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Barak, Gil
CM🇮🇱FIDE 2812690· Male· Israel· Born in 2000
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Gil Barak, a 26-year-old Israeli Candidate Master, is rated 2198 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2156 and 2229 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Artzit A 2026 4, Artzit A 2026 2-3, and Artzit A 2026 1. Also played 3 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2025).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #71 in U12 and #11, #12, #11 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2198
Standard
Rpd2095·Blz2183
All-time high
2229
−31 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 25
Aug 2025 · age 25
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,276 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2025
55th Israeli 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2229
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 25
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2229
at age 25 · −31 from today
Aug 2025
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 23
Sep 2023
2020
11th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2123
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2195 → 2198
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
9W15D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2157 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2227 | +1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1980 | -5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #463 | 2176 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2424 | +24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #177 | 2005 | -42.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #64 | 2341 | +34.0 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-42.2 Elo, finished #177).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichal LahavWIM
🇮🇱ISR·2158
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2375
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsNetanel Levi
🇮🇱ISR·2180
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsOr BronsteinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2477
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2029
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vsBenny AizenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2466
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Israel
#176
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#5,809
in continent
World
#8,276
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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