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Dotan, Valeria
WFM🇮🇱FIDE 2803607· Female· Israel· Born in 1941
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Valeria Dotan, a 85-year-old Israeli Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1750. She has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Women's National League 2026, Bet Rishon Rehovot 2026 4-5, and Bet Rishon Rehovot 2026 2-3. Also played 5 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Shmuel "Dugo" Fridman Memorial Blitz jun 2025) recently. She took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023. Her peak of 2124 was reached at age 67 (Oct 2008).
Awarded WFM in 2002 (age 61).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1749
All-time high
2124
−374 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 67
Oct 2008 · age 67
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1810 → 1892
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1818
Aug 2022
22nd Israeli 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1873
Apr 2022
2020
10th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1891
Oct 2020
2012
8th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2064
Oct 2012
2009
4th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2115
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1771 → 1750
Tournaments
7
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
10W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #49 | 1688 | -4.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2344 | +5.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1730 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #15 | 2429 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1844 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 1645 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #15 | 1875 | -2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichal LahavWIM
🇮🇱ISR·2173
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2030
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vsEyal Ballas
🇮🇱ISR·1821
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsMichael Volodarsky
🇮🇱ISR·1516
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2030
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vsAdrian Marcovici
🇮🇱ISR·1780
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsYuliya Gitin
🇮🇱ISR·1788
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
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Israel
#1,000
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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