Mark Center winter A 2026
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 10 Mar 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Uri Taragan (🇮🇱 ISR, 2060).
Eran Nochimowski (🇮🇱 ISR, 1933) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Uri Taragan (5.0) and Efi Lavie (4.5). Nochimowski shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ido Erez (1617) beat Ornan Bar-Or (1803), a +186-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Uri Taragan held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Nochimowski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
Uri Taragan drew with Eran Nochimowski (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uri Taragan | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Eran Nochimowski | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Efi Lavie | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Eli Amit | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nochimowski, Eran | 1933 | ISR | +5B | =6N | =4N | +7B | =2B | +14N | =3N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 17.75 | 1976 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Taragan, Uri | 2060 | ISR | +11N | +4B | +8N | +6B | =1N | F | =5N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 2106 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Lavie, Efi | 1803 | ISR | =8N | +13B | +9N | =4B | +5N | F | =1B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 1933 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Amit, Eli | 1853 | ISR | +15B | −2N | =1B | =3N | +11B | −12N | +7B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1877 | +5.4 |
| 5 | Levi, Idan | 1796 | ISR | −1N | +15B | +13N | +10B | −3B | =7N | =2B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.75 | 1805 | +26.8 |
| 6 | Amitai, Ido | 1803 | ISR | +16B | =1B | =7N | −2N | F | +13N | +12B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1881 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Gurevich, Dov | 1623 | ISR | =14B | +12N | =6B | −1N | +9N | =5B | −4N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1774 | +42.8 |
| 8 | Hurwitz, Guy | 1780 | ISR | =3B | =10N | −2B | +15N | F | =9B | =11B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1800 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Evgrafov, Evgenii | 0 | ISR | =10B | +14N | −3B | +11N | −7B | =8N | — | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ben Assa, Omri | 1573 | ISR | =9N | =8B | −11N | −5N | −12B | +16N | +13B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1615 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Fusman, Noam | 1889 | ISR | −2B | +16N | +10B | −9B | −4N | F | =8N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1730 | -34.0 |
| 12 | Bar-Or, Ornan | 1803 | ISR | −13N | −7B | =14B | F | +10N | +4B | −6N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1664 | -22.6 |
| 13 | Erez, Ido | 1617 | ISR | +12B | −3N | −5B | =14N | F | −6B | −10N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.25 | 1568 | -15.6 |
| 14 | Bosis, Ariel | 1856 | ISR | =7N | −9B | =12N | =13B | F | −1B | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1659 | -41.6 |
| 15 | Scharf, Saar | 1672 | ISR | −4N | −5N | +16B | −8B | F | F | — | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -20.6 |
| 16 | Wartheim, Menachem | 0 | ISR | −6N | −11B | −15N | F | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gurevich, DovISR+42.83.5 pts · #8
- 2Levi, IdanISR+26.84.0 pts · #4
- 3Lavie, EfiISR+17.64.5 pts · #5
- 1Bosis, ArielISR-41.61.5 pts · #12
- 2Fusman, NoamISR-34.02.5 pts · #13
- 3Bar-Or, OrnanISR-22.62.5 pts · #10
- R1+186 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap