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Vainbaum , Moisei
🇮🇱FIDE 4187440· Male· Israel· Born in 1989
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Moisei Vainbaum, a 37-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2168 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: European Individual Chess Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. He took a 194-month break between Jul 2008 and Oct 2024.
Competes for Israel since Jul 2025. Previously known as Mojsey Khodeev (until Jul 2025). At junior level, he reached #9, #9, #11 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd2113·Blz2036
All-time high
2168
at best
May 2026 · age 37
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,047 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
13th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2168
May 2026
All-time peak 2168
at age 37
May 2026
2025
Renamed to Vainbaum , Moisei
at age 36
Jul 2025
Switched federation: RUS → ISR
at age 36
Jul 2025
2024
77th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2125
Oct 2024
2009
9th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2100
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2152 → 2168
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/10 | #339 | 2199 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#198
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#7,143
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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