Bet Merkaz Hol 2026 4-5
Team SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 15 Apr 2026 in Israel, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1891, and top seed was Vladimir Pivnik (🇮🇱 ISR, 1961).
Liri Abudi (🇮🇱 ISR, 1803) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Ram Galmidi (2.0) and Eyal Ballas (2.0). Abudi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yarin Familier (1568) beat Igor Ginzburg (1908), a +340-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×48
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abudi, Liri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1803 | 2.0 | 1739 | 2539 | +16.6 |
| 12 | Galmidi, Ram | 🇮🇱ISR | 1800 | 2.0 | 1847 | 2647 | +22.4 |
| 1 | Ballas, Eyal | 🇮🇱ISR | 1812 | 2.0 | 1745 | 2545 | +16.2 |
| 2 | Familier, Yarin | 🇮🇱ISR | 1568 | 2.0 | 1752 | 2552 | +56.8 |
| 3 | Gefen, Itamar | 🇮🇱ISR | 1853 | 2.0 | 1888 | 2688 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Roth, Elai | 🇮🇱ISR | 1744 | 1.5 | 1753 | 1946 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Shavit, Tzahi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1878 | 1.5 | 1648 | 1841 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Pinhasov, Albert | 🇮🇱ISR | 1716 | 1.5 | 1695 | 1888 | +17.6 |
| 31 | Pinhasov, Yonatan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1617 | 1.5 | 1836 | 1836 | +11.2 |
| 46 | Armon, Eli | 🇮🇱ISR | 1627 | 1.0 | 1743 | 943 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Zilbershatz, Noam | 🇮🇱ISR | 1847 | 1.0 | 1867 | 1867 | +1.2 |
| 22 | Welt, Chanan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1707 | 1.0 | 1788 | 1788 | +4.4 |
| 16 | Potravnyy, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1688 | 1.0 | 1786 | 2586 | +25.2 |
| 9 | Levit, Vadim David | 🇮🇱ISR | 1786 | 1.0 | 1620 | 1620 | -16.8 |
| 32 | Miller, Idan | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 1.0 | 1627 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Yahav, Menachem | 🇮🇱ISR | 1832 | 1.0 | 1797 | 2597 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Pashin, Roy | 🇮🇱ISR | 1595 | 1.0 | 1751 | 2551 | +28.4 |
| 11 | Lavie, Efi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1809 | 1.0 | 1808 | 2608 | +10.0 |
| 13 | Pivnik, Vladimir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1961 | 1.0 | 1944 | 2744 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Bachar, Roee | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 1.0 | 1722 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fishkin, Maksim | 🇷🇺RUS | 1818 | 1.0 | 1751 | 2551 | +8.2 |
| 17 | Zelekman, Arkady | 🇮🇱ISR | 1494 | 1.0 | 1540 | 2340 | +22.8 |
| 18 | Peleg, Meir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1690 | 1.0 | 1454 | 2254 | +4.0 |
| 19 | Rubin, Yehoshua | 🇮🇱ISR | 1702 | 1.0 | 1596 | 2396 | +7.2 |
| 20 | Czerniak, David | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 1.0 | 1722 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Solomon, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1724 | 1.0 | 1559 | 2359 | +11.2 |
| 23 | Pariz, Yaakov | 🇮🇱ISR | 1716 | 1.0 | 1879 | 2679 | +28.4 |
| 45 | FIDE 2879913 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1779 | 979 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Shoham, Yaron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1797 | 0.5 | 1774 | 1581 | -22.4 |
| 25 | Vinokur, Alexander | 🇮🇱ISR | 1772 | 0.5 | 1785 | 1592 | -9.4 |
| 29 | Priel, Benny | 🇮🇱ISR | 1771 | 0.5 | 1672 | 1479 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Ben-Ari, Hogel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1836 | 0.5 | 1616 | 1616 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Ofir, Miron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1766 | 0.5 | 1771 | 1771 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Aziza, Nathanel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1533 | 0.5 | 1771 | 1771 | +6.0 |
| 34 | Ginzburg, Igor | 🇮🇱ISR | 1908 | 0.0 | 1712 | 912 | -29.2 |
| 39 | Levinsky, Shilo | 🇮🇱ISR | 1552 | 0.0 | 1832 | 1032 | -13.6 |
| 33 | Burstein, Almog | 🇮🇱ISR | 1867 | 0.0 | 1853 | 1053 | -10.4 |
| 35 | FIDE 2832160 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1801 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Lifshits, Almog | 🇮🇱ISR | 1751 | 0.0 | 1707 | 907 | -44.8 |
| 43 | Rodriguez, Aviad | 🇮🇱ISR | 1719 | 0.0 | 1812 | 1012 | -7.4 |
| 52 | Sompolinsky, Yoni | 🇮🇱ISR | 1597 | 0.0 | 1570 | 770 | -21.6 |
| 44 | Frank, Haggai | 🇮🇱ISR | 1593 | 0.0 | 1715 | 915 | -6.6 |
| 53 | FIDE 2848171 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1616 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kehat, Sinai | 🇮🇱ISR | 1540 | 0.0 | 1493 | 693 | -11.4 |
| 37 | Fishler, Dov | 🇮🇱ISR | 1808 | 0.0 | 1809 | 1009 | -20.0 |
| 40 | Feigel, Leonid | 🇮🇱ISR | 1879 | 0.0 | 1717 | 917 | -14.2 |
| 42 | Felman, Chaim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1454 | 0.0 | 1690 | 890 | -4.0 |
| 47 | Divinsky, Eitan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1601 | 0.0 | 1702 | 902 | -7.2 |
| 48 | Erentroy, Yehuda | 🇮🇱ISR | 1933 | 0.0 | 1847 | 1047 | -12.4 |
| 49 | Chesnitski, Ilia | 🇮🇱ISR | 1944 | 0.0 | 1961 | 1161 | -9.6 |
| 50 | Shalev, Shaul | 🇮🇱ISR | 1773 | 0.0 | 1707 | 907 | -23.6 |
| 51 | Ron, Gil | 🇮🇱ISR | 1559 | 0.0 | 1724 | 924 | -5.6 |
| 41 | FIDE 2896184 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1694 | 894 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Familier, YarinISR+56.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Pariz, YaakovISR+28.41.0 pts · #23
- 3Pashin, RoyISR+28.41.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Lifshits, AlmogISR-44.80.0 pts · #38
- 2Ginzburg, IgorISR-29.20.0 pts · #34
- 3Shalev, ShaulISR-23.60.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R5+340 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap
- R5+156 Elo gap