IMYoav Milikow
ISR · FIDE ID 2822237 · 115 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2375
#62 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2324
#61 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2407
#39 in ISR (active)
Score
52%
38 W · 44 D · 33 L
Opp. avg
2307
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-19
Israel National Team Championship | Bottom Playoff
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 94% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 30 of 30 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 48%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12 of 19 games (Indian Defense), scoring 58%.
- Weak spot: Slav Defense: Modern Line as White, only 33% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 115 over-the-board games (16 classical · 9 blitz). 54 with White (58%), 61 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 51 | 58% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 6 | 33% |
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 5 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 4 | 88% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (30 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 30 | 48% |
Against 1.d4 (19 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 58% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 25% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 5 | 50% |
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense | 3 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Avigdor Bykhovsky (2301) Israel National Team Championship | Bottom Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-14 | Moshe Friedland (2258) Israel National Team Championship | Bottom Playoff | W |
| 2026-02-06 | Ezra Paul Chambers (2410) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group B · classical | W |
| 2026-01-30 | Ronen Lev (2350) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group B · classical | W |
| 2026-01-16 | Daniel Porat (2133) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-09 | Michael Kreizberg (2316) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group B · classical | W |
| 2025-03-01 | Evgeny Zanan (2443) Israel Team Championship 2025 | ½ |
| 2025-02-28 | Roy Vagman (2289) Israel Team Championship 2025 | ½ |
| 2025-02-15 | Ronen Lev (2351) Israel Team Championship 2025 | ½ |
| 2025-02-14 | Igor Bitensky (2366) Israel Team Championship 2025 | 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.