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Azoulay, Yehonatan
FM🇮🇱FIDE 2839415· Male· Israel· Born in 2010
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Yehonatan Azoulay, a 16-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2340 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Artzit A 2026 2-3, and Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial 2025 - Open Blitz) recently. He reached Israeli #83 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U16, World #74 in U10, World #80 in U8 and #2 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2340
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz2182
All-time high
2340
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#83 · Israeli players · of 1,914
Career timeline
20 entries2026
90th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2340
Jun 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Jun 2026
Peak Israeli rank: #83
at age 16 · rated 2340
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2340
at age 16
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
May 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+120
2220 → 2340
Tournaments
16
72 games
Score
39.5/ 7254.9%
28W23D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #158 | 2378 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2286 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2329 | +92.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2911 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2833 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #10 | 2172 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1813 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2914 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2121 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 2120 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOrel Ribstein
🇮🇱ISR·2201
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Jul 2030
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vsShachar Rivlin
🇮🇱ISR·2098
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2029
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vsIlay ZakinFM
🇮🇱ISR·2362
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsYannay Ben AriIM
🇮🇱ISR·2468
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jul 2030
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vsRaem ShermanFM
🇮🇱ISR·2396
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met May 2030
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Rankings
/
Israel
#83
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#1,899
in continent
World
#2,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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