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Ginzburg, Igor

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FIDEFIDE 2806592· Male· Israel· Born in 1973

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Igor Ginzburg, a 53-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1879. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2009), 125 months (2010–2020) and 28 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5, Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 2-3, and Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including A Chess4All blitz -31.10.2025) recently. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2004).

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd1843·Blz1893

All-time high

2115

−236 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 31

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#53,464

#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
31st Israeli 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2000
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
56th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2020
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 1985
Sep 2020
2010
Inactive for 125 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2020
Mar 2010
2009
28th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2056
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arkady Bronstein 2,060
Alef Merkaz 2025 8-9 · May 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-47
1926 → 1879
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsArkady Bronstein2,060·Alef Merkaz 2025 8-9·R9·+3.7
2.[W]vsYonatan Segev1,606·Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 2-3·R3·+3.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYarin Familier1,568·Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5·R5·-17.1
2.[L]vsChanan Welt1,700·Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 1·R1·-15.4
3.[L]vsItamar Gefen1,853·Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5·R4·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20260/2#34911-29.2
Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#51879-1.6
Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260/1#31900-15.8
Alef Merkaz 2025 8-9
Team
May 20250.5/2#311805-4.8
Worst Elo result: Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5 (-29.2 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

/
Israel
#654
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#39,274
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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53464🇮🇱Ginzburg, Igor1,879