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Kfir, Itzhak
🇮🇱FIDE 2813238· Male· Israel· Born in 1953
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Itzhak Kfir, a 73-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1626. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: National Ch. 1 8 Finals Haifa-Nesher 2025. His peak of 1719 was reached at age 71 (May 2024).
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1702
All-time high
1719
−93 pts below
May 2024 · age 71
May 2024 · age 71
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
54th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1719
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1719
at age 71 · −93 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1504 → 1705
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1649 → 1626
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
3W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #25 | 1628 | -0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEyal Seri
🇮🇱ISR·1605
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsUri Pilchin
🇮🇱ISR·1872
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2029
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vsAchi Klein
🇮🇱ISR·1677
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2026
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vsLev Lukovski
🇩🇪GER·1610
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMark Freiman
🇮🇱ISR·1821
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,396
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#92,964
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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