Yahli Sokolovsky Explained

Country:Israel
Grandmaster (2024)[1]
Peakrating:2522 (August 2024)
Fideid:2820242

Yahli Sokolovsky is an Israeli chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: Gorshtein and Shvayger win 2022 Israeli Championship. December 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Vitaly Sivuk wins the 51st edition of the Rilton Cup. January 9, 2024. Klaus. Besenthal.
  4. Web site: Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2024 A-Open .
  5. Web site: 10 PLAYERS WITH MAXIMUM SCORE AT THE EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2024. November 10, 2024.