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Yahli Sokolovsky
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Yahli Sokolovsky

IsraelBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 2820242

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2549
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2552
Luft

Flair

Yahli Sokolovsky's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter55% decisive: 8 wins, 3 losses
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 83Endgame 78Openings 80Composure 75Defence 74Speed 67Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2549No. 180

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2559 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2559 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 49 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez779%
Sicilian Defense757%
French Defense425%
Caro-Kann Defense367%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 0 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Berlin Defense250%
Open Berlin Defense1100%
Schliemann Defense1100%
Open150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Nimzowitsch Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Advance Variation10%
Steinitz Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Tartakower Variation150%
Advance Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation570%
Moscow Variation333%
Modern Variations150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation450%
Fianchetto Variation225%
Makogonov Variation1100%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Neo-Catalan150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Scotch Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation20%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20261/1+4+3
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/7+10+10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9−8−7
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+1+2
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253½/6−1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Demchenko10 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242615
GMS. Kourkoulos-Arditis6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252583
GMJ. Cuenca Jimenez16 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232553
IMS. Iermito15 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232533
IMB. Clarke23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262480

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
FMM. BociLast 18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262200
GMV. PranavLast 12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231001
GMM. WarmerdamLast 13 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231001
GMV. BernadskiyLast 15 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231010
IMS. IermitoLast 15 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231100

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.