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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 1928. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 12 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

1928

Standard

Rpd2009·Blz1953

All-time high

1974

−46 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 46

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#41,448

#41,448 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2022
59th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1974
Apr 2022
All-time peak 1974
at age 46 · −46 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Noam SasonCM 2,197
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-17
1945 → 1928
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
4W3D5L
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]vsIlay Meirovich2,150·Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026·R9·-4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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).

Rankings

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Israel
#539
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#30,589
in continent
World
#41,448
out of 400,000+

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