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Iliaguev, Kafar
FM🇮🇱FIDE 2804883· Male· Israel· Born in 1966
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Kafar Iliaguev, a 60-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2203 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4, and Riga Christmas Chess Festival - IM tournament-2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Shmuel "Dugo" Fridman Memorial Blitz jun 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2011–2012) and 19 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2321 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2005); he also reached Israeli #86 in Apr 2007.
Previously known as Kafar Eliagov (until Jun 2014). Awarded FM in 2009 (age 43).
Current rating
2203
Standard
Rpd2130·Blz2079
All-time high
2321
−118 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 39
Oct 2005 · age 39
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,022 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2023
6th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2309
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 57
Mar 2023
2019
13th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2293
Oct 2019
2014
12th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2298
Dec 2014
Renamed to Iliaguev, Kafar
at age 48
Jun 2014
2012
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2259 → returned at 2258
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
2266 → 2203
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
8.5/ 2238.6%
4W9D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPavel Yartsev2,094·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R7·+6.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #83 | 2172 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #64 | 2239 | +1.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2027 | -50.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2176 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRam Ofek
🇮🇱ISR·2105
+10 −5 =2
17 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsIgor Mamut
🇮🇱ISR·2068
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNisim IliaguevFM
🇮🇱ISR·2382
+1 −5 =7
13 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsDaniel Iliaguev
🇮🇱ISR·2223
+1 −0 =11
12 games·last met Oct 2030
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vsLeonid Bebchuk
🇮🇱ISR·1943
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2017
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Rankings
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Israel
#167
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#5,609
in continent
World
#8,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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