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Levit, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2822369· Male· Israel· Born in 1946
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Michael Levit, a 80-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1560. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 15 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Beer Sheva 2026 2-3, Beer Sheva winter 2026 A, and Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025. His peak of 1771 was reached at age 71 (Dec 2017).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz—
All-time high
1771
−211 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 71
Dec 2017 · age 71
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1523 → 1718
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 78
Mar 2024
2022
45th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1564
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
May 2021
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 73
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1583 → 1560
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
9/ 2634.6%
5W8D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRonen Riabushkin1,947·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R1·+17.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYehia Kadri1,478·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R7·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1049 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #22 | 1375 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #15 | 1565 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #21 | 1566 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #22 | 1779 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEli Lahat
🇮🇱ISR·1623
+5 −4 =4
13 games·last met May 2028
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vsYaakov Golan
🇮🇱ISR·1637
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Feb 2028
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vsBoris Skolovich
🇮🇱ISR·1693
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Apr 2030
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vsFelix Korchev
🇮🇱ISR·1670
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsYosef Algarisi
🇮🇱ISR·1697
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2028
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,582
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#106,278
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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