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Yunkelson, Ilya

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FIDEFIDE 2834596· Male· Israel· Born in 2008

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Ilya Yunkelson, a 18-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1602 — just 19 short of his peak of 1621 (May 2024, age 16). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Artzit 2026 C 6-7, Artzit 2026 C 4-5, and Artzit 2026 C 1-2.

At junior level, he reached #95, #61, #55 and #53 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1602

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1621

−19 pts below
May 2024 · age 16

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#146,257

#146,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
95th Israeli U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1605
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1365 → 1591
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1621
at age 16 · −19 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yehonatan Raz 1,490
Artzit 2026 C 1-2 · Sep 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+11
1591 → 1602
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsYehonatan Raz1,490·Artzit 2026 C 1-2·R1·+13.6
2.[W]vsOri Levavy1,479·Artzit 2026 C 6-7·R7·+13.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLiam Lampert1,730·Artzit 2026 C 4-5·R4·-12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Artzit 2026 C 6-7
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/2#41686+9.6
Artzit 2026 C 4-5
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#38930-13.2
Artzit 2026 C 1-2
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/2#61681+14.0

Rankings

/
Israel
#1,468
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#97,916
in continent
World
#146,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2,635
2
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2,602
3
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2,595
4
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2,567
5
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2,565
6
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2,556
7
🇮🇱Gorshtein, IdoFollow Ido GorshteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,527
10
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2,514
...
1468🇮🇱Yunkelson, Ilya1,602
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
97916🇮🇱Yunkelson, Ilya1,602
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
146245🇮🇱Yunkelson, Ilya1,602