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Zakin, Ilay
FM🇮🇱FIDE 2848279· Male· Israel· Born in 2011
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Ilay Zakin, a 15-year-old Israeli FIDE Master, is rated 2343 — just 19 short of his peak of 2362 (May 2026, age 15) and sitting in the top 4% of Israeli players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, and Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Israeli Cup 2025) and 9 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 6) recently. He reached Israeli #71 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U16, World #40 in U14, World #62 in U12 and #6 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2343
Standard
Rpd2259·Blz2325
All-time high
2362
−19 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#81 · Israeli players · of 1,867
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #71
at age 15 · rated 2362
May 2026
75th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2362
May 2026
All-time peak 2362
at age 15
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
40th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2316
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 14
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
2300 → 2343
Tournaments
17
92 games
Score
53.5/ 9258.2%
47W18D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/8 | #67 | 2281 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #193 | 2405 | +32.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #67 | 2137 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #34 | 2462 | +17.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 2357 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2846 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2337 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2792 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2596 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2823 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEliran Shilon RahavFM
🇮🇱ISR·2317
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2030
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vsYehonatan AzoulayFM
🇮🇱ISR·2340
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2027
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vsAdam Gavriel
🇮🇱ISR·1956
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsDaniel Vardi
🇮🇱ISR·2026
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2030
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vsBoris KantslerGM
🇮🇱ISR·2330
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2028
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Rankings
/
Israel
#81
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,865
in continent
World
#2,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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