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Milikow, Yoav
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2822237· Male· Israel· Born in 2004
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Yoav Milikow, a 22-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2373 and sitting in the top 3% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7 and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. His peak of 2460 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2022, Israeli #38 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 18), FM in 2019 (age 15), and CM in 2019 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at 8th Fischer Memorial - Cretan Chess tour 2022. At junior level, he reached World #71 in U20, World #26 in U18, World #84 in U16, World #69 in U14 and World #99 in U12.
Current rating
2373
Standard
Rpd2290·Blz2407
All-time high
2460
−87 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 18
Jun 2022 · age 18
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#66 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
23 entries2023
71st U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2416
Jan 2023
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2022 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2022
Peak Israeli rank: #38
at age 18 · rated 2460
Jun 2022
26th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2460
Jun 2022
All-time peak 2460
at age 18 · −87 from today
Jun 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 18
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2361 → 2373
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
3.5/ 487.5%
3W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #31 | 3147 | +9.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #63 | 2416 | +1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNetanel Levi
🇮🇱ISR·2167
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Aug 2031
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vsYahli SokolovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2567
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2029
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vsAriel ErenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2479
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsYannay Ben AriIM
🇮🇱ISR·2468
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2027
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vsYegor Stolyarsky
🇮🇱ISR·2093
+7 −4 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Israel
#66
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,375
in continent
World
#2,157
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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