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Norowitz, Yaacov

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FIDEFIDE 2024799· Male· United States of America· Born in 1982

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Yaacov Norowitz, a 44-year-old American International Master, is rated 2397 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: 2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over and The Matrix Open V. Also played 1 rapid event (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2462 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2013, American #63 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2013 (age 31).

Current rating

2397

Standard

Rpd2462·Blz2401

All-time high

2462

−65 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 31

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#91 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
8th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2395
Nov 2025
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2400
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2420 → returned at 2410
Apr 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 32
May 2014
2013
Peak American rank: #63
at age 31 · rated 2462
Jun 2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 31 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Julio Becerra RiveroGM 2,408
2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over · Apr 2026 · +0.2 Elo
Evolution
-3
2400 → 2397
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
4W5D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexander Jasinski2,169·2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over·R2·+2.1
2.[W]vsMiguel Fonseca1,991·The Matrix Open V·R4·+0.9
3.[W]vsOtis Wilson1,949·The Matrix Open V·R2·+0.7
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#22397+2.3
The Matrix Open V
Swiss
Sep 20253/4#22247-4.7

Rankings

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United States of America
#91
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#200
in continent
World
#1,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
91🇺🇸Norowitz, Yaacov2,397
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
200🇺🇸Norowitz, Yaacov2,397
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
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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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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1726🇺🇸Norowitz, Yaacov2,397