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Hoffmann, Yair
FM🇮🇱FIDE 2822776· Male· Israel· Born in 2005
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Yair Hoffmann, a 21-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2361 — just 3 short of his peak of 2364 (Sep 2021, age 16) and sitting in the top 4% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz Spring Chess4All 2025 over 1500) recently. He reached Israeli #72 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U18, World #40 in U16, World #60 in U14, World #84 in U12 and #9 and #8 nationally in U20 and U10.
Current rating
2361
Standard
Rpd2270·Blz2283
All-time high
2364
−3 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 16
Sep 2021 · age 16
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#71 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #72
at age 21 · rated 2361
Apr 2026
2025
9th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2357
Apr 2025
2023
79th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2361
Feb 2023
2021
All-time peak 2364
at age 16 · −3 from today
Sep 2021
40th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2352
Jan 2021
2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2357 → 2361
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2489 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2493
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2028
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vsLior MusyukFM
🇮🇱ISR·2324
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsYahli SokolovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2567
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBenny AizenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2466
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings
/
Israel
#71
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,560
in continent
World
#2,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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