Bet Haifa 2026 7-9

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 20 Jun 2026 in Israel, Israel. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Amit Weintraub (🇮🇱 ISR, 1994).

Alex Benzger (🇮🇱 ISR, 1621) won with 3.0/9, ahead of Amit Weintraub (2.5) and Fadi Abuelhijaa (2.5). Benzger shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Riad Abedelhady (1504) beat Vladimir Vorobyev (1788), a +284-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

28 May 2026 → 20 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Team · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Amit Weintraub1994

Avg top 10

1,849

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇱Israel×41

Top 3

🥇
Alex Benzger
🇮🇱ISR·1621
3.0pts·2539perf+52.8
🥈
Amit Weintraub
🇮🇱ISR·1994
2.5pts·1912perf-2.4
🥉
Fadi Abuelhijaa
🇮🇱ISR·1844
2.5pts·1986perf+7.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
4	Benzger, Alex	🇮🇱ISR	1621	3.0	1739	2539	+52.8
5	Weintraub, Amit	🇮🇱ISR	1994	2.5	1719	1912	-2.4
6	Abuelhijaa, Fadi	🇮🇱ISR	1844	2.5	1793	1986	+7.8
3	Tselenko, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	1766	2.0	1699	1824	+4.6
10	Vednin, Sergey	🇮🇱ISR	1648	2.0	1689	1882	+12.2
1	Saxon, Boris	🇮🇱ISR	1838	2.0	1610	2410	+16.8
2	Erenburg, Mark	🇮🇱ISR	1882	2.0	1624	2424	+14.4
7	Abedelhady, Riad	🇮🇱ISR	1504	1.5	1784	1784	+38.8
9	Livshits, Yigal	🇮🇱ISR	1788	1.5	1676	1676	-17.2
8	Goldberg, Yoni	🇮🇱ISR	1545	1.5	1764	1764	+33.2
29	Mendler, Omer	🇮🇱ISR	1900	1.5	1711	1711	-10.0
13	Faran, Yair	🇮🇱ISR	1660	1.0	1635	1635	-2.8
16	Branskii, Daniel	🇮🇱ISR	1591	1.0	1751	1751	+16.0
17	Vorobyev, Vladimir	🇮🇱ISR	1788	1.0	1525	1525	-12.8
42	Faradiz, Yuval	🇮🇱ISR	1730	1.0	1621	821	-13.0
11	FIDE 2896729	—	0	1.0	1693	1693	0.0
40	Mawasi, Ram	🇮🇱ISR	1599	1.0	1677	877	-15.6
12	Engel, Leonard	🇮🇱ISR	1636	1.0	1815	1815	+18.4
22	Nashashibi, Iliya	🇮🇱ISR	1608	1.0	1681	1681	+6.8
23	Gordover, Sergey	🇮🇱ISR	1657	1.0	1709	1584	-11.6
18	Inchi, Erez	🇮🇱ISR	1789	1.0	1657	2457	+6.4
21	Atallah, Samer	🇮🇱ISR	1677	1.0	1599	2399	+15.6
24	Shehtman, Yair	🇮🇱ISR	1892	1.0	1692	2492	+9.6
19	FIDE 2894963	—	0	1.0	1608	1483	0.0
45	Serhan, Moneb	🇮🇱ISR	1692	1.0	1892	1092	-4.8
14	Luban, Tal	🇮🇱ISR	1715	1.0	1483	2283	+8.4
15	Khalifa, Muhammad ibrahim	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1511	1531	0.0
20	WCMLevitan, Liel	🇮🇱ISR	1771	1.0	1678	2478	+14.8
30	Shifrin, Mark	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1679	879	0.0
46	Roicman, Alex	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1679	879	-14.0
25	Qais, Anan	🇮🇱ISR	1716	0.5	1651	1378	-50.4
26	Khalaf, Nada	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.5	1580	1387	0.0
27	Gal, Erez	🇮🇱ISR	1711	0.5	1900	1900	+5.0
28	Smilovich, Eli	🇮🇱ISR	1621	0.5	1716	1716	+2.6
41	Shawah, Omree	🇮🇱ISR	1748	0.0	1638	838	-77.6
38	Hasson, Adam	🇮🇱ISR	1611	0.0	1765	965	-24.8
48	FIDE 2888700	—	0	0.0	1844	1044	0.0
31	FIDE 2875624	—	0	0.0	1621	821	0.0
44	FIDE 2867036	—	0	0.0	1994	1194	0.0
34	Sigel, Leonid	🇮🇱ISR	1612	0.0	1838	1038	-8.4
37	FIDE 2874962	—	0	0.0	1900	1100	0.0
32	Jabaren, Adam	🇮🇱ISR	1523	0.0	1608	808	-15.2
33	Krasspopolsky, Yury	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.0	1730	930	0.0
35	Hilel, Sagi	🇮🇱ISR	1678	0.0	1771	971	-7.4
36	Yaros, Pavel	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.0	1620	820	0.0
39	FIDE 2894432	—	0	0.0	1837	1037	0.0
47	Jabarin, Majd	🇮🇱ISR	1483	0.0	1715	915	-8.4
43	Goldberg, Felix	🇮🇱ISR	0	0.0	1800	1000	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Benzger, AlexISR
+52.8
3.0 pts · #4
2Abedelhady, RiadISR
+38.8
1.5 pts · #7
3Goldberg, YoniISR
+33.2
1.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Shawah, OmreeISR
-77.6
0.0 pts · #41
2Qais, AnanISR
-50.4
0.5 pts · #25
3Hasson, AdamISR
-24.8
0.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R9+284 Elo gap
Abedelhady, Riad1504 beat Vorobyev, Vladimir1788
R7+171 Elo gap
Goldberg, Yoni1545 beat Qais, Anan1716
R9+127 Elo gap
Benzger, Alex1621 beat Shawah, Omree1748