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Dana Kochavi

Dana Kochavi is an Israeli chess player and FIDE Master who won an individual gold medal at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024.

born 2007Gold medal at 2024 Chess OlympiadWinning all 8 Olympiad gamesFIDE Master title

Occupation: chess player

Dana Kochavi was born in 2007

Dana Kochavi was born in 2007. She began playing chess at age 9 and trained seriously after her older brother, Ori Kochavi, who is an International Master.

She graduated from Ohel Shem high school in Ramat Gan. She plays for the city chess club Etude Ramat Gan, and her coaches are Grandmaster Ori Kobo and International Master David Gorodetsky.

She earned the Woman FIDE Master title in 2023. In September 2024 she played the reserve board for Israel at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, won all 8 of her games and took an individual gold medal. She was the only player in the event to win every game.

She won a silver medal at the 2024 European Chess Championship in Montenegro. After her results that year, her rating reached 2362 and she became a FIDE Master in December 2024. That month she was ranked 82nd among women in the world and 2nd in Israel.