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Krayz, Alexander
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2802066· Male· Israel· Born in 1973
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Alexander Krayz, a 53-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2290 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009) and 14 months (2013–2014). Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7 and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Israeli Chess League for Seniors 50 60) recently. His peak of 2436 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2004); he also reached Israeli #38 in Jan 2004.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2290
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2272
All-time high
2436
−146 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 31
Oct 2004 · age 31
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,417 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
5th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2327
Jan 2024
2019
5th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2375
Sep 2019
2017
11th Israeli 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2383
Apr 2017
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2346 → 2383
Apr 2017
2013
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2347 → returned at 2353
Mar 2013
2010
100 career games
at age 37
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2286 → 2290
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #100 | 2228 | -1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #33 | 2406 | +6.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2381
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsEvgeny PostnyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2527
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsNathan BirnboimIM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2026
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vsAlon MindlinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2457
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNimrod VeinbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2411
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2020
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Rankings
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Israel
#105
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#2,959
in continent
World
#4,417
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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