Sportsיהונתן בקלצ'וק

Johnatan Bakalchuk

Johnatan Bakalchuk is an Israeli chess player who holds the title of International Master.

born 1998International Master title in chess2018 Israeli under 20 championshipPlaying for Herzliya chess club

Born: 13 March 1998, Kfar Saba
Occupation: chess player

Johnatan Bakalchuk was born in 1998 in Kfar Saba

Johnatan Bakalchuk was born on March 13, 1998, in Kfar Saba. He won first place in the Israeli under 11 chess championship in 2009.

He took 2nd place in the Israeli under 16 championship in 2013 in Petah Tikva and again in 2014 in Tel Aviv. In 2013 he played in the general Israeli championship for the first time. He became a FIDE Master in 2014.

At the 2015 European championship he beat Grandmaster Mikhail Antipov in the fifth round. In 2018 he won the Israeli under 20 championship and became an International Master. In 2019 he shared first place in the Natan Blumkin Memorial with Gad Rechlis and Tamir Nabaty, scoring 8 out of 10.

He plays for the Herzliya club in the national league. As of September 2025 he was ranked 43rd in Israel by rating.