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Ben-Shemesh, Doron

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FIDEFIDE 2820510· Male· Israel· Born in 1976

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Doron Ben-Shemesh, a 50-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1922. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 17 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Artzit A 2026 2-3, Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, and Artzit A 2026 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Jul 2017 and Feb 2019. His peak of 1974 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2022).

Current rating

1922

Standard

Rpd2009·Blz1953

All-time high

1974

−52 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 46

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#42,751

#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2022
59th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1974
Apr 2022
All-time peak 1974
at age 46 · −52 from today
Apr 2022
2020
40th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1955
Oct 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Mar 2019
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1927
Jul 2017
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1836 → 1957
May 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Noam SasonCM 2,197
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
1945 → 1922
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
4W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Kunin2,004·Artzit A 2026 2-3·R3·+12.2
2.[D]vsNoam SasonCM2,197·Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026·R3·+6.5
3.[W]vsErez Gal1,761·Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026·R8·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRonen Tsabari1,741·Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026·R6·-14.9
2.[L]vsIgor Pindiur1,920·Artzit A 2026 2-3·R2·-10.2
3.[L]vsLior Zakin1,986·Artzit A 2026 5·R5·-8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit A 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20260/1#421186-5.6
Artzit A 2026 2-3
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/2#261962+1.0
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#431903-15.4
Artzit A 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#291845-2.8
Worst Elo result: Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026 (-15.4 Elo, finished #43).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNatan Levin
🇮🇱ISR·1876
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2027
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vsLev Lukovski
🇩🇪GER·1610
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsIgor Berenboym
🇮🇱ISR·2043
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsVladimir Pravdivetz
🇮🇱ISR·1938
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsAlexandr Tumasov
🇮🇱ISR·1706
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings

/
Israel
#538
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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