Bet Merkaz Shabbat 2026 1
Team SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Dmitry Yakovlev (🇮🇱 ISR, 2042).
Mark Kahn (🇮🇱 ISR, 1709) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Dmitry Yakovlev (1.0) and Berry Regev (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Inbal Gavriel (1684) beat Tatiana Yakovleva (1882), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
15 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 1 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×35
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahn, Mark | 🇮🇱ISR | 1709 | 1.0 | 1752 | 2552 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Yakovlev, Dmitry | 🇮🇱ISR | 2042 | 1.0 | 1843 | 2643 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Regev, Berry | 🇮🇱ISR | 1755 | 1.0 | 1809 | 2609 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Elinav, Dror | 🇮🇱ISR | 1730 | 1.0 | 1671 | 2471 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Shandalov, Gavriel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1838 | 1.0 | 1721 | 2521 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Cohen, Moti | 🇮🇱ISR | 1786 | 1.0 | 1694 | 2494 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Gavriel, Inbal | 🇮🇱ISR | 1684 | 1.0 | 1882 | 2682 | +30.0 |
| 8 | Opler, Ziv | 🇮🇱ISR | 1664 | 1.0 | 1726 | 2526 | +24.8 |
| 9 | Hilb, Lior | 🇮🇱ISR | 1493 | 1.0 | 1544 | 2344 | +22.8 |
| 10 | WFMLen, Irina | 🇮🇱ISR | 1970 | 1.0 | 1783 | 2583 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Nadolsky, Mark | 🇮🇱ISR | 1648 | 1.0 | 1739 | 2539 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Venturero, Guy | 🇮🇱ISR | 1678 | 1.0 | 1763 | 2563 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Fine, Yotam | 🇮🇱ISR | 1698 | 1.0 | 1633 | 2433 | +8.2 |
| 14 | Gal, Lior | 🇮🇱ISR | 1901 | 0.5 | 1770 | 1770 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Tamir, Roee | 🇮🇱ISR | 1796 | 0.5 | 1634 | 1634 | -4.2 |
| 16 | Shifrin, Evgeny | 🇮🇱ISR | 1770 | 0.5 | 1901 | 1901 | +3.6 |
| 17 | Freifeld, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1695 | 0.5 | 1701 | 1701 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Gavriel, Oren | 🇮🇱ISR | 1611 | 0.5 | 1929 | 1929 | +7.2 |
| 20 | Lian, Marina | 🇮🇱ISR | 1929 | 0.5 | 1618 | 1618 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Geva Brodt, Yoav | 🇮🇱ISR | 1645 | 0.5 | 1796 | 1796 | +8.4 |
| 22 | Zaslavsky, Oleg | 🇮🇱ISR | 1702 | 0.5 | 1714 | 1714 | +0.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 2884798 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1694 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shaul Seidner, Liad | 🇮🇱ISR | 1843 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | -4.8 |
| 25 | Kabakov, Iddo | 🇮🇱ISR | 1726 | 0.0 | 1642 | 842 | -12.4 |
| 26 | Bisa, Yair | 🇮🇱ISR | 1608 | 0.0 | 1698 | 898 | -16.4 |
| 27 | Goldberg, Alon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1763 | 0.0 | 1676 | 876 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Shahmon, Roee | 🇮🇱ISR | 1739 | 0.0 | 1663 | 863 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Nouchi, Olivier | 🇫🇷FRA | 1783 | 0.0 | 1970 | 1170 | -5.2 |
| 30 | Yakovleva, Tatiana | 🇮🇱ISR | 1882 | 0.0 | 1693 | 893 | -15.0 |
| 31 | Asraf, Gili | 🇮🇱ISR | 1699 | 0.0 | 1786 | 986 | -14.8 |
| 33 | Tsarfati, Ohn | 🇮🇱ISR | 1721 | 0.0 | 1838 | 1038 | -6.8 |
| 34 | Botvinnik, Roman | 🇮🇱ISR | 1557 | 0.0 | 1491 | 691 | -11.4 |
| 35 | Dahan, Or | 🇮🇱ISR | 1809 | 0.0 | 1756 | 956 | -11.4 |
| 36 | Gal, Yuval | 🇮🇱ISR | 1663 | 0.0 | 1660 | 860 | -20.8 |
| 37 | Shumilov, Ariel | 🇮🇱ISR | 1755 | 0.0 | 1709 | 909 | -22.4 |
| 24 | Stephan, Lavi | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1538 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Yaacubov, Yefim | 🇮🇱ISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1787 | 987 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gavriel, InbalISR+30.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Venturero, GuyISR+24.81.0 pts · #12
- 3Opler, ZivISR+24.81.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Shumilov, ArielISR-22.40.0 pts · #37
- 2Gal, YuvalISR-20.80.0 pts · #36
- 3Bisa, YairISR-16.40.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+198 Elo gap