Israeli Championship Quarterfinal Shoham 2026
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11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Shoham, Israel. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1924, and top seed was Itay Tsafrir (🇮🇱 ISR, 2075).
Itay Tsafrir (🇮🇱 ISR, 2075) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Ran Shabtai (7.0) and Yuval Helving (7.0). Tsafrir took the lead from round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Daniel Iskoz (1562) beat Alon Cohen (2057), a +495-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Shoham, Israel
Dates
10 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsItay Tsafrir led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
Itay Tsafrir takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Itay Tsafrir drew with FM Ran Shabtai (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Itay Tsafrir 5 wins (R7–R11)FM Ran Shabtai 3 wins (R8–R10)Yuval Helving 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Itay Tsafrir | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMRan Shabtai | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Yuval Helving | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Daniel Dimenshtein | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsafrir, Itay | 2075 | ISR | +8N | =6N | +3N | =5N | F | =2B | +10B | +4N | +11B | +9B | +7B | 8.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 36.00 | 2173 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Shabtai, RanFM | 2024 | ISR | +4B | −3N | +5B | =10B | =8N | =1N | F | +11B | +9B | +7N | =6N | 7.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 29.50 | 2026 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Helving, Yuval | 1939 | ISR | +7B | +2B | −1B | +8B | +9N | +11N | −4N | +6B | F | =5N | =10N | 7.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 27.75 | 2026 | +21.0 |
| 4 | Dimenshtein, Daniel | 1808 | ISR | −2N | −9N | +7B | +6B | +10N | =5N | +3B | −1B | +8B | F | F | 5.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 24.75 | 1987 | +47.4 |
| 5 | Cohen, Alon | 2057 | ISR | =9N | +10N | −2N | =1B | +11N | =4B | =8B | −7N | +6B | =3B | — | 5.5 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 22.50 | 1913 | -37.2 |
| 6 | Buyum, Elad | 1819 | ISR | F | =1B | =8N | −4N | +7B | +9B | =11N | −3N | −5N | =10B | =2B | 4.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 19.00 | 1857 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Iskoz, Daniel | 1562 | ISR | −3N | =8N | −4N | +11B | −6N | F | +9B | +5B | +10B | −2B | −1N | 4.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 14.50 | 1841 | +64.4 |
| 8 | Minster, Yuval | 2014 | ISR | −1B | =7B | =6B | −3N | =2B | =10N | =5N | F | −4N | F | =9B | 3.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 13.75 | 1765 | -56.6 |
| 9 | Afriat, Frank | 1811 | ISR | =5B | +4B | −11B | F | −3B | −6N | −7N | +10B | −2N | −1N | =8N | 3.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 12.75 | 1742 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Frumkin, Dmitry | 1936 | ISR | +11B | −5B | F | =2N | −4B | =8B | −1N | −9N | −7N | =6N | =3B | 3.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 12.25 | 1728 | -54.0 |
| 11 | Asherov, Aharon | 1759 | ISR | −10N | F | +9N | −7N | −5B | −3B | =6B | −2N | −1N | F | F | 1.5 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 5.25 | 1643 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Iskoz, DanielISR+64.44.5 pts · #7
- 2Dimenshtein, DanielISR+47.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Tsafrir, ItayISR+25.68.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Minster, YuvalISR-56.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Frumkin, DmitryISR-54.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Cohen, AlonISR-37.25.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R8+495 Elo gap
- R9+374 Elo gap
- R7+249 Elo gap