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Grossman, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2808684· Male· Israel· Born in 1976
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Michael Grossman, a 50-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2012 and Jun 2013. Recent appearances: Artzit A 2026 2-3 and Artzit A 2026 1. His peak of 2329 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2009); he also reached Israeli #74 in Nov 2009.
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd2165·Blz2199
All-time high
2329
−143 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 33
Sep 2009 · age 33
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,946 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
15th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2213
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Feb 2025
2022
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2114 → 2182
Jun 2022
2021
6-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Sep 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
May 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 43
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2200 → 2186
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2071 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2263 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1324 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#180
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#6,298
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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