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Ben-Haim, Harel
🇮🇱FIDE 2853884· Male· Israel· Born in 2014
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Harel Ben-Haim, a 12-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1753 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +254 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Herzelia 2026 4-5, Ramat Gan Rating Improvement B Group A, and Bet Herzelia 2026 2-3. Also played 6 rapid (including Dov Porat Memorial - Israeli U18 Youth Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Opening of the School Year Blitz in Ramat Gan) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #96 in U8 and #13 and #6 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1536·Blz1515
All-time high
1753
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,588
#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th Israeli U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1753
May 2026
All-time peak 1753
at age 12
May 2026
100 career games
at age 12
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+399 Elo)
1157 → 1556
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+254
1499 → 1753
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
24.5/ 3374.2%
22W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1788 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #11 | 2239 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2369 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/4 | #1 | 2322 | +64.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #10 | 1840 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 1730 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #54 | 2399 | +17.2 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlan Ronin
🇮🇱ISR·1740
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsYuval Gal
🇮🇱ISR·1673
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsYoav Jakobs
🇮🇱ISR·1954
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2027
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vsDaniel Freifeld
🇮🇱ISR·1611
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsGuy Hoch
🇮🇱ISR·1751
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
/
Israel
#988
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#65,476
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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