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Katkov, Michelle
WFM🇮🇱FIDE 2816393· Female· Israel· Born in 2003
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Michelle Katkov, a 23-year-old Israeli Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2106 and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Women's National League 2026, Artzit A 2026 4, and Artzit A 2026 2-3. Also played 2 rapid events (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. Her peak of 2220 was reached at age 19 (Nov 2022).
Awarded WFM in 2017 (age 14). Earned a WGM norm at European Individual CC 2022. At junior level, she reached #9, #11, #9, #20 and #22 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz2052
All-time high
2220
−114 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 19
Nov 2022 · age 19
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#721 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Jun 2026
2024
76th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2128
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Nov 2023
9th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2220
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 2220
at age 19 · −114 from today
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
2051 → 2106
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
12W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 2253 | +37.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2956 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1982 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2744 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 1978 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #17 | 2114 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 2009 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 1311 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYegor Stolyarsky
🇮🇱ISR·2093
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2027
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vsRonit LevitanWFM
🇮🇱ISR·2131
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2029
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vsDaniel Iliaguev
🇮🇱ISR·2223
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsAdar Gleizer
🇮🇱ISR·1929
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Israel
#256
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#10,777
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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