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ISR · 58 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1670 (By Nov 2025)

Best performance: 1697 at The 2025 Acre Blitz Chess Championship, dedicated to the memory of Dov Salz and Israel Ronen(Best of 2025)

World #=74604 live, down 1691#72,913 publishedIsrael #=702Europe #=37883among active players

Blitz rating

1613

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1670 to 1613 over the last 12 months; peak 1670 by November 2025.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1613, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1613, -57, 10 games
Aug 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
May 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251658, 0, 0 games1794, 0, 0 games1670, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 21 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 28.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
Israeli Open Blitz Chess Championship 2026Aug 28TPR 14494/12

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 16 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Erik Berezkin, Oct 2025 · The 2025 Acre Blitz Chess Championship, dedicated to the memory of Dov Salz and Israel Ronen, 1729
2, Majid Nashashibi, Oct 2025 · The 2025 Acre Blitz Chess Championship, dedicated to the memory of Dov Salz and Israel Ronen, 1588
3, Ofir Doron, Aug 2026 · Israeli Open Blitz Chess Championship 2026, 1450

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

2 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202610216891449
20256316971697

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Josef Barkai · Blitz

World

  1. #=74604Muhammed Poyraz Dura1613.0
  2. #=74604Marco Clivio1613.0
  3. #=74604Josef Barkai1613.0
  4. #=74604Mattia Urselli1613.0
  5. #=74604Noam Davidov1613.0

Israel

  1. #=700Matan Abitbul1614.0
  2. #=700Yotam Mirochnik1614.0
  3. #=702Josef Barkai1613.0
  4. #=702Noam Davidov1613.0
  5. #=702Maxim Zizmar1613.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

Josef Barkai: Live FIDE Rating 1658