GMYahli Sokolovsky
ISR · FIDE ID 2820242 · 511 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2542
#8 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2441
#21 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2423
#29 in ISR (active)
Score
61%
229 W · 167 D · 115 L
Opp. avg
2455
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 82 of 129 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 51 of 74 games (Indian Defense), scoring 58%.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Closed as White, 69% in 13 games.
- By opponent strength: 39% against higher-rated players, 74% against lower-rated.
Based on 511 over-the-board games (153 classical · 49 rapid · 12 blitz). 257 with White (67%), 254 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 249 | 67% |
| 1.d4 | 5 | 40% |
| 1.b3 | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 13 | 69% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 11 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 10 | 65% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 8 | 81% |
| Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack | 8 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (129 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 82 | 54% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 43 | 62% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (74 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 51 | 58% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 19 | 45% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 16 | 56% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 12 | 54% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 8 | 63% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 8 | 38% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 6 | 58% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Filip Haring (2439) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-26 | Almas Rakhmatullaev (2418) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-25 | Pijus Stremavicius (2362) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-24 | Quoc Hy Nguyen (2428) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-23 | Filip Pancevski (2422) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-19 | Tamas Banusz (2587) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-18 | Ibarra Carlos Roberto (2283) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-17 | Mateu Boci (2317) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-08-13 | Anton Zlatkov (2389) European Junior Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-08-12 | Rudolf Pashikyan (2347) European Junior Chess Championship 2026 | Open | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.