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Sherman, Raem
FM🇮🇱FIDE 2822288· Male· Israel· Born in 2005
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Raem Sherman, a 21-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2385 — just 11 short of his peak of 2396 (May 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 3% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7. Also played 8 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Int. Graz Open 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached Israeli #56 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18) and CM in 2023 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at European Individual Chess Championship 2025. At junior level, he reached World #94 in U20 and #10, #11, #11, #11 and #14 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd2367·Blz2372
All-time high
2396
−11 pts below
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
108
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#58 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
20 entries2026
All-time peak 2396
at age 21
May 2026
Peak Israeli rank: #56
at age 21 · rated 2391
Apr 2026
2024
94th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2390
Sep 2024
8-month rising streak
+88 Elo
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Feb 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 18
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2350 → 2385
Tournaments
10
101 games
Score
48.5/ 10148.0%
44W36D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #39 | 2345 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #197 | 2398 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2421 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #45 | 2264 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 2356 | +13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #28 | 2542 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #23 | 2369 | +6.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #6 | 2272 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2392 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #21 | 2372 | +7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEyal NoyFM
🇮🇱ISR·2324
+11 −13 =4
28 games·last met Oct 2028
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vsBenny AizenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2466
+7 −17 =0
24 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+1 −13 =5
19 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsOri KochaviIM
🇮🇱ISR·2352
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsRoy VagmanIM
🇮🇱ISR·2370
+6 −6 =1
13 games·last met May 2031
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Rankings
/
Israel
#58
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,240
in continent
World
#1,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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