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Soffer, Ram
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2800101· Male· Israel· Born in 1965
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Ram Soffer, a 61-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2429 and ranked 44th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4, and Muenchen Chess Happening 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz Spring Chess4All 2025 over 1500) recently. His peak of 2517 was reached at age 48 (May 2013); he also reached World #447 in Jan 2001.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2429
Standard
Rpd2381·Blz2330
All-time high
2517
−88 pts below
May 2013 · age 48
May 2013 · age 48
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
20 entries2026
27th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2429
May 2026
2022
24th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2479
Jun 2022
2017
500 career games
at age 52
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 52
Aug 2017
34th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2508
May 2017
7-month rising streak
+33 Elo
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2424 → 2429
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
8.5/ 1270.8%
5W7D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 2513 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #39 | 2394 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2439 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2330
+7 −7 =8
22 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsYaacov ZilbermanGM
🇮🇱ISR·2259
+3 −2 =10
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVictor MikhalevskiGM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+3 −10 =2
15 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDavid GorodetzkyIM
🇮🇱ISR·2496
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsEvgeny ZananGM
🇮🇱ISR·2491
+4 −2 =7
13 games·last met Jan 2031
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Rankings
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Israel
#44
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#772
in continent
World
#1,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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