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Postny, Evgeny
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2804344· Male· Israel· Born in 1981
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Evgeny Postny, a 45-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2527 and ranked 9th among Israeli players, and 413th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2525 and 2577 over the past 2 years. 142 rated games in the past year (≈105/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12. Kup Svetozara Gligorica, 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, and RUDAR XXXII - GM ROUND ROBIN. Also played 7 rapid (including R: "Pozega, grad saha") and 7 blitz events (including B: Super United Croatian Grand Chess Tour 2025 - OPEN BLITZ TURNIR) recently. His peak of 2674 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2008, World #48 at the time); he spent 22 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 22) and IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U20.
Current rating
2527
Standard
Rpd2513·Blz2584
All-time high
2674
−147 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 27
Oct 2008 · age 27
Activity
101
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Israeli players · of 1,867
22 months in World top 100 (2008–2016)
22 months in World top 100 (2008–2016)
Career timeline
29 entries2025
2,500 career games
at age 44
Mar 2025
2024
15th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2600
May 2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 43
Apr 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 38
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 37
Sep 2018
2016
22 months in world top 100
since Jan 2008
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2530 → 2527
Tournaments
18
123 games
Score
81.5/ 12366.3%
51W61D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1.5/2 | #73 | 2660 | +3.4 |
Team | Jun 2026 | 5.5/10 | #44 | 2493 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2472 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2540 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2504 | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2522 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #107 | 2281 | -6.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #26 | 2481 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #23 | 2414 | -11.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #31 | 2432 | -5.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor MikhalevskiGM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+11 −8 =13
32 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsAvigdor BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+17 −3 =7
27 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsEvgeny ZananGM
🇮🇱ISR·2491
+10 −5 =7
22 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2381
+11 −4 =6
21 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2330
+11 −3 =6
20 games·last met Nov 2026
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Rankings
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Israel
#9
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#235
in continent
World
#413
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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