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Porat, Shay
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2806258· Male· Israel· Born in 1985
Shay Porat, a 41-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2489 and ranked 16th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months). His peak of 2527 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2016); he also reached Israeli #14 in Feb 2014.
Awarded IM in 2004 (age 19) and FM in 2002 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20, World #69 in U18 and World #51 in U16.
Current rating
2489
Standard
Rpd2499·Blz2553
All-time high
2527
−38 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 31
Apr 2016 · age 31
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Israeli players · of 1,955
Career timeline
17 entries2026
74th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2489
Apr 2026
2019
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2478 → returned at 2479
Jul 2019
2016
All-time peak 2527
at age 31 · −38 from today
Apr 2016
2014
Peak Israeli rank: #14
at age 29 · rated 2520
Feb 2014
2012
Crossed 2500
at age 27
May 2012
2007
500 career games
at age 22
Jul 2007
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+1
2488 → 2489
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Israel
#16
out of 2,336 players
Europe
#449
in continent
World
#667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Israel
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-16Scrape games
1 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-03STDArtzit A 2026 2-3Elo 2489
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zholti, AlonISR | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |