Kiryat Ono Spring 2025 A
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34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 May 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Kiryat ono, Israel. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2084, and top seed was Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2505).
Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2505) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Boris Kantsler (5.5) and Elad Gunders (5.5). Tzidkiya won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Eitan Triger (1996) beat Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (GM, 2505), a +509-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat ono, Israel
Dates
07 May 2025 → 25 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×2
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
14
6
2
4
1
2
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Tzidkiya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
GM Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMBoris Kantsler | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Elad Gunders | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3GMYeshaayahu Tzidkiya | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Eitan Triger | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tzidkiya, YeshaayahuGM | 2505 | ISR | +26B | +3N | −5B | =14N | +11B | +9N | +4N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 23.25 | 2344 | -9.0 |
| 2 | Kantsler, BorisGM | 2336 | ISR | +27N | +10B | =4N | +16B | =7N | +8B | =5N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 2265 | -3.5 |
| 3 | Gunders, Elad | 1850 | ISR | +25N | −1B | +21N | +13B | =8B | +22N | +7B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 2173 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2167 | ISR | +20B | +14N | =2B | +11N | +5B | =7N | −1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 21.00 | 2184 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Triger, Eitan | 1996 | ISR | +15N | +31B | +1N | =7B | −4N | +14B | =2B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 2168 | +62.0 |
| 6 | Dimenshtein, Daniel | 1750 | ISR | −9B | =26N | =18N | +24B | +21N | +10B | +12B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 17.00 | 1988 | +45.6 |
| 7 | Abitbul, Matan | 1981 | ISR | +23B | +17N | +8B | =5N | =2B | =4B | −3N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 18.75 | 2114 | +48.0 |
| 8 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2235 | ISR | +21N | +9B | −7N | +19B | =3N | −2N | +16B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 2065 | -44.0 |
| 9 | Sapir, Omri | 1883 | ISR | +6N | −8N | =15B | +30B | +17N | −1B | +14N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1997 | +36.4 |
| 10 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1869 | ISR | +29B | −2N | +23B | =17N | +22B | −6N | =11B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 12.25 | 1871 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Mondri, Nadav | 1789 | ISR | =32N | +18B | +30N | −4B | −1N | +25B | =10N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1932 | +23.0 |
| 12 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1836 | ISR | −31N | −15B | +20N | +28B | +32N | +19B | −6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 1767 | -25.2 |
| 13 | Eshkol, Idan | 1873 | ISR | +34B | −30N | +33B | −3N | +15B | −16N | +23B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1825 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Zakin, Lior | 1807 | ISR | +28N | −4B | +31N | =1B | +16N | −5N | −9B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1941 | +42.4 |
| 15 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1725 | ISR | −5B | +12N | =9N | =32B | −13N | +18B | =21N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1854 | +47.2 |
| 16 | Semo, Sagy | 1994 | ISR | =30B | +33N | +22B | −2N | −14B | +13B | −8N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1909 | -29.6 |
| 17 | Galmidi, Ram | 1727 | ISR | +19N | −7B | +24N | =10B | −9B | +26N | F | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1904 | +58.0 |
| 18 | Haber, Aviv | 1804 | ISR | =22B | −11N | =6B | =25N | +33B | −15N | +26B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1728 | -29.2 |
| 19 | Shifrin, Evgeny | 1790 | ISR | −17B | +34N | +25B | −8N | +23B | −12N | =22B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1803 | -0.2 |
| 20 | Baruch, Amit | 1694 | ISR | −4N | −21B | −12B | =29N | +31N | +32B | +25N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1796 | +33.2 |
| 21 | Kendel, Eitan | 1860 | ISR | −8B | +20N | −3B | =33N | −6B | +28N | =15B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 8.75 | 1747 | -46.4 |
| 22 | Zaslavsky, Oleg | 1721 | ISR | =18N | +32B | −16N | +27B | −10N | −3B | =19N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1779 | +9.6 |
| 23 | Brenner, Bar | 1772 | ISR | −7N | +28B | −10N | +31B | −19N | +30B | −13N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1749 | -10.0 |
| 24 | Tamir, Rami | 1775 | ISR | −33B | +29N | −17B | −6N | −25B | +34N | +32B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1656 | -23.4 |
| 25 | Hoch, Guy | 1683 | ISR | −3B | +27B | −19N | =18B | +24N | −11N | −20B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1680 | -1.2 |
| 26 | Fester, Harel | 1782 | ISR | −1N | =6B | −32N | +34B | +30N | −17B | −18N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 1701 | -37.6 |
| 27 | Minzer, Rudolfo | 1775 | ISR | −2B | −25N | +34B | −22N | +29B | =33N | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1716 | -12.8 |
| 28 | Geva, Eitan | 1680 | ISR | −14B | −23N | +29B | −12N | +34N | −21B | =30N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1673 | -3.2 |
| 29 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1719 | ISR | −10N | −24B | −28N | =20B | −27N | +31B | +33N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1627 | -36.4 |
| 30 | Cohen, Eyal | 1742 | ISR | =16N | +13B | −11B | −9N | −26B | −23N | =28B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1666 | -29.6 |
| 31 | Cohen, Yisgav | 1662 | ISR | +12B | −5N | −14B | −23N | −20B | −29N | +34B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1630 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Shifrin, Yonatan | 1722 | ISR | =11B | −22N | +26B | =15N | −12B | −20N | −24N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1602 | -45.6 |
| 33 | Gradenwitz, Oded | 1650 | ISR | +24N | −16B | −13N | =21B | −18N | =27B | −29B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1670 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Maoz, Itay | 1695 | ISR | −13N | −19B | −27N | −26N | −28B | −24B | −31N | 0.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -114.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Triger, EitanISR+62.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Galmidi, RamISR+58.03.5 pts · #17
- 3Gunders, EladISR+53.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Maoz, ItayISR-114.80.0 pts · #34
- 2Kendel, EitanISR-46.43.0 pts · #24
- 3Shifrin, YonatanISR-45.62.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R3+509 Elo gap
- R3+254 Elo gap
- R5+187 Elo gap