IM Rafael Fridman Full name Rafael Friedmann Born 1/1/1979 (age 45) Place of birth Federation Germany Profiles #1517 World Ranking 2414 Classical 2437 Rapid 2464 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (6 games) Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (5 games) Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (4 games) Colle System (4 games) Four Knights Game: Double Spanish, Nimzowitsch Variation (3 games) Black Pieces Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (10 games) Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (9 games) Pirc Defense (9 games) Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (5 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Rafael Fridman (2463) Jan H Timman (2575) 0-1 61 2018 Rafael Fridman (2463) Sarunas Sulskis (2525) ½-½ 25 2018 Rafael Fridman (2470) Joerg Wegerle (2442) ½-½ 19 2017 Rafael Fridman (2470) Stanislav Savchenko (2483) ½-½ 40 2017 Rafael Fridman (2463) Roeland Pruijssers (2512) 1-0 57 2017 Rafael Fridman (2470) Jan H Timman (2565) ½-½ 32 2016 Rafael Fridman (2507) Michael Hammes (2393) ½-½ 14 2012 Rafael Fridman (2482) Artur Yusupov (2589) ½-½ 37 2011 Rafael Fridman (2482) Michael Riemens (2250) ½-½ 48 2011 Rafael Fridman (2507) Henk Vedder (2374) ½-½ 36 2011 Show All Games