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Yartsev, Pavel
🇮🇱FIDE 2803003· Male· Israel· Born in 1964
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Pavel Yartsev, a 62-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Shabbat A 2026 2-3, Alef Shabbat A 2026 1, and Israel 1 4 final 2025 - 2026 Beer Sheva. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 17 months (2006–2008) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2139·Blz2091
All-time high
2230
−176 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2025
18th Israeli 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2100
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
May 2024
2020
15th Israeli 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2171
Oct 2020
2016
14th Israeli 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2210
Mar 2016
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2141 → 2200
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
2093 → 2054
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
4W15D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsElad Shaban1,860·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R5·+4.1
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsKafar IliaguevFM2,266·Eliyahu Levant Memorial classic chess championship - Beer Sheva 2025·R7·-5.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1938 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1905 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #8 | 2000 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 2044 | -6.4 |
Team | May 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1966 | -7.2 |
Rankings
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Israel
#337
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#14,884
in continent
World
#20,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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| 337 | 2,054 | |
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| 14884 | 2,054 | |
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| ... | ||
| 20282 | 2,054 | |