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Lipes, Yosef
🇮🇱FIDE 2803330· Male· Israel· Born in 1951
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Yosef Lipes, a 75-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Artzit Hol 2026 4, Artzit Hol 2026 2-3, and 1 4 final Israel chemp Netanya zone. Also played 1 rapid event (including Israeli Chess League for Seniors 50 60) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2007 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2210 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd2082·Blz1996
All-time high
2210
−148 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 51
Jan 2002 · age 51
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,331 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 73
Jun 2024
2022
9th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2064
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Mar 2019
2018
11th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2174
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
2114 → 2174
May 2018
2015
17th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2170
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2056 → 2062
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
8W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1964 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2691 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 2005 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #6 | 1998 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2016 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 2159 | +20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Hasidovsky
🇮🇱ISR·2071
+2 −4 =10
16 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsKonstantin Klevinskiy
🇮🇱ISR·1992
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Oct 2031
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vsYuri Volkov
🇮🇱ISR·1884
+3 −0 =9
12 games·last met Feb 2028
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vsGidi Feldman
🇮🇱ISR·2063
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsDavid Afgin
🇮🇱ISR·1885
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2028
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Rankings
/
Israel
#319
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#14,156
in continent
World
#19,331
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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