What is Ilya Khmelniker's FIDE rating?

Ilya Khmelniker's FIDE rating is 2441 standard, 2379 rapid, 2414 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Ilya Khmelniker's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Ilya Khmelniker played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 474 over-the-board games by Ilya Khmelniker (461 classical, 13 rapid), with 35% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Ilya Khmelniker's Chess Stalker profile.

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Ilya Khmelniker

Israelborn 1985FIDE ID 2805340

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2469 · Sep 2023

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2441Classical

2414Blitz

2379Rapid

2523peak, Nov 2011

474games

167wins, 35%

180draws, 38%

127losses, 27%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2523 · Nov 2011

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.7% average

Low resilience (33%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(64% in 208 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 33%)

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Based on

474 games

Based on 474 games

Openings

474 gamesBased on 474 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 60 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 60 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

93.7%

Endgame

95.8%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

91%16g

EqualEqual position

95%26g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

87%18g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

27%

11 err

27%

11 err

20%

8 err

17%

7 err

3 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 32 avg

1-15

40%

16-25

40%

26-35

36-45

20%

46+

40% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

20Errors mapped

b7 / b4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

b7/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Mesropov, Konstantin(2438)

Move 14 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−3.2xc5??

Mikhalevski, Victor(2524)

Move 58 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−3.0d2??

Zoler, Dan(2491)

Move 55 · Endgame · OTB · 2020

−11.5g5+??

Sivuk, Vitaly(2546)

Move 58 · Endgame · OTB · 2019

−3.8g4??

Goikhman, Valentin(2320)

Move 24 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−3.9d8??

Postny, Evgeny(2623)

Move 26 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−5.8b3??

Shvidler, Eliahu(2357)

Move 32 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−99.8b7??

Grischuk, Alexander(2710)

Move 27 · Middlegame · OTB · 2006

−106.3b6??

Recent games

474 games

Uritsky, Yonathan(2320)

Israel Team Championship 2026 - ... · 6 Feb 2026

1–0

Alekseev, Evgeny(2517)

Israel Team Championship 2026 - ... · 30 Jan 2026

½–½

Baron, Tal(2435)

Israel Team Championship 2025 · 7 Mar 2025

1–0

Bakalchuk, Johnatan(2438)

Israel Team Championship 2025 · 28 Feb 2025

0–1

Tulchynskyi, Feliks(2291)

Israeli Team Championship 2025 · 7 Feb 2025

½–½

Lev, Ronen(2338)

Israel Teams Championship 2025 · 18 Jan 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

28 endgames (47.5%) · force Rook vs Rook (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

47.5%

28 / 59

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook vs Rook: only 0% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

474 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

232 games45%W38%D17%L

232games in this linewon 45%, drew 38%, lost 17%

Move

1. d4

2088m

46%37%17

64%

1. c4

197y

47%32%21%

63%

1. ♞f3

58y

20%80%

60%

Scouting report: Ilya Khmelniker (GM, ISR)