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Donchik, Alexander
🇮🇱FIDE 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 appearances: Bet Krayot 2026 1 and One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in 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 19 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
Feb 2019 · age 78
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
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 19 months
paused at 1758 → returned at 1812
Jan 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik · Sep 2025 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-50
1855 → 1805
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 856 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #6 | 1848 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#837
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#54,210
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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