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Fester, Harel
🇮🇱FIDE 2843838· Male· Israel· Born in 2011
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Harel Fester, a 15-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1840 — just 3 short of his peak of 1843 (May 2026, age 15). He is climbing fast, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Hol B 4-5, Alef Hol B 2-3, and Alef Hol B 1.
At junior level, he reached #33, #16, #8, #2 and #6 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz—
All-time high
1843
−3 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,256
#64,256 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1843
at age 15 · −3 from today
May 2026
33rd Israeli U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1836
Jan 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+280 Elo)
1492 → 1772
Feb 2025
16th Israeli U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1768
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+120
1720 → 1840
Tournaments
9
23 games
Score
14/ 2360.9%
12W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1797 | -3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1865 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2020 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1764 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2332 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2574 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2608 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #28 | 2006 | +46.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1660 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYonatan Weber
🇮🇱ISR·1985
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2029
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vsKfir Wul
🇮🇱ISR·1923
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2031
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vsAviv Minkin
🇮🇱ISR·1544
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAsaf Berlad
🇮🇱ISR·1919
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsEliran Shilon RahavFM
🇮🇱ISR·2317
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Israel
#733
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#46,915
in continent
World
#64,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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