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 Kobo in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | אורי קובו |
| Born | April 24, 1997 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2479 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2559 (May 2023) |
Ori Kobo (Hebrew: אורי קובו; born April 24, 1997) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In November 2022, he was part of the Israeli team alongside Maxim Rodshtein, Tamir Nabaty, Avital Boruchovsky, Ilia Smirin, and Evgeny Postny in the World Team Championship.[2]
In December 2022, he finished 6th in the Israeli Chess Championship.[3]
In July 2023, he was defeated by Alexander Donchenko in a 96-move game in the Sportland NRW Cup.[4]
Kobo competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Valentin Dragnev in the first round.
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "Despite boycott call, chess teams in Israel for world championship". November 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Gorshtein and Shvayger win 2022 Israeli Championship". December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (July 3, 2023). "Sportland NRW Cup 2023: Karthik Venkataraman second, Sparkassen Open: Leon Luke Mendonca third".