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Minkovitch, Ilja
🇩🇪FIDE 12955108· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Ilja Minkovitch, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1820. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2016–2019) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2022).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1907
−87 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 32
Nov 2022 · age 32
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Feb 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1772 → 1907
Nov 2022
All-time peak 1907
at age 32 · −87 from today
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1772 → returned at 1898
May 2019
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1820 → 1820
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/3 | #262 | 2800 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,380
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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