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Sorin, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2805030· Male· Israel· Born in 1962
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Michael Sorin, a 64-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2106 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 62 months (2002–2007) and 19 months (2008–2010). Recent appearances: Artzit Hol 2026 2-3 and Hot August in Haifa-Nesher chess club. Also played 1 rapid (including Israeli Chess League for Seniors 50 60) and 1 blitz events (including The 2025 Acre Blitz Chess Championship, dedicated to the memory of Dov Salz and Israel Ronen) recently. His peak of 2294 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2014, Israeli #98 at the time).
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz2166
All-time high
2294
−188 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 52
Apr 2014 · age 52
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2023
16th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2206
Feb 2023
2020
10th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2234
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
May 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 53
Jun 2015
2014
Peak Israeli rank: #98
at age 52 · rated 2294
Apr 2014
7th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2294
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2124 → 2106
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1435 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #13 | 2047 | -11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander KaplivatskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2157
+4 −3 =7
14 games·last met Jan 2028
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vsAvigdor BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsYuri Cherikovsky
🇮🇱ISR·1882
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met May 2015
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vsAndrei GurbanovIM
🇮🇱ISR·2225
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsGiora Steiner-ProzhanskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2303
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2029
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Rankings
/
Israel
#256
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#10,777
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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