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Mintz, Yair
🇮🇱FIDE 2863731· Male· Israel· Born in 2011
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Yair Mintz, a 15-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1728 — just 24 short of his peak of 1752 (Oct 2025, age 14). He is climbing fast, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Herzelia 2026 4-5, Bet Herzelia 2026 2-3, and Bet Herzelia 2026 1. Also played 8 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Tournament 50 Anniversary Herzliya Chess Club 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #58, #28 and #53 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1728
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1495
All-time high
1752
−24 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,111
#100,111 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
58th Israeli U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1748
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1752
at age 14 · −24 from today
Oct 2025
8-month rising streak
+299 Elo
Oct 2025
28th Israeli U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1746
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+101
1627 → 1728
Tournaments
18
74 games
Score
40/ 7454.1%
32W16D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | — | +11.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2401 | +27.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1586 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2399 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #33 | 1660 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #14 | 1747 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #11 | 2234 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1464 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 1594 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #23 | 856 | -25.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElyshiv Weiss
🇮🇱ISR·1745
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2028
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vsEitan Wolf
🇮🇱ISR·1729
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsIdo Steinberg
🇮🇱ISR·1633
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsZvi Milatin
🇮🇱ISR·1593
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRon Pozner
🇮🇱ISR·1655
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
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Israel
#1,065
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#70,999
in continent
World
#100,109
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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