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Lahat, Eli
🇮🇱FIDE 2820579· Male· Israel· Born in 1948
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Eli Lahat, a 78-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1623. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 19 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Beer Sheva 2026 4-5, Bet Beer Sheva 2026 2-3, and Bet Beer Sheva 2026 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapid Beer-Sheva) recently. His peak of 1666 was reached at age 76 (May 2024).
Current rating
1623
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1720
All-time high
1666
−43 pts below
May 2024 · age 76
May 2024 · age 76
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,253
#138,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
100 career games
at age 77
Apr 2025
2024
51st Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1666
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1457 → 1666
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1666
at age 76 · −43 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1633 → 1623
Tournaments
7
31 games
Score
13.5/ 3143.5%
15W2D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 939 | -7.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #11 | 2508 | +12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 1195 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2642 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #19 | 2318 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #22 | 1476 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/3 | #1 | 2393 | +28.4 |
Worst Elo result: Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025 (-24.8 Elo, finished #22).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Levit
🇮🇱ISR·1560
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met May 2028
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vsYaakov Golan
🇮🇱ISR·1637
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsBoris Skolovich
🇮🇱ISR·1693
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2028
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vsZeev Ginsburg
🇮🇱ISR·1834
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNikolay Moshkovich
🇮🇱ISR·1779
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,406
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#93,600
in continent
World
#138,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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