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AB
Aizenberg, Benny
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2821125· Male· Israel· Born in 2006
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Benny Aizenberg, a 20-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2466 — his current career high and ranked 28th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2422 and 2466 over the past 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 10 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 3 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Israeli #28 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 17) and FM in 2020 (age 14). Earned a GM norm at Israel National Team Championship 2025 5-8. At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #45 in U18, World #40 in U16, World #37 in U14, World #31 in U12 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2466
Standard
Rpd2412·Blz2457
All-time high
2466
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #28
at age 20 · rated 2466
May 2026
39th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2466
May 2026
All-time peak 2466
at age 20
May 2026
2024
45th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2424
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 18
Feb 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)finished #3 (seeded #12 of 150)
Evolution
+16
2450 → 2466
Tournaments
11
82 games
Score
51/ 8262.2%
34W34D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/4 | #42 | 2354 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 8/10 | #3 | 2527 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/10 | #30 | 2488 | +5.3 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 2457 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #77 | 2537 | +14.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #59 | 2362 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #43 | 3180 | +10.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #23 | 2550 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #47 | 2320 | -11.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #98 | 2364 | -9.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEyal NoyFM
🇮🇱ISR·2324
+16 −4 =5
25 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsYahli SokolovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2567
+6 −14 =5
25 games·last met Jul 2030
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vsRaem ShermanFM
🇮🇱ISR·2385
+17 −7 =0
24 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+7 −10 =4
21 games·last met Aug 2031
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vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2493
+4 −10 =5
19 games·last met Aug 2027
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Rankings
/
Israel
#28
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#521
in continent
World
#860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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