Itay Afek
ISR · FIDE ID 2846756 · 40 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2260
#128 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2058
#264 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2064
#227 in ISR (active)
Score
56%
18 W · 9 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
2082
Last 40 games
Last game
2026-08-05
Israeli U18 Team Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 44% of games (scores 63%), otherwise 1.d4 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 11 of 12 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 41%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...c6 in 3 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Weak spot: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: London System as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 45% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
Based on 40 over-the-board games (18 classical). 18 with White (72%), 22 with Black (43%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 63% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 83% |
| 1.Nf3 | 4 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| London System | 3 | 83% |
| London System, with Be2 | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (12 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 11 | 41% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...c6 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 3 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Slav Defense: Breyer Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Elia Birka (2146) Israeli U18 Team Championship 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-04 | Feliks Tulchynskyi (2421) Israeli U18 Team Championship 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-07-21 | Ray Hermans (2005) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-07-20 | Ori Golan (2107) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-07-19 | Aviv Haber (1871) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-07-19 | Idan David (2156) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-07-15 | Uri Shefer (2230) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-07-15 | Ram Galmidi (1748) Israeli Youth Championships 2026 · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Ray Hermans (2110) Israeli Team Championship 2025 | U18 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Ilya Zuev (2098) Israeli Team Championship 2025 | U18 | ½ |
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.