Alef Shabbat A 2026 6
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 09 May 2026 in Israel, Israel. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2047, and top seed was Ram Ofek (🇮🇱 ISR, 2113).
Klim Smoliar (🇮🇱 ISR, 1860) won with 1.0/6, ahead of Elishar Srimskov (1.0) and Arkadij Slonimskij (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Benny Shapiro (1871) beat Andrei Mirzabaev (1994), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
07 May 2026 → 09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×36
🇷🇺Russia×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 14 players tied at 1.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 40 co-leaders at R4 to 14 at the finish.
Co-leaders
40
40
40
40
40
14
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
14 players finish on 1.0/6. Smoliar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoliar, Klim | 1860 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2535 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Srimskov, Elishar | 1957 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2685 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Slonimskij, Arkadij | 2110 | RUS | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2777 | +6.2 |
| 4 | Har-Even, Abir | 1981 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2697 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Khashper, Arkady | 2070 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2611 | +3.6 |
| 6 | Sharon, Guy | 1763 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2640 | +24.4 |
| 7 | Shapiro, Benny | 1871 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2825 | +13.8 |
| 8 | Mikhalevski, Binyamin | 1820 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2690 | +11.8 |
| 9 | Kleinerman, Yigal | 1864 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +31N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2654 | +9.8 |
| 10 | Blech, Erik | 1953 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2749 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Shuskin, Gennady | 1879 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2713 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Mizerikhin, Evgeny | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM | 1840 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2518 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Ofek, Ram | 2113 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2864 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Sheinkman, Lidan | 1964 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2070 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Solovyev, Anton | 1881 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1649 | -5.8 |
| 17 | Chernov, Viktor | 1877 | RUS | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2054 | +5.4 |
| 18 | Ben David, Asaf | 1898 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1966 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Yartsev, Pavel | 2075 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1839 | -5.4 |
| 20 | Kriaf, Guy | 1638 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1742 | +5.6 |
| 21 | Mamut, Igor | 2050 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1980 | -2.4 |
| 22 | Trostianetsky, Lev | 1915 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2048 | +3.8 |
| 23 | Shabayev, Arsen | 1966 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1908 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Ivanov, Danil | 1750 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1638 | -2.8 |
| 25 | Goland, Ilia | 1638 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1877 | +11.6 |
| 26 | Bar-Lev, Nitzan | 2048 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1904 | -3.8 |
| 27 | Chuvnik, Mordechai | 2059 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1296 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Porat, Shahar | 1823 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1157 | -16.0 |
| 29 | Flaum, Mark | 1957 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1317 | -6.2 |
| 30 | Lublinsky, Daniel | 1840 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -12.2 |
| 31 | Balakirsky, Mikhail | 1854 | RUS | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | -9.8 |
| 32 | Tislenko, Maxim | 1863 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -11.2 |
| 33 | Asraf, Daniel | 1718 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -14.4 |
| 34 | Bebchuk, Leonid | 1958 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1297 | -6.0 |
| 35 | Mirzabaev, Andrei | 1994 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1080 | -13.8 |
| 36 | Krasniynski, Eitan | 1687 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1072 | -12.8 |
| 37 | Reem, Meir | 1859 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1270 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Riabushkin, Ronen | 1897 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1170 | -8.0 |
| 39 | Gofman, Albert | 1872 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1025 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sharon, GuyISR+24.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Shapiro, BennyISR+13.81.0 pts · #7
- 3Blech, ErikISR+12.01.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Gofman, AlbertISR-23.60.0 pts · #39
- 2Porat, ShaharISR-16.00.0 pts · #28
- 3Asraf, DanielISR-14.40.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R6+123 Elo gap