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Shemesh, Yuval

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FIDEFIDE 2057697· Male· United States of America· Born in 1975

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Yuval Shemesh, a 51-year-old American player, is rated 1803. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section, 53rd Annual World Open - U2200, and June 2025 - Castle Chess Faster FIDE. His peak of 1985 was reached at age 47 (Feb 2022).

Current rating

1803

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1960

All-time high

1985

−182 pts below
Feb 2022 · age 47

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#75,450

#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
64th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1859
May 2026
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Jul 2023
2022
22nd American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1985
Mar 2022
All-time peak 1985
at age 47 · −182 from today
Feb 2022
2020
25th American 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1956
Oct 2020
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section
perf 2020 (+161) · 2/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs Erik Knutson 2,236
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section · Feb 2026 · +18.0 Elo
Evolution
-72
1875 → 1803
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
5W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2100
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/5#1331586-56.2
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section
Swiss
Feb 20262/5#132020+14.2
53rd Annual World Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#1001756-29.6
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual Chicago Open - U2100 (-56.2 Elo, finished #133).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,180
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,670
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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9
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10
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2180🇺🇸Shemesh, Yuval1,803
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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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
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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