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Klein, Yoav

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FIDEFIDE 2867923· Male· Israel· Born in 2005

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Yoav Klein, a 21-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1868 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alef Hol A 2026 4-5, Alef Hol A 2026 2-3, and Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Dafni -Zohar,Memorial Rapid Herzliya 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Tournament 50 Anniversary Herzliya Chess Club 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #39 and #83 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1646·Blz1824

All-time high

1868

at best
May 2026 · age 21

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1868
at age 21
May 2026
2025
39th Israeli U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1831
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1350 → 1681
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
1 8 Israel Chess Championship Herzliya 2025
perf 1980 (+149) · 6.5/8 · #2
Top opponent
vs David GershkowichFM 2,072
Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026 · Jan 2026 · +15.3 Elo
Best comeback
Alef Hol A 2026 2-3
finished #1 (seeded #26 of 100)
Evolution
+138
1730 → 1868
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
15W6D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavid GershkowichFM2,072·Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026·R4·+15.3
2.[W]vsBoris Protkin2,042·Alef Hol A 2026 4-5·R4·+14.6
3.[W]vsLev Fridkovsky1,937·Alef Hol A 2026 2-3·R2·+12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alef Hol A 2026 4-5
Team
Apr 20261/1#162842+15.0
Alef Hol A 2026 2-3
Team
Jan 20262/2#12616+18.2
Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#101854+4.0
1 8 Israel Chess Championship Herzliya 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20256.5/8#21980+35.0
Yehusha Yaffe Memorial Herzliya open 2025
Swiss
Jul 20253.5/5#41821+4.6
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Israel
#681
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2
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2,602
3
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2,595
4
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2,564
5
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2,562
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,528
10
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2,514
...
681🇮🇱Klein, Yoav1,868
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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41311🇮🇱Klein, Yoav1,868
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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56368🇮🇱Klein, Yoav1,868