Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7

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121 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Jan 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 102 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2595, and top seed was Pavel Eljanov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2649).

Noam Sason (🇮🇱 ISR, CM, 2197) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Or Bronstein (2.5) and Yannay Ben Ari (2.5). Sason clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Alexander Zlatin (FM, 2224) beat Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (GM, 2470), a +246-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

28 Jan 2026 → 06 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMPavel Eljanov2649

Avg top 10

2,595

Participants

121

Titled players · 102

GM×38

IM×36

FM×24

CM×2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇱Israel×106

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇷🇺Russia×3

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇧🇮Burundi×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇱🇹Lithuania×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

Top 3

🥇
CMNoam Sason
🇮🇱ISR·2197
3.0pts·3013perf+62.4
🥈
IMOr Bronstein
🇮🇱ISR·2470
2.5pts·2604perf+4.6
🥉
IMYannay Ben Ari
🇮🇱ISR·2463
2.5pts·2570perf+4.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	CMSason, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	2197	3.0	2213	3013	+62.4
2	IMBronstein, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2470	2.5	2331	2604	+4.6
12	IMBen Ari, Yannay	🇮🇱ISR	2463	2.5	2297	2570	+4.0
8	FMTifferet, Shakked	🇮🇱ISR	2322	2.5	2447	2720	+29.6
10	FMNoy, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2250	2.5	2438	2711	+34.0
5	GMEljanov, Pavel	🇺🇦UKR	2649	2.5	2513	2786	+4.6
6	IMBen Artzi, Ido	🇮🇱ISR	2339	2.5	2394	2667	+12.3
9	GMManor, Ilan	🇮🇱ISR	2454	2.5	2268	2541	+2.8
11	GMKobo, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2482	2.5	2299	2572	+3.8
4	IMTulchynskyi, Feliks	🇮🇱ISR	2414	2.5	2331	2604	+6.7
7	GMNesterov, Arseniy	FID	2595	2.5	2508	2781	+6.5
3	IMGrinberg, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2439	2.5	2217	2490	+1.6
21	GMSmirin, Ilia	🇮🇱ISR	2564	2.0	2413	2538	-0.8
27	GMRodshtein, Maxim	🇮🇱ISR	2600	2.0	2543	2668	+2.6
26	GMPostny, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2554	2.0	2361	2486	-2.2
23	GMRaznikov, Danny	🇮🇱ISR	2441	2.0	2367	2492	+2.6
29	IMBar, Roman	🇮🇱ISR	2444	2.0	2423	2548	+4.2
20	GMSteinberg, Nitzan	🇮🇱ISR	2556	2.0	2384	2509	-1.4
19	GMSoffer, Ram	🇮🇱ISR	2426	2.0	2393	2518	+3.8
13	GMMikhalevski, Victor	🇮🇱ISR	2527	2.0	2464	2589	+2.6
14	IMLevin, Guy	🇮🇱ISR	2462	2.0	2417	2542	+3.3
30	GMZifroni, Dov	🇮🇱ISR	2454	2.0	2363	2488	+1.4
28	GMSutovsky, Emil	🇮🇱ISR	2599	2.0	2420	2545	-1.8
17	IMMindlin, Alon	🇮🇱ISR	2458	2.0	2330	2455	+0.5
22	GMFridman, Daniel	🇩🇪GER	2583	2.0	2427	2552	-1.1
16	GMZanan, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2505	2.0	2396	2521	+0.6
15	GMGorshtein, Ido	🇮🇱ISR	2554	2.0	2484	2609	+2.5
18	IMYaniv, Yuval	🇮🇱ISR	2462	2.0	2404	3204	+8.5
31	IMMilikow, Yoav	🇮🇱ISR	2361	2.0	2347	3147	+9.5
24	IMErenberg, Ariel	🇮🇱ISR	2489	2.0	2298	2423	-2.0
25	IMKarp, Ilya	🇮🇱ISR	2376	2.0	2185	2985	+5.0
44	FMFriedland, Moshe	🇮🇱ISR	2220	1.5	2406	2406	+14.2
47	IMShohat, Yotam	🇮🇱ISR	2398	1.5	2443	2443	+1.8
38	FMVitenberg, Noam Aviv	🇳🇴NOR	2307	1.5	2352	2352	+3.8
40	GMTzidkiya, Yeshaayahu	🇮🇱ISR	2470	1.5	2411	2411	-2.1
46	IMBakalchuk, Johnatan	🇮🇱ISR	2438	1.5	2262	2262	-6.7
39	IMMesropov, Konstantin	FID	2458	1.5	2519	2519	+2.4
32	GMCaspi, Israel	🇮🇱ISR	2451	1.5	2400	2593	+3.6
41	GMAlekseev, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2504	1.5	2437	2437	-2.6
49	GMGolod, Vitali	🇮🇱ISR	2483	1.5	2297	2297	-6.8
37	Shabodash, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2188	1.5	2391	2391	+15.2
34	FMZlatin, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2224	1.5	2468	2468	+18.0
42	GMFinkel, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2377	1.5	2411	2411	+1.4
45	FMSherman, Raem	🇮🇱ISR	2354	1.5	2264	2264	-6.2
50	FMMordechai, Hanan	🇮🇱ISR	2317	1.5	2338	2338	+1.8
51	FMGuz, Ari	🇮🇱ISR	2358	1.5	2283	2283	-5.6
35	FMIliaguev, Nisim	🇮🇱ISR	2385	1.5	2369	2562	+4.5
43	GMKhmelniker, Ilya	🇮🇱ISR	2437	1.5	2413	2606	+4.3
36	GMDvoirys, Semen I.	🇷🇺RUS	2367	1.5	2483	2676	+7.9
52	IMGorodetzky, David	🇮🇱ISR	2481	1.5	2354	2547	+1.6
53	GMRozentalis, Eduardas	🇱🇹LTU	2459	1.5	2315	2508	+1.3
33	Rahmilevitz, Anton	🇮🇱ISR	2243	1.5	2187	2380	+6.8
48	FMKreizberg, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2316	1.5	2243	2436	+6.2
74	GMGreenfeld, Alon	🇮🇱ISR	2465	1.0	2563	2438	-1.1
59	IMAizenberg, Benny	🇮🇱ISR	2444	1.0	2482	2357	-3.4
70	IMHaimovich, Tal	🇮🇱ISR	2321	1.0	2348	2223	-3.9
78	GMRechlis, Gad	🇮🇱ISR	2457	1.0	2360	2235	-8.9
81	GMBoruchovsky, Avital	🇮🇱ISR	2521	1.0	2429	2304	-8.2
82	IMZemach, Nadav	🇮🇱ISR	2412	1.0	2341	2216	-7.7
73	IMBitensky, Igor	🇮🇱ISR	2363	1.0	2424	2299	-2.5
77	GMGruenfeld, Yehuda	🇮🇱ISR	2380	1.0	2384	2259	-4.8
72	IMRozen, Eytan	🇮🇱ISR	2518	1.0	2410	2285	-8.9
55	GMLev, Ronen	🇮🇱ISR	2350	1.0	2340	2215	-5.4
62	WIMOrian, Noga	🇮🇱ISR	2227	1.0	2339	2214	-1.4
57	FMLiubarov, Mark	🇮🇱ISR	2314	1.0	2398	2398	+4.4
68	GMSumets, Andrey	🇺🇦UKR	0	1.0	2443	2443	-1.7
60	GMZoler, Dan	🇮🇱ISR	2493	1.0	2513	2513	+0.5
79	GMSokolovsky, Yahli	🇮🇱ISR	2537	1.0	2402	2277	-10.1
54	Porat, Daniel	🇮🇱ISR	2133	1.0	2333	2333	+10.2
69	FMSlobodiansky, Steven	🇮🇱ISR	2303	1.0	2317	2192	-8.8
71	IMKargin, Arseny	FID	2374	1.0	2372	2247	-5.1
65	Newman, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2298	1.0	2293	2293	-0.4
63	GMKantsler, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2348	1.0	2370	2245	-4.2
75	IMVagman, Roy	🇮🇱ISR	2386	1.0	2360	2360	-0.7
58	GMGelfand, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2630	1.0	2554	3354	+4.0
76	Ribstein, Orel	🇮🇱ISR	2213	1.0	2384	2384	+17.2
64	IMVeinberg, Nimrod	🇮🇱ISR	2406	1.0	2343	2343	-1.8
56	Zhemailov, Adam	🇮🇱ISR	2138	1.0	2292	3092	+14.2
67	FMZakin, Ilay	🇮🇱ISR	2292	1.0	2137	2137	-8.4
