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Tzidkiya, Yeshaayahu
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2824493· Male· Israel· Born in 2003
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Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya, a 23-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2483 — just 22 short of his peak of 2505 (Apr 2025, age 22) and ranked 19th among Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, and Ben Ari Tzidkiya match. Also played 3 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Israeli #18 in Jun 2025.
Awarded GM in 2026 (age 23), IM in 2022 (age 19), and FM in 2019 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #55 in U20, World #53 in U18, World #80 in U16 and #3 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2483
Standard
Rpd2393·Blz2366
All-time high
2505
−22 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 22
Apr 2025 · age 22
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
22 entries2026
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
2025
Peak Israeli rank: #18
at age 22 · rated 2505
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 22
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2505
at age 22 · −22 from today
Apr 2025
Crossed 2500
at age 22
Feb 2025
500 career games
at age 22
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2486 → 2483
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
25.5/ 3965.4%
19W13D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #40 | 2411 | -2.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2586 | +17.1 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #1 | 2552 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #76 | 2338 | -6.7 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2410 | +0.1 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2251 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2243 | -13.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYannay Ben AriIM
🇮🇱ISR·2468
+6 −5 =9
20 games·last met Dec 2031
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vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2493
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsRoee ZemachFM
🇮🇱ISR·2286
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsYahli SokolovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2567
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2030
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vsOri KochaviIM
🇮🇱ISR·2352
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2029
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Rankings
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Israel
#19
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#429
in continent
World
#718
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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