About Yair Parkhov
Born 2002. Yair Parkhov is an Israeli chess player.
Yair Parkhov is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Chess career In June 2019, he won the Israel Junior Chess Championship.
In December 2021, he tied for second place with Evgeny Postny and Marsel Efroimski in the Israeli Chess Championship, but was ultimately ranked in 4th place after tiebreaks.
In April 2024, he was officially awarded the GM title after becoming the tournament leader in round 5 of the Sardinia World Chess Festival. He kept his lead after the next round, but ultimately finished in 7th place after losing his game in the final round.
In January 2025, he won the Israeli Chess Championship, finishing a half-point ahead of runner-up Yahli Sokolovsky.
Personal life He is studying data science at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Who is Yair Parkhov?
Israeli chess player
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Yair Parkhov was born on 24 November 2002.
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Yair Parkhov is a chess player.
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Yair Parkhov is Israeli.
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