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Yankelevich, Lev
GM🇩🇪FIDE 24684074· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Lev Yankelevich, a 29-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2451 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 1, Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 7, and Wiener Betriebsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 B-Liga Round 6. Also played 1 rapid (including Schach im Turm - Suedbahnhotel am Semmering - Gruppe A) and 2 blitz events (including WSV Semester Closing Blitzturnier) recently. His peak of 2496 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2022, German #41 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 25) and IM in 2016 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U20, World #49 in U18, World #92 in U16 and #10 and #9 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2451
Standard
Rpd2388·Blz2382
All-time high
2496
−45 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 25
Jul 2022 · age 25
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#57 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
22 entries2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Nov 2023
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 25 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Peak German rank: #41
at age 25 · rated 2496
Jul 2022
All-time peak 2496
at age 25 · −45 from today
Jul 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Aug 2021
2020
1,000 career games
at age 23
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
2422 → 2451
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
13.5/ 1684.4%
12W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2447 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2831 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2842 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2435 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2789 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2979 | +2.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2816 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2395 | -0.6 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlorian SchwabenederIM
🇦🇹AUT·2445
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKonstantin PeyrerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2496
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAlberto DavidGM
🇮🇹ITA·2460
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsTom Nolz
🇦🇹AUT·2232
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#57
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#601
in continent
World
#1,002
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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