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Grimberg, Boris
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4697499· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Boris Grimberg, a 38-year-old German International Master, is rated 2293 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2017–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 21 (Sep 2009).
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 23) and FM in 2008 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #7, #23 and #15 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2361·Blz2275
All-time high
2401
−108 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 21
Sep 2009 · age 21
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#385 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
20 entries2025
28th German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2314
Dec 2025
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2315 → returned at 2314
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2328 → returned at 2315
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2341 → returned at 2328
Apr 2017
2015
500 career games
at age 27
Aug 2015
2011
IM title awardedIM
at age 23
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2311 → 2293
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #89 | 1389 | -13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2215 | -1.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #54 | 1329 | -7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #42 | 2917 | +2.5 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#385
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,885
in continent
World
#4,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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