½-½51199495th US OpenC28 Vienna Game
5. D Ippolito vs B Kreiman  0-1431995Marshall CC int prelD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
6. E Sevillano vs D Ippolito  ½-½491995New York OpenC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
7. D Ippolito vs M Zlotnikov  0-1291995New York OpenE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
8. D Ippolito vs G Garcia  0-1411995New York OpenE07 Catalan, Closed
9. D Ippolito vs Yermolinsky  0-1411995US Class ChampionshipD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
10. J Sammour-Hasbun vs D Ippolito  1-0521996BermudaD53 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. R Black vs D Ippolito  0-1361996BermudaC37 King's Gambit Accepted
12. T Brownscombe vs D Ippolito  ½-½401996US opC42 Petrov Defense
13. A Soltis vs D Ippolito  1-0371996Mermaid Beach InternationalC26 Vienna
14. R Ye vs D Ippolito  ½-½511996Groningen OpenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. D Ippolito vs V Grechihin  1-0341996Groningen OpenE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
16. D Ippolito vs R Vera  ½-½161997New York OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
17. Morozevich vs D Ippolito  0-1791997New York OpenC42 Petrov Defense
18. M Ashley vs D Ippolito  1-0231997New York OpenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
19. D Ippolito vs A Reprintsev  1-0201997New York OpenD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
20. D Ippolito vs R Burnett  0-1291997Hawaii opE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
21. D Ippolito vs Kudrin  0-1481997Bermuda IMD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
22. D Ippolito vs N Faulks  1-0281997Bermuda IMA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
23. Shulman vs D Ippolito  1-0531997Linares Anibal OpenD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
24. D Ippolito vs A Montalvo  1-0321997Bermuda IME64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
25. D Ippolito vs W J Donaldson  0-1501997Bermuda IME91 King's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-12-05  Good2BTheKing: Dean is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet...at least he was 15 years ago...I only met him once at a tourny in NJ...he had the decency to play me during a break just for fun...just a couple of high school kids hanging out and playing chess...he killed me of course, but (like in all games) only at the end. :) I manged to hang in there with him for a little bit...but, like I said...that was 15 years ago.
Sep-05-08  myschkin: . . .

IM <Dean “the dream” Ippolito>

Profile Page:
http://njknockouts.blogspot.com/200...

Homepage:
http://www.deanofchess.com/

Interview 2007:
http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2... (by Elizabeth Vicary)

"Bio":
IM Dean “the dream” Ippolito spends most of his time preparing for his games not by his computer or by a chessboard but instead in the weight room. His unrelenting regimen of bench presses, leg curls and pushups give him the physical energy he needs to play a tough game of chess. He likes to play VERY positional openings with the white pieces. With the black pieces he used to play the Petroff exclusively until too many people told him how wimpy it was and too many 1700 players traded queens on move 5. Since then he sometimes plays the Sicilian to keep the critics off his back. Despite the fact that Dean plays some “wimpy” openings, I can assure you he is quite a good calculator and has a lot more imagination then you would expect from his repertoire. He is an extremely hard fighter, very resourceful and never gives up…..this has saved him a lot of games in the past. One of the biggest barrier between Ippolito and the higher levels is his penchant for giving too many easy draws away to stronger players, however if he overcomes this psychological desire for a draw, he could make some serious strides. http://www.newyorkmasters.com/playe...

Sep-22-09  ROADDOG: <myschkin>: He may be tough in the weight room but he is the whipping post in Group B at the 2009 Spice Open. 0-4 in 4 games.
Sep-24-09  BIDMONFA: Dean Ippolito

Ippolito, Dean
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ippolito_de...
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Oct-26-10  rapidcitychess: Obviously this guy is a cheater! He uses Ippolito!
Jun-08-15  Mfrankpsyd: His win against Charbonneau in 9/2009 which appeared in the NY Times as an endgame study was a shining star. I don't see it here but it's worth looking up - 2 Knights winning against king and pawn.
May-01-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Back in 2010, Ippolito launched a new magazine "Chess Player Magazine", which to quote editor Eric Cintron - "Our magazine is going to replace the old and boring chess magazines that are out in the market."

It seems that CPM did not replace existing magazines, and had a short life - does anyone know how many issues were produced?

Jun-12-23  belgradegambit: He just tied for first at the Charlotte Open.

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