Dorfman Iossif (01.05.1952)

French Grandmaster (1978) born in Ukraine who emigrated to France in 1990. FIDE Senior Trainer (2004). USSR Champion in 1977 (joint with Boris Gulko) and French Champion in 1998.

Best results: winner or shared first at Moscow 1978, Jakarta 1979, Zamardi 1980, New Delhi 1982, Warsaw 1983, Lvov 1984, Sarajevo and Budapest 1988, Cannes Open, Berlin Summer and Marseilles 1989, Cannes Open 1990, Barcelona 1992, Aubervilliers 1995, Nice 1996 and 1997, Cannes Open 1998.

Coach or second of Alexander Beliavsky, Gary Kasparov, the French national team and Etienne Bacrot.
A participant to the 1998, 2002 and 2004 Olympiads.

Peak rating: 2617 in 2002.

The author of Critical Moment (1998), Method in Chess (2002).