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Apelbaum, Rotem

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FIDEFIDE 2890410· Male· Israel· Born in 2007

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Rotem Apelbaum, a 19-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1656 — just 23 short of his peak of 1679 (Jan 2026, age 19). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Bet Kfar Saba 2026 2-3, Artzit 2026 B 6-7, and Artzit 2026 B 4-5.

At junior level, he reached #65 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1656

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1679

−23 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#125,510

#125,510 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
65th Israeli U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1679
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1679
at age 19 · −23 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1679 · at age 19
Jan 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ariel Ben Aharon 1,460
Chess fitness meter improvement competition · Sep 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
-23
1679 → 1656
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMordechai Erez1,565·Chess fitness meter improvement competition·R4·-26.3
2.[L]vsItai Rapaport1,630·Bet Kfar Saba 2026 2-3·R2·-21.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Kfar Saba 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20260/1#26830-22.8
Artzit 2026 B 6-7
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/1#814560.0
Artzit 2026 B 4-5
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/1#914590.0
Chess fitness meter improvement competition
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#1615220.0
Worst Elo result: Bet Kfar Saba 2026 2-3 (-22.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Israel
#1,335
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#86,439
in continent
World
#125,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Israel
1
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3
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2,595
4
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2,564
5
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2,562
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,528
10
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2,514
...
1335🇮🇱Apelbaum, Rotem1,656
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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86439🇮🇱Apelbaum, Rotem1,656
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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125504🇮🇱Apelbaum, Rotem1,656