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Sokolovsky, Yahli

GM🇮🇱

FIDEFIDE 2820242· Male· Israel· Born in 2006

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Yahli Sokolovsky, a 20-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2564 — just 3 short of his peak of 2567 (Feb 2026, age 20) and ranked 4th among Israeli players, and 254th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈110/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 7. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached World #254 in Feb 2026 and has been in Israeli top 10 for 16 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2024 (age 18), IM in 2022 (age 16), and FM in 2020 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #14 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #3 in U14, World #22 in U12 and #4 nationally in U10.

Current rating

2564

Standard

Rpd2420·Blz2424

All-time high

2567

−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 20

Activity

126

games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo

92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Israeli players · of 1,914
National top 10 since Feb 2025

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
16 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 16 months · since Feb 2025
May 2026
Peak Israeli rank: #4
at age 20 · rated 2567
Feb 2026
Peak World rank: #254
at age 20 · rated 2567
Feb 2026
14th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2567
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2567
at age 20 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2024
14th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2519
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026
perf 2701 (+134) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhGM 2,711
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
+22
2542 → 2564
Tournaments
14
83 games
Score
57/ 8368.7%
43W28D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/11#372587+5.0
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/2#25—+1.2
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 7
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/1#8—+2.8
Extraliga 2025-2026 r7-8
Team
Feb 20261/2#342436-3.5
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 4-6
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/1#64—+1.6
Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7
Team
Jan 20261/3#792282-10.1
Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267.5/9#12701+19.2
Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4
Team
Jan 20263/4#82739+10.6
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254.5/7#1182519+0.1
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/8#412499-2.1
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsGuy LevinIM
🇮🇱ISR·2487
+14 −6 =11
31 games·last met Jul 2029
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vsIdo GorshteinGM
🇮🇱ISR·2553
+4 −13 =9
26 games·last met Jan 2030
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vsBenny AizenbergIM
🇮🇱ISR·2466
+14 −6 =5
25 games·last met Jul 2030
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vsEytan RozenIM
🇮🇱ISR·2501
+7 −9 =8
24 games·last met Jul 2029
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vsYannay Ben AriIM
🇮🇱ISR·2468
+6 −7 =3
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings

/
Israel
#4
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#138
in continent
World
#254
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Israel
1
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2,635
2
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2,602
3
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2,595
42,564
5
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2,562
6
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2,556
7
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2,553
8
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2,551
9
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2,528
10
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2,514
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
138🇮🇱Sokolovsky, Yahli2,564
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
254🇮🇱Sokolovsky, Yahli2,564