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Zanan, Evgeny

GM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 24101940· Male· Israel· Born in 1998

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Evgeny Zanan, a 28-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2491 and ranked 14th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2435 and 2505 over the past 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, and Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 19-month break between May 2012 and Jan 2014. His peak of 2537 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2021); he also reached World #464 in May 2022.

Competes for Israel since Jun 2014. Awarded GM in 2020 (age 22), IM in 2017 (age 19), and FM in 2009 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #31 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #69 in U16, World #14 in U14 and World #6 in U12.

Current rating

2491

Standard

Rpd2400·Blz2423

All-time high

2537

−46 pts below
Aug 2021 · age 23

Activity

87

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#14

#14 · Israeli players · of 1,914

Career timeline

25 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 27
Sep 2025
1,000 career games
at age 27
Apr 2025
2022
Peak World rank: #464
at age 24 · rated 2534
May 2022
2021
Peak Israeli rank: #13
at age 23 · rated 2537
Aug 2021
All-time peak 2537
at age 23 · −46 from today
Aug 2021
2020
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open
perf 2586 (+82) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Anton KorobovGM 2,631
CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open · Jul 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-2
2493 → 2491
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
35.5/ 5268.3%
28W15D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/11#832441-6.4
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20262/3#162516+0.6
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#122361-10.8
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20263/4#112536+1.7
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254.5/7#1542497+1.1
CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open
Open Swiss
Jul 20257/9#32586+11.4
International Tournament "Paracin 2025" - OPEN A
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#1124790.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsDavid GorodetzkyIM
🇮🇱ISR·2496
+7 −5 =11
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+7 −1 =13
21 games·last met Nov 2026
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vsEvgeny PostnyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2528
+5 −10 =6
21 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsAriel ErenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+7 −1 =9
17 games·last met Jul 2030
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vsAlon MindlinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2457
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Jun 2029
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Rankings

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Israel
#14
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#382
in continent
World
#655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2,635
2
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2,602
3
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2,595
4
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2,564
5
🇮🇱Smirin, IliaFollow Ilia SmirinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,562
6
🇮🇱Steinberg, NitzanFollow Nitzan SteinbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,556
7
🇮🇱Gorshtein, IdoFollow Ido GorshteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
8
🇮🇱Lomasov, SemyonFollow Semyon LomasovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,551
9
🇮🇱Postny, EvgenyFollow Evgeny PostnyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,528
10
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2,514
...
14🇮🇱Zanan, Evgeny2,491
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
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382🇮🇱Zanan, Evgeny2,491
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
655🇮🇱Zanan, Evgeny2,491