61	GMHuzman, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2485	1.0	2168	2968	+1.3
66	IMLivshits, Gaby	🇮🇱ISR	2441	1.0	2041	2841	+0.8
80	Barayev, Anton	🇺🇦UKR	2198	1.0	2191	2991	+9.8
91	FMUritsky, Yonathan	🇮🇱ISR	2320	0.5	2397	2124	-14.0
103	Linker, Mikhail	🇷🇺RUS	2242	0.5	2462	2189	-3.8
98	FMEzra Paul Chambers	🇧🇮BDI	2343	0.5	2405	2132	-7.5
100	IMKrayz, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2286	0.5	2510	2237	-1.5
90	GMBykhovsky, Avigdor	🇮🇱ISR	2328	0.5	2461	2188	-4.8
93	Katz, Kiril	🇮🇱ISR	2046	0.5	2400	2207	+5.6
99	Bortnik, Rostislav	🇮🇱ISR	2158	0.5	2341	2148	-0.8
102	Gov, Guy	🇮🇱ISR	2223	0.5	2428	2155	-4.8
92	Kogan, Pavel	🇮🇱ISR	2217	0.5	2443	2250	+1.4
101	IMGivon, Asaf	🇮🇱ISR	2419	0.5	2432	2239	-4.6
105	FMLevitan, Tal	🇮🇱ISR	2175	0.5	2388	2195	+0.8
96	IMEfroimski, Marsel	🇮🇱ISR	2375	0.5	2148	1955	-10.6
83	FMIliaguev, Kafar	🇮🇱ISR	2216	0.5	2363	2170	-2.8
84	IMGladyszev, Oleg	🇷🇺RUS	2348	0.5	2454	2261	-2.3
85	GMPredke, Alexandr	🇷🇸SRB	2616	0.5	2649	2649	+0.5
104	IMShvayger, Yuliya	🇮🇱ISR	2343	0.5	2333	2140	-5.3
87	FMHoffmann, Yair	🇮🇱ISR	2357	0.5	2489	2489	+3.6
89	IMMilikow, Elie	🇮🇱ISR	2388	0.5	2489	2489	+1.4
88	IMDeutsch, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2262	0.5	2318	2125	-3.5
106	FMBen-Menachem, Itzhak	🇮🇱ISR	2249	0.5	2245	2052	-10.2
107	Ostrovsky Berman, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	2284	0.5	2290	2097	-19.6
94	FMMusyuk, Lior	🇮🇱ISR	2322	0.5	2406	2406	+2.4
97	IMGlobus, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2427	0.5	2374	2374	-0.7
86	WFMLevitan, Ronit	🇮🇱ISR	2098	0.5	2375	2375	+6.6
95	IMVydeslaver, Alik	🇮🇱ISR	2367	0.5	2284	2284	-1.1
115	CMKhazan, Yevgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2135	0.0	2355	1555	-13.6
108	FMKuprijanov, Anatoly	🇮🇱ISR	2272	0.0	2314	1514	-18.0
112	Kinberg, Ofer	🇮🇱ISR	2014	0.0	2306	1506	-6.8
118	GMGershon, Alik	🇮🇱ISR	2431	0.0	2544	1744	-6.9
121	IMKochavi, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2366	0.0	2483	1683	-7.1
114	FMGanor, Dotan	🇮🇱ISR	2249	0.0	2197	1397	-11.4
120	Lovin, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2168	0.0	2431	1631	-7.2
110	Fishman, Alik	🇮🇱ISR	2232	0.0	2414	1614	-5.2
109	FMAroesti, Roee	🇮🇱ISR	2201	0.0	2376	1576	-5.4
113	Lavi, Idan	🇮🇱ISR	2131	0.0	2441	1641	-2.8
116	IMSitnikov, Anton	🇺🇦UKR	2355	0.0	2583	1783	-2.1
117	Shtemler, Lavi	🇮🇱ISR	2149	0.0	2489	1689	-2.4
111	Karasik, Evgeni	🇮🇱ISR	2191	0.0	2198	1398	-9.8
119	FMEmanuel, Yahav	🇮🇱ISR	2274	0.0	2537	1737	-3.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sason, NoamCMISR
+62.4
3.0 pts · #1
2Noy, EyalFMISR
+34.0
2.5 pts · #10
3Tifferet, ShakkedFMISR
+29.6
2.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Ostrovsky Berman, NoamISR
-19.6
0.5 pts · #107
2Kuprijanov, AnatolyFMISR
-18.0
0.0 pts · #108
3Uritsky, YonathanFMISR
-14.0
0.5 pts · #91

Biggest upsets

R5+246 Elo gap
FMZlatin, Alexander2224 beat GMTzidkiya, Yeshaayahu2470
R7+225 Elo gap
Porat, Daniel2133 beat FMGuz, Ari2358
R7+188 Elo gap
FMNoy, Eyal2250 beat IMBakalchuk, Johnatan2438