Alef Shabbat A 2026 2-3

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52 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2115, and top seed was Leon Lederman (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2182).

Leon Lederman (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2182) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Vladimir Pik (2.0) and Eduard Gorjaltsan (2.0). Lederman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ofek Yehzikal (1718) beat Andrei Mirzabaev (2000), a +282-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

29 Jan 2026 → 14 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱IMLeon Lederman2182

Avg top 10

2,115

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇱Israel×48

🇷🇺Russia×4

Top 3

🥇
IMLeon Lederman
🇮🇱ISR·2182
2.0pts·2828perf+5.9
🥈
Vladimir Pik
🇮🇱ISR·1838
2.0pts·2696perf+23.0
🥉
Eduard Gorjaltsan
🇮🇱ISR·1843
2.0pts·2729perf+24.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 4 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Lederman2Gorjaltsan2Slonimskij2Pik2Telman1.5Ben David1.5

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 2.0/3. Lederman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lederman, LeonIM	2182	ISR	F	+41B	+13N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2828	+5.9
2	Pik, Vladimir	1838	ISR	F	+16B	+44B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2696	+23.0
3	Gorjaltsan, Eduard	1843	ISR	F	+26N	+43B	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2729	+24.4
4	Slonimskij, Arkadij	2082	RUS	F	+28B	+42N	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2621	+7.6
5	Har-Even, Abir	1997	ISR	F	+12N	=31B	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.25	2122	+6.2
6	Ben David, Asaf	1868	ISR	F	+27N	=33B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.75	2215	+34.8
7	Telman, Michael	2021	ISR	F	=14N	+46B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2174	+8.0
8	Gofman, Albert	1858	ISR	F	+45B	=27N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2066	+21.6
9	Blech, Erik	1898	ISR	F	=32B	+41N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2244	+36.0
10	Tislenko, Maxim	1780	ISR	F	+47N	=26B	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2036	+25.2
11	Brusilovski, Lena	1822	ISR	F	+48B	=30N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2208	+19.6
12	Shuskin, Gennady	1881	ISR	F	−5B	+21N	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	1840	-1.8
13	Chuvnik, Mordechai	2073	ISR	F	+29N	−1B	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	2018	-2.6
14	Yartsev, Pavel	2094	ISR	F	=7B	=29B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1938	-8.0
15	Mamut, Igor	2043	ISR	F	−20B	+23N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1972	-3.6
16	Mikhalevski, Binyamin	1817	ISR	F	−2N	+52B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1965	+7.2
17	Bar-Lev, Nitzan	2066	ISR	F	−18N	+35B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	1819	-11.6
18	Srimskov, Elishar	1935	ISR	F	+17B	—	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2866	+13.6
19	Smoliar, Klim	1854	ISR	F	F	+22B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2518	+6.4
20	Khashper, Arkady	2061	ISR	F	+15N	—	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2843	+9.4
21	Asraf, Daniel	1684	ISR	F	+49N	−12B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1875	+19.6
22	Yehzikal, Ofek	1718	ISR	F	+50B	−19N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1927	+20.8
23	Chernov, Viktor	1882	RUS	F	+42B	−15B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1974	+4.8
24	Glicksohn, Ofer	2164	ISR	F	F	+34B	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2747	+4.4
25	Gokhman, Alex	1816	ISR	F	+51N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2693	+12.2
26	Igdalov, Alexander	2052	ISR	F	−3B	=10N	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.75	1619	-22.0
27	Shapiro, Benny	1879	ISR	F	−6B	=8B	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.75	1670	-11.0
28	Shaban, Elad	1738	ISR	F	−4N	=36B	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.25	1810	+5.2
29	Wolfovich, Daniel	1854	ISR	F	−13B	=14N	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.50	1891	+3.2
30	Shinkarev, MikhailoIM	2109	ISR	F	F	=11B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1822	-6.8
31	Flaum, Mark	1976	ISR	F	F	=5N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1996	+0.6
32	Ofek, Ram	2119	ISR	F	=9N	—	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1898	-5.6
33	Neiman, Maks	2165	ISR	F	F	=6N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1867	-7.0
34	Riabushkin, Ronen	1947	ISR	F	=37B	−24N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1822	-6.6
35	Krasniynski, Eitan	1700	ISR	F	=38B	−17N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1779	+5.2
36	Vornovitsky, Alex	1923	ISR	F	F	=28N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1737	-4.8
37	Reem, Meir	1865	ISR	F	=34N	—	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1947	+2.2
38	Kleinerman, Yigal	1877	ISR	F	=35N	—	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1702	-4.6
39	Sharon, Guy	1752	ISR	F	F	=40B	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1973	+11.2
40	Bondar, Alexandr	1973	RUS	F	F	=39N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1751	-5.6
41	Shabayev, Arsen	1983	ISR	F	−1N	−9B	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1240	-17.2
42	Barak, Tomer	1905	ISR	F	−23N	−4B	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1182	-16.0
43	Kazayev, Rotschild	1805	ISR	F	F	−3N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1043	-9.0
44	Bebchuk, Leonid	1975	ISR	F	F	−2N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1038	-13.6
45	Kalush, Yosi	1867	ISR	F	−8N	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1059	-10.2
46	Idesis, Yaacov	1868	ISR	F	F	−7N	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1221	-6.0
47	Shapira, David	1633	ISR	F	−10B	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	980	-6.0
48	Trostianetsky, Lev	1921	ISR	F	−11N	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1022	-12.8
49	Balakirsky, Mikhail	1869	RUS	F	−21B	—	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	884	-14.8
50	Mirzabaev, Andrei	2000	ISR	F	−22N	—	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	918	-16.8
51	Solovyev, Anton	1893	ISR	F	−25B	—	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1016	-12.2
52	Borodety, Itamar	2092	ISR	F	F	−16N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1017	-16.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Blech, ErikISR
+36.0
1.5 pts · #9
2Ben David, AsafISR
+34.8
1.5 pts · #6
3Tislenko, MaximISR
+25.2
1.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Igdalov, AlexanderISR
-22.0
0.5 pts · #27
2Shabayev, ArsenISR
-17.2
0.0 pts · #41
3Mirzabaev, AndreiISR
-16.8
0.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R2+282 Elo gap
Yehzikal, Ofek1718 beat Mirzabaev, Andrei2000
R3+275 Elo gap
Mikhalevski, Binyamin1817 beat Borodety, Itamar2092
R2+209 Elo gap
Gorjaltsan, Eduard1843 beat Igdalov, Alexander2052