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Lovin, Boris

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FIDEFIDE 2808064· Male· Israel· Born in 1967

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Boris Lovin, a 59-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2151 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7 and Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2009–2010) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2274 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2003).

Current rating

2151

Standard

Rpd2161·Blz2237

All-time high

2274

−123 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 36

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,181 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
7th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2239
Dec 2023
2020
12th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2248
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 50
Apr 2017
2015
15th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2261
Nov 2015
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
2207 → 2257
Mar 2015
2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yair ParkhovGM 2,499
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-17
2168 → 2151
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20260/2#1201631-7.2
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#352093-10.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsNaum Margovsky
🇮🇱ISR·1904
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2029
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vsAndrei GurbanovIM
🇮🇱ISR·2225
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander KaplivatskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2157
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings

/
Israel
#211
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#8,013
in continent
World
#11,181
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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211🇮🇱Lovin, Boris2,151
Europe
1
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World
1
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7
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