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Golberg, Igor
🇮🇱FIDE 2804670· Male· Israel· Born in 1979
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Igor Golberg, a 47-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2213 — just 9 short of his peak of 2222 (Jul 2011, age 32) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2014) and 42 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: Artzit B 2026 2-3. Also played 1 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 4 blitz events (including I.Blechzin Memorial 2026 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2015
All-time high
2222
−9 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 32
Jul 2011 · age 32
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,485 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
14th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2215
May 2026
2023
15th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2209
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Aug 2022
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2209 → returned at 2215
Aug 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2132 → 2173
Jan 2019
2017
18th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2206
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2209 → 2213
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2157 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2872 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid KudischewitschIM
🇷🇺RUS·2290
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsNadejda ReprunWFM
🇮🇱ISR·1962
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsNetanel Levi
🇮🇱ISR·2167
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsAdrian Marcovici
🇮🇱ISR·1780
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsPavel ChernomordikFM
🇮🇱ISR·2128
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met May 2017
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Rankings
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Israel
#162
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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