Quarterfinals of the 2026 National Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Kfar Saba, Israel. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2054, and top seed was Omri Mond (🇮🇱 ISR, 2159).
Evelina Khairova (🇮🇱 ISR, 1940) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Idan David (6.5) and Amit Gilor (6.0). Khairova shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yoav Geva Brodt (1634) beat Yaniv Levi (1951), a +317-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×43
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEvelina Khairova led from R7; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Apr
Evelina Khairova takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Evelina Khairova beat Idan David (White).
R4–R9 · WIN STREAK
Evelina Khairova won 6 in a row (R4–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Evelina Khairova | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Idan David | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Amit Gilor | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Omri Mond | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khairova, Evelina | 1940 | ISR | +31N | +2B | −37N | +27B | +28N | +20B | +22N | +19B | +13N | 8.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 35.00 | 2195 | +98.4 |
| 2 | David, Idan | 1991 | ISR | +20B | −1N | +42B | +11N | =3B | +24N | =8B | +5B | =12N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 29.50 | 2085 | +66.4 |
| 3 | Gilor, Amit | 2055 | ISR | =29N | +19B | =8N | +9B | =2N | +15B | +27N | −7B | =4B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 29.25 | 2025 | -9.6 |
| 4 | Magen, Ofek | 2071 | ISR | +10B | +26N | −24B | −7B | =19N | +33N | +14B | +9B | =3N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 28.25 | 2037 | -11.2 |
| 5 | Mond, Omri | 2159 | ISR | +42B | +40N | =13B | +24N | =7B | +8N | −6B | −2N | +21B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 22.25 | 2057 | -39.6 |
| 6 | Golan, Ori | 1964 | ISR | =34N | +29B | +19N | =14B | F | +28B | +5N | F | +7B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 27.00 | 2183 | +60.0 |
| 7 | Gilad, Tomer | 1904 | ISR | =33B | +16N | +25B | +4N | =5N | F | =13B | +3N | −6N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 28.00 | 2140 | +49.6 |
| 8 | Hanein, Avri | 1880 | ISR | +32B | =37N | =3B | +40N | +21B | −5B | =2N | −10N | +14B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 22.00 | 2050 | +105.3 |
| 9 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1818 | ISR | +44B | −24N | +20B | −3N | +38B | =17N | +16B | −4N | +10B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 20.00 | 1971 | +72.4 |
| 10 | Zuker, Zivi | 1806 | ISR | −4N | +41B | −27N | +31B | +36N | =21N | +17B | +8B | −9N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 20.25 | 1907 | +27.6 |
| 11 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 1892 | ISR | −36N | +28B | +34N | −2B | =22N | +19B | +31N | −12B | +20N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 20.75 | 1823 | -28.0 |
| 12 | Klein, Yoav | 1831 | ISR | −37B | +32N | +26B | −25N | −13B | +38N | +24B | +11N | =2B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 22.25 | 2025 | +46.8 |
| 13 | Katkov, MichelleWFM | 2038 | ISR | +18N | +15B | =5N | F | +12N | +14B | =7N | F | −1B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 26.25 | 2110 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Magen, Amnon | 2056 | ISR | +43B | =25N | +30B | =6N | +24B | −13N | −4N | +27B | −8N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 16.00 | 2006 | -11.4 |
| 15 | Shemer, Oz | 1962 | ISR | +22B | −13N | =17B | +16N | +33B | −3N | −21B | =35N | +25B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 20.50 | 1911 | -12.8 |
| 16 | Moscovitch, Michal | 1892 | ISR | +27N | −7B | =36N | −15B | +26N | +18B | −9N | +31B | =17N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 19.25 | 1888 | -1.2 |
| 17 | Brenner, Ehud | 1793 | ISR | −26N | +35B | =15N | +42B | =27N | =9B | −10N | +22B | =16B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 18.00 | 1890 | +44.4 |
| 18 | Paz, Arnon | 1831 | ISR | −13B | +44N | +22B | −21N | =25B | −16N | +32B | =23N | +27N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 15.25 | 1901 | +16.0 |
| 19 | Pupko, Nathan | 1761 | ISR | +35B | −3N | −6B | +32N | =4B | −11N | +23B | −1N | +29B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 17.00 | 1876 | +24.6 |
