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Marks, Ariel

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FIDEFIDE 2836351· Male· Israel· Born in 1999

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Ariel Marks, a 27-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2029 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Hol C 4-5, Alef Hol C 2-3, and Alef Hol C 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Summer Rapid 2025 Haifa-Nesher Chess Club) recently. He took a 50-month break between Apr 2017 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #29 and #35 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2029

Standard

Rpd1898·Blz1934

All-time high

2029

at best
Jun 2026 · age 27

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,382

#23,382 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 2029
at age 27
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Mar 2026
2023
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1846 → 1993
Jul 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Jul 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2022
2018
29th Israeli U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1737
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sergey Golovin 2,253
Alef Hol C 1 · Jan 2026 · +16.5 Elo
Best comeback
Alef Hol C 2-3
finished #3 (seeded #15 of 100)
Evolution
+68
1961 → 2029
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
16W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Hol C 6
Team
May 20261/1#112764+8.2
Alef Hol C 4-5
Team
Apr 20261/1#112614+4.8
Alef Hol C 2-3
Team
Jan 20262/2#32708+16.6
Alef Hol C 1
Team
Jan 20261/1#83053+16.8
Nat.ch. Quarter-final Haifa-Nesher 2026
Swiss
Dec 20255/9#52023+14.6
Hot August in Haifa-Nesher chess club B
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#42009+6.6
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Israel
#365
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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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
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,527
10
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2,514
...
365🇮🇱Marks, Ariel2,029
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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17216🇮🇱Marks, Ariel2,029
World
1
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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
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2,753
9
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2,753
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23382🇮🇱Marks, Ariel2,029