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Faerman, Igor
🇮🇱FIDE 2803038· Male· Israel· Born in 1960
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Igor Faerman, a 66-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2140 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 34 months (2011–2014), 13 months (2014–2015) and 92 months (2017–2025). Recent appearance: Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025. His peak of 2297 was reached at age 55 (Aug 2015); he also reached Israeli #100 in Jul 2014.
Current rating
2140
Standard
Rpd2305·Blz—
All-time high
2297
−157 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 55
Aug 2015 · age 55
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,030 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
13th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2157
Jan 2026
2025
11th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2169
Jun 2025
2017
Inactive for 92 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2159
Jun 2017
2016
7th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2254
Mar 2016
2015
All-time peak 2297
at age 55 · −157 from today
Aug 2015
2014
8th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2295
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2157 → 2140
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsKafar IliaguevFM2,266·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R4·+3.0
3.[W]vsVladimir Pik1,847·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R1·+2.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsShalev Hasson Schrager1,931·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R7·-15.7
2.[L]vsArkadij Slonimskij2,082·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R5·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 2052 | -16.6 |
Worst Elo result: Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025 (-16.6 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
/
Israel
#225
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#8,638
in continent
World
#12,030
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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