Alon Greenfeld
Alon Greenfeld is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer.
Chess career
His peak rating system|rating] is 2610, achieved in the FIDE rating list of January 1994.In 1982, he finished runner-up in the European Junior Chess Championship. Two years later, Greenfeld won the Israeli national championship. His best individual achievement is the victory of the Komerční banka Cup, a category 14 round-robin tournament at the Trimex Open 1993 in Pardubice.
His most famous pupil has been Emil Sutovsky. He travels regularly to India, and works with a number of promising young Indian players e.g., Vidit Gujarathi, who he has been training since 2004. Asked what his best game was Greenfeld unhesitatingly replied: "My game against G.M. Boyce at Jersey 2004"
Alon Greenfeld played for Israel in five Chess Olympiads.
- In 1982, at first reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne ;
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki ;
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki ;
- In 1990, at fourth board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad ;
- In 1994, at fourth board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow.