IMJohnatan Bakalchuk
ISR · FIDE ID 2810301 · 33 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2422
#48 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2384
#41 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2433
#26 in ISR (active)
Score
45%
10 W · 10 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
2381
Last 33 games
Last game
2026-06-19
Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 45% of games (scores 35%), otherwise 1.e4 (32%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Weak spot: Rapport-Jobava System as White, only 39% in 9 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
Based on 33 over-the-board games (5 classical · 2 rapid). 22 with White (43%), 11 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 10 | 35% |
| 1.e4 | 7 | 57% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 33% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 9 | 39% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 2 | 75% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 2 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Goldman Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Scotch Game | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Ari Guz (2344) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-16 | Noam Aviv Vitenberg (2306) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-14 | Evgeny Zanan (2491) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-12 | Danny Raznikov (2447) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-02-06 | Eyal Noy (2261) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group A · classical | L |
| 2026-01-30 | Boris Kantsler (2348) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group A · classical | W |
| 2026-01-20 | Shakked Tifferet (2322) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group A · classical | L |
| 2026-01-15 | Yonathan Uritsky (2320) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group A · classical | W |
| 2026-01-09 | Evgeny Alekseev (2504) Israel Team Championship 2026 - Group A · classical | L |
| 2025-11-27 | Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (2287) Jerusalem Open 2025 · rapid | L |
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