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Zak, Uriel

IM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2800640· Male· Israel· Born in 1959

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Uriel Zak, a 67-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2222 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Artzit B 2026 4, Artzit B 2026 2-3, and Artzit B 2026 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2384 was reached at age 46 (Apr 2005, Israeli #59 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2222

Standard

Rpd2165·Blz2229

All-time high

2384

−162 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 46

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#7,068 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
7th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2226
Dec 2025
2020
8th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2253
Oct 2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2253 → returned at 2257
Apr 2020
2015
500 career games
at age 56
Jul 2015
8th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2279
Jan 2015
2010
8th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2310
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yaniv Medovoy 2,134
Artzit B 2026 6-8 · May 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-4
2226 → 2222
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
1W6D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsYaniv Medovoy2,134·Artzit B 2026 6-8·R7·+3.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit B 2026 6-8
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#232954+3.1
Artzit B 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20260.5/1#302214-0.2
Artzit B 2026 4
Open Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#262157-0.9
Artzit B 2026 2-3
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#351964-2.9
Artzit B 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#212194-0.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsJoseph ShutzmanFM
🇺🇸USA·2209
+0 −3 =11
14 games·last met Jul 2027
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vsDavid GershkowichFM
🇮🇱ISR·2007
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsAdrian Marcovici
🇮🇱ISR·1780
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsMoshe Cnaan
🇮🇱ISR·1875
+7 −0 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsKonstantin ZalkindFM
🇮🇱ISR·1993
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings

/
Israel
#155
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#4,896
in continent
World
#7,068
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Israel
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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
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155🇮🇱Zak, Uriel2,222
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
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4896🇮🇱Zak, Uriel2,222
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
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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7068🇮🇱Zak, Uriel2,222