Bet Jerusalem 2026 2-3
Team SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Joseph Galant (🇮🇱 ISR, 1968).
Shimon Afgin (🇮🇱 ISR, 1753) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Nir Shaulker (2.0) and Ilan Semmel (1.5). Afgin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yossef Chaim Ben Shemesh (1609) beat Eli Shaubi (1725), a +116-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
Avg top 10
1,859
Participants
34
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×29
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Afgin, Shimon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1753 | 2.0 | 1611 | 2411 | +24.8 |
| 1 | Shaulker, Nir | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 2.0 | 1777 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Semmel, Ilan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1908 | 1.5 | 1877 | 2070 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Freidlin, David | 🇮🇱ISR | 1605 | 1.0 | 1700 | 1700 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Ben Shemesh, Yossef Chaim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1609 | 1.0 | 1725 | 2525 | +26.4 |
| 27 | Oliel, Yehonatan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1638 | 1.0 | 1819 | 1019 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Axelrod, Asher | 🇮🇱ISR | 1878 | 1.0 | 1908 | 1108 | -18.4 |
| 13 | Freiman, Mark | 🇮🇱ISR | 1819 | 1.0 | 1639 | 2439 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Knafo, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 1653 | 1.0 | 1708 | 1708 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Shaubi, Eli | 🇮🇱ISR | 1725 | 1.0 | 1695 | 1695 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Rozenblit, Stas | 🇮🇱ISR | 1779 | 1.0 | 1872 | 2672 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Shapirovskii, Matvei | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 1.0 | 1713 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Broznik, Jonathan | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 1.0 | 1752 | 1772 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Izrailov, Yuri | 🇮🇱ISR | 1835 | 1.0 | 1877 | 2677 | +11.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 2895692 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1584 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Levin, Natan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1875 | 0.5 | 1908 | 1908 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Dermer, Moshe | 🇮🇱ISR | 1730 | 0.5 | 1653 | 1653 | -2.2 |
| 21 | Roze, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 1685 | 0.5 | 1653 | 1653 | -1.6 |
| 33 | Robsman, Nathaniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.5 | 1639 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Reznik, Nathan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1826 | 0.5 | 1923 | 1923 | +5.2 |
| 20 | Nisimov, Yosef | 🇮🇱ISR | 1591 | 0.5 | 1695 | 1695 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Tarnopolskiy, Lev | 🇷🇺RUS | 1923 | 0.5 | 1826 | 1826 | -2.6 |
| 23 | Rynhold, Tomer | 🇮🇱ISR | 1695 | 0.5 | 1591 | 1591 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Lorenz, Liam | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.5 | 1671 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Goldman, Shlomo | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.5 | 1713 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2859017 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1824 | 1824 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Lukovski, Lev | 🇩🇪GER | 1616 | 0.0 | 1753 | 953 | -6.4 |
| 24 | Cohen, Nitay Yoseph | 🇮🇱ISR | 1648 | 0.0 | 1605 | 805 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Leisenbek-Hanikov, Shlomi | 🇮🇱ISR | 1781 | 0.0 | 1725 | 925 | -23.2 |
| 28 | Frischoff, Ido | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1878 | 1078 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Casoy, Ofir | 🇮🇱ISR | 1877 | 0.0 | 1835 | 1035 | -22.4 |
| 34 | Rothman, Shalom | 🇮🇱ISR | 1872 | 0.0 | 1780 | 980 | -25.2 |
| 29 | Korets, Menahem | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1775 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2895684 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1671 | 871 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ben Shemesh, Yossef ChaimISR+26.41.0 pts · #12
- 2Afgin, ShimonISR+24.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Semmel, IlanISR+16.41.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rothman, ShalomISR-25.20.0 pts · #34
- 2Leisenbek-Hanikov, ShlomiISR-23.20.0 pts · #26
- 3Casoy, OfirISR-22.40.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R2+116 Elo gap