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Shemesh, Yair
🇮🇱FIDE 2881780· Male· Israel· Born in 2014
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Yair Shemesh, a 12-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1566 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Ashdod Age 11, Preparation for Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers B, and PORAT TUESDAYS TOURNAMENT B 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Israel Team Championship U12 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #43 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1566
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1566
at best
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,089
#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
43rd Israeli U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1566
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1566
at age 12
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1566 · at age 12
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1566 → 1566
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
18W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 1549 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/1 | #2 | 1446 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/4 | #6 | 1564 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #130 | 1330 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Israel
#1,562
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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