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Iskhakov, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2807467· Male· Israel· Born in 1984
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Michael Iskhakov, a 42-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2184 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 53 months (2005–2010) and 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Artzit A 2026 4, Artzit A 2026 2-3, and Artzit A 2026 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2254 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2024).
At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2184
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2068
All-time high
2254
−70 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 40
Apr 2024 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,049 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
14th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2194
Jan 2025
2024
10th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2254
Apr 2024
All-time peak 2254
at age 40 · −70 from today
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2232 → returned at 2233
Jul 2019
41st Israeli 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2245
Jun 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2168 → 2184
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
5W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2447 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2227 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2949 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2889 | +15.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #45 | 1358 | -10.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2015
View head-to-head →
vsIdo Ben ArtziIM
🇮🇱ISR·2370
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2015
View head-to-head →
vsJoseph ShutzmanFM
🇺🇸USA·2209
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsEduard Lebedinsky
FID·2062
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2016
View head-to-head →
vsUriel ZakIM
🇮🇱ISR·2222
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2015
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Israel
#181
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#6,382
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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