Yahli Sokolovsky
_(35415509823).jpg) Sokolovsky in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יהלי סוקולובסקי |
| Born | September 21, 2006 Kiryat Ono, Israel |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2541 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2567 (February 2026) |
Yahli Sokolovsky (Hebrew: יהלי סוקולובסקי) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In December 2022, he finished in 4th place in the Israeli Chess Championship.[2]
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.[3] This earned him his final GM norm, and he later achieved the title after surpassing 2500 rating points in July 2024.[1]
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.[4]
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.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.