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Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 2-3

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48 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1878, and top seed was Ronen Shtrikman (๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ISR, 1984).

Eli Armon (๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ISR, 1611) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Alexander Vinokur (2.0) and Elai Roth (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniel Potravnyy (1611) beat Lior Aizenberg (1878), a +267-point gap.

Location
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael, Israel
Dates
29 Jan 2026 โ†’ 14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team ยท 3 rounds
Top seed
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑRonen Shtrikman1984
Avg top 10
1,878
Participants
48
Federations ยท 1 represented
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsraelร—45
Top 3
  • ๐Ÿฅ‡
    Eli Armon
    ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISRยท1611
    2.0ptsยท2462perf+22.8
  • ๐Ÿฅˆ
    Alexander Vinokur
    ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISRยท1751
    2.0ptsยท2505perf+17.4
  • ๐Ÿฅ‰
    Elai Roth
    ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISRยท1716
    2.0ptsยท2439perf+15.6

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.Perfฮ” Elo
1Armon, Eli๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16112.016622462+22.8
2Vinokur, Alexander๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17512.017052505+17.4
16Roth, Elai๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17162.016392439+15.6
18Feigel, Leonid๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18702.015622362+2.8
3Levinsky, Shilo๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15321.515941787+26.0
8Fishler, Dov๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17781.518502043+28.0
6Pinhasov, Albert๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16731.516991892+22.4
4Shaashua, Hadar๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17191.516801873+8.0
5Ginzburg, Igor๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR19261.516871880-1.6
7Potravnyy, Daniel๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16111.518702063+45.2
19Priel, Benny๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17691.018231823+2.8
17Ballas, Eyal๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18651.017971797-3.8
39Pinhasov, Yonatan๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16521.01537737-25.6
9Bachar, Roee๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR01.0188019000.0
21Shtrikman, Ronen๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR19841.018462646+12.4
11Zilbershatz, Noam๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18461.018471847+0.2
22Shavit, Tzahi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18801.015422342+2.4
10Gershgorn, Zeev๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17711.015172317+7.6
12Lavie, Efi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18031.016392439+5.6
13Khoury, George๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17171.016062406+14.0
14Rodriguez, Aviad๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17101.016792479+9.2
15Zelekman, Arkady๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR01.017382538+33.6
20Asherov, Aharon๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17591.016062406+6.0
23FIDE 2879913โ€”01.0160516250.0
28Familier, Yarin๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15480.517601567+0.8
24Aziza, Nathanel๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15460.515371537-0.2
26Yahav, Menachem๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18340.517781778-1.6
27Galmidi, Ram๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18230.516111611-12.4
29Gefen, Itamar๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18480.516731673-4.6
25Ben-Ari, Hogel๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18460.515491549-7.0
32Sompolinsky, Yoni๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16390.01760960-26.8
48Rubin, Yehoshua๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17090.01799999-15.2
42Segev, Yonatan๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16060.019261126-5.2
30Ron, Gil๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15620.018701070-2.8
31Peleg, Meir๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17090.01611811-12.6
36Artemiev, Alex๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15920.01719919-13.2
37Welt, Chanan๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR17010.01751951-8.6
38FIDE 2880067โ€”00.0187010700.0
40Pashin, Roy๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16150.01611811-20.4
43Frank, Haggai๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16060.01738938-13.0
45FIDE 2895005โ€”00.017169160.0
34Aizenberg, Lior๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18780.01611811-16.4
33Kehat, Sinai๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15420.018801080-2.4
41Galmidi, Ester๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR15190.01771971-7.6
44Ofir, Miron๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR00.01642842-28.0
46Lev, Noam๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR16790.01709909-18.4
47Shoham, Yaron๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR18160.018651065-17.2
35Landau, Itamar๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑISR00.017309300.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets โ€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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