Alef Shabbat B 2026 4-5
Team SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 15 Apr 2026 in Israel, Israel. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2127, and top seed was Boris Shkolnik (🇮🇱 ISR, 2271).
Mikhail Barash (🇷🇺 RUS, 2133) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Yair Bodenshtein (2.0) and Aviv Haber (2.0). Barash shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ilay Chalopoviz (1773) beat Michael Gransky (FM, 2149), a +376-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
15 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×50
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇱🇻Latvia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barash, Mikhail | 🇷🇺RUS | 2133 | 2.0 | 1949 | 2749 | +10.6 |
| 1 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1973 | 2.0 | 1866 | 2666 | +14.2 |
| 3 | Haber, Aviv | 🇮🇱ISR | 1828 | 2.0 | 1890 | 2690 | +46.8 |
| 4 | Shkolnik, Boris | 🇮🇱ISR | 2271 | 2.0 | 2037 | 2837 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Shalev, Ido | 🇮🇱ISR | 1868 | 1.5 | 1948 | 2141 | +28.4 |
| 9 | Linik, Yaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1951 | 1.5 | 1819 | 2012 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Goldstein, Asaf | 🇮🇱ISR | 1802 | 1.5 | 1871 | 2064 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Verny, David | 🇮🇱ISR | 1936 | 1.5 | 1773 | 1966 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Federovski, Adi | 🇮🇱ISR | 2000 | 1.5 | 2134 | 2327 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Wul, Kfir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1901 | 1.5 | 1924 | 2117 | +22.8 |
| 23 | Shapira, Avner | 🇮🇱ISR | 1922 | 1.0 | 1910 | 1910 | -0.6 |
| 16 | Jakobs, Yoav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1926 | 1.0 | 1991 | 1991 | +4.4 |
| 18 | FMStepak, Yedael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2059 | 1.0 | 1955 | 1955 | -5.8 |
| 24 | Han, Oron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1824 | 1.0 | 1984 | 1984 | +8.4 |
| 20 | Sokolinsky, Yaakov | 🇮🇱ISR | 2000 | 1.0 | 1989 | 1989 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Wolfov, Robin | 🇮🇱ISR | 1960 | 1.0 | 2017 | 2017 | +3.2 |
| 25 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 🇮🇱ISR | 1773 | 1.0 | 2045 | 2045 | +27.6 |
| 14 | Gani, Itai | 🇮🇱ISR | 1832 | 1.0 | 1834 | 2634 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Khairova, Evelina | 🇮🇱ISR | 1834 | 1.0 | 1858 | 1858 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Leibi, Yaniv | 🇮🇱ISR | 2016 | 1.0 | 1934 | 2734 | +7.8 |
| 13 | Parnes, Nadav | 🇮🇱ISR | 2124 | 1.0 | 1907 | 2707 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Tal, Eyal | 🇮🇱ISR | 2166 | 1.0 | 1907 | 2707 | +3.6 |
| 17 | Ingel, Mica Bar | 🇮🇱ISR | 1807 | 1.0 | 2072 | 2872 | +32.8 |
| 21 | Shamir, Alon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1892 | 1.0 | 1701 | 2501 | +10.0 |
| 22 | Zelser, Moshe | 🇮🇱ISR | 1798 | 1.0 | 1669 | 2469 | +6.6 |
| 26 | Kfir, Nadav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1815 | 1.0 | 1843 | 2643 | +21.6 |
| 30 | Blass, Uri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1899 | 0.5 | 2017 | 1824 | -4.2 |
| 32 | Mazor, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1901 | 0.5 | 1963 | 1770 | -6.6 |
| 31 | Israelevitz, Yigal | 🇮🇱ISR | 1916 | 0.5 | 1901 | 1708 | -10.8 |
| 37 | Kendel, Eitan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1849 | 0.5 | 1813 | 1620 | -23.6 |
| 28 | Ken-Dror, Uri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1973 | 0.5 | 1869 | 1869 | -2.8 |
| 35 | Amit, Yaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 2103 | 0.5 | 2000 | 2000 | -2.8 |
| 36 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1894 | 0.5 | 1802 | 1802 | -5.2 |
| 33 | WFMReprun, Nadejda | 🇮🇱ISR | 1975 | 0.5 | 1938 | 1745 | -12.0 |
| 27 | Bin-Nun, Peleg | 🇮🇱ISR | 2031 | 0.5 | 1824 | 1824 | -5.4 |
| 29 | Shimony, Omri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1867 | 0.5 | 1803 | 1803 | -3.6 |
| 34 | Eyal, Amir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1823 | 0.5 | 1848 | 1848 | +0.6 |
| 38 | Bar-Or, Ornan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1803 | 0.5 | 1868 | 1868 | +1.8 |
| 52 | Fridman, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2164 | 0.0 | 2136 | 1336 | -42.8 |
| 40 | Arian, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1907 | 0.0 | 2145 | 1345 | -8.0 |
| 43 | Zingerov, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1863 | 0.0 | 1827 | 1027 | -22.0 |
| 48 | Cohen, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1831 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -6.2 |
| 53 | Gamsa, Mark | 🇱🇻LAT | 1909 | 0.0 | 2271 | 1471 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Gosovsky, Alon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1949 | 0.0 | 1901 | 1101 | -11.4 |
| 49 | Barel, Avi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1721 | 0.0 | 1936 | 1136 | -4.6 |
| 39 | Lapushnian, Maya | 🇮🇱ISR | 1844 | 0.0 | 2000 | 1200 | -5.8 |
| 41 | FMGransky, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2149 | 0.0 | 1749 | 949 | -18.4 |
| 42 | Linik, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1843 | 0.0 | 1814 | 1014 | -10.8 |
| 45 | Doctori, Shimri Leshem | 🇮🇱ISR | 1701 | 0.0 | 1892 | 1092 | -10.0 |
| 46 | Luria, Yonatan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1670 | 0.0 | 1797 | 997 | -13.2 |
| 47 | Dror, Chaim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1934 | 0.0 | 2016 | 1216 | -7.8 |
| 50 | Nissim, Jonathan | 🇮🇱ISR | 2072 | 0.0 | 1807 | 1007 | -16.4 |
| 51 | Rosenfeld, Ofir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1883 | 0.0 | 1834 | 1034 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haber, AvivISR+46.82.0 pts · #3
- 2Ingel, Mica BarISR+32.81.0 pts · #17
- 3Shalev, IdoISR+28.41.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Fridman, IvanRUS-42.80.0 pts · #52
- 2Kendel, EitanISR-23.60.5 pts · #37
- 3Rosenfeld, OfirISR-22.80.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R5+376 Elo gap
- R5+265 Elo gap
- R4+164 Elo gap