Tamir Nabaty (; born 4 May 1991) is an Israeli

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Grandmaster and a four-time national chess champion (2013, 2016, 2019, 2021). During his peak ranking in March 2019, Tamir ranked 46th in the world according to the chess rating.

Chess achievements

*From 2003-2011, Tamir consistently won the Israeli Youth Championships by age group. *2010 - Won the Open tournament in

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, after scoring 7 points out of 9. *2010 - Second place in

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, with 7.5 points out of 9. *2010 - Second place in the Israel Championship held in

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, with 6.5 points out of 9. *2011 - Second place in

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, after scoring 9 out of 11. *2012 - Won the main event in

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, with 7.5 points out of 9. *2012 - Won the

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, after scoring 7.5 points out of 9. *2013 - Won the

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, with a score of 6.5 points out of 9. *2013 - Won the

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for the first time in

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with 6.5/9. *2015 - Participated in the

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, held in

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. *2016 - Scored 8.5 points out of 10 on Israel's third board at the

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. *2016 - Won the Israeli Championship for the second time, held in

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with 6/9. *2017 - Finished in third place in the RTU Open,

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, after scoring 7 points out of 9. *2018 - Achieved a score of 9 points out of 10 in the first-second board in the Israeli League. *2018 - Finished in 9th place at the European Championship held in

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, after scoring 7.5 points out of 11. *2018 - Finished in second place at the

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, after scoring 7.5 points out of 9. *2019 - Won the Israeli Open Championship Held in

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with a score of 7.5/9 *2019 - Participated in the

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, held in

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. *2019 - Won the bronze medal in the fourth board at the European Club Cup held in

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. *2019 - Won the Rilton Cup in

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, with a score of 8 points out of 9. *2021 - Won the gold medal in the second board of the European Club Cup held in

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. *2021 - Won the Israeli Open Championship held in

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after scoring 7.5 points out of 9. *2023 - Achieved a score of 8.5 points out of 11 in the first-second board in the

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Extraliga. *2023 - Won the silver medal in Israel's third board in the European Team Championship held in

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. Tamir won achievements in many other competitions as well.

Team Achievements

*7 wins in the Israel State Championship with

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club. *4 wins in the Israel State Cup with

club. *1 win in the Israel State Cup with

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club. *1 win in the Czech State Championship with Lysa Nad Labem club.

Received ranks

* 2010 -

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* 2011 - Grandmaster

Participation in Chess Olympiads

Nabaty represented Israel in 4 Chess Olympiads.

References

External links

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Tamir Nabaty
chess games at 365Chess.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nabaty, Tamir 1991 births People from Ness Ziona Israeli chess players Chess Grandmasters Living people Chess Olympiad competitors