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Friedland, Eldar
🇮🇱FIDE 2820714· Male· Israel· Born in 2004
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Eldar Friedland, a 22-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2136 — just 6 short of his peak of 2142 (Mar 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3, Alef Shabbat B 2026 1, and Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Grand Prix PT (24.10)) recently. He took a 21-month break between Oct 2022 and Aug 2024.
At junior level, he reached #24, #14, #11, #14 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2136
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1974
All-time high
2142
−6 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
500 career games
at age 22
May 2026
80th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2142
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2142
at age 22 · −6 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Apr 2025
2023
24th Israeli U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1992
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+129
2007 → 2136
Tournaments
10
54 games
Score
36.5/ 5467.6%
29W15D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2774 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2815 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2725 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #36 | 2164 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1981 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2387 | +57.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2120 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 1994 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #108 | 2236 | +51.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #7 | 2023 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoy VagmanIM
🇮🇱ISR·2370
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2030
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vsAsaf Gorshtein
🇮🇱ISR·2088
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsOri KochaviIM
🇮🇱ISR·2352
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2030
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vsNimi Caspi
🇮🇱ISR·1994
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsYuval Shteiman
🇮🇱ISR·2059
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2017
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Rankings
/
Israel
#229
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#8,892
in continent
World
#12,342
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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