Israel National Team Championship 2026 8-11

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116 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Israel, Israel. 100 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2593, and top seed was Vladimir Fedoseev (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2700).

Vladislav Kovalev ( FID, GM, 0) won with 4.0/11, ahead of Noga Orian (3.5) and Ilan Manor (3.0). Kovalev shared the lead from round 10 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (GM, 2483) beat Vladimir Fedoseev (GM, 2700), a +217-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

10 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇮GMVladimir Fedoseev2700

Avg top 10

2,593

Participants

116

Titled players · 100

GM×39

IM×34

FM×23

CM×3

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇱Israel×101

🇷🇺Russia×3

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇱🇹Lithuania×1

🇲🇰North Macedonia×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVladislav Kovalev
FID
4.0pts·3154perf+10.3
🥈
WIMNoga Orian
🇮🇱ISR·2231
3.5pts·2599perf+34.2
🥉
GMIlan Manor
🇮🇱ISR·2458
3.0pts·2535perf+3.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	GMKovalev, Vladislav	FID	0	4.0	2354	3154	+10.3
2	WIMOrian, Noga	🇮🇱ISR	2231	3.5	2263	2599	+34.2
17	GMManor, Ilan	🇮🇱ISR	2458	3.0	2342	2535	+3.8
4	GMRodshtein, Maxim	🇮🇱ISR	2595	3.0	2492	2685	+4.5
9	GMBoruchovsky, Avital	🇮🇱ISR	2514	3.0	2492	2685	+8.7
16	GMSmirin, Ilia	🇮🇱ISR	2562	3.0	2430	2623	+3.1
3	IMGivon, Asaf	🇮🇱ISR	2405	3.0	2430	2623	+11.4
15	GMSteinberg, Nitzan	🇮🇱ISR	2556	3.0	2452	2645	+4.4
8	GMGelfand, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2635	3.0	2569	2762	+6.4
10	GMAlekseev, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2510	3.0	2397	2590	+4.7
13	Newman, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2258	3.0	2273	3073	+31.2
7	GMRechlis, Gad	🇮🇱ISR	2445	3.0	2320	2513	+3.4
14	IMSitnikov, Anton	🇺🇦UKR	2343	3.0	2342	2535	+10.0
5	CMGruzman, Ilya	🇮🇱ISR	2182	3.0	2238	2431	+26.0
11	IMBen Artzi, Ido	🇮🇱ISR	2370	3.0	2344	2537	+8.5
6	IMBronstein, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2477	3.0	2420	2613	+6.8
12	IMMesropov, Konstantin	FID	2458	3.0	2354	2547	+4.7
22	GMMikhalevski, Victor	🇮🇱ISR	2487	2.5	2525	2620	+7.1
32	GMKobo, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2478	2.5	2398	2493	+0.7
25	IMBen Ari, Yannay	🇮🇱ISR	2468	2.5	2369	2642	+6.0
34	FMEzra Paul Chambers	🇧🇮BDI	2402	2.5	2279	2374	-0.9
26	GMKantsler, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2348	2.5	2343	2438	+5.6
24	IMKochavi, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2352	2.5	2352	2447	+5.0
20	IMMindlin, Alon	🇮🇱ISR	2457	2.5	2436	2531	+3.9
33	GMLev, Ronen	🇮🇱ISR	2336	2.5	2221	2316	-0.8
19	IMBar, Roman	🇮🇱ISR	2448	2.5	2352	2447	-0.1
28	GMTzidkiya, Yeshaayahu	🇮🇱ISR	2483	2.5	2556	2651	+8.9
30	IMRozen, Eytan	🇮🇱ISR	2501	2.5	2501	2596	+5.4
