Name- Birthplace- Age- Title- USCF Rating- FIDE Rating- NY Masters Win%- Money Won - White Opening- Opening vs e4- Opening vs d4-

Eli Vovsha Israel 19 IM 2448 2436 59% (75/128) $1,002 e4 Pirc Kings Indian

IM Eli Vovsha

This talented youngster took the NY Masters by storm by going 3.5/4 in his first event, including wins over GM Stripunsky, IM Sokolin and IM Sarkar. Since then Vovsha has continued his solid performances, usually to be counted on for a score of 3 or 2.5. Vovsha, just 17 years old, moved to the US a year ago. He was not so active in the chess scene during the school year, but once the summer came he started to play more often. He has quite a few world titles under his belt and was former World U12 Champion. He is an IM, getting his title at the FIDE congress in Bled in October 2002.