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Popilski, Gil
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2809060· Male· Israel· Born in 1993
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Gil Popilski, a 33-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2388 and sitting in the top 3% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 AGCA Winter - Classic, 2025 Austin Summer Open - Championship, and 12th Annual Washington International - Championship. He took a 21-month break between Aug 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2572 was reached at age 22 (Dec 2015, World #321 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 20), IM in 2010 (age 17), and CM in 2007 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #25 in U18, World #19 in U16, World #43 in U14 and World #19 in U12.
Current rating
2388
Standard
Rpd2535·Blz2537
All-time high
2572
−184 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 22
Dec 2015 · age 22
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#57 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
25 entries2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2445 → returned at 2431
Aug 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Oct 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
Nov 2017
1,000 career games
at age 24
Jul 2017
2015
Peak Israeli rank: #11
at age 22 · rated 2572
Dec 2015
Peak World rank: #321
at age 22 · rated 2572
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
2431 → 2388
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
15/ 2951.7%
6W18D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 2280 | -12.5 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2287 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #48 | 2081 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #40 | 2229 | -21.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDanny RaznikovGM
🇮🇱ISR·2447
+4 −2 =14
20 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsEvgeny PostnyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2527
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsYaacov ZilbermanGM
🇮🇱ISR·2259
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsZurab JavakhadzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2423
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsEylon NakarIM
🇮🇱ISR·2422
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
/
Israel
#57
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,207
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Europe
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World
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| 1889 | 2,388 | |