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Afek, Itay
🇮🇱FIDE 2846756· Male· Israel· Born in 2010
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Itay Afek, a 16-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2142 — just 18 short of his peak of 2160 (Oct 2025, age 15) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Artzit B 2026 2-3, Artzit B 2026 1, and Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers Under 17. Also played 4 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Dov Porat Memorial - Israeli U18 Youth Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6, #7, #15 and #6 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2142
Standard
Rpd2058·Blz2087
All-time high
2160
−18 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#484 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
11 entries2025
6th Israeli U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2160
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2160
at age 15 · −18 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
May 2025
2024
7th Israeli U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2014
Oct 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+449 Elo)
1379 → 1828
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2133 → 2142
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3030 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 2033 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2169 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #15 | 2080 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 2059 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | 1372 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #22 | 2019 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2333 | +38.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2085 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYehonatan AzoulayFM
🇮🇱ISR·2340
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2030
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vsOfek Magen
🇮🇱ISR·2125
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2027
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vsEliran Shilon RahavFM
🇮🇱ISR·2317
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2029
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vsAmit Gilor
🇮🇱ISR·1999
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsAsaf Berlad
🇮🇱ISR·1919
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2031
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Rankings
/
Israel
#223
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#8,515
in continent
World
#11,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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