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GM
Gal, Moshe
🇮🇱FIDE 2815630· Male· Israel· Born in 1950
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Moshe Gal, a 76-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2049 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Hol B 2-3, Alef Hol B 1, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. Also played 2 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2202 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2013).
Current rating
2049
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz1996
All-time high
2202
−153 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 63
Jun 2013 · age 63
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
6th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2049
Jun 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 73
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Aug 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 71
Oct 2021
7th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2150
May 2021
2020
7th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2170
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2082 → 2049
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1926 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2608 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #68 | 1967 | -31.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArkadij Slonimskij
🇷🇺RUS·2123
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2031
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vsYehuda GruenfeldGM
🇮🇱ISR·2381
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsGregory Levinsky
🇮🇱ISR·1863
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsNathan BirnboimIM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2031
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vsGabriel FlomGM
🇫🇷FRA·2411
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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Rankings
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Israel
#342
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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