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Margolin-Herman, Ofek
🇮🇱FIDE 2849836· Male· Israel· Born in 2012
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Ofek Margolin-Herman, a 14-year-old Israeli player, is rated 2103 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +378 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Shabbat C 2026 4-5, Ramat Gan Rating Improvement A Group A, and Alef Shabbat C 2026 2-3. Also played 11 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 4 blitz events (including 15th Kiryat Ono Summer Festival Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #5, #10 and #13 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2103
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1761
All-time high
2103
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#255 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th Israeli U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2103
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2103
at age 14
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+495 Elo)
1299 → 1794
Feb 2025
2024
10th Israeli U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1781
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+331
1772 → 2103
Tournaments
15
56 games
Score
35/ 5662.5%
31W8D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2940 | +26.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2699 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 2007 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2070 | +50.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 1769 | -17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 1176 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2165 | +80.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 2020 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2030 | +88.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #20 | 1221 | -22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Dimenshtein
🇮🇱ISR·1833
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2027
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vsEran Nochimowski
🇮🇱ISR·2042
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsIlay Chalopoviz
🇮🇱ISR·1717
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMichael Dorfman
🇮🇱ISR·1717
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsYonatan Shifrin
🇮🇱ISR·1720
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2030
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Rankings
/
Israel
#262
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#11,001
in continent
World
#15,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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