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Donchik, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 2813491· Male· Israel· Born in 1941

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Alexander Donchik, a 85-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1805. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Krayot 2026 1, One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik, and Summer Cup 2025. Kiryat Bialik. Also played 2 rapid events (including Kiryat Bialik Community Center Cup in Rapid Chess 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 55 months (2014–2019) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2034 was reached at age 78 (Feb 2019).

Current rating

1805

Standard

Rpd1867·Blz1909

All-time high

2034

−229 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 78

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#74,745

#74,745 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
19th Israeli 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1855
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1742 → 1855
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1812
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 81
Mar 2022
2019
5th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2034
May 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adi Akman 1,946
Summer Cup 2025. Kiryat Bialik · May 2025 · +13.7 Elo
Evolution
-50
1855 → 1805
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
4W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Krayot 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260/1#28856-13.6
One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik
Swiss
Sep 20254/7#61848+7.4
Summer Cup 2025. Kiryat Bialik
Swiss
May 20251.5/7#151614-42.8
Worst Elo result: Summer Cup 2025. Kiryat Bialik (-42.8 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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Israel
#867
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#54,155
in continent
World
#74,745
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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867🇮🇱Donchik, Alexander1,805
Europe
1
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2
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5
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8
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World
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2
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7
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7
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74745🇮🇱Donchik, Alexander1,805