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Gurbanov, Andrei
IM🇮🇱FIDE 13503391· Male· Israel· Born in 1986
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Andrei Gurbanov, a 40-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2225 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Artzit Hol 2026 4, Artzit Hol 2026 2-3, and Artzit Hol 2026 1. Also played 4 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jan 2006 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2015, Israeli #58 at the time).
Competes for Israel since Sep 2014. Awarded IM in 2015 (age 29) and FM in 2015 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #8 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2225
Standard
Rpd2185·Blz2255
All-time high
2388
−163 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 29
Jul 2015 · age 29
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,903 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Mar 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 34
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Sep 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Jun 2019
2015
IM title awardedIM
at age 29
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
2291 → 2225
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
16.5/ 2858.9%
10W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2371 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3245 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1380 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #45 | 1741 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #70 | 1987 | -39.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2227 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2013 | -32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgeny PostnyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2527
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsAndrei ObodchukIM
FID·2160
+4 −0 =7
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsYotam ShohatIM
🇮🇱ISR·2402
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsNitzan SteinbergGM
🇮🇱ISR·2556
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2027
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vsTal LevitanFM
🇮🇱ISR·2219
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2029
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Rankings
/
Israel
#149
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#4,763
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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