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Mertz, Binyamin

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FIDEFIDE 2826038· Male· Israel· Born in 1955

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Binyamin Mertz, a 71-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1811. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Jerusalem Championship 2025. His peak of 1926 was reached at age 61 (Jun 2016).

Current rating

1811

Standard

Rpd1926·Blz—

All-time high

1926

−115 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 61

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,885

#72,885 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
42nd Israeli 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1811
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1770 → 1862
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
47th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1772
Apr 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2021
2019
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1779
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Azgad Yehoshua 1,775
Jerusalem Championship 2025 · May 2025 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
-28
1839 → 1811
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAzgad Yehoshua1,775·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R3·+9.0
2.[W]vsEli Shaubi1,714·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R8·+7.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYoseph Cherem1,564·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R7·-16.1
2.[L]vsMark Freiman1,816·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R6·-9.9
3.[L]vsNatan Levin1,886·Jerusalem Championship 2025·R5·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Jerusalem Championship 2025
Swiss
May 20254/7#211848-27.6
Worst Elo result: Jerusalem Championship 2025 (-27.6 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Israel
#850
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#52,877
in continent
World
#72,885
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Israel
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3
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4
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5
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2,562
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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9
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2,528
10
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2,514
...
850🇮🇱Mertz, Binyamin1,811
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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52877🇮🇱Mertz, Binyamin1,811
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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72885🇮🇱Mertz, Binyamin1,811