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Yezhel, Valiantsin

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FIDEFIDE 13504983· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1997

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Valiantsin Yezhel, a 29-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2225 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: Orsha 2026 Masters 1 and Minsk-2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Orsha 2026 Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Orsha 2026 Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 14 months (2015–2016) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2311 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2023); he also reached #61 nationally in Oct 2023.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Jun 2022. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 26). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U12 and #11, #9, #6 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2225

Standard

Rpd2149·Blz2031

All-time high

2311

−86 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 26

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,903 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

24 entries
2023
Peak national rank: #61
at age 26 · rated 2311
Oct 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
Sep 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 26
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2311
at age 26 · −86 from today
Aug 2023
2022
Switched federation: BLR → FID
at age 25
Jun 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter KorzubovIM 2,323
Orsha 2026 Masters 1 · Jan 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-31
2256 → 2225
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
5W6D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAidan Gafurov2,125·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R1·+7.1
2.[W]vsTimur Gvozdev2,085·Memorial V. Kupreichik 2026·R2·+6.2
3.[W]vsKirill An. Gerasimov2,050·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R9·+5.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGleb ScheglovFM2,354·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R2·-6.5
2.[L]vsDmitry FomkinFM2,407·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R8·-5.3
3.[L]vsDmitriy KushkoIM2,449·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R6·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Memorial V. Kupreichik 2026
Team
Apr 20263.5/5#382112-4.4
Orsha 2026 Masters 1
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#62240+4.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsEgor FilipetsFM
🇧🇾BLR·2271
+4 −7 =9
20 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVitaly MeribanovIM
🇧🇾BLR·2406
+0 −8 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMikhei NavumenkaFM
FID·2280
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsViachaslau ZarubitskiIM
🇧🇾BLR·2396
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNikita Romanovskij
🇧🇾BLR·2111
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#116
out of 953 players
Special
#117
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
116Yezhel, Valiantsin2,225
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
117Yezhel, Valiantsin2,225
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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6903Yezhel, Valiantsin2,225