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Winter is coming number 1

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6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1465, and top seed was Alon Cohen (🇮🇱 ISR, 2057).

Alon Cohen (🇮🇱 ISR, 2057) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Yedidya Eizenstein (4.5) and Gennadii Volkov (3.5). Cohen won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Yedidya Eizenstein (1465) beat Alexander Dybinsky (1752), a +287-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Jerusalem, Israel
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 31 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱Alon Cohen2057
Avg top 10
1,465
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×6
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Alon Cohen
    🇮🇱ISR·2057
    5.5pts·2126perf+5.6
  • 🥈
    Yedidya Eizenstein
    🇮🇱ISR·1465
    4.5pts·1904perf+80.8
  • 🥉
    Gennadii Volkov
    🇮🇱ISR·1805
    3.5pts·1898perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Alon Cohen led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
2
2
3
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Cohen5.5Eizenstein4.5Volkov3.5Dybinsky2.5Waxman1.5Daniel0.5
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Alon Cohen never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

Alon Cohen 1.5–0.5 against Yedidya Eizenstein (R1 ½-½, R2 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alon Cohen 5 wins (R2–R6)Yedidya Eizenstein 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alon Cohen*
½
1
1
1
—
2Yedidya Eizenstein
½
0
*—
1
1
3Gennadii Volkov
0
0
—*
½
1
4Alexander Dybinsky—
0
0
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Cohen, Alon2057ISR=2B+2N+5N+5B+3B+3N5.517.519.016.752126+5.6
2Eizenstein, Yedidya1465ISR=1N−1B+6N+6B+4N+4B4.516.517.08.751904+80.8
3Volkov, Gennadii1805ISR+5B+5N=4B+4N−1N−1B3.517.519.06.751898+28.0
4Dybinsky, Alexander1752ISR+6B+6N=3N−3B−2B−2N2.516.517.02.751314-80.8
5Waxman, Mark1713ISR−3N−3B−1B−1N=6B+6N1.518.519.00.751132-19.6
6Daniel, Ilay0ISR−4N−4B−2B−2N=5N−5B0.515.517.00.7512420.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Winter is coming number 1 (2026) — Jerusalem, Israel | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats