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Bluvshtein, Ilia

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FIDEFIDE 2605317· Male· Canada· Born in 1956

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Ilia Bluvshtein, a 70-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1947. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Ontario Seniors Championship, 2025 Toronto Senior Championship, and 2025 Toronto Open U2200. He had 7 career breaks: 47 months (2004–2008), 18 months (2008–2010), 13 months (2010–2011), 17 months (2011–2013), 24 months (2014–2017), 27 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2117 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2004); he also reached Canadian #98 in Oct 2008.

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd1995·Blz—

All-time high

2117

−170 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 48

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,254

#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Sep 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 66
Oct 2022
3rd Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2048
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2048
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2085 → returned at 2091
May 2017
6th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2100
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Royal City Masters U2200
perf 2139 (+168) · 6.5/8 · #7
Top opponent
vs Hana KubikovaWFM 2,055
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 · Apr 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-9
1956 → 1947
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
22/ 3759.5%
17W10D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFred Buzhaker1,626·2025 Toronto Senior Championship·R7·-16.9
2.[L]vsOdyssey Fu1,722·2025 Toronto Open U2200·R3·-15.3
3.[L]vsNoah Velasquez1,774·2025 Royal City Masters U2200·R2·-15.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U2200
Swiss
May 20261.5/2#471900-0.6
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20266/9#82038+30.4
2025 Ontario Seniors Championship
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#21932-2.0
2025 Toronto Senior Championship
Round-Robin
Sep 20255/9#41929-7.8
2025 Toronto Open U2200
Swiss
Aug 20250.5/4#581478-44.4
2025 Royal City Masters U2200
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/8#72139+15.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Toronto Open U2200 (-44.4 Elo, finished #58).

Rankings

/
Canada
#278
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#4,020
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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1
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10
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