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Afek, Itay

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#484 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
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

Best result
Summer Chess Tournament 2025
perf 2333 (+200) · 5.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Artzit B 2026 5 · May 2026 · +25.0 Elo
Best comeback
Artzit B 2026 5
finished #3 (seeded #19 of 100)
Evolution
+9
21332142
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
13W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsErez Hershkovich2,230·Artzit B 2026 5·R5·+25.0
2.[W]vsDavid GershkowichFM2,072·Artzit B 2026 2-3·R2·+17.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAmnon Magen2,001·Spring Chess Competition A·R3·-27.3
2.[L]vsItay Westreich1,993·Artzit B 2026 2-3·R3·-26.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#33030+26.4
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/2#252033-10.0
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#242169+2.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/5#152080-10.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20250.5/1#172059-5.2
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/1#331372-20.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20250.5/2#222019-11.2
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/6#12333+38.4
Swiss
Jul 20254.5/6#62085+0.4
Worst Elo result: Youth League 2026 A 4-5 (-20.0 Elo, finished #33).

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Rankings

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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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Europe
1
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World
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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