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Finkel, Alexander

GM🇮🇱ISR

FIDEFIDE 2801957· Male· Born in 1975

Alexander Finkel, a 51-year-old Israeli player. currently rated 2377 in Standard, career peak of 2521 (Mar 2014). He had 6 career breaks: 27 months (2003–2005), 12 months (2005–2006), 12 months (2006–2007), 12 months (2008–2009), 12 months (2009–2010), 12 months (2010–2011).

Current rating

2377

Standard

Rpd2263·Blz2356

All-time high

2521

144 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 39

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#63

in Israel · of 1,955

Career timeline

14 entries
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 40
Apr 2015
2014
Peak Israeli rank: #14
at age 39 · rated 2521
Mar 2014
All-time peak 2521
at age 39 · −144 from today
Mar 2014
2012
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2476 → 2507
May 2012
Crossed 2500
at age 37
May 2012
2010
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2476 → returned at 2492
Jul 2010

Recent Results (last 12 months)

Evolution
-1
23782377
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L

Standard rating history

Rankings

/
Israel
#63
out of 2,336 players
Europe
#1,486
in continent
World
#2,113
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
Europe
World

FIDE Games Detail

Last scraped: 2026-04-17

Scrape games

12 Standard games (last 12 months)

2026-03STDIsrael National Team Championship 2026 5-7Elo 2377
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo
gZifroni, DovISR24540-3.9
gSokolovsky, YahliISR25371+7.1
Liinker, MikhailRUS2242½-1.8
2026-02STDIsrael National Team Championship 2026 1-4Elo 2376
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo
gSoffer, RamISR2426½+0.7
mKrayz, AlexanderISR22860-6.2
gSteinberg, NitzanISR25560-2.7
gBoruchovsky, AvitalISR25211+6.9
2025-06STDArzit Zafon 2025 8-9Elo 2377
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo
gBykhovsky, AvigdorISR2328½-0.7
cUritsky, YonathanISR2359½-0.3
2025-05STDArzit Zafon 2025 6-7Elo 2378
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo
mKantarji, PinchasISR2428½+0.7
2025-04STDArzit Zafon 2025 4-5Elo 2377
OpponentEloRes.Δ Elo
fKupervaser, ErezISR22301+3.1
mSivan, YaacovISR22631+3.5