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Stepak, Yedael

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FIDEFIDE 2800454· Male· Israel· Born in 1940

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Yedael Stepak, a 86-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2008–2009), 20 months (2015–2017), 21 months (2017–2019) and 25 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5 and Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3. Also played 2 rapid events (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 64 (Jul 2004).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 61).

Current rating

2053

Standard

Rpd2003·Blz2027

All-time high

2302

−249 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 64

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2021
14th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2182
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2217 → returned at 2210
Mar 2019
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2223 → returned at 2217
May 2017
2016
22nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2249
Apr 2016
2015
45th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 75 · rated 2249
Oct 2015
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2244
May 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robin Wolfov 1,960
Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5 · Apr 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-2
2055 → 2053
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsRobin Wolfov1,960·Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5·R4·+7.4
2.[W]vsMica Bar Ingel1,813·Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3·R3·+3.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsYoav Jakobs1,926·Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5·R5·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20261/2#181943-5.8
Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20261/1#132613+4.0

Rankings

/
Israel
#335
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
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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2,567
5
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2,565
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,527
10
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2,514
...
335🇮🇱Stepak, Yedael2,053
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
14986🇮🇱Stepak, Yedael2,053
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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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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
20420🇮🇱Stepak, Yedael2,053