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Yisrael, Melakah
🇺🇸FIDE 30951313· Male· United States of America· Born in 2001
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Melakah Yisrael, a 25-year-old American player, is rated 1919 — just 1 short of his peak of 1920 (Feb 2025, age 24). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 37-month break between Jun 2018 and Aug 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 23rd Annual Turkey Bowl - U2050.
At junior level, he reached #76 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1920
−1 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 24
Feb 2025 · age 24
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1920
at age 24 · −1 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Feb 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Feb 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1732 → 1870
May 2022
2021
76th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1862
Dec 2021
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1897 → 1919
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
3/ 3100.0%
3W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #10 | 2738 | +22.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,210
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,764
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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