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Margovsky, Naum
🇮🇱FIDE 2813025· Male· Israel· Born in 1938
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Naum Margovsky, a 88-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1904. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Ch. 1 8 Finals Haifa-Nesher 2025, One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik, and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2. Also played 2 rapid events (including OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - E) recently. His peak of 2202 was reached at age 74 (Nov 2012).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1931
All-time high
2202
−298 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 74
Nov 2012 · age 74
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1822 → 1939
May 2024
2019
8th Israeli 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 2021
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 81
Jul 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 78
Jul 2016
75th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 78 · rated 2150
Apr 2016
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 76
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
1871 → 1904
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
8W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1792 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1870 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #28 | 2009 | +29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEfim Rakita
🇮🇱ISR·1899
+8 −8 =0
16 games·last met Mar 2030
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vsBoris fainberg
🇮🇱ISR·2063
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsArie AxelrodFM
🇮🇱ISR·2177
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsYuri Cherikovsky
🇮🇱ISR·1882
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met May 2029
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vsRonit LevitanWFM
🇮🇱ISR·2131
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Israel
#573
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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