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Birnboim, Nathan

IM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2800209· Male· Israel· Born in 1950

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Nathan Birnboim, a 76-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2301 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4 and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2006 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2398 was reached at age 62 (Dec 2012); he also reached Israeli #52 in Jul 2001.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 51).

Current rating

2301

Standard

Rpd2318·Blz2237

All-time high

2398

−97 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 62

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#4,055 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
8th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2310
Mar 2026
2022
8th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2383
Jun 2022
2020
20th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 70 · rated 2381
Oct 2020
500 career games
at age 70
Jan 2020
2019
6-month rising streak
+32 Elo
Aug 2019
2012
39th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2398
Dec 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jakob MeisterGM 2,378
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-7
2308 → 2301
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
10W6D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20265/9#592221-8.8
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20260/1#1121704-2.5
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20258/11#72333+4.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsTamir NabatyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2613
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2381
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2030
View head-to-head →
vsNitzan SteinbergGM
🇮🇱ISR·2556
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMichael RoizGM
🇮🇱ISR·2564
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsVictor MikhalevskiGM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2016
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Israel
#102
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#2,700
in continent
World
#4,055
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2,635
2
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2,602
3
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2,595
4
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2,567
5
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2,565
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,527
10
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2,514
...
102🇮🇱Birnboim, Nathan2,301
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
2700🇮🇱Birnboim, Nathan2,301
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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4055🇮🇱Birnboim, Nathan2,301