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Sason, Noam
CM🇮🇱FIDE 371282346· Male· Israel· Born in 2013
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Noam Sason, a 13-year-old Israeli Candidate Master, is rated 2383 — just 21 short of his peak of 2404 (May 2026, age 13) and ranked 13th among players worldwide under 14, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +230 Elo over the past 12 months. 117 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and SixDays Budapest March 2026 - GM-A. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. He reached Israeli #54 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U14, World #24 in U12, World #13 in U8 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2383
Standard
Rpd2088·Blz2040
All-time high
2404
−21 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
117 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Israeli rank: #54
at age 13 · rated 2404
May 2026
6th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2404
May 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 13
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 13
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 2404
at age 13
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+194
2189 → 2383
Tournaments
20
116 games
Score
58.5/ 11650.4%
46W25D45L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMumtozbegim MansurovaWCM1,942·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R10·-32.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1.5/4 | #74 | 2303 | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2233 | -20.5 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #210 | 2490 | +134.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2374 | +70.7 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2126 | -22.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/8 | #10 | 2165 | -12.5 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #23 | — | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #119 | 2149 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 3013 | +62.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #39 | 2104 | -30.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAvigdor BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsEitan Triger
🇮🇱ISR·2075
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2031
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vsRoy VagmanIM
🇮🇱ISR·2370
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2029
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vsDaniel Dimenshtein
🇮🇱ISR·1833
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2029
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vsBasya Fudim
🇮🇱ISR·1644
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2028
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Rankings
/
Israel
#61
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#1,274
in continent
World
#1,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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