Alef Zafon 2025 8-9
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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 in Israel, Israel. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2122, and top seed was Roman Goldin (๐ฎ๐ฑ ISR, FM, 2294).
Igor Aronovich (๐ฎ๐ฑ ISR, 2109) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Boris fainberg (2.0) and Roman Goldin (2.0). Aronovich shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Ayan Ganem (1691) beat Naum Margovsky (1895), a +204-point gap.
Location
๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael, Israel
Dates
08 May 2025 โ 24 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team ยท 9 rounds
Titled players ยท 2
FMร1
WFMร1
Federations ยท 2 represented
๐ฎ๐ฑIsraelร46
๐บ๐ธUnited States of Americaร1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aronovich, Igor | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2109 | 2.0 | 2024 | 2824 | +15.8 |
| 1 | fainberg, Boris | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2052 | 2.0 | 1817 | 2617 | +9.0 |
| 3 | FMGoldin, Roman | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2294 | 2.0 | 1896 | 2696 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Levov, Evgeny | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2004 | 2.0 | 1962 | 2762 | +8.8 |
| 4 | WFMMamantov, Margarita | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1917 | 1.5 | 1943 | 2136 | +10.6 |
| 10 | Leibovich, Semion | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2068 | 1.5 | 2006 | 2199 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Lerner, Arkady | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2005 | 1.5 | 1961 | 2154 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Cohen, Israel | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1879 | 1.5 | 1914 | 2107 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Shlaen, Rem | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1944 | 1.5 | 2028 | 2221 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Golovin, Sergey | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2257 | 1.5 | 1932 | 2125 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Efrimzon, Oleg | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2037 | 1.5 | 1895 | 2088 | +2.6 |
| 14 | Borenshtein, Tal | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1976 | 1.0 | 2100 | 2100 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Kluchik, Julia | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1925 | 1.0 | 2003 | 2003 | +3.4 |
| 25 | Tetruk, Alexander | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2063 | 1.0 | 2082 | 2082 | +1.0 |
| 18 | Akman, Adi | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1932 | 1.0 | 1992 | 1992 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Volman, Horacio | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2094 | 1.0 | 1951 | 1951 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Shevelevnast, Mark | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1959 | 1.0 | 1910 | 1910 | -2.8 |
| 40 | Weinstein, Shaul | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1947 | 1.0 | 2077 | 1277 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Koyfman, Itay | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1864 | 1.0 | 1830 | 1830 | -3.6 |
| 20 | Zorella, BenZion | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1975 | 1.0 | 1964 | 1964 | +0.6 |
| 23 | Sabag, Matan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1952 | 1.0 | 1890 | 1890 | -8.4 |
| 11 | Ochman, Philip | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1919 | 1.0 | 1730 | 2530 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Scheimann, Ori | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1838 | 1.0 | 1962 | 2762 | +13.4 |
| 19 | Vishkin, Alon | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1918 | 1.0 | 1891 | 2691 | +18.4 |
| 21 | Ganem, Ayan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1691 | 1.0 | 1896 | 2696 | +31.2 |
| 22 | Vitkin, Yuri | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1818 | 1.0 | 1906 | 2706 | +24.8 |
| 29 | Galt, Valeri | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1973 | 0.5 | 1979 | 1786 | -9.8 |
| 26 | Finkel, Simon | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1840 | 0.5 | 2161 | 1968 | +4.6 |
| 31 | Ben-Zur, Gilad | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1974 | 0.5 | 2008 | 1815 | -7.8 |
| 33 | Kharouba, Wasim | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1891 | 0.5 | 1987 | 1794 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Spektorsky, Sasha | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2161 | 0.5 | 2028 | 1835 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Yaacov, Avi | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2080 | 0.5 | 1944 | 1944 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Smarkis, Alex | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 0 | 0.5 | 1946 | 1753 | +2.0 |
| 30 | Tsabari, Ronen | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1782 | 0.5 | 1864 | 1864 | +2.6 |
| 32 | Markman, Dima | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1960 | 0.5 | 1954 | 1954 | -0.2 |
| 35 | Dayan, Prosper | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1992 | 0.5 | 1730 | 1730 | -6.2 |
| 36 | Polak, Leonid | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1947 | 0.5 | 2156 | 2156 | +5.4 |
| 43 | Tamarin, Yefim | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1962 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | -22.2 |
| 44 | Balishansky, Alexander | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 0 | 0.0 | 1977 | 1177 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Rakita, Efim | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1884 | 0.0 | 2090 | 1290 | -11.2 |
| 47 | Margovsky, Naum | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1895 | 0.0 | 1801 | 1001 | -24.8 |
| 37 | Haddad, Sharbel | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1666 | 0.0 | 2062 | 1262 | -3.2 |
| 38 | Cohen, Avi | ๐บ๐ธUSA | 1864 | 0.0 | 2265 | 1465 | -1.6 |
| 41 | Kalejman, Daniel | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1865 | 0.0 | 2033 | 1233 | -10.4 |
| 39 | Ziv, Shimon | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1873 | 0.0 | 1959 | 1159 | -16.0 |
| 42 | Gartenfloys, Mark | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1816 | 0.0 | 1970 | 1170 | -12.8 |
| 45 | Liberchuk, Ilia | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1901 | 0.0 | 1818 | 1018 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets โ the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ganem, AyanISR+31.21.0 pts ยท #21
- 2Vitkin, YuriISR+24.81.0 pts ยท #22
- 3Cohen, IsraelISR+18.81.5 pts ยท #7
Top rating losers
- 1Margovsky, NaumISR-24.80.0 pts ยท #47
- 2Tamarin, YefimISR-22.20.0 pts ยท #43
- 3Spektorsky, SashaISR-16.80.5 pts ยท #34
Biggest upsets
- R8+204 Elo gap
- R9+124 Elo gap