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ISR · 34 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2577 (Aug 2018)

Best performance: 2709 at Petach Tikva rapid August 2015 A(Best of 2015)

World #=1089 live, down 22#1,067 publishedIsrael #25Europe #=658among active players

Rapid rating

2404

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2419 to 2404 over the last 12 months; peak 2577 in August 2018.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262371, 0, 0 games2404, -8, 9 games2410, -7, 11 games
Oct 20262371, 0, 0 games2412, -7, 7 games2417, 0, 7 games
Sep 20262371, -11, 8 games2419, 0, 0 games2417, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262382, -28, 23 games2419, 0, 0 games2417, -13, 9 games
Jul 20262410, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games2430, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262410, 0, 3 games2419, 0, 0 games2430, 0, 0 games
May 20262410, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games2430, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262410, -7, 3 games2419, 0, 0 games2430, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262417, -8, 9 games2419, 0, 0 games2430, -12, 9 games
Feb 20262425, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games2442, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262425, 0, 0 games2419, 0, 0 games2442, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252425, +3, 5 games2419, 0, 0 games2442, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, Sep 18.

From 374 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 1.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
Dov Porat Memorial 2026 - Rapid ASep 30 – Oct 1TPR 22886/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 363 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Victor Mikhalevski, 3 wins, Aug 2015 · Petach Tikva rapid August 2015 A, 2628
2, GM Ilia Smirin, Jul 2018 · Kfar Saba Weekend 2018 A, 2626
3, GM Alexander Huzman, Jun 2017 · Israel Team Cup 2017, 2612

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 14 of 374 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.Nf3 in 5 of 7 games.

As BlackMeets 1.c4 with 1...c5.

All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game475%

3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

50 of 55 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026161121022243
20247520282186
202364½21652358
2020106½22012311
20193722½23142394
20185637½22622387
2017735422762460
20165437½22762417
20157656½22752459
20141910½22882324
2012102636—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Tal Baron · Rapid

World

  1. #=1087Marko Ivanovic2404.2
  2. #=1089FM Paulo F. Jatoba de Oliveira Reis2404.0
  3. #=1089GM Tal Baron2404.0
  4. #=1089IM Gabriele Lumachi2404.0
  5. #=1089IM Jorge Egger2404.0

Israel

  1. #=22IM Eyal Grinberg2424.0
  2. #24IM Guy Levin2423.9
  3. #25GM Tal Baron2404.0
  4. #26GM Evgeny Zanan2402.0
  5. #27IM Feliks Tulchynskyi2398.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.