Beer Sheva winter 2026 A
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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Dec 2025 to 08 Feb 2026 in Beer Sheva, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1651, and top seed was Dvir Cohen (🇮🇱 ISR, 1740).
Sheli Fuksman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1637) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Yehia Kadri (5.5) and Dvir Cohen (5.5). Fuksman shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yehia Kadri (1478) beat Dvir Cohen (1740), a +262-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Beer Sheva, Israel
Dates
28 Dec 2025 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
Dvir Cohen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Fuksman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yehia Kadri beat Dvir Cohen (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yehia Kadri | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Dvir Cohen | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Sheli Fuksman | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Dvir Fitusi | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuksman, Sheli | 1637 | ISR | +9N | +7B | +5B | −4N | +8B | +17N | =2B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.25 | 1725 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Kadri, Yehia | 1478 | ISR | +13N | −4B | +20N | +10B | +15N | +3B | =1N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.75 | 1863 | +136.4 |
| 3 | Cohen, Dvir | 1740 | ISR | +20N | =15B | +17N | +6B | +4B | −2N | +5B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 1795 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Asraf, Daniel | 1684 | ISR | +21B | +2N | +11B | +1B | −3N | −5N | +9B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 1728 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Fitusi, Dvir | 1695 | ISR | +22N | +18B | −1N | +15B | +7N | +4B | −3N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1779 | +32.0 |
| 6 | Kadinov, Alon | 1614 | ISR | =12B | =8N | +24B | −3N | +11B | +14N | +7B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1718 | +33.6 |
| 7 | Ben Harush, Ori | 1576 | ISR | +23B | −1N | +16B | +11N | −5B | +8N | −6N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1618 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Ohayon, Or | 1448 | ISR | =14N | =6B | +9N | +18B | −1N | −7B | +22B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1599 | +48.0 |
| 9 | Braverman, Dima | 0 | ISR | −1B | +23N | −8B | +16N | +22B | +10B | −4N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1621 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Lahat, Eli | 1613 | ISR | +25B | −11N | +19B | −2N | +24B | −9N | +17B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1518 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Zon, Daniel | 1485 | ISR | +16N | +10B | −4N | −7B | −6N | +26B | =18N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1580 | +35.2 |
| 12 | Tsairof, Ofir | 1655 | ISR | =6N | +14B | −15N | −17B | +18N | +20B | −13B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1661 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Tenenbaum, Adam | 1612 | ISR | −2B | =21N | +25B | F | −17N | +15B | +12N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1713 | +13.8 |
| 14 | Golan, Yaakov | 1652 | ISR | =8B | −12N | =21B | +25N | +23B | −6B | =15N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1572 | -15.0 |
| 15 | Levit, Michael | 1594 | ISR | +26B | =3N | +12B | −5N | −2B | −13N | =14B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 9.00 | 1565 | -6.2 |
| 16 | Gilad, Nave | 1499 | ISR | −11B | =25N | −7N | −9B | =21N | +19N | +26B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1538 | +12.8 |
| 17 | Ozalvo, Idan | 0 | ISR | F | =19N | −3B | +12N | +13B | −1B | −10N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Haliwa, Oz | 1602 | ISR | F | −5N | +22B | −8N | −12B | +23N | =11B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1509 | -31.6 |
| 19 | Cohen, Yaacov | 1602 | ISR | +24N | =17B | −10N | F | F | −16B | +25N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1414 | -15.0 |
| 20 | Idelson, Tamir | 1550 | ISR | −3B | +26N | −2B | −24N | F | −12N | +21B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1514 | -10.8 |
| 21 | Iliaguev, Dina | 1586 | ISR | −4N | =13B | =14N | −23B | =16B | =25N | −20N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1428 | -60.4 |
| 22 | Blank Yosef, Adir | 1512 | ISR | −5B | F | −18N | +26B | −9N | +24B | −8N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1361 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Oknyansky, Roman | 1603 | ISR | −7N | −9B | F | +21N | −14N | −18B | =24N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1411 | -39.6 |
| 24 | Rabinovich, Genady | 0 | ISR | −19B | F | −6N | +20B | −10N | −22N | =23B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ohayon, Eyal | 1506 | ISR | −10N | =16B | −13N | −14B | −26N | =21B | −19B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1267 | -73.2 |
| 26 | Lasov, Nahum | 1472 | ISR | −15N | −20B | F | −22N | +25B | −11N | −16N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1251 | -31.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kadri, YehiaISR+136.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Ohayon, OrISR+48.04.0 pts · #14
- 3Zon, DanielISR+35.23.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Ohayon, EyalISR-73.21.0 pts · #26
- 2Iliaguev, DinaISR-60.42.0 pts · #20
- 3Oknyansky, RomanISR-39.61.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R6+262 Elo gap
- R4+154 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap