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Barzilai, Moshe
🇮🇱FIDE 2813815· Male· Israel· Born in 1942
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Moshe Barzilai, a 84-year-old Israeli player. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Herzelia 2026 4-5, Herzliya Open Seniors 60 championship 2026, and Yakov Ariel Memorial- Herzliya 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mark Rubinstein memorial Rapid Herzliya) recently. His peak of 1497 was reached at age 82 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1615·Blz—
All-time high
1497
−1497 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82
Mar 2024 · age 82
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1224 → 1497
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 82
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 82
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1497
at age 82 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2023
61st Israeli 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1178
Dec 2023
2022
66th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1209
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
5/ 2123.8%
4W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #40 | 781 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/6 | #15 | 1272 | -76.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 1585 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZvi Milatin
🇮🇱ISR·1593
+0 −14 =1
15 games·last met Oct 2031
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vsEhud Kisch
🇮🇱ISR
+5 −4 =4
13 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsMoshe Maor
🇮🇱ISR
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2029
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vsTomer Ovadia
🇮🇱ISR·1659
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsYaacov Cohen
🇮🇱ISR·1569
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2026
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Rankings
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Israel
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out of 2,242 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Europe
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World
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