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Kraus, Yair

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FIDEFIDE 2804786· Male· Israel· Born in 1990

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Yair Kraus, a 36-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Jun 2017 and Feb 2019. Recent appearance: Artzit B 2026 4. His peak of 2223 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2015).

Current rating

2092

Standard

Rpd2138·Blz2063

All-time high

2223

−131 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 25

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 7%

#16,149 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
19th Israeli 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2105
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Jun 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Sep 2021
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2147
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Asaf Berlad 1,948
Artzit B 2026 4 · Apr 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Best comeback
Artzit B 2026 4
finished #2 (seeded #23 of 100)
Evolution
-7
2099 → 2092
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAsaf Berlad1,948·Artzit B 2026 4·R4·+5.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDaniel Vardi2,000·Artzit B 2026 5·R5·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit B 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20260/1#331200-12.8
Artzit B 2026 4
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#22748+6.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsOleg Gamayev
🇮🇱ISR·2140
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsAlon MindlinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2457
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsRoei Sassoon
🇮🇱ISR·1888
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsUriel ZakIM
🇮🇱ISR·2222
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2020
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vsGuy LibmanFM
🇮🇱ISR·2266
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2017
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Rankings

/
Israel
#280
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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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
...
280🇮🇱Kraus, Yair2,092
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
...
11745🇮🇱Kraus, Yair2,092
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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16149🇮🇱Kraus, Yair2,092