| Yahli Sokolovsky | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Born | (2006-09-21) September 21, 2006 (age 18) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2535 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2535 (January 2025) |
Yahli Sokolovsky is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In December 2022, he finished in 4th place in the Israeli Chess Championship.
In January 2024, he finished in joint second place with Yair Parkhov at the Rilton Cup with a score of 7/9, half a point behind winner Vitaly Sivuk. This earned him his final GM norm, and he later achieved the title after surpassing 2500 rating points in July 2024.
In August 2024, he finished in joint second place with Anton Korobov, Frederik Svane, David Gavrilescu, Evgeny Romanov, and Andrey Sumets at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting with a score of 7/9, half a point behind winner Nico Zwirs.
In November 2024, he was one of 10 players who maintained a perfect score in the first three rounds of the European Individual Chess Championship.
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- "Gorshtein and Shvayger win 2022 Israeli Championship". December 14, 2022.
- Besenthal, Klaus (January 9, 2024). "Vitaly Sivuk wins the 51st edition of the Rilton Cup".
- "Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2024 A-Open".
- "10 PLAYERS WITH MAXIMUM SCORE AT THE EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2024". November 10, 2024.