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Niv, Zvi
🇮🇱FIDE 2838915· Male· Israel· Born in 1951
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Zvi Niv, a 75-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1425. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019) and 52 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik. His peak of 1488 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1425
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz—
All-time high
1488
−63 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#210,453
#210,453 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
90th Israeli 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1474
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1147 → 1488
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1488
at age 73 · −63 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1147 → returned at 1488
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1474 → 1425
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
1/ 714.3%
1W0D6L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsRoman Kopilevich1,530·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R3·+25.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsItay Rotbart1,435·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R4·-19.4
2.[L]vsArtiom Shapiro1,542·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R1·-13.5
3.[L]vsYurii Khokhlov1,572·1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik·R5·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/6 | #10 | 1292 | -48.8 |
Worst Elo result: 1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik (-48.8 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
/
Israel
#1,893
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#126,524
in continent
World
#210,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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