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Knafo, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 2805278· Male· Israel· Born in 1957

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Michael Knafo, a 69-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1657. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 29 months (2003–2006), 34 months (2007–2010), 15 months (2010–2012), 24 months (2013–2016) and 19 months (2018–2019). Recent appearances: Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5 and Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1657

Standard

Rpd1704·Blz—

All-time high

2151

−494 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#125,591

#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1497 → 1700
Nov 2024
2023
71st Israeli 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1513
Jan 2023
2022
61st Israeli 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1662
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2019
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1703 → returned at 1683
Feb 2018
2013
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1815
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Moshe Dermer 1,730
Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3 · Jan 2026 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
+4
1653 → 1657
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
0W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsMoshe Dermer1,730·Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3·R2·+2.1
2.[D]vsMichael Roze1,685·Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3·R3·+0.8
3.[D]vsMark Waxman1,682·Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5·R4·+0.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsYoav Wolberg1,597·Bet Jerusalem 2026 7-9·R7·-11.7
2.[L]vsDavid Freidlin1,604·Bet Jerusalem 2026 7-9·R8·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Jerusalem 2026 7-9
Team
May 20260/2#31801-23.0
Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#211682+0.8
Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20261/2#111708+3.0
Worst Elo result: Bet Jerusalem 2026 7-9 (-23.0 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Israel
#1,300
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#86,499
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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1300🇮🇱Knafo, Michael1,657
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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86499🇮🇱Knafo, Michael1,657
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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125585🇮🇱Knafo, Michael1,657