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Gorodetzky, David
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2813416· Male· Israel· Born in 2000
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David Gorodetzky, a 26-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2496 — just 5 short of his peak of 2501 (Apr 2021, age 21) and ranked 13th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 4 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Israeli #13 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 18) and FM in 2015 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at Israel National Team Championship 2018. At junior level, he reached World #36 in U20, World #33 in U18, World #42 in U16, World #69 in U14 and #3 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2496
Standard
Rpd2406·Blz2508
All-time high
2501
−5 pts below
Apr 2021 · age 21
Apr 2021 · age 21
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Israeli players · of 1,914
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #13
at age 26 · rated 2496
May 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 24
Nov 2024
2021
Crossed 2500
at age 21
Apr 2021
All-time peak 2501
at age 21 · −5 from today
Apr 2021
2020
36th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2495
Oct 2020
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2481 → 2496
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
7W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #52 | 2545 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2510 | +7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 2568 | +4.9 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvgeny ZananGM
🇮🇱ISR·2491
+5 −7 =11
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+10 −5 =7
22 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlon MindlinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2457
+5 −9 =6
20 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2375
+8 −6 =6
20 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsAriel ErenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+10 −3 =7
20 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Israel
#13
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#352
in continent
World
#609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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