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Smilovich, Eli
🇮🇱FIDE 2822555· Male· Israel· Born in 1956
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Eli Smilovich, a 70-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1608. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Haifa 2026 1, Winter 2026 Haifa-Nesher A, and National Ch. 1 8 Finals Haifa-Nesher 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Opening of the School Year Rapid in Haifa-Nesher Chess Club B) and 1 blitz events (including 2026"Blitz tournament "New Year) recently. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 59 (Jul 2015).
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz1663
All-time high
1754
−146 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 59
Jul 2015 · age 59
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,920
#143,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1467 → 1665
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
2022
82nd Israeli 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1524
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 63
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-88
1696 → 1608
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
5.5/ 3217.2%
6W6D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 716 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1551 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/5 | #24 | 872 | -50.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/6 | #23 | 1707 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #11 | 1668 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/5 | #16 | 1001 | -38.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSami Kahan
🇮🇱ISR·1592
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsWasim Kharouba
🇮🇱ISR·1891
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsOhad Meir
🇮🇱ISR·1688
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met May 2018
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vsAvraham Rave
🇮🇱ISR·1740
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2029
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vsLiel LevitanWCM
🇮🇱ISR·1789
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Israel
#1,449
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#96,676
in continent
World
#143,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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