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Goldenberg, Igor
IM🇦🇺FIDE 3201970· Male· Australia· Born in 1969
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Igor Goldenberg, a 57-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2341 and ranked 15th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 6 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Victorian Championship Premier Rounds 8-9 plus postponed, 2025 Victorian Championship Premier Rounds 5-7, and 2025 Victorian Championship Premier Rounds 2-4. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 16 months (2015–2017), 14 months (2017–2018), 15 months (2021–2023) and 17 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2410 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2009, Australian #5 at the time); he spent 29 months in Australian top 10.
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 40) and FM in 2001 (age 32).
Current rating
2341
Standard
Rpd2342·Blz2263
All-time high
2410
−69 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 40
Apr 2009 · age 40
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Australian players · of 1,878
29 months in National top 10 (2008–2014)
29 months in National top 10 (2008–2014)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
1st Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2341
Nov 2025
2024
1st Australian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2343
Aug 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2343
Feb 2023
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2342 → returned at 2348
Oct 2021
2018
1st Australian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2365
Aug 2018
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2365 → returned at 2358
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2331 → 2341
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
11W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2988 | +6.7 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2434 | +3.3 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 2347 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 2151 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2274 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #10 | 2173 | -5.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDomagoj DragicevicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2184
+8 −2 =5
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMirko RujevicIM
🇦🇺AUS·2058
+5 −2 =7
14 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDavid J HaccheFM
🇦🇺AUS·1930
+11 −2 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsJames MorrisIM
🇦🇺AUS·2423
+7 −5 =1
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsChristopher WallisFM
🇦🇺AUS·2191
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Australia
#15
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#587
in continent
World
#2,922
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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