1 4 final Israel chemp Netanya zone
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Netanya, Israel. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2031, and top seed was Arie Axelrod (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2170).
Arie Axelrod (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2170) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Itai Gal On (5.5) and Yuri Volkov (5.5). Axelrod won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: David Klevinskiy (1788) beat Alexander Bichuch (2024), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Arie Axelrod led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Arie Axelrod never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
FM Arie Axelrod beat Itai Gal On (Black).
FM Arie Axelrod 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Alexander Bichuch 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMArie Axelrod | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Itai Gal On | 0 | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Alexander Bichuch | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Yuri Volkov | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axelrod, ArieFM | 2170 | ISR | +15B | +10N | +7B | +2N | =8B | =9N | +11B | +12N | +4B | 8.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 35.00 | 2340 | +14.7 |
| 2 | Gal On, Itai | 2090 | ISR | =3N | +12B | +11N | −1B | +14B | =8N | +9B | −4N | =7B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 23.25 | 2059 | -10.4 |
| 3 | Volkov, Yuri | 1852 | ISR | =2B | =5N | +18B | =14N | =11B | −7N | +10B | =6N | +12B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 21.50 | 2034 | +43.8 |
| 4 | Bichuch, Alexander | 2024 | ISR | −10B | −18N | +16B | +17N | +5B | =11N | +7B | +2B | −1N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 21.00 | 2062 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Lipes, Yosef | 2055 | ISR | =12N | =3B | +6N | −9B | −4N | +16B | +14B | =7N | =8N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 2002 | -12.6 |
| 6 | Brio, Konstantin | 1928 | ISR | +18B | −7N | −5B | −15N | +13B | =10N | +16N | =3B | +11B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 1976 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Chazan, Yonatan | 2109 | ISR | +16N | +6B | −1N | =8B | −9N | +3B | −4N | =5B | =2N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 20.00 | 2006 | -24.4 |
| 8 | Feldman, Gidi | 2094 | ISR | =14B | +17N | +13B | =7N | =1N | =2B | −12N | F | =5B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 19.25 | 2044 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Klevinskiy, Konstantin | 1929 | ISR | −17B | +16N | +10B | +5N | +7B | =1B | −2N | F | F | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 20.00 | 2130 | +38.0 |
| 10 | Desyatnikov, Ilya | 1983 | ISR | +4N | −1B | −9N | −11B | +18N | =6B | −3N | +16B | +15N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 1930 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Zuker, Zivi | 1806 | ISR | =13B | +15N | −2B | +10N | =3N | =4B | −1N | =14B | −6N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 16.25 | 1931 | +36.0 |
| 12 | Epstein, Vadim | 1906 | ISR | =5B | −2N | +15B | +13N | F | =14N | +8B | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 1998 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Zelikov, Anatoly | 1926 | ISR | =11N | =14B | −8N | −12B | −6N | +18B | +17N | +15B | F | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1905 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Moroz, Mark | 1878 | ISR | =8N | =13N | +17B | =3B | −2N | =12B | −5N | =11N | F | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1913 | +6.2 |
| 15 | Mdivani, Maka | 1915 | ISR | −1N | −11B | −12N | +6B | −16N | +17B | =18N | −13N | −10B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 7.75 | 1761 | -37.8 |
| 16 | Babushkin, Alexey | 1914 | ISR | −7B | −9B | −4N | +18N | +15B | −5N | −6B | −10N | −17B | 2.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 4.00 | 1736 | -40.0 |
| 17 | Kremer, Eli | 1874 | ISR | +9N | −8B | −14N | −4B | F | −15N | −13B | F | +16N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 6.50 | 1796 | -14.8 |
| 18 | Klevinskiy, David | 1788 | ISR | −6N | +4B | −3N | −16B | −10B | −13N | =15B | F | F | 1.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 6.75 | 1705 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Volkov, YuriISR+43.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Klevinskiy, KonstantinISR+38.04.5 pts · #10
- 3Zuker, ZiviISR+36.04.0 pts · #11
- 1Babushkin, AlexeyISR-40.02.0 pts · #17
- 2Mdivani, MakaISR-37.82.5 pts · #15
- 3Desyatnikov, IlyaISR-26.44.5 pts · #7
- R2+236 Elo gap
- R7+188 Elo gap
- R5+180 Elo gap