Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 2-3

Team SwissStandard

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 (🇮🇱 ISR, 1984).

Eli Armon (🇮🇱 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

🇮🇱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

Top seed

🇮🇱Ronen Shtrikman1984

Avg top 10

1,878

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇱Israel×45

Top 3

🥇
Eli Armon
🇮🇱ISR·1611
2.0pts·2462perf+22.8
🥈
Alexander Vinokur
🇮🇱ISR·1751
2.0pts·2505perf+17.4
🥉
Elai Roth
🇮🇱ISR·1716
2.0pts·2439perf+15.6

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Armon, Eli	🇮🇱ISR	1611	2.0	1662	2462	+22.8
2	Vinokur, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	1751	2.0	1705	2505	+17.4
16	Roth, Elai	🇮🇱ISR	1716	2.0	1639	2439	+15.6
18	Feigel, Leonid	🇮🇱ISR	1870	2.0	1562	2362	+2.8
3	Levinsky, Shilo	🇮🇱ISR	1532	1.5	1594	1787	+26.0
8	Fishler, Dov	🇮🇱ISR	1778	1.5	1850	2043	+28.0
6	Pinhasov, Albert	🇮🇱ISR	1673	1.5	1699	1892	+22.4
4	Shaashua, Hadar	🇮🇱ISR	1719	1.5	1680	1873	+8.0
5	Ginzburg, Igor	🇮🇱ISR	1926	1.5	1687	1880	-1.6
7	Potravnyy, Daniel	🇮🇱ISR	1611	1.5	1870	2063	+45.2
19	Priel, Benny	🇮🇱ISR	1769	1.0	1823	1823	+2.8
17	Ballas, Eyal	🇮🇱ISR	1865	1.0	1797	1797	-3.8
39	Pinhasov, Yonatan	🇮🇱ISR	1652	1.0	1537	737	-25.6
9	Bachar, Roee	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1880	1900	0.0
21	Shtrikman, Ronen	🇮🇱ISR	1984	1.0	1846	2646	+12.4
11	Zilbershatz, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	1846	1.0	1847	1847	+0.2
22	Shavit, Tzahi	🇮🇱ISR	1880	1.0	1542	2342	+2.4
10	Gershgorn, Zeev	🇮🇱ISR	1771	1.0	1517	2317	+7.6
12	Lavie, Efi	🇮🇱ISR	1803	1.0	1639	2439	+5.6
13	Khoury, George	🇮🇱ISR	1717	1.0	1606	2406	+14.0
14	Rodriguez, Aviad	🇮🇱ISR	1710	1.0	1679	2479	+9.2
15	Zelekman, Arkady	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1738	2538	+33.6
20	Asherov, Aharon	🇮🇱ISR	1759	1.0	1606	2406	+6.0
23	FIDE 2879913	—	0	1.0	1605	1625	0.0
28	Familier, Yarin	🇮🇱ISR	1548	0.5	1760	1567	+0.8
24	Aziza, Nathanel	🇮🇱ISR	1546	0.5	1537	1537	-0.2
26	Yahav, Menachem	🇮🇱ISR	1834	0.5	1778	1778	-1.6
27	Galmidi, Ram	🇮🇱ISR	1823	0.5	1611	1611	-12.4
29	Gefen, Itamar	🇮🇱ISR	1848	0.5	1673	1673	-4.6
25	Ben-Ari, Hogel	🇮🇱ISR	1846	0.5	1549	1549	-7.0
32	Sompolinsky, Yoni	🇮🇱ISR	1639	0.0	1760	960	-26.8
48	Rubin, Yehoshua	🇮🇱ISR	1709	0.0	1799	999	-15.2
42	Segev, Yonatan	🇮🇱ISR	1606	0.0	1926	1126	-5.2
30	Ron, Gil	🇮🇱ISR	1562	0.0	1870	1070	-2.8
31	Peleg, Meir	🇮🇱ISR	1709	0.0	1611	811	-12.6
36	Artemiev, Alex	🇮🇱ISR	1592	0.0	1719	919	-13.2
37	Welt, Chanan	🇮🇱ISR	1701	0.0	1751	951	-8.6
38	FIDE 2880067	—	0	0.0	1870	1070	0.0
40	Pashin, Roy	🇮🇱ISR	1615	0.0	1611	811	-20.4
43	Frank, Haggai	🇮🇱ISR	1606	0.0	1738	938	-13.0
45	FIDE 2895005	—	0	0.0	1716	916	0.0
34	Aizenberg, Lior	🇮🇱ISR	1878	0.0	1611	811	-16.4
33	Kehat, Sinai	🇮🇱ISR	1542	0.0	1880	1080	-2.4
41	Galmidi, Ester	🇮🇱ISR	1519	0.0	1771	971	-7.6
44	Ofir, Miron	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.0	1642	842	-28.0
46	Lev, Noam	🇮🇱ISR	1679	0.0	1709	909	-18.4
47	Shoham, Yaron	🇮🇱ISR	1816	0.0	1865	1065	-17.2
35	Landau, Itamar	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.0	1730	930	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Potravnyy, DanielISR
+45.2
1.5 pts · #7
2Zelekman, ArkadyISR
+33.6
1.0 pts · #15
3Fishler, DovISR
+28.0
1.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Ofir, MironISR
-28.0
0.0 pts · #44
2Sompolinsky, YoniISR
-26.8
0.0 pts · #32
3Pinhasov, YonatanISR
-25.6
1.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R2+267 Elo gap
Potravnyy, Daniel1611 beat Aizenberg, Lior1878
R3+120 Elo gap
Levinsky, Shilo1532 beat Pinhasov, Yonatan1652