GMYehuda Gruenfeld
- FIDE ID
- 2800020
About Yehuda Gruenfeld
Yehuda Gruenfeld was born in Poland in 1956 and built his chess career in Israel. He won Israel's youth championship in 1974 and became a grandmaster in 1980, two years after receiving the IM title. His tournament victories included Biel in 1980 and Dortmund in 1984. Show more
Yehuda Gruenfeld was born in Poland in 1956 and built his chess career in Israel. He won Israel's youth championship in 1974 and became a grandmaster in 1980, two years after receiving the IM title. His tournament victories included Biel in 1980 and Dortmund in 1984. He won the Israeli championship in 1982 and 1990 and represented Israel at six Olympiads between 1978 and 1992. Gruenfeld, who is deaf, later played first board for the International Chess Committee of the Deaf team at five Olympiads from 2010 to 2018. He won the men's blitz gold medal when chess entered the Winter Deaflympics programme in 2019.
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Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-17 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 7.3 | Gruenfeld,Y | Kimsanboyev,Axadxon | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-09-17 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 7.45 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | Kimsanboyev, Axadxon | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-09-16 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 6.53 | Ayapov, Alimzhan | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-09-16 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 6.5 | Ayapov,Alimzhan | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-09-15 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 5.2 | Gruenfeld,Y | Orsag,Mil1 | 1/2-1/2 | 112 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-09-15 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 5.41 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | Orsag, Milan | 1/2-1/2 | 112 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-09-14 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 4.37 | Larduet Despaigne, Carlos | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-09-14 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 4.1 | Larduet Despaigne,C | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-09-13 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 3.2 | Gruenfeld,Y | Simone,Valeria | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-09-13 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 3.41 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | Simone, Valeria | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-09-12 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 2.2 | Andriienko,Artom | Gruenfeld,Y | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-09-12 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 2.41 | Andriienko, Artom | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-09-11 | 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 1.45 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | Nurnahar Tonima | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-09-11 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Samarkand UZB | 1.3 | Gruenfeld,Y | Nurnahar Tonima | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-06-19 | TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off | Israel ISR | 7.8 | Zifroni,D | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 16 | 2026-06-16 | TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off | Israel ISR | 6.2 | Gruenfeld,Y | Ljubarov,M | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 17 | 2026-06-13 | TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off | Israel ISR | 5.8 | Gruenfeld,Y | Krayz,A | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 18 | 2026-06-12 | TCh-ISR Bottom Play-off | Israel ISR | 4.8 | Finkel,A | Gruenfeld,Y | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 19 | 2026-04-28 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 9.1 | Gruenfeld,Y | Janovsky,S | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 20 | 2026-04-27 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 8.1 | Ftacnik,L | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 21 | 2026-04-26 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 7.1 | Gruenfeld,Y | Haik,A | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 22 | 2026-04-25 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 6.1 | Garcia Palermo,C | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 23 | 2026-04-23 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 5.1 | Gruenfeld,Y | Nunn,J | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 24 | 2026-04-22 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 4.1 | Gruenfeld,Y | Glienke,Ma | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 25 | 2026-04-21 | World Senior Teams +65 | Durres ALB | 3.1 | Jussupow,Ar | Gruenfeld,Y | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 26 | 2026-02-06 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 7.2 | Oleg Gladyszev | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 27 | 2026-01-31 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 6.2 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Shakked Tifferet | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 28 | 2026-01-30 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 5.2 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | David Gorodetzky | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 29 | 2026-01-27 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 9.9 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Yuval Yaniv | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 30 | 2026-01-26 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 8.13 | Guy Gov | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 31 | 2026-01-25 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 7.13 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Adi Menahem | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | Open |
| 32 | 2026-01-24 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 6.8 | Yehonatan Azoulay | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 33 | 2026-01-23 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 5.17 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Ilya Gruzman | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 34 | 2026-01-22 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 4.6 | Avital Boruchovsky | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 35 | 2026-01-21 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 3.5 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Evgeny Zanan | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 36 | 2026-01-20 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 2.18 | Guy Tsirilman | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 37 | 2026-01-19 | ch-ISR Open 2026 | Acre ISR | 1.19 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Erez Gal | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 38 | 2026-01-17 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 4.2 | Yair Parkhov | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 39 | 2026-01-16 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 3.2 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Ori Kochavi | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 40 | 2026-01-10 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 2.1 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Emil Sutovsky | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 41 | 2026-01-09 | TCh-ISR GpA 2026 | Israel ISR | 1.1 | Benny Aizenberg | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 42 | 2025-11-27 | Jerusalem Open Rapid 2025 | Jerusalem ISR | 9.15 | Ori Kobo | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 43 | 2025-11-26 | Jerusalem Open Rapid 2025 | Jerusalem ISR | 4.6 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Momchil Nikolov | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 44 | 2025-10-25 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 6.9 | Milan Orsag | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 45 | 2025-10-24 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 5.5 | Sander Severino | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 46 | 2025-10-23 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 4.1 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Marcin Tazbir | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 47 | 2025-10-22 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 3.1 | Predrag Nikac | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 48 | 2025-10-21 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 2.29 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Sargis Sargissyan | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 49 | 2025-10-20 | FIDE Disabilities Olym | Astana KAZ | 1.5 | Pedro Basualto Penalieres | Yehuda Gruenfeld | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 50 | 2025-07-24 | 58th Biel Master Open | Biel SUI | 10.11 | Yehuda Gruenfeld | Aniruddha Deshpande | 1-0 | 30 | Open |