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LM
Lahav, Michal
WIM🇮🇱FIDE 2813742· Female· Israel· Born in 1999
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Michal Lahav, a 27-year-old Israeli Woman International Master, is rated 2173 and ranked 450th among women worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Women's National League 2026, Artzit A 2026 4, and Michal Lahav VS Ori Newman 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. Her peak of 2286 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2020).
Awarded WIM in 2019 (age 20) and WFM in 2016 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #4, #6, #9, #8 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2173
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz2048
All-time high
2286
−113 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 21
Jan 2020 · age 21
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Women #450
#450 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
30 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Sep 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Jan 2021
2020
36th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2286
Jan 2020
All-time peak 2286
at age 21 · −113 from today
Jan 2020
2019
4th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2244
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2141 → 2173
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
35/ 6355.6%
29W12D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAlexander van der Merwe2,103·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R4·-11.5
3.[L]vsAytug Celal SalciCM2,110·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R1·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2250 | +7.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 2302 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2227 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2199 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #2 | 1498 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #137 | 2011 | -34.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #81 | 2149 | -22.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2286 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #23 | 2239 | +16.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A (-34.6 Elo, finished #137).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian Marcovici
🇮🇱ISR·1780
+10 −4 =3
17 games·last met May 2018
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vsKlim Smoliar
🇮🇱ISR·1878
+10 −4 =1
15 games·last met Aug 2027
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vsGil BarakCM
🇮🇱ISR·2194
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsYair ParkhovGM
🇮🇱ISR·2445
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2028
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vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Jul 2027
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Rankings
/
Israel
#193
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#6,906
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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