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Cohen, Yaacov

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FIDEFIDE 2810670· Male· Israel· Born in 1948

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Yaacov Cohen, a 78-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1569. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Beer Sheva winter 2026 A and Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva. He took a 28-month break between Dec 2021 and May 2024. His peak of 1619 was reached at age 77 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1569

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1619

−50 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 77

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#158,976

#158,976 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1619
at age 77 · −50 from today
Apr 2025
2024
60th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1599
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1328 → 1599
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva
perf 1634 (+50) · 2/6 · #28
Top opponent
vs Lev Evelson 1,835
Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva · Sep 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
-50
1619 → 1569
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
4W1D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Zon1,491·Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva·R8·-12.6
2.[L]vsNave Gilad1,499·Beer Sheva winter 2026 A·R6·-12.0
3.[L]vsEli Lahat1,613·Beer Sheva winter 2026 A·R3·-8.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Beer Sheva winter 2026 A
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/3#221819-15.0
Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva
Swiss
Sep 20252/6#281634-17.0
Worst Elo result: Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva (-17.0 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsZvi Milatin
🇮🇱ISR·1593
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMoshe Barzilai
🇮🇱ISR
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2026
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vsTomer Ovadia
🇮🇱ISR·1659
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMoshe Maor
🇮🇱ISR
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsEhud Kisch
🇮🇱ISR
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings

/
Israel
#1,554
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#104,569
in continent
World
#158,960
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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1554🇮🇱Cohen, Yaacov1,569
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
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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2,721
9
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10
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104569🇮🇱Cohen, Yaacov1,569
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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