At the ICCF congress in Leeds 2009, Dothan received the Bertl von Massow award in silver.
[2] Dothan's ICCF rating is 2632 (updated January 2011) and he holds the first place in Israel and 23rd in the world.
Dothan represented Israel in international matches: Roland Stratmann was asked by the Museum of Modern Art Liechtenstein to develop a contribution to the exhibition “Faites vos jeux !
The result of his thoughts was a 7 by 7 meter big, from the museum ceiling upside down hanging chessboard – attached with 32 banners printed with chess characters.
Great thanks to Corky Schakel, Pablo Salcedo Mederos, Yoav Dothan, Khalid Chorfi and Dr. Ole Jacobsen who created such exciting chess games.