Israel Team Championship 2026

Israel Team Championship 2026 – Group A was an 8-team classical team tournament in Herzliya, Israel, 9 Jan – 6 Feb 2026. Won by Ashdod Elite Club with 13 match points. Last updated 23 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC.

Dates: 9 Jan – 6 Feb
Place: Herzliya, Israel
Format: 8-teams round-robin
Time control: 90+30

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Team standings

#	Team	P	W–D–L	MP	GP
1	Ashdod Elite Club	7	6–1–0	13	29
2	Maccabi "Etude" Ramat Gan A "Dov Porat"	7	5–0–2	10	26
3	Be'er Sheva Chess Club A "Eliyahu Levant"	7	4–2–1	10	25
4	Hapoel Petah Tikva Chess Club B	7	3–1–3	7	19½
5	Be'er Sheva Chess Club B "Tseitlin, Mark"	7	3–0–4	6	20½
6	Ashdod Chess Club A	7	2–1–4	5	16
7	Maccabi "Etude" Ramat Gan B "Dov Porat"	7	2–0–5	4	16
8	Maccabi “Shmuel” Kiryat Yam A	7	0–1–6	1	9

Computed from finished matches: 2 match points for a win, 1 for a draw, then game points. The official tiebreaks of this event may differ.

Players

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	IMGrinberg, EyalISR	2439	5½	2687	+14
2	GMSmirin, IliaISR	2564	5	2519	−3
3	GMAlekseev, EvgenyISR	2504	5	2535	+4
4	FMTifferet, ShakkedISR	2322	5	2561	+45
5	GMPostny, EvgenyISR	2554	4½	2456	−8
6	GMMikhalevski, VictorISR	2527	4½	2580	+5
7	GMCaspi, IsraelISR	2451	4½	2672	+11
8	FMFriedland, MosheISR	2220	4½	2426	+39
9	GMSutovsky, EmilISR	2599	4	2650	+3
10	GMKobo, OriISR	2482	4	2389	−7
11	IMGorodetzky, DavidISR	2481	4	2561	+6
12	GMGreenfeld, AlonISR	2465	4	2518	+5
13	IMBen Ari, YannayISR	2463	4	2520	+4
14	IMBar, RomanISR	2444	4	2489	+5
15	IMShohat, YotamISR	2398	4	2439	+4
16	FMSherman, RaemISR	2354	4	2424	+7
17	IMLevin, GuyISR	2462	3½	2484	+2
18	IMVeinberg, NimrodISR	2406	3½	2459	+5
19	GMDvoirys, Semen I.RUS	2367	3½	2459	+8
20	FMNoy, EyalISR	2250	3½	2412	+28
21	GMRomanov, EvgenyMKD	2564	3	3279	+12
22	IMMesropov, KonstantinFID	2458	3	2471	+1
23	IMAizenberg, BennyISR	2444	3	2530	+6
24	IMGlobus, OrISR	2427	3	2491	+3
25	FMIliaguev, NisimISR	2385	3	2336	−3
26	IMKarp, IlyaISR	2376	3	2523	+8
27	GMKantsler, BorisISR	2348	3	2347
28	FMMordechai, HananISR	2317	3	2348	+5
29	Barayev, AntonUKR	2198	3	2511	+32
30	GMEljanov, PavelUKR	2649	2½	2785	+5
31	GMMoiseenko, AlexanderUKR	2571	2½	2534	−2
32	IMRozen, EytanISR	2518	2½	2350	−13
33	GMParkhov, YairISR	2499	2½	2458	−2
34	IMBakalchuk, JohnatanISR	2438	2½	2267	−14
35	IMBitensky, IgorISR	2363	2½	2289	−7
36	FMSlobodiansky, StevenISR	2303	2½	2312
37	GMFridman, DanielGER	2583	2	2554	−1
38	GMHuzman, AlexanderISR	2485	2	2378	−3
39	GMKogan, ArthurISR	2482	2	2233	−12
40	GMGruenfeld, YehudaISR	2380	2	2279	−10
41	Rahmilevitz, AntonISR	2243	2	2239
42	FMIliaguev, KafarISR	2216	2	2213	−2
43	Shabodash, BorisISR	2188	2	2346	+16
44	GMGolod, VitaliISR	2483	1½	2295	−7
45	GMKhmelniker, IlyaISR	2437	1½	2611	+5
46	IMKlenburg, MichaelISR	2347	1½	2538	+5
47	GMBykhovsky, AvigdorISR	2328	1½	2174	−13
48	Ostrovsky Berman, NoamISR	2284	1½	2095	−59
49	Gov, GuyISR	2223	1½	2168	−9
50	Ribstein, OrelISR	2213	1½	2410	+15
51	Bortnik, RostislavISR	2158	1½	2205	+4
52	GMKovalev, VladislavFID	2557	1	2492	−2
53	IMKargin, ArsenyFID	2374	1	2247	−5
54	IMVydeslaver, AlikISR	2367	1	2244	−3
55	IMKochavi, OriISR	2366	1	2176	−13
56	IMGladyszev, OlegRUS	2348	1	2183	−11
57	IMPasman, MichaelISR	2346	1	2300	−1
58	IMShvayger, YuliyaISR	2343	1	2259	−3
59	FMAharonovich, ItamarISR	2341	1	1639	−7
60	FMUritsky, YonathanISR	2320	1	2147	−25
61	FMKuprijanov, AnatolyISR	2272	1	2136	−16
62	Katz, KirilISR	2046	1	2105	+4
63	GMPredke, AlexandrSRB	2616	½	2655	+1
64	GMHarikrishnan.A.RaIND	2531	½	2253	−10
65	FMMusyuk, LiorISR	2322	½	2406	+2
66	FMAroesti, RoeeISR	2201	½	2086	−8
67	Harikrishnan, A.Ra	2531	0	1658
68	IMSitnikov, AntonUKR	2355	0	1768	−2
69	IMBirnboim, NathanISR	2313	0	1704	−2
70	Karasik, EvgeniISR	2191	0	1420	−9
71	Lovin, BorisISR	2168	0	1632	−7

Results

Round 417 Jan, 8:00