Alef Shabbat B 2026 2-3
Team SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2085, and top seed was Michael Gransky (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2146).
Mikhail Barash (🇷🇺 RUS, 2139) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Oron Han (2.0) and Alon Shamir (2.0). Barash shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ido Shalev (1755) beat Ray Hermans (2099), a +344-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
Team · 3 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×50
🇷🇺Russia×4
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Barash, Mikhail | 🇷🇺RUS | 2139 | 2.0 | 1936 | 2736 | +9.6 |
| 1 | Han, Oron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1808 | 2.0 | 1846 | 2646 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Shamir, Alon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1839 | 2.0 | 1865 | 2665 | +42.8 |
| 4 | FMGransky, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2146 | 2.0 | 2013 | 2813 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Wul, Kfir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1839 | 2.0 | 1845 | 2645 | +20.4 |
| 5 | Shimony, Omri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1815 | 1.5 | 1818 | 2011 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Blass, Uri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1937 | 1.5 | 1928 | 2121 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Arian, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1881 | 1.5 | 1875 | 2068 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Verny, David | 🇮🇱ISR | 1926 | 1.5 | 1926 | 2119 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Gosovsky, Alon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1943 | 1.0 | 2055 | 2055 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Rosenfeld, Ofir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1895 | 1.0 | 1814 | 1814 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Amit, Yaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 2108 | 1.0 | 2012 | 2012 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1892 | 1.0 | 1909 | 1909 | +1.6 |
| 28 | Kendel, Eitan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1847 | 1.0 | 1761 | 1761 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Eyal, Amir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1819 | 1.0 | 1964 | 2764 | +13.8 |
| 24 | Linik, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1838 | 1.0 | 1895 | 2695 | +11.6 |
| 30 | Fridman, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2127 | 1.0 | 2108 | 2908 | +18.8 |
| 26 | Wolfov, Robin | 🇮🇱ISR | 1964 | 1.0 | 1807 | 1807 | -16.4 |
| 10 | Nissim, Jonathan | 🇮🇱ISR | 2065 | 1.0 | 1963 | 2763 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Denesh, Nadav | 🇮🇱ISR | 2019 | 1.0 | 1863 | 2663 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Goz, Shachar | 🇮🇱ISR | 1999 | 1.0 | 1929 | 2729 | +16.0 |
| 13 | FMStepak, Yedael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2055 | 1.0 | 1813 | 2613 | +4.0 |
| 16 | WFMReprun, Nadejda | 🇮🇱ISR | 1942 | 1.0 | 1925 | 2725 | +9.6 |
| 18 | Zingerov, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1834 | 1.0 | 1729 | 2529 | +14.4 |
| 19 | Shalev, Ido | 🇮🇱ISR | 1755 | 1.0 | 2110 | 2910 | +35.6 |
| 20 | Israelevitz, Yigal | 🇮🇱ISR | 1920 | 1.0 | 1911 | 2711 | +9.8 |
| 21 | Linik, Yaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1939 | 1.0 | 2011 | 2811 | +12.0 |
| 25 | Haber, Aviv | 🇮🇱ISR | 1768 | 1.0 | 1685 | 2485 | +15.6 |
| 27 | Friedland, Eldar | 🇮🇱ISR | 2070 | 1.0 | 2015 | 2815 | +8.4 |
| 29 | Goldstein, Asaf | 🇮🇱ISR | 1849 | 1.0 | 1729 | 2529 | +10.0 |
| 31 | Raiko, Yossi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1963 | 0.5 | 2001 | 1808 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Mazor, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1897 | 0.5 | 1995 | 1802 | -5.0 |
| 35 | Zelser, Moshe | 🇮🇱ISR | 1790 | 0.5 | 1855 | 1662 | -6.6 |
| 34 | Leibi, Yaniv | 🇮🇱ISR | 2019 | 0.5 | 1926 | 1926 | -2.6 |
| 36 | Bulkovstein, David | 🇮🇱ISR | 1863 | 0.5 | 1983 | 1790 | -3.4 |
| 33 | Dror, Chaim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1947 | 0.5 | 1863 | 1863 | -2.4 |
| 41 | Jakobs, Yoav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1811 | 0.0 | 1867 | 1067 | -36.0 |
| 42 | Federovski, Adi | 🇮🇱ISR | 2011 | 0.0 | 2043 | 1243 | -18.4 |
| 48 | Sokolinsky, Yaakov | 🇮🇱ISR | 2015 | 0.0 | 2108 | 1308 | -14.8 |
| 52 | Ingel, Mica Bar | 🇮🇱ISR | 1813 | 0.0 | 1948 | 1148 | -26.4 |
| 53 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1929 | 0.0 | 2069 | 1269 | -12.6 |
| 37 | Kuperman, Boris | 🇮🇱ISR | 1917 | 0.0 | 1840 | 1040 | -12.2 |
| 38 | Kfir, Nadav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1859 | 0.0 | 1808 | 1008 | -22.8 |
| 44 | Ross, Oded | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1839 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Cohen, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1845 | 0.0 | 1839 | 1039 | -10.2 |
| 51 | Barel, Avi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1730 | 0.0 | 1877 | 1077 | -12.2 |
| 54 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 🇮🇱ISR | 1858 | 0.0 | 1881 | 1081 | -17.5 |
| 39 | Hagler, Joseph | 🇮🇱ISR | 1911 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | -9.8 |
| 40 | Reznik, Vladimir | 🇷🇺RUS | 1970 | 0.0 | 1943 | 1143 | -10.8 |
| 43 | Shapira, Avner | 🇮🇱ISR | 1881 | 0.0 | 1892 | 1092 | -9.6 |
| 45 | Hermans, Ray | 🇮🇱ISR | 2099 | 0.0 | 1756 | 956 | -35.6 |
| 46 | Doctori, Shimri Leshem | 🇮🇱ISR | 1707 | 0.0 | 1846 | 1046 | -12.4 |
| 47 | Luria, Yonatan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1685 | 0.0 | 1762 | 962 | -15.6 |
| 49 | Gamsa, Mark | 🇱🇻LAT | 1925 | 0.0 | 1942 | 1142 | -9.6 |
| 55 | Danilov, Egor | 🇷🇺RUS | 1795 | 0.0 | 1964 | 1164 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shamir, AlonISR+42.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Shalev, IdoISR+35.61.0 pts · #19
- 3Han, OronISR+22.02.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Jakobs, YoavISR-36.00.0 pts · #41
- 2Hermans, RayISR-35.60.0 pts · #45
- 3Ingel, Mica BarISR-26.40.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R2+344 Elo gap
- R2+145 Elo gap