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Ben-Menachem, Itzhak

FM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2800667· Male· Israel· Born in 1968

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Itzhak Ben-Menachem, a 58-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2224 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 23 months (2003–2005), 13 months (2008–2009) and 56 months (2009–2014). Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7 and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Tournament 50 Anniversary Herzliya Chess Club 2025) recently. His peak of 2331 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2001); he also reached Israeli #72 in Apr 2008.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 33).

Current rating

2224

Standard

Rpd2259·Blz2243

All-time high

2331

−107 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 33

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,961 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
9th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2281
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 55
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 54
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Jul 2021
2020
10th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2318
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Elie MilikowIM 2,395
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4 · Jan 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-25
2249 → 2224
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
0W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#1062054-10.2
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20261/4#802107-14.8

Rankings

/
Israel
#151
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#4,811
in continent
World
#6,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
...
151🇮🇱Ben-Menachem, Itzhak2,224
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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4811🇮🇱Ben-Menachem, Itzhak2,224
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
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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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2,753
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6961🇮🇱Ben-Menachem, Itzhak2,224