Ori Kobo (born April 24, 1997) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
| Ori Kobo | |
|---|---|
 Kobo in 2017 | |
| Country | Israel |
| Born | April 24, 1997 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2539 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2559 (May 2023) |
Chess career
editIn November 2022, he was part of the Israeli team alongside Maxim Rodshtein, Tamir Nabaty, Avital Boruchovsky, Ilia Smirin, and Evgeny Postny in the World Team Championship.[2]
In December 2022, he finished 6th in the Israeli Chess Championship.[3]
In July 2023, he was defeated by Alexander Donchenko in a 96-move game in the Sportland NRW Cup.[4]
Kobo competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Valentin Dragnev in the first round.
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Despite boycott call, chess teams in Israel for world championship". November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Gorshtein and Shvayger win 2022 Israeli Championship". December 14, 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 3, 2023). "Sportland NRW Cup 2023: Karthik Venkataraman second, Sparkassen Open: Leon Luke Mendonca third".