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Zhizmer, Yuri
IM🇮🇱FIDE 14108852· Male· Israel· Born in 1981
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Yuri Zhizmer, a 45-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2268 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2003–2006), 17 months (2007–2009), 28 months (2009–2011) and 76 months (2011–2018). Recent standard appearances include Artzit Hol 2026 4, Artzit Hol 2026 2-3, and Artzit Hol 2026 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Acre Blitz Championship in Memory of Abraham Talias) recently. His peak of 2419 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2003, Israeli #42 at the time).
Competes for Israel since Jan 2019. Awarded IM in 2004 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2268
Standard
Rpd2292·Blz2245
All-time high
2419
−151 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 22
Jan 2003 · age 22
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#5,175 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Feb 2025
2022
7th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2347
Apr 2022
2019
Switched federation: UKR → ISR
at age 38
Jan 2019
2011
Inactive for 76 months
paused at 2314 → returned at 2309
Sep 2011
2009
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2331 → returned at 2314
Apr 2009
2007
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2319 → returned at 2331
Oct 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2271 → 2268
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1535 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 3123 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1846 | -11.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3163 | +6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKiril Katz
🇮🇱ISR·2050
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2028
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vsRan Frenkel
🇮🇱ISR·2179
+2 −0 =6
8 games·last met Oct 2027
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vsBoris fainberg
🇮🇱ISR·2063
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2029
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vsAlexander KaplivatskiFM
🇮🇱ISR·2157
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2028
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vsShon Levitan
🇮🇱ISR·1999
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2030
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Rankings
/
Israel
#116
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#3,503
in continent
World
#5,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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