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
- Ariel Erenberg
- 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
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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
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- 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