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Parkhov, Yair
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2813408· Male· Israel· Born in 2002
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Yair Parkhov, a 24-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2445 and ranked 38th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4, and 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. Also played 2 rapid events (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2528 was reached at age 22 (Jun 2024); he also reached World #449 in Sep 2024.
Awarded GM in 2024 (age 22), IM in 2020 (age 18), and FM in 2017 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #61 in U18, World #26 in U16, World #65 in U14, World #34 in U12 and #4 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2445
Standard
Rpd2443·Blz2438
All-time high
2528
−83 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 22
Jun 2024 · age 22
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Peak World rank: #449
at age 22 · rated 2528
Sep 2024
Peak Israeli rank: #14
at age 22 · rated 2528
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2528
at age 22 · −83 from today
Jun 2024
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
May 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 22
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 2500
at age 21
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-72
2517 → 2445
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
33.5/ 5659.8%
21W25D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #15 | 2299 | -13.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #18 | 2451 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #53 | 2323 | -12.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2249 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #27 | 2487 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2537 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #48 | 2405 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #93 | 2387 | -14.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOr BronsteinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2477
+6 −5 =17
28 games·last met Jan 2029
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vsIdo GorshteinGM
🇮🇱ISR·2553
+5 −6 =16
27 games·last met Dec 2026
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vsSemen I. DvoirysGM
🇷🇺RUS·2381
+7 −13 =6
26 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+8 −3 =8
19 games·last met Apr 2029
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vsSteven SlobodianskyFM
🇮🇱ISR·2312
+12 −2 =5
19 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Israel
#38
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#655
in continent
World
#1,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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