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Brodsky, David
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2073250· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002
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David Brodsky, a 24-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2510 — just 29 short of his peak of 2539 (Oct 2024, age 22) and ranked 33rd among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 9 months. 78 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2026 March NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 4 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He reached World #381 in Aug 2025.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 20), IM in 2017 (age 15), and FM in 2014 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #26 in U20, World #19 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #22 in U14 and World #17 in U12.
Current rating
2510
Standard
Rpd2460·Blz2443
All-time high
2539
−29 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 22
Oct 2024 · age 22
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
27 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 24
May 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #381
at age 23 · rated 2539
Aug 2025
2024
Peak American rank: #27
at age 22 · rated 2538
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2539
at age 22 · −29 from today
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 22
Feb 2024
2022
26th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2508
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2524 → 2510
Tournaments
12
78 games
Score
56.5/ 7872.4%
47W19D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #20 | 2532 | +4.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #38 | 2432 | -2.3 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 2552 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2476 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2334 | -6.1 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2689 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #60 | 2446 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2369 | -4.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2415 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 2325 | -8.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+5 −7 =6
18 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+3 −1 =7
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJohn M BurkeGM
🇺🇸USA·2569
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM
🇺🇸USA·2500
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#33
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#62
in continent
World
#521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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