| 20 | Yehuda, Beeri | 1751 | ISR | −2N | +31B | −9N | +23B | +40B | −1N | =25B | +21N | −11B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 16.00 | 1877 | +54.4 |
| 21 | Klevinskiy, Konstantin | 1929 | ISR | =28N | =34B | +23N | +18B | −8N | =10B | +15N | −20B | −5N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 20.50 | 1839 | -21.2 |
| 22 | Geva Brodt, Yoav | 1634 | ISR | −15N | +39B | −18N | +34B | =11B | +40N | −1B | −17N | +32B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 13.25 | 1850 | +96.0 |
| 23 | Gerchikov, Pavel | 1747 | ISR | −25B | +43N | −21B | −20N | +29N | +39B | −19N | =18B | +31N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.50 | 1817 | +16.6 |
| 24 | Bin-Nun, Peleg | 2031 | ISR | +39N | +9B | +4N | −5B | −14N | −2B | −12N | =33B | =28N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 17.25 | 1858 | -38.0 |
| 25 | Feigin, Daniel | 2007 | KOR | +23N | =14B | −7N | +12B | =18N | −27B | =20N | =28B | −15N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1823 | -82.8 |
| 26 | Klein, Boris | 1950 | ISR | +17B | −4B | −12N | −38N | −16B | +34N | +40B | +30N | −35B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 13.50 | 1814 | -32.0 |
| 27 | Taragan, Uri | 2060 | ISR | −16B | +33N | +10B | −1N | =17B | +25N | −3B | −14N | −18B | 3.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 15.00 | 1832 | -107.6 |
| 28 | Hornfeld, Ariel | 1694 | ISR | =21B | −11N | F | +30N | −1B | −6N | +33B | =25N | =24B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.75 | 1883 | +81.2 |
| 29 | Klevinskiy, David | 1788 | ISR | =3B | −6N | −40B | =41N | −23B | +30N | +38B | =32N | −19N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1762 | -8.0 |
| 30 | Schwarz, Harry | 1841 | ISR | =41N | +36B | −14N | −28B | −31N | −29B | +39N | −26B | +33N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1696 | -35.4 |
| 31 | Mirochnik, Yotam | 1661 | ISR | −1B | −20N | +43B | −10N | +30B | +36N | −11B | −16N | −23B | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 6.00 | 1696 | +14.4 |
| 32 | Mintz, Yair | 1727 | ISR | −8N | −12B | +39N | −19B | +42N | =35B | −18N | =29B | −22N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 6.75 | 1644 | -31.6 |
| 33 | Cohen, Ziv | 1774 | ISR | =7N | −27B | +41N | +36B | −15N | −4B | −28N | =24N | −30B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 9.25 | 1743 | -20.4 |
| 34 | Barak, Omer | 1789 | ISR | =6B | =21N | −11B | −22N | −35N | −26B | +36B | +38N | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 10.25 | 1736 | -26.4 |
| 35 | Ben Aharon, Eitan | 1714 | ISR | −19N | −17N | −38B | F | +34B | =32N | F | =15B | +26N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 1780 | +32.4 |
| 36 | Goralskiy, Rey | 1644 | ISR | +11B | −30N | =16B | −33N | −10B | −31B | −34N | +39B | −41N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 1630 | -8.8 |
| 37 | Friedland, Eldar | 2070 | ISR | +12N | =8B | +1B | F | F | F | — | — | — | 2.5 | 30.5 | 35.5 | 16.25 | 2134 | +4.2 |
| 38 | Mali, Ofer | 1860 | ISR | −40B | −42N | +35N | +26B | −9N | −12B | −29N | −34B | =39N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1656 | -97.6 |
| 39 | Ben Avi, Adam | 1795 | ISR | −24B | −22N | −32B | +43N | +41B | −23N | −30B | −36N | =38B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1605 | -92.0 |
| 40 | Levi, Yaniv | 1951 | ISR | +38N | −5B | +29N | −8B | −20N | −22B | −26N | F | F | 2.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 6.00 | 1693 | -47.8 |
| 41 | Cohen, Ofer | 1662 | ISR | =30B | −10N | −33B | =29B | −39N | F | F | F | +36B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 1658 | -1.0 |
| 42 | Bedyovkin, Yevgeny | 1786 | ISR | −5N | +38B | −2N | −17N | −32B | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 1654 | -17.6 |
| 43 | Bedyovkin, Nataniel Alexey | 1816 | ISR | −14N | −23B | −31N | −39B | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | -81.6 |
| 44 | Neeman, Ori | 1705 | ISR | −9N | −18B | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1025 | -13.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+105.35.5 pts · #12
- 2Khairova, EvelinaISR+98.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Geva Brodt, YoavISR+96.04.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Taragan, UriISR-107.63.5 pts · #28
- 2Mali, OferISR-97.62.5 pts · #37
- 3Ben Avi, AdamISR-92.02.5 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R6+317 Elo gap
- R1+248 Elo gap
- R9+236 Elo gap