Bet Herzelia 2026 1
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31 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1702, and top seed was Guy Hurwitz (🇮🇱 ISR, 1780).
Yair Mintz (🇮🇱 ISR, 1693) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Omri Ben Assa (1.0) and Yariv Mizrachi (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Britt Fire (1418) beat Nadav Barkai (1661), a +243-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
15 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Avg top 10
1,702
Participants
31
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×28
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mintz, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1693 | 1.0 | 1599 | 2399 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Ben Assa, Omri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1596 | 1.0 | 1607 | 2407 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Mizrachi, Yariv | 🇮🇱ISR | 1676 | 1.0 | 1641 | 2441 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Ganot, Yoav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1490 | 1.0 | 1584 | 2384 | +23.2 |
| 5 | Landau, Idan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1750 | 1.0 | 1454 | 2254 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Pupko, Oz | 🇮🇱ISR | 1612 | 1.0 | 1774 | 2574 | +29.6 |
| 7 | Neeman, Ori | 🇮🇱ISR | 1726 | 1.0 | 1705 | 2505 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Fire, Britt | 🇮🇱ISR | 1418 | 1.0 | 1662 | 2462 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Gani, Yochai | 🇮🇱ISR | 1403 | 1.0 | 1545 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gradenwitz, Oded | 🇮🇱ISR | 1693 | 1.0 | 1530 | 2330 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Bar Zeev, Lavie | 🇮🇱ISR | 1461 | 0.5 | 1734 | 1734 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Wolf, Eitan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1718 | 0.5 | 1459 | 1459 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Catanescu, Idan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1522 | 0.5 | 1617 | 1617 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Reizer, Omer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1483 | 0.5 | 1620 | 1620 | +3.6 |
| 16 | Bass, Eyal | 🇷🇺RUS | 1620 | 0.5 | 1558 | 1558 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Lahav, Doron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1617 | 0.5 | 1519 | 1519 | -2.6 |
| 14 | Meister, Emil | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.5 | 1571 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Milatin, Zvi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1599 | 0.0 | 1573 | 773 | -11.0 |
| 21 | Ben Dror, Ori | 🇮🇱ISR | 1689 | 0.0 | 1704 | 904 | -10.0 |
| 23 | Ross, Aaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1774 | 0.0 | 1593 | 793 | -29.6 |
| 25 | Kodner, Tom | 🇮🇱ISR | 1476 | 0.0 | 1751 | 951 | -6.0 |
| 26 | Gavrielov, Shlomo | 🇮🇱ISR | 1584 | 0.0 | 1528 | 728 | -11.6 |
| 27 | Kanol, Yoav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1644 | 0.0 | 1676 | 876 | -18.0 |
| 29 | Barkai, Nadav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1661 | 0.0 | 1511 | 711 | -28.0 |
| 30 | Sagi, Nahum | 🇮🇱ISR | 1529 | 0.0 | 1713 | 913 | -5.2 |
| 31 | Strasman, Nery | 🇮🇱ISR | 1599 | 0.0 | 1711 | 911 | -7.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2842556 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1492 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Maor, Moshe | 🇮🇱ISR | 1440 | 0.0 | 1668 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 2839300 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1465 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Perlstein, Benny | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1430 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rubinstein, Netanel | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1780 | 980 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pupko, OzISR+29.61.0 pts · #6
- 2Fire, BrittISR+28.01.0 pts · #8
- 3Ganot, YoavISR+23.21.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ross, AaronISR-29.60.0 pts · #23
- 2Barkai, NadavISR-28.00.0 pts · #29
- 3Kanol, YoavISR-18.00.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+243 Elo gap
- R1+162 Elo gap
- R1+117 Elo gap