31	IMGrinberg, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2453	2.5	2433	2528	+4.0
18	FMLevitan, Tal	🇮🇱ISR	2219	2.5	2314	2409	+20.4
23	FMBen-Menachem, Itzhak	🇮🇱ISR	2224	2.5	2205	2300	+7.8
27	FMZlatin, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2257	2.5	2320	2415	+16.8
29	Zhemailov, Adam	🇮🇱ISR	2139	2.5	2212	2485	+26.0
21	FMZakin, Ilay	🇮🇱ISR	2362	2.5	2443	2716	+28.2
45	GMZoler, Dan	🇮🇱ISR	2489	2.0	2456	2456	-1.8
49	GMFinkel, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2378	2.0	2381	2381	+0.1
44	IMGorodetzky, David	🇮🇱ISR	2496	2.0	2526	2526	+1.8
36	GMFedoseev, Vladimir	🇸🇮SLO	2700	2.0	2545	2545	-8.2
38	Rahmilevitz, Anton	🇮🇱ISR	2243	2.0	2230	2230	-1.2
46	FMIliaguev, Nisim	🇮🇱ISR	2382	2.0	2316	2316	-3.3
35	IMErenberg, Ariel	🇮🇱ISR	2487	2.0	2419	2544	+2.5
40	GMZifroni, Dov	🇮🇱ISR	2454	2.0	2380	2380	-4.1
41	FMLiubarov, Mark	🇮🇱ISR	2286	2.0	2380	2380	+10.0
50	IMKilic, Eray	🇹🇷TUR	0	2.0	2536	2536	+1.4
52	FMFriedland, Moshe	🇮🇱ISR	2258	2.0	2264	2264	+0.8
43	GMCaspi, Israel	🇮🇱ISR	2463	2.0	2323	2323	-6.4
51	GMGruenfeld, Yehuda	🇮🇱ISR	2367	2.0	2352	2352	-1.5
47	IMZemach, Nadav	🇮🇱ISR	2404	2.0	2449	2449	+2.3
48	IMKargin, Arseny	FID	2369	2.0	2413	2538	+6.9
37	IMBakalchuk, Johnatan	🇮🇱ISR	2424	2.0	2397	2397	-1.5
42	IMAizenberg, Benny	🇮🇱ISR	2466	2.0	2354	2354	-5.8
39	GMOratovsky, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2344	2.0	2453	2453	+5.7
65	FMSlobodiansky, Steven	🇮🇱ISR	2312	1.5	2323	2236	-9.0
64	FMNoy, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2254	1.5	2323	2236	-10.2
72	FMGuz, Ari	🇮🇱ISR	2344	1.5	2439	2352	+0.2
56	GMSutovsky, Emil	🇮🇱ISR	2602	1.5	2505	2418	-10.0
71	GMDvoirys, Semen I.	🇷🇺RUS	2375	1.5	2505	2418	+1.4
63	GMZanan, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2491	1.5	2454	2367	-7.0
69	IMLevin, Guy	🇮🇱ISR	2487	1.5	2545	2458	-1.9
57	GMSokolovsky, Yahli	🇮🇱ISR	2564	1.5	2493	2406	-8.9
68	GMBykhovsky, Avigdor	🇮🇱ISR	2315	1.5	2313	2226	-4.4
70	IMBitensky, Igor	🇮🇱ISR	2355	1.5	2343	2256	-5.6
67	Gov, Guy	🇮🇱ISR	2231	1.5	2337	2337	+7.6
54	GMGreenfeld, Alon	🇮🇱ISR	2471	1.5	2531	2444	-1.8
55	FMKreizberg, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2306	1.5	2430	2343	+3.0
58	FMAharonovich, Itamar	🇮🇱ISR	2334	1.5	2228	2228	-8.4
62	Katz, Kiril	🇮🇱ISR	2050	1.5	2280	2193	+11.8
75	IMHaimovich, Tal	🇮🇱ISR	2310	1.5	2309	2309	-0.1
53	Barayev, Anton	🇺🇦UKR	2230	1.5	2135	2135	-7.6
66	Ribstein, Orel	🇮🇱ISR	2201	1.5	2135	2135	-10.8
74	CMSason, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	2404	1.5	2392	2305	-4.4
61	IMPasman, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2345	1.5	2392	2392	+2.0
59	IMMilikow, Yoav	🇮🇱ISR	2373	1.5	2280	2473	+2.4
73	GMPostny, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2528	1.5	2469	2662	+3.4
60	IMVagman, Roy	🇮🇱ISR	2366	1.5	2317	2510	+3.6
76	IMMilikow, Elie	🇮🇱ISR	2385	1.5	2372	2565	+4.6
92	Linker, Mikhail	🇷🇺RUS	2246	1.0	2456	2263	+0.8
