| Maxim Rodshtein | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Максим Родштейн |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | January 19, 1989 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2627 (No. 108 on the April 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2650 (January 2009) |
Maxim Rodshtein (born 19 January 1989 in Leningrad) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster (since 2007). As of January 2009, his Elo rating is 2650, making him the #4 player in Israel and the #76 best player in the world. It was his peak rating so far. He won the World U-16 championship in Greece in 2004.[1]
Rodshtein won the 2006 Israeli Chess Championship. He won the 25th Andorra International Open (30 June – 8 July 2007) in a three-way tie for first in a field of 101 players.[2] Rodshtein has twice won 2nd place in the European Youth Championship.[3][4]
Rodshtein was a member (Board 5) of the Israeli Chess Olympic team in November 2008 scoring 7 out of 9 and contributing to the silver medal. In particular he was responsible for Israel’s win against the Olympic champion, Armenia. A few months later he was offered by Armenia’s No. 1 Levon Aronian to work with him as a second. Rodshtein shared 1st in the 2008 Israeli championship, but didn’t retain the title due to inferior tie-break.[5]
He is currently an Israeli Air Force soldier.[6]