Format
BA
Ben Ari, Yannay
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2815222· Male· Israel· Born in 2004
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Yannay Ben Ari, a 22-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2468 — just 6 short of his peak of 2474 (Mar 2025, age 21) and ranked 27th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 19 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, and Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including A Chess4All blitz -31.10.2025) recently. He reached Israeli #26 in Apr 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 18) and FM in 2019 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at Israeli Championship 2024. At junior level, he reached World #47 in U20, World #41 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #59 in U12 and #6 and #3 nationally in U14 and U10.
Current rating
2468
Standard
Rpd2410·Blz2417
All-time high
2474
−6 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 21
Mar 2025 · age 21
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #26
at age 22 · rated 2468
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 2474
at age 21 · −6 from today
Mar 2025
2024
47th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2453
Aug 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 18
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 18
Oct 2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2450 → 2468
Tournaments
10
58 games
Score
41.5/ 5871.6%
32W19D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2.5/3 | #25 | 2649 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #153 | 2420 | -2.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #12 | 2577 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2500 | +8.7 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #2 | 2381 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #68 | 2439 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #285 | 2437 | -2.1 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2524 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2366 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/10 | #4 | 2483 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOri KochaviIM
🇮🇱ISR·2352
+14 −9 =9
32 games·last met Oct 2030
View head-to-head →
vsYeshaayahu TzidkiyaGM
🇮🇱ISR·2483
+5 −6 =9
20 games·last met Dec 2031
View head-to-head →
vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+6 −3 =11
20 games·last met Sep 2027
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vsYonathan UritskyFM
🇮🇱ISR·2319
+11 −2 =6
19 games·last met Jun 2029
View head-to-head →
vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2493
+6 −7 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2029
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Israel
#27
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#510
in continent
World
#844
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Israel
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