Alef Shfela 2025 8-9
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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 in Israel, Israel. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2203, and top seed was Omer Reshef (๐ฎ๐ฑ ISR, IM, 2467).
Ilay Meirovich (๐ฎ๐ฑ ISR, 2233) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Yair Bodenshtein (2.0) and Omer Friedland (2.0). Meirovich shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Adam Gavriel (1840) beat Yaakov Sokolinsky (2021), a +181-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 6
IMร2
FMร1
WIMร1
WFMร2
Federations ยท 3 represented
๐ฎ๐ฑIsraelร47
๐ฑ๐ปLatviaร2
๐ท๐บRussiaร1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meirovich, Ilay | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2233 | 2.0 | 1960 | 2760 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Bodenshtein, Yair | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1909 | 2.0 | 1953 | 2753 | +23.4 |
| 4 | Friedland, Omer | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2072 | 2.0 | 1903 | 2703 | +11.6 |
| 2 | Hermans, Ray | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1966 | 2.0 | 1901 | 2701 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Medovoy, Yaniv | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2129 | 1.5 | 2033 | 2226 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Gavriel, Inbal | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1694 | 1.5 | 1839 | 2032 | +33.2 |
| 7 | Manyevich, Rom | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1981 | 1.5 | 1885 | 2078 | +3.2 |
| 10 | WIMLahav, Michal | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2131 | 1.5 | 1854 | 2047 | -3.6 |
| 6 | IMKaspi, Alexander | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2353 | 1.5 | 2045 | 2238 | -2.0 |
| 8 | WFMKatkov, Michelle | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2077 | 1.5 | 1900 | 2093 | +2.0 |
| 22 | FMGransky, Michael | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2154 | 1.0 | 2411 | 2411 | +13.2 |
| 23 | Eshkol, Lilian | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1831 | 1.0 | 1949 | 1949 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Raiko, Yossi | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1961 | 1.0 | 2006 | 2006 | +2.0 |
| 21 | Gavriel, Adam | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1840 | 1.0 | 1959 | 1959 | +4.4 |
| 26 | Sassoon, Roei | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1866 | 1.0 | 1903 | 1903 | +0.6 |
| 15 | Zelser, Moshe | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1793 | 1.0 | 1746 | 1746 | -2.6 |
| 24 | Fridman, Ivan | ๐ท๐บRUS | 2144 | 1.0 | 2033 | 2033 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Federovski, Adi | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2000 | 1.0 | 1873 | 2673 | +6.6 |
| 25 | Bin-Nun, Peleg | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2032 | 1.0 | 1893 | 2693 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Eshkol, Idan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1852 | 1.0 | 1942 | 1942 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Tal, Eyal | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2147 | 1.0 | 2142 | 2942 | +9.8 |
| 16 | WFMTashkinova, Sofiia | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2088 | 1.0 | 1921 | 2721 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Parnes, Nadav | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2112 | 1.0 | 2142 | 2942 | +10.8 |
| 18 | Gal, Lior | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1910 | 1.0 | 1827 | 2627 | +7.8 |
| 19 | Amit, Yaron | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2083 | 1.0 | 1966 | 2766 | +6.4 |
| 20 | Tratatovici, Dan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1996 | 1.0 | 1869 | 2669 | +6.4 |
| 36 | Segal, Naum | ๐ฑ๐ปLAT | 1884 | 0.5 | 1889 | 1696 | -9.8 |
| 31 | Gamsa, Mark | ๐ฑ๐ปLAT | 1931 | 0.5 | 2107 | 1914 | -0.6 |
| 29 | Dayan, Yonatan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1765 | 0.5 | 2020 | 1827 | +2.0 |
| 33 | Rabinovich, Shahar | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1824 | 0.5 | 1944 | 1751 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Goz, Shachar | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1922 | 0.5 | 2046 | 2046 | +6.4 |
| 27 | IMReshef, Omer | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2467 | 0.5 | 2133 | 2133 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Jakobs, Yoav | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1850 | 0.5 | 1974 | 1974 | +2.8 |
| 32 | Friedland, Eldar | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2006 | 0.5 | 1833 | 1833 | -4.6 |
| 34 | Ken-Dror, Uri | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1978 | 0.5 | 1924 | 1924 | -1.4 |
| 35 | Wul, Kfir | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1818 | 0.5 | 2012 | 2012 | +9.2 |
| 41 | Dror, Chaim | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1989 | 0.0 | 2112 | 1312 | -12.0 |
| 43 | Shaul Seidner, Liad | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1884 | 0.0 | 1964 | 1164 | -15.8 |
| 48 | Hagler, Joseph | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1934 | 0.0 | 2121 | 1321 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Dubin, Adi | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1987 | 0.0 | 1889 | 1089 | -25.2 |
| 42 | Hadad, Ofer | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1918 | 0.0 | 2055 | 1255 | -6.4 |
| 45 | Weber, Yonatan | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2159 | 0.0 | 2130 | 1330 | -41.2 |
| 50 | Soybert, Ori | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1916 | 0.0 | 2139 | 1339 | -12.4 |
| 46 | Yablonko, Eyal | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1817 | 0.0 | 2276 | 1476 | -1.6 |
| 37 | Eyal, Amir | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1827 | 0.0 | 1910 | 1110 | -7.8 |
| 39 | Landau, Amit | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1972 | 0.0 | 2102 | 1302 | -6.4 |
| 40 | Shandalov, Gavriel | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1822 | 0.0 | 1961 | 1161 | -6.8 |
| 44 | Sokolinsky, Yaakov | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 2021 | 0.0 | 1918 | 1118 | -13.0 |
| 47 | Bulkovstein, David | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1862 | 0.0 | 2002 | 1202 | -6.4 |
| 49 | Gal, Yoav | ๐ฎ๐ฑISR | 1760 | 0.0 | 1793 | 993 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets โ the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gavriel, InbalISR+33.21.5 pts ยท #9
- 2Hermans, RayISR+23.62.0 pts ยท #2
- 3Bodenshtein, YairISR+23.42.0 pts ยท #3
Top rating losers
- 1Weber, YonatanISR-41.20.0 pts ยท #45
- 2Dubin, AdiISR-25.20.0 pts ยท #38
- 3Gal, YoavISR-19.20.0 pts ยท #49
Biggest upsets
- R8+181 Elo gap