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Paz, Arnon
🇮🇱FIDE 2802996· Male· Israel· Born in 1955
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Arnon Paz, a 71-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1865. He has fluctuated between 1822 and 1865 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Shabbat C 2026 4-5, Alef Shabbat C 2026 2-3, and Kfar Saba Open Championship for Veteran Chess Players 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Israeli Chess League for Seniors 50 60) and 1 blitz events (including WSG 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 14 months (2012–2013) and 14 months (2014–2015). His peak of 1901 was reached at age 64 (May 2019).
Current rating
1865
Standard
Rpd1820·Blz1831
All-time high
1901
−36 pts below
May 2019 · age 64
May 2019 · age 64
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,202
#57,202 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
29th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1865
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1706 → 1830
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
38th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1823
Apr 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 65
Apr 2020
2019
All-time peak 1901
at age 64 · −36 from today
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1848 → 1865
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
11W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2682 | +11.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1614 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2496 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 1899 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #8 | 1747 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #24 | 1820 | -1.2 |
Worst Elo result: Kfar Saba Open Championship for Veteran Chess Players 2025 (-16.0 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarry Schwarz
🇮🇱ISR·1795
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2031
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vsPavel Gerchikov
🇮🇱ISR·1785
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2030
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vsDavid Klevinskiy
🇮🇱ISR·1763
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsIsrael Gorelikov
🇮🇱ISR·1630
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsShmuel Shtern
🇮🇱ISR·1591
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2029
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Rankings
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Israel
#672
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#41,934
in continent
World
#57,201
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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