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Ben-Natan, Yigal

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FIDEFIDE 2807840· Male· Israel· Born in 1971

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Yigal Ben-Natan, a 55-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2027. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Artzit A 2026 4 and Artzit A 2026 1. His peak of 2139 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2015).

Current rating

2027

Standard

Rpd1993·Blz2041

All-time high

2139

−112 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 44

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#23,610

#23,610 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2022
21st Israeli 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2084
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Jul 2021
2020
35th Israeli 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2112
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Feb 2020
2015
32nd Israeli 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2139
Mar 2015
All-time peak 2139
at age 44 · −112 from today
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Igor Pindiur 1,927
Artzit A 2026 4 · Apr 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+3
2024 → 2027
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsIgor Pindiur1,927·Artzit A 2026 4·R4·+7.1
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit A 2026 5
Open Swiss
May 20260.5/1#211968-1.6
Artzit A 2026 4
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#102727+7.4
Artzit A 2026 1
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#191933-2.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsYair Bodenshtein
🇮🇱ISR·2018
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsAdrian Marcovici
🇮🇱ISR·1780
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsYair Kraus
🇮🇱ISR·2092
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsOleg Gamayev
🇮🇱ISR·2140
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2014
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vsUriel ZakIM
🇮🇱ISR·2222
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2014
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Rankings

/
Israel
#368
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#17,380
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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368🇮🇱Ben-Natan, Yigal2,027
Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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17380🇮🇱Ben-Natan, Yigal2,027
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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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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9
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23610🇮🇱Ben-Natan, Yigal2,027