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Yaniv, Yuval
IM🇮🇱FIDE 2823900· Male· Israel· Born in 2005
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Yuval Yaniv, a 21-year-old Israeli International Master, is rated 2451 — just 16 short of his peak of 2467 (Feb 2026, age 21) and ranked 35th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7. Also played 3 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Israeli #27 in Feb 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 20) and FM in 2020 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A. At junior level, he reached World #53 in U20, World #63 in U18, World #44 in U16, World #41 in U14, World #60 in U12 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2451
Standard
Rpd2291·Blz2257
All-time high
2467
−16 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 21
Feb 2026 · age 21
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · Israeli players · of 1,914
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #27
at age 21 · rated 2467
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2467
at age 21 · −16 from today
Feb 2026
2025
53rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2441
Dec 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2024 4th FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2420 → 2451
Tournaments
11
84 games
Score
58/ 8469.0%
45W26D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #16 | 2350 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #102 | 2313 | -17.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #18 | 3204 | +8.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2472 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #94 | 2330 | -3.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2608 | +20.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #1 | 2512 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2404 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #20 | 2359 | -3.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2621 | +22.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2501
+5 −8 =9
22 games·last met Dec 2030
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vsNadav ZemachIM
🇮🇱ISR·2404
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2030
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vsIdo GorshteinGM
🇮🇱ISR·2553
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsNetanel Levi
🇮🇱ISR·2180
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2028
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vsYannay Ben AriIM
🇮🇱ISR·2468
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Israel
#35
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#601
in continent
World
#1,002
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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