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List of Israeli chess players
This is a
list of Israeli chess title-holders
As of January 2026
Grandmasters
Boris Alterman
Boris Avrukh
Tal Baron
Sergey Erenburg
Alexander Finkel
Boris Gelfand
Alik Gershon
Vitali Golod
Alon Greenfeld
Yehuda Gruenfeld
Lev Gutman
Alexander Huzman
Boris Kantsler
Ilya Khmelniker
Artur Kogan
Yona Kosashvili
Yair Kraidman
Ronen Lev
Eran Liss
Ilan Manor
Victor Mikhalevski
Vadim Milov
Jacob Murey
Tamir Nabaty
Michael Oratovsky
Evgeny Postny
Lev Psakhis
Gad Rechlis
Maxim Rodshtein
Michael Roiz
Ilya Smirin
Ram Soffer
Emil Sutovsky
Mark Tseitlin
Dov Zifroni
Yaacov Zilberman
Dan Zoler
Dmitry Gooshchin
Bruce Alesin
Woman Grandmasters
Bella Igla
Ela Pitam
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
Dina Belenkaya
International Masters
Alon Mindlin
Yochanan Afek
Vladimir Alterman
Roman Bar
Mark Berkovich
Nathan Birnboim
Igor Bitansky
Inon Boim
Angela Borsuk
(also WGM)
Ilia Botvinnik
Ofer Bruk
Leonid Gerzhoy
Asaf Givon
Shimon Kagan
Alexander Kaspi
Masha Klinova
(also WGM)
Alexander Krayz
Alexander Kundin
Leon Lederman
Gaby Livshitz
Boris Maryasin
Alexander Mikhalevski
Gur Mittelman
Shay Porat
Eduard Porper
Alexander Rabinovich
Nati Ribshtein
Arkady Shevelev
Eliahu Shvidler
Yaacov Stisis
Maxim Uritzky
Eli Vovsha
Alik Vydeslaver
Uriel Zak
Woman International Masters
Marsel Efroimski
Maya Porat
Ludmila Tsifanskaya
Olga Vasiliev
Notable inactive players
Men
Yoel Aloni
(M)
Amikam Balshan
(M)
Yaacov Bernstein
(M)
Zadok Domnitz
(M)
Roman Dzindzichashvili
(GM)
Uzi Geller
(IM)
Emanuel Guthi
(M)
Izaak Grynfeld
(M)
Ronen Har-Zvi
(GM)
Gedali Szapiro
(M)
Leonid Yudasin
(GM)
Leonid Gratvol
(M)
Women
Ljuba Kristol
(WIM)
Notable deceased players
Men
Izak Aloni
(M)
Abram Blass
(M)
Yaacov Bleiman
(IM)
Moshe Czerniak
(IM)
Yosef Dobkin
(M)
Boruch Israel Dyner
(M)
David Enoch
(M)
Zvulon Gofshtein
(GM)
Zelman Kleinstein
(M)
Vladimir Liberzon
(GM)
Aleksandras Machtas
(M)
Ariah Mohiliver
(M)
Menachem Oren
(M)
Raaphi Persitz
(M)
Yosef Porat
(IM)
Meir Rauch
(M)
Leonid Shamkovich
(GM)
Shlomo Smiltiner
(M)
Isakas Vistaneckis
(M)
Victor Winz
(M)
Women
Alla Kushnir
(WGM)
See also
List of Israelis
List of chess players
External links
Elo rating list of top 100 Israeli chess players
OlimpBase, Men's Chess Olympiads, Israel