The Israeli Chess Championships 2013 for men and women took place on 6th-14th April at the Palm Beach Hotel in Acre, Israel.
In the main event, GM Tamir Nabaty took the winner’s trophy after showing a great 2681 rating performance and getting 6.5 points in the 9-round Swiss. He was undefeated and finished the event with two straight wins.
Three players tied at 6/9. Veteran GM Ilia Smirin and GM Viktor Mikhalevski finished second and third, respectively.
Among the women, WIM Olga Vasiliev stood out and got clear first place with 7/9 points, leaving her closest follower a whole point behind.
The event counted with the support of the National Lottery, which donated 500.000 New Shekels to the Israeli Chess Federation recently.
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