Yahli Sokolovsky wins European Under-20 Chess Championship

Israeli grandmaster Yahli Sokolovsky went unbeaten in Montenegro, scoring seven points from nine rounds and winning his final three games to claim the European title.Israeli chess celebrated a major achievement as grandmaster Yahli Sokolovsky, a 2006-born member of the Kiryat Ono Chess Club, was crowned the 2026 European Under-20 champion.Sokolovsky finished atop the standings with seven points from nine possible, recording five wins and four draws without suffering a single defeat throughout the tournament.The championship was held from Aug. 6-15 in Cetinje, Montenegro, and was organized by the European Chess Union and the Montenegro Chess Federation. The Swiss-system competition featured nine rounds of classical chess.Sokolovsky entered the championship as the top seed, with an international rating of 2541.