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Katzir, Moshe

CM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2802260· Male· Israel· Born in 1973

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Moshe Katzir, a 53-year-old Israeli Candidate Master, is rated 2131 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 41-month break between Jan 2001 and Jul 2004. Recent appearances: Alef Hol A 2026 4-5 and Alef Hol A 2026 2-3. Also played 2 rapid events (including Vladimir's 70th Birthday Tournament) recently. His peak of 2291 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2008); he also reached Israeli #91 in Jul 2009.

Awarded CM in 2019 (age 46). Earned IM norms at 6th Ciutat de Tarragona 2005 and Caissa IM April 2006.

Current rating

2131

Standard

Rpd2137·Blz2101

All-time high

2291

−160 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 35

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,720 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
18th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2153
Sep 2025
2023
20th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2198
Jan 2023
2019
CM title awardedCM
at age 46
Nov 2019
2014
16th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2196
Nov 2014
2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Nov 2012
2010
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anatoly Zelikov 1,926
Alef Hol A 2026 2-3 · Jan 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-22
2153 → 2131
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAnatoly Zelikov1,926·Alef Hol A 2026 2-3·R3·+4.5
2.[W]vsGabriel Eisemberg1,827·Alef Hol A 2026 4-5·R4·+2.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsIvan Savchenko1,991·Alef Hol A 2026 2-3·R2·-14.1
2.[L]vsRaz Hayohamo2,027·Alef Hol A 2026 6·R6·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Hol A 2026 6
Team
May 20260/1#291227-13.2
Alef Hol A 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20261.5/2#22143+0.8
Alef Hol A 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20261/2#241959-10.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsRan Frenkel
🇮🇱ISR·2179
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsEvgeny Gordon
🇮🇱ISR·1906
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met May 2018
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vsAndrei GurbanovIM
🇮🇱ISR·2225
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsGiora Steiner-ProzhanskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2303
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsArie AxelrodFM
🇮🇱ISR·2177
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2016
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Rankings

/
Israel
#235
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#9,185
in continent
World
#12,720
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2,635
2
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2,602
3
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2,595
4
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2,567
5
🇮🇱Smirin, IliaFollow Ilia SmirinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
6
🇮🇱Steinberg, NitzanFollow Nitzan SteinbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,556
7
🇮🇱Gorshtein, IdoFollow Ido GorshteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
8
🇮🇱Lomasov, SemyonFollow Semyon LomasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,551
9
🇮🇱Postny, EvgenyFollow Evgeny PostnyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,527
10
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2,514
...
235🇮🇱Katzir, Moshe2,131
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
9185🇮🇱Katzir, Moshe2,131
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
12720🇮🇱Katzir, Moshe2,131