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Botvinnik, Mikhail

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FIDEFIDE 2805650· Male· Israel· Born in 1983

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Mikhail Botvinnik, a 43-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2343 and sitting in the top 4% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 11 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 26 months (2004–2006) and 17 months (2006–2008). His peak of 2385 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2020); he also reached Israeli #62 in Aug 2020.

At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2343

Standard

Rpd2328·Blz—

All-time high

2385

−42 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 37

Activity

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1 past 12 mo
classical only

Signature stat

Top 4%

#81 · Israeli players · of 1,867

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
6th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2335
Feb 2024
2023
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2335 → still inactive
Mar 2023
2020
Peak Israeli rank: #62
at age 37 · rated 2382
Aug 2020
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2346 → 2382
Apr 2020
All-time peak 2385
at age 37 · −50 from today
Feb 2020
2010
100 career games
at age 27
Jul 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yuri ZhizmerIM 2,266
Artzit Hol 2026 5 · May 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
+8
2335 → 2343
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsYuri ZhizmerIM2,266·Artzit Hol 2026 5·R5·+7.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit Hol 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#93066+8.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlon GreenfeldGM
🇮🇱ISR·2471
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2017
View head-to-head →
vsVitali GolodGM
🇮🇱ISR·2476
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2015
View head-to-head →
vsNitzan SteinbergGM
🇮🇱ISR·2556
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAvigdor BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2017
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Israel
#81
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,865
in continent
World
#2,868
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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3
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2,595
4
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2,567
5
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2,565
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,527
10
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2,514
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81🇮🇱Botvinnik, Mikhail2,343
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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1865🇮🇱Botvinnik, Mikhail2,343
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2868🇮🇱Botvinnik, Mikhail2,343