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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 1859. He has fluctuated between 1845 and 1892 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/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

1859

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1960

All-time high

1985

−126 pts below
Feb 2022 · age 47

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#58,854

#58,854 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −126 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

Last 12 months — 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
-15
1874 → 1859
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
6W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
June 2025 - Castle Chess Faster FIDE
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/3#32023+1.2
Worst Elo result: 53rd Annual World Open - U2200 (-29.6 Elo, finished #100).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,617
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,602
in continent
World
#58,854
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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9
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10
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2,653
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1617🇺🇸Shemesh, Yuval1,859
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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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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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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