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Baron, Tal
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2809958· Male· Israel· Born in 1992
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Tal Baron, a 34-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2410 and sitting in the top 3% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 20 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship, 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier, and 2nd Annual ACA Thanksgiving Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2560 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2016, World #386 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 19), IM in 2010 (age 18), and FM in 2009 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U20, World #30 in U18, World #83 in U16 and #3 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2410
Standard
Rpd2419·Blz2430
All-time high
2560
−150 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 24
Aug 2016 · age 24
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#51 · Israeli players · of 1,914
Career timeline
21 entries2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2522 → returned at 2518
Oct 2020
1,000 career games
at age 28
Mar 2020
2017
Peak Israeli rank: #10
at age 25 · rated 2559
Aug 2017
2016
Peak World rank: #386
at age 24 · rated 2560
Aug 2016
All-time peak 2560
at age 24 · −150 from today
Aug 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 23
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2438 → 2410
Tournaments
13
75 games
Score
55.5/ 7574.0%
42W27D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 2142 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2292 | -7.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2376 | +2.7 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #20 | 2385 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2258 | -3.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2432 | +1.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2250 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2341 | -8.9 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2744 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 2321 | -0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2348
+7 −3 =7
17 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsYaacov ZilbermanGM
🇮🇱ISR·2263
+11 −3 =3
17 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsTamir NabatyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2613
+0 −8 =8
16 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsOri KoboGM
🇮🇱ISR·2478
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Nov 2030
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Rankings
/
Israel
#51
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#938
in continent
World
#1,497
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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