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Zilberman, Yaacov

Zilberman, Yaacov

GM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2801612· Male· Israel· Born in 1954

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Yaacov Zilberman, a 72-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2259 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Artzit B 2026 2-3 and Artzit B 2026 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Israeli Chess League for Seniors 65 plus) recently. His peak of 2481 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001); he also reached Israeli #24 in Apr 2007.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 47).

Current rating

2259

Standard

Rpd2274·Blz2348

All-time high

2481

−222 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#5,491 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
34th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2289
Feb 2025
2020
41st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2339
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2332 → returned at 2336
May 2019
2017
1,000 career games
at age 63
Dec 2017
27th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2430
Apr 2017
7-month rising streak
+54 Elo
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Vardi 2,035
Artzit B 2026 1 · Jan 2026 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-5
2264 → 2259
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsDaniel Vardi2,035·Artzit B 2026 1·R1·+2.1
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit B 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20260.5/1#231836-4.2
Artzit B 2026 2-3
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#372071-2.5
Artzit B 2026 1
Team
Jan 20261/1#132835+2.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2330
+3 −3 =25
31 games·last met Oct 2031
View head-to-head →
vsDavid KudischewitschIM
🇷🇺RUS·2290
+5 −1 =22
28 games·last met Nov 2026
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vsArie AxelrodFM
🇮🇱ISR·2177
+13 −6 =5
24 games·last met Nov 2019
View head-to-head →
vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2381
+3 −6 =9
18 games·last met Jan 2028
View head-to-head →
vsYehuda GruenfeldGM
🇮🇱ISR·2381
+3 −4 =10
17 games·last met Oct 2031
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Israel
#121
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Israel
1
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2
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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
...
121🇮🇱Zilberman, Yaacov2,259
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
...
3735🇮🇱Zilberman, Yaacov2,259
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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2,753
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5491🇮🇱Zilberman, Yaacov2,259