Alef Shabbat A 2026 4-5
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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 15 Apr 2026 in Israel, Israel. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Leon Lederman (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2188).
Erik Blech (🇮🇱 ISR, 1953) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Maxim Tislenko (2.0) and Mark Flaum (2.0). Blech won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lidan Sheinkman (1964) beat Leon Lederman (IM, 2188), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
15 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×43
🇷🇺Russia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 2.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 13 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
50
50
50
13
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/5. Blech takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blech, Erik | 1953 | ISR | F | F | F | +37B | +12N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2701 | +34.4 |
| 2 | Tislenko, Maxim | 1863 | ISR | F | F | F | +39B | +11B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2755 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Flaum, Mark | 1957 | ISR | F | F | F | +38B | +34B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2756 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Glicksohn, Ofer | 2168 | ISR | F | F | F | =10N | +14B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2142 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Ofek, Ram | 2113 | ISR | F | F | F | +23B | =25N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2151 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Krasniynski, Eitan | 1687 | ISR | F | F | F | +34N | =27N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2176 | +46.8 |
| 7 | Chuvnik, Mordechai | 2059 | ISR | F | F | F | =26B | +36N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2158 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Smoliar, Klim | 1860 | ISR | F | F | F | +35B | =22B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2096 | +12.2 |
| 9 | Shapiro, Benny | 1871 | ISR | F | F | F | =24N | +40N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2648 | +9.4 |
| 10 | Mamut, Igor | 2050 | ISR | F | F | F | =4B | =13N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2067 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Mirzabaev, Andrei | 1994 | ISR | F | F | F | +42B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1852 | -7.8 |
| 12 | Mikhalevski, Binyamin | 1820 | ISR | F | F | F | +41B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1916 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Shabayev, Arsen | 1966 | ISR | F | F | F | =30N | =10B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1972 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Wolfovich, Daniel | 1848 | ISR | F | F | F | +36B | −4N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2014 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Gofman, Albert | 1872 | ISR | F | F | F | +17B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2620 | +17.2 |
| 16 | Pik, Vladimir | 1829 | ISR | F | F | F | =29B | =28N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1752 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Shaban, Elad | 1821 | ISR | F | F | F | −15N | +43B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1812 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Slonimskij, Arkadij | 2110 | RUS | F | F | F | +22N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2758 | +6.0 |
| 19 | Sheinkman, Lidan | 1964 | ISR | F | F | F | +46N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2988 | +15.6 |
| 20 | Kalush, Yosi | 1857 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2667 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Porat, Shahar | 1824 | ISR | F | F | F | +44B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2628 | +20.4 |
| 22 | Bebchuk, Leonid | 1958 | ISR | F | F | F | −18B | =8N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1792 | -8.6 |
| 23 | Telman, Michael | 2018 | ISR | F | F | F | −5N | =33B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1823 | -10.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 2896044 | 0 | — | F | F | F | =9B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1871 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ben David, Asaf | 1898 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =5B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2113 | +11.2 |
| 26 | Khashper, Arkady | 2070 | ISR | F | F | F | =7N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2059 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Shinkarev, MikhailoIM | 2100 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =6B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1700 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Kleinerman, Yigal | 1864 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1829 | -1.0 |
| 29 | Goland, Ilia | 1638 | ISR | F | F | F | =16N | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1829 | +10.0 |
| 30 | Barak, Tomer | 1894 | ISR | F | F | F | =13B | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1966 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Frenkel, Zvi | 1741 | ISR | F | F | F | =32N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1881 | +7.6 |
| 32 | Solovyev, Anton | 1881 | ISR | F | F | F | =31B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1741 | -3.8 |
| 33 | Vornovitsky, Alex | 1918 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =23N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2018 | +2.8 |
| 34 | Chernov, Viktor | 1877 | RUS | F | F | F | −6B | −3N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1023 | -22.8 |
| 35 | Brusilovski, Lena | 1848 | ISR | F | F | F | −8N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1060 | -9.6 |
| 36 | Reem, Meir | 1859 | ISR | F | F | F | −14N | −7B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1154 | -15.2 |
| 37 | Har-Even, Abir | 1981 | ISR | F | F | F | −1N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1153 | -10.8 |
| 38 | Igdalov, Alexander | 2034 | ISR | F | F | F | −3N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1157 | -12.2 |
| 39 | Trostianetsky, Lev | 1915 | ISR | F | F | F | −2N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | -11.4 |
| 40 | Idesis, Yaacov | 1848 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1071 | -9.4 |
| 41 | Shuskin, Gennady | 1879 | ISR | F | F | F | −12N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -11.6 |
| 42 | Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM | 1840 | ISR | F | F | F | −11N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1194 | -5.8 |
| 43 | Ivanov, Danil | 1750 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −17N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -8.0 |
| 44 | Gokhman, Alex | 1828 | ISR | F | F | F | −21N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -10.2 |
| 45 | Gorjaltsan, Eduard | 1867 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −20B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1057 | -10.2 |
| 46 | Lederman, LeonIM | 2188 | ISR | F | F | F | −19B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1164 | -7.8 |
| 47 | FIDE 2896052 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tislenko, MaximISR+50.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Krasniynski, EitanISR+46.81.5 pts · #4
- 3Blech, ErikISR+34.42.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Chernov, ViktorRUS-22.80.0 pts · #44
- 2Reem, MeirISR-15.20.0 pts · #40
- 3Igdalov, AlexanderISR-12.20.0 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R4+224 Elo gap
- R4+190 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap