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Kahan, Sami
🇮🇱FIDE 2822083· Male· Israel· Born in 1946
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Sami Kahan, a 80-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1592. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik, and 1 8 Israeli Championship in Keryat Yam. Also played 4 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including The 2025 Acre Blitz Chess Championship, dedicated to the memory of Dov Salz and Israel Ronen) recently. His peak of 1866 was reached at age 70 (Feb 2016).
Current rating
1592
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz1707
All-time high
1866
−274 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 70
Feb 2016 · age 70
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,477
#149,477 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1460 → 1665
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 77
Jul 2023
2022
49th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1532
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1615 → returned at 1620
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-74
1666 → 1592
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
12.5/ 3239.1%
9W7D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoseph Shkuri1,684·One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik·R5·+12.5
2.[W]vsShaul Mishkovsky1,673·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R2·+10.2
3.[W]vsArtiom Shapiro1,542·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R4·+6.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsIlya Broytman1,668·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R5·-9.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #97 | 2878 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/7 | #16 | 1463 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/4 | #24 | 1349 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #7 | 2376 | -4.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1676 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#1,541
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#99,593
in continent
World
#149,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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