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Ido Gorshtein

Ido Gorshtein is an Israeli chess grandmaster who won the Israeli Chess Championship in 2022.

born 20022022 Israeli Chess Championship titleChess grandmaster titlePlaying for Israel's national team

Born
13 April 2002, Kfar Saba
Occupation
chess player

Ido Gorshtein was born in 2002 in Kfar Saba

Ido Gorshtein was born in Kfar Saba in 2002. He started playing chess at age 6 and joined the Kfar Saba club. He has represented the club since then, in recent years in the national league.

In March 2021 he tied for second place in the Israeli Chess Championship and was ranked second after tiebreaks. That year he became an International Master.

In 2022 he won the Israeli under-20 youth championship. In December 2022 he won the Israeli Chess Championship with 7.5 points out of 9, without a loss, while serving as a soldier in the IDF. He became a grandmaster in 2023.

In 2023 he was named to the Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list. In September 2024 he played for Israel at the 45th Chess Olympiad and scored 4 out of 9 on board 2.

Milestones in Ido Gorshtein's life

  1. 2002

    Born in Kfar Saba.

  2. 2021

    Placed second in the Israeli Chess Championship after tiebreaks.

  3. 2021

    Became an International Master.

  4. 2022

    Won the Israeli under-20 youth championship.

  5. 2022

    Won the Israeli Chess Championship.

  6. 2023

    Became a grandmaster.

  7. 2023

    Named to the Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list.

  8. 2024

    Played for Israel at the 45th Chess Olympiad.

Ido Gorshtein served in the military

He won the 2022 Israeli Chess Championship while serving as a soldier in regular IDF service.

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