Winter is coming 3
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 537, and top seed was Gennadii Volkov (🇮🇱 ISR, 1805).
Emine Bilge Emeksizoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1418) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Gennadii Volkov (4.0) and Israel Yehuda Rein (3.0). Emeksizoglu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Emine Bilge Emeksizoglu (1418) beat Gennadii Volkov (1805), a +387-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Emine Bilge Emeksizoglu held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Emeksizoglu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Emine Bilge Emeksizoglu 2.0–0.0 against Gennadii Volkov (R3 1-0, R4 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emine Bilge Emeksizoglu | * | 1 1 | 0 0 | — |
| 2Gennadii Volkov | 0 0 | * | — | 1 1 |
| 3Israel Yehuda Rein | 1 1 | — | * | — |
| 4Ilay Daniel | — | 0 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emeksizoglu, Emine Bilge | 1418 | TUR | +6N | +6N | +2N | +2B | −3B | −3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2606 | +72.8 |
| 2 | Volkov, Gennadii | 1805 | ISR | +4B | +4N | −1B | −1N | +5B | +5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 618 | -72.8 |
| 3 | Rein, Israel Yehuda | 0 | ISR | −?B | +?N | F | F | +1N | +1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Daniel, Ilay | 0 | ISR | −2N | −2B | +6N | +6B | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1006 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Zaken, Yitzhak | 0 | ISR | +?B | −?N | =?B | −?B | −2N | −2N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 2895781 | 0 | — | −1B | −1B | −4B | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Emeksizoglu, Emine BilgeTUR+72.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Zaken, YitzhakISR0.01.5 pts · #3
- 3Rein, Israel YehudaISR0.03.0 pts · #1
- 1Volkov, GennadiiISR-72.84.0 pts · #5
- 2Daniel, IlayISR-8.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Zaken, YitzhakISR0.01.5 pts · #3
- R3+387 Elo gap
- R4+387 Elo gap