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Volodarsky, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2814366· Male· Israel· Born in 1954
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Michael Volodarsky, a 72-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1516. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 19 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Rishon Lezion up to 2000, Israeli Championship 1 8 Final in Rishon LeZion 2025, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament. Also played 5 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 1648 was reached at age 70 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd1558·Blz1595
All-time high
1648
−132 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 70
Apr 2024 · age 70
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#179,484
#179,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
80th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1540
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1408 → 1648
May 2024
All-time peak 1648
at age 70 · −132 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1533 → 1516
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
8.5/ 3226.6%
8W3D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #18 | 1547 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #24 | 1308 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #105 | 1964 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLev Lukovski
🇩🇪GER·1610
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsAchi Klein
🇮🇱ISR·1677
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsYehonatan Oliel
🇮🇱ISR·1641
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2027
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vsMark Freiman
🇮🇱ISR·1821
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2027
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vsGeorgy Bershadsky
🇮🇱ISR·1814
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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Israel
#1,695
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#114,343
in continent
World
#179,442
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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