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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 2229 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 10 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Orsha 2026 Masters 1, Minsk-2025, and Memorial V. Kupreichik 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

2229

Standard

Rpd2149·Blz2031

All-time high

2311

−82 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 26

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,738 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −82 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Memorial V. Kupreichik 2025
perf 2721 (+465) · 6/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Peter KorzubovIM 2,323
Orsha 2026 Masters 1 · Jan 2026 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-27
2256 → 2229
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
14W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMikhei NavumenkaFM2,288·Memorial V. Kupreichik 2025·R7·+10.9
2.[W]vsAidan Gafurov2,125·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R1·+7.1
3.[W]vsKseniya ZeliantsovaWFM2,062·Minsk-2025·R10·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRadion SidorenjaCM1,907·Minsk-2025·R6·-17.2
2.[L]vsGleb ScheglovFM2,354·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R2·-6.5
3.[L]vsDmitry FomkinFM2,407·Orsha 2026 Masters 1·R8·-5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Orsha 2026 Masters 1
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#62240+4.0
Minsk-2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20257/10#152067-31.2
Memorial V. Kupreichik 2025
Team
May 20256/6#22721+24.4
Worst Elo result: Minsk-2025 (-31.2 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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FIDE (no federation)
#120
out of 957 players
Special
#120
in continent
World
#6,738
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
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
120Yezhel, Valiantsin2,229
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
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
...
120Yezhel, Valiantsin2,229
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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6738Yezhel, Valiantsin2,229