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Friedland, Benzi
🇮🇱FIDE 2818736· Male· Israel· Born in 1957
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Benzi Friedland, a 69-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1424. He has fluctuated between 1400 and 1559 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Herzliya Winter Tournament 2026 B, Kiryat Ono Winter 2025 26 C, and Chess fitness meter improvement competition. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kiryat Ono Independence Day 2026 Rapid B) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017) and 13 months (2017–2018). His peak of 1559 was reached at age 68 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1424
Standard
Rpd1475·Blz1506
All-time high
1559
−135 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 68
Oct 2025 · age 68
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#212,018
#212,018 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1559
at age 68 · −135 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+496 Elo)
1039 → 1535
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
24.5/ 5941.5%
20W9D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/2 | #14 | 2432 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #11 | 1392 | -65.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/1 | #6 | 2225 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #11 | 1534 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1517 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #9 | 2399 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #66 | 1505 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #24 | 1310 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmit Yaron yuster
🇮🇱ISR·1445
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2031
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vsShay Mondri
🇮🇱ISR
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2031
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vsZvi Milatin
🇮🇱ISR·1593
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRafael Gabbay
🇮🇱ISR·1404
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2031
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vsMatan Fishov
🇮🇱ISR·1561
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2028
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,845
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#127,414
in continent
World
#211,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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