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Kotler, Zvi

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FIDEFIDE 2830230· Male· Israel· Born in 1959

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Zvi Kotler, a 67-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1725. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Krayot 2026 1, One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik, and 1 8 Israeli Championship in Keryat Yam. He took a 19-month break between May 2022 and Jan 2024. His peak of 1883 was reached at age 59 (Dec 2018).

Current rating

1725

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1838

All-time high

1883

−158 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 59

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#101,148

#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
50th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1802
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Apr 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 65
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1757 → returned at 1697
May 2022
2020
35th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1862
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Munib Najjar 1,849
End of Summer Chess Festival in Keryat Yam C · Aug 2025 · +12.1 Elo
Evolution
-77
1802 → 1725
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
9/ 2536.0%
8W3D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bet Krayot 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260/1#311022-7.6
One-eighth final finals of Israel Chess Championships 2025 26 in Kiryat Bialik
Swiss
Sep 20253/7#71708-11.2
1 8 Israeli Championship in Keryat Yam
Swiss
Sep 20253/7#141597-30.0
End of Summer Chess Festival in Keryat Yam C
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#72040+9.0
Kiryat Yam Open Championship in Classical Chess A
Swiss
Jul 20250/4#211027-37.4
Worst Elo result: Kiryat Yam Open Championship in Classical Chess A (-37.4 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Israel
#1,074
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#71,658
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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