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Gofshtein, Semion

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FIDEFIDE 2807734· Male· Israel· Born in 1934

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Semion Gofshtein, a 92-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1767. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 50-month break between May 2018 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5 and Jerusalem Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Jeruchess Diamond Rapid 9 1 2026) recently. His peak of 2098 was reached at age 78 (May 2012).

Current rating

1767

Standard

Rpd1866·Blz1862

All-time high

2098

−331 pts below
May 2012 · age 78

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#86,722

#86,722 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1685 → 1821
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 90
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1696
May 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 82
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 82
Jan 2016
2015
8th Israeli 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1970
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Jerusalem Championship 2025
perf 1846 (+66) · 4/7 · #19
Top opponent
vs Gennadii Volkov 1,831
Jerusalem Championship 2025 · May 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-22
1789 → 1767
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStas Rozenblit1,734·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R7·+8.7
2.[W]vsLev Lukovski1,641·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R3·+6.2
3.[D]vsGennadii Volkov1,831·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R8·+1.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Roze1,683·Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5·R4·-12.4
2.[L]vsAzgad Yehoshua1,775·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R5·-10.1
3.[L]vsZvi Kuritz1,898·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R4·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Jerusalem 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20260/1#26883-12.6
Jerusalem Championship 2025
Swiss
May 20254/7#191846-8.6

Rankings

/
Israel
#968
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#62,261
in continent
World
#86,721
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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