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Rafaeli, Noam
🇮🇱FIDE 2881497· Male· Israel· Born in 2018
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Noam Rafaeli, a 8-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1536 — just 3 short of his peak of 1539 (Feb 2026, age 8). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Central District Rishon LeZion, Age 11 and European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U8. Also played 4 rapid events (including Israel Team Championship U12 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1536
Standard
Rpd1525·Blz—
All-time high
1539
−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 8
Feb 2026 · age 8
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#171,773
#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
2nd Israeli U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1539
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1476 → 1539
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1539
at age 8 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 7
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 7
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Central District Rishon LeZion, Age 11 · Dec 2025 · +20.6 Elo
Evolution
+60
1476 → 1536
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #6 | 2303 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #34 | 1429 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Israel
#1,637
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#110,798
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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