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Gorelikov, Israel
🇮🇱FIDE 2809834· Male· Israel· Born in 1934
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Israel Gorelikov, a 92-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1630. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 13 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Round of 16 of the State Chess Championship, Group 6, Kfar Saba Open Championship for Veteran Chess Players 2025, and Spring Chess Competition A. Also played 1 rapid (including Passover rapid 4.4.26) and 1 blitz events (including League Opening Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012) and 24 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2129 was reached at age 73 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1630
Standard
Rpd1798·Blz1637
All-time high
2129
−499 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 73
Oct 2007 · age 73
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#135,699
#135,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1555 → 1718
Mar 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 83
Jan 2017
2015
10th Israeli 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1937
Nov 2015
2012
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1964
Jan 2012
2010
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1974
Jul 2010
8th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2007
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1648 → 1630
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
11.5/ 2841.1%
10W4D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 985 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1640 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1796 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #16 | 1613 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/5 | #42 | 1601 | -18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOfer Cohen
🇮🇱ISR·1655
+7 −6 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2027
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vsHarry Schwarz
🇮🇱ISR·1795
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2030
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vsPavel Gerchikov
🇮🇱ISR·1785
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsChaim Galant
🇮🇱ISR·1511
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2029
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vsDavid Klevinskiy
🇮🇱ISR·1763
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Jul 2027
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,383
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#92,166
in continent
World
#135,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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