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Silich, Yahor
FM🇵🇱FIDE 13513656· Male· Poland· Born in 2006
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Yahor Silich, a 20-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2211 and ranked 19th among Polish players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 4 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent appearances: Wroclaw Open A - Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2025 and Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A. Also played 6 rapid (including Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2025 - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He took a 38-month break between May 2022 and Aug 2025. His peak of 2330 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2020).
Competes for Poland since Nov 2024. Awarded FM in 2019 (age 13) and CM in 2017 (age 11). Earned a IM norm at IM Mix Third Saturday 218 2021. At junior level, he reached World #56 in U16, World #25 in U14, World #59 in U12, World #78 in U10 and #14 and #12 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2211
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2117
All-time high
2330
−119 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 14
Mar 2020 · age 14
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Polish players under 20 · of 452
Career timeline
23 entries2025
14th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2245
Aug 2025
2024
Switched federation: FID → POL
at age 18
Nov 2024
Switched federation: BLR → FID
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
12th Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2216
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2245
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 15
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group Aperf 2340 (+95) · 5.5/9 · #22
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2216 → 2211
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBartlomiej HeberlaGM2,517·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A·R7·+16.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2095 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2340 | +29.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPlaton Klachkou
🇧🇾BLR·2055
+12 −2 =4
18 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMaksim TsarukGM
FID·2488
+1 −11 =4
16 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsArtsiom SiniauskiFM
FID·2165
+1 −5 =8
14 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsMikhei NavumenkaFM
FID·2280
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsArtiom StribukIM
FID·2467
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
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Poland
#258
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#5,284
in continent
World
#7,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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