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Ginsburg, Gennadi
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4630629· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Gennadi Ginsburg, a 55-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2408 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2537 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2009); he also reached World #428 in Nov 2009.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 35) and IM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2408
Standard
Rpd2477·Blz2380
All-time high
2537
−129 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 38
Jul 2009 · age 38
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#114 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
20 entries2024
50th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2434
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 52
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 51
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2405 → returned at 2395
Mar 2020
2017
79th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2470
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 44
May 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2413 → 2408
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
5W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #48 | 2406 | +0.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2282 | -1.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #76 | 3188 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #89 | 2230 | -4.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #35 | 2296 | -3.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#114
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#959
in continent
World
#1,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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