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Klar, Nir

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FIDEFIDE 2808471· Male· Israel· Born in 1988

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Nir Klar, a 38-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2145 — just 12 short of his peak of 2157 (Jun 2023, age 35) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Apr 2009 and Jul 2011. Recent appearance: Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz Tournament 50 Anniversary Herzliya Chess Club 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #19, #17 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2145

Standard

Rpd2129·Blz2099

All-time high

2157

−12 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 35

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
21st Israeli 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2150
Dec 2025
2023
67th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2157
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2157
at age 35 · −12 from today
Jun 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Jul 2019
2013
100 career games
at age 25
May 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-5
2150 → 2145
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israel National Team Championship 2026 8-11
Team
Jun 20260/1#1111443-7.4
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20260/1#1111550-4.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2330
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2027
View head-to-head →
vsJohnatan BakalchukIM
🇮🇱ISR·2424
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2026
View head-to-head →
vsOleg Gamayev
🇮🇱ISR·2140
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2014
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Israel
#219
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#8,337
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Israel
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4
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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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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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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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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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9
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