Chess fitness meter improvement competition 2026 2

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23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Kfar Saba, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1241, and top seed was Shaked Hamra (🇮🇱 ISR, 1719).

Hodael Hazan (🇮🇱 ISR, 1570) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Shaked Hamra (6.0) and Erez Sheiner (5.0). Hazan shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Hodael Hazan (1570) beat Shaked Hamra (1719), a +149-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel

Dates

10 Jan 2026 → 18 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Shaked Hamra1719

Avg top 10

1,241

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇱Israel×15

Top 3

🥇
Hodael Hazan
🇮🇱ISR·1570
6.0pts·1873perf+45.2
🥈
Shaked Hamra
🇮🇱ISR·1719
6.0pts·1737perf+3.2
🥉
Erez Sheiner
🇮🇱ISR
5.0pts·1582perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Hamra6Hazan6Sheiner5Galant4.5Friedland4.5Botvinnik4

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Shaked Hamra held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Hazan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Shaked Hamra lost to Hodael Hazan (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Shaked Hamra	*	0	1	1
2Hodael Hazan	1	*	1	1
3Erez Sheiner	0	0	*	—
4Chaim Galant	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hazan, Hodael	1570	ISR	+18B	=12N	+4B	+2N	=6B	+3N	+9B	6.0	27.0	30.0	26.25	1873	+45.2
2	Hamra, Shaked	1719	ISR	+23N	+16B	+3N	−1B	+5N	+6N	+4B	6.0	27.0	27.0	21.00	1737	+3.2
3	Sheiner, Erez	0	ISR	+?N	+7B	−2B	+8N	+11N	−1B	+6B	5.0	27.5	27.5	15.50	1582	0.0
4	Galant, Chaim	1538	ISR	+17N	=14B	−1N	+16B	+20N	+12B	−2N	4.5	25.0	27.5	13.75	1489	-6.0
5	Friedland, Benzi	1523	ISR	+22B	−6N	+10B	+13N	−2B	=8N	+17B	4.5	24.5	26.0	14.00	832	-28.8
6	Botvinnik, Roman	1545	ISR	+19N	+5B	=11N	+20B	=1N	−2B	−3N	4.0	28.0	30.5	14.75	1648	+14.0
7	Bercu, Yahav	0	ISR	+9B	−3N	=13B	+18N	−12B	+20N	=8B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.25	2372	+17.6
8	Kranz, Ofer	0	ISR	+?N	−11B	+17N	−3B	+19N	=5B	=7N	4.0	23.0	23.0	10.25	1317	0.0
9	FIDE 2891255	0	—	−7N	−20B	+?N	+?B	+16N	+17B	−1N	4.0	18.5	18.5	6.00	771	0.0
10	Sheiner, Lennon	0	ISR	−11N	+?B	−5N	−17B	+?N	+21B	+16N	4.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	710	0.0
11	Roytman, Moshe	1499	ISR	+10B	+8N	=6B	−15N	−3B	−13N	+20B	3.5	24.0	26.5	12.50	1751	+13.4
12	FIDE 2892987	0	—	+?N	=1B	−20N	+14B	+7N	−4N	F	3.5	24.0	24.0	10.50	1443	0.0
13	Naftaly, Tomer	0	ISR	−16N	+?B	=7N	−5B	+14N	+11B	F	3.5	22.0	22.0	9.00	1507	0.0
14	Weisserman, Miroslav	1442	ISR	+21B	=4N	−15B	−12N	−13B	+22B	+18N	3.5	20.0	21.5	8.75	1537	0.0
15	Elbank, Omer	0	ISR	=20N	+19B	+14N	+11B	—	—	—	3.5	10.0	12.5	11.25	1543	0.0
16	FIDE 2869675	0	—	+13B	−2N	+21B	−4N	−9B	+19N	−10B	3.0	25.0	27.0	8.50	828	0.0
17	FIDE 2882841	0	—	−4B	+18N	−8B	+10N	+?B	−9N	−5N	3.0	24.0	24.0	7.00	731	0.0
18	FIDE 2891271	0	—	−1N	−17B	+?N	−7B	+22N	+23B	−14B	3.0	18.0	18.0	1.50	706	0.0
19	Sheiner, Louis	0	ISR	−6B	−15N	+23B	+21N	−8B	−16B	+?N	3.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	744	0.0
20	Erez, Mordechai	1572	ISR	=15B	+9N	+12B	−6N	−4B	−7B	−11N	2.5	23.5	27.0	9.25	726	-33.8
21	FIDE 2896613	0	—	−14N	+23B	−16N	−19B	+?N	−10N	−?B	2.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	642	0.0
22	FIDE 2891301	0	—	−5N	−?B	=?N	+?B	−18B	−14N	—	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.00	683	0.0
23	FIDE 2891280	0	—	−2B	−21N	−19N	−?B	F	−18N	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	919	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hazan, HodaelISR
+45.2
6.0 pts · #3
2Bercu, YahavISR
+17.6
4.0 pts · #10
3Botvinnik, RomanISR
+14.0
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Erez, MordechaiISR
-33.8
2.5 pts · #17
2Friedland, BenziISR
-28.8
4.5 pts · #14
3Galant, ChaimISR
-6.0
4.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R4+149 Elo gap
Hazan, Hodael1570 beat Hamra, Shaked1719