FMMatan Poleg
ISR · FIDE ID 2811472 · 39 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2276
#121 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2186
#137 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2210
#125 in ISR (active)
Score
41%
11 W · 10 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
2360
Last 39 games
Last game
2025-03-07
Israel Team Championship 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 71% of games (scores 30%), otherwise 1.d4 (29%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 8 of 8 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 39%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation as White, only 25% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 24% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
Based on 39 over-the-board games. 21 with White (36%), 18 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 15 | 30% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 4 | 25% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 8 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 39% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Alik Gershon (2433) Israel Team Championship 2025 | ½ |
| 2025-02-28 | Victor Mikhalevski (2506) Israel Team Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-02-26 | Ilia Smirin (2556) Israel Team Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-02-14 | Semen I. Dvoirys (2419) Israel Team Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-02-12 | Tal Baron (2435) Israel Team Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-02-05 | Johnatan Bakalchuk (2438) Israel Team Championship 2025 | W |
| 2025-01-28 | Yehonatan Azoulay (2207) Israeli Chess Championships 2024 | Open | W |
| 2025-01-27 | Evgeny Zanan (2450) Israeli Chess Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2025-01-26 | Ori Kobo (2539) Israeli Chess Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2025-01-25 | Arie Axelrod (2161) Israeli Chess Championships 2024 | Open | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.