80	GMGershon, Alik	🇮🇱ISR	2426	1.0	2493	2368	-2.3
87	FMVitenberg, Noam Aviv	🇳🇴NOR	2306	1.0	2458	2265	-4.2
79	IMKrayz, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2290	1.0	2380	2187	-5.1
96	IMGladyszev, Oleg	🇷🇺RUS	2337	1.0	2350	2157	-9.3
81	GMRaznikov, Danny	🇮🇱ISR	2447	1.0	2453	2260	-9.6
83	FMTifferet, Shakked	🇮🇱ISR	2366	1.0	2428	2235	-13.4
89	GMSoffer, Ram	🇮🇱ISR	2429	1.0	2487	2362	-2.6
77	Bortnik, Rostislav	🇮🇱ISR	2162	1.0	2149	2024	-10.8
90	IMGlobus, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2430	1.0	2410	2285	-5.8
91	GMGorshtein, Ido	🇮🇱ISR	2553	1.0	2569	2376	-9.1
85	GMRozentalis, Eduardas	🇱🇹LTU	2448	1.0	2529	2529	+2.1
93	Ostrovsky Berman, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	2225	1.0	2203	2203	-2.4
95	IMKlenburg, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2359	1.0	2431	2431	+2.0
78	GMPredke, Alexandr	🇷🇸SRB	2616	1.0	2594	2594	-0.6
84	GMHuzman, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2481	1.0	2363	2363	-3.2
88	FMAroesti, Roee	🇮🇱ISR	2193	1.0	2150	2150	-2.2
82	FMTaichman, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2340	1.0	2479	3279	+13.8
86	IMDeutsch, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	2256	1.0	2186	2186	-1.7
94	IMYaniv, Yuval	🇮🇱ISR	2451	1.0	2445	3245	+4.9
100	IMShohat, Yotam	🇮🇱ISR	2402	0.5	2357	2084	-11.7
99	Fishman, Alik	🇮🇱ISR	2200	0.5	2329	2056	-9.4
103	Kinberg, Ofer	🇮🇱ISR	2041	0.5	2197	1875	-13.6
97	FMMordechai, Hanan	🇮🇱ISR	2322	0.5	2219	2026	-15.6
102	GMParkhov, Yair	🇮🇱ISR	2445	0.5	2398	2205	-6.3
98	GMGolod, Vitali	🇮🇱ISR	2476	0.5	2457	2457	-0.3
101	GMRomanov, Evgeny	🇲🇰MKD	2549	0.5	2483	2483	-0.9
104	FMUritsky, Yonathan	🇮🇱ISR	2319	0.5	2219	2219	-2.8
114	FMEmanuel, Yahav	🇮🇱ISR	2256	0.0	2456	1656	-20.0
116	IMVeinberg, Nimrod	🇮🇱ISR	2411	0.0	2396	1596	-15.6
105	FMSherman, Raem	🇮🇱ISR	2396	0.0	2435	1635	-26.0
107	Shabodash, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	2204	0.0	2182	1382	-21.2
113	CMKhazan, Yevgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2124	0.0	2214	1414	-23.0
108	IMKarp, Ilya	🇮🇱ISR	2384	0.0	2364	1564	-10.6
110	GMLiss, Eran	🇮🇱ISR	2414	0.0	2399	1599	-10.5
109	FMKuprijanov, Anatoly	🇮🇱ISR	2256	0.0	2224	1424	-10.8
106	FMIliaguev, Kafar	🇮🇱ISR	2203	0.0	2377	1577	-10.8
111	Klar, Nir	🇮🇱ISR	2145	0.0	2243	1443	-7.4
112	Belter, Kochav	🇮🇱ISR	1879	0.0	2279	1479	-3.2
115	Porat, Daniel	🇮🇱ISR	2147	0.0	2382	1582	-4.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Orian, NogaWIMISR
+34.2
3.5 pts · #2
2Newman, OriISR
+31.2
3.0 pts · #13
3Zakin, IlayFMISR
+28.2
2.5 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Sherman, RaemFMISR
-26.0
0.0 pts · #105
2Khazan, YevgenyCMISR
-23.0
0.0 pts · #113
3Shabodash, BorisISR
-21.2
0.0 pts · #107

Biggest upsets

R8+217 Elo gap
GMTzidkiya, Yeshaayahu2483 beat GMFedoseev, Vladimir2700
R10+189 Elo gap
GMDvoirys, Semen I.2375 beat GMSokolovsky, Yahli2564
R8+147 Elo gap
FMTaichman, Ori2340 beat IMErenberg, Ariel2487