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Tselenko, Michael
🇮🇱FIDE 2830221· Male· Israel· Born in 1985
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Michael Tselenko, a 41-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1770 — just 11 short of his peak of 1781 (Dec 2025, age 40). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Haifa 2026 4-5, Bet Haifa 2026 1, and Nat.ch. Quarter-final Haifa-Nesher 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapid October 2025. Kiryat Bialik) recently. He took a 19-month break between Jul 2022 and Mar 2024.
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1771·Blz—
All-time high
1781
−11 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 40
Dec 2025 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
100 career games
at age 41
Jun 2026
64th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1776
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1781
at age 40 · −11 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1579 → 1754
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1579 → returned at 1737
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1753 → 1770
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
8W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2345 | +4.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 992 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 1161 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #13 | 1787 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2153 | +28.2 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#931
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#61,691
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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