15th Kiryat Ono Summer Festival Open A
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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 07 Jul 2025 in Kiryat ono, Israel. 8 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Yannay Ben Ari (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2450).
Yannay Ben Ari (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2450) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Eliran Shilon Rahav (4.0) and Semen I. Dvoirys (4.0). Ben Ari won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Matan Abitbul (1989) beat Orel Ribstein (2261), a +272-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat ono, Israel
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 07 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×2
FM×4
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×21
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Yannay Ben Ari led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Yannay Ben Ari held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Yannay Ben Ari 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Semen I. Dvoirys 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMYannay Ben Ari | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2GMSemen I. Dvoirys | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3FMEliran Shilon Rahav | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Robert Andreev | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Ari, YannayIM | 2450 | ISR | +13B | +8N | +12B | +4N | =2B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2547 | +3.9 |
| 2 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2178 | ISR | +9B | +3N | =4B | +12N | =1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 2515 | +94.8 |
| 3 | Dvoirys, Semen I.GM | 2379 | RUS | +17N | −2B | +18N | +7B | +6N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2348 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Ribstein, NatiIM | 2248 | ISR | +22N | +21B | =2N | −1B | +19N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 2347 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Andreev, Robert | 1976 | ISR | −12N | =17B | +20N | +15B | +8B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 2280 | +73.2 |
| 6 | Poleg, MatanFM | 2284 | ISR | =18B | +7N | =19N | +9B | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2217 | -7.0 |
| 7 | Berlad, Asaf | 1978 | ISR | +15N | −6B | +13B | −3N | +14B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2254 | +68.0 |
| 8 | Sason, NoamCM | 2153 | ISR | +20N | −1B | +21N | +19B | −5N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 2240 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Abitbul, Matan | 1989 | ISR | −2N | +22B | +14B | −6N | +12B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2233 | +51.6 |
| 10 | Ostrovsky Berman, Noam | 1961 | ISR | −14B | −13N | +22N | +20B | =11B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 2087 | +33.6 |
| 11 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2186 | ISR | −21N | =20B | =17N | +18B | =10N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2044 | -41.2 |
| 12 | Ribstein, Orel | 2261 | ISR | +5B | +14N | −1N | −2B | −9N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 2069 | -45.0 |
| 13 | Friedland, Omer | 2074 | ISR | −1N | +10B | −7N | =21B | =15N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 2042 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2083 | ISR | +10N | −12B | −9N | +17B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1992 | -25.6 |
| 15 | Taieb, Ariel | 2091 | ISR | −7B | =18N | +16B | −5N | =13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1957 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Hanein, Avri | 2035 | ISR | F | −19B | −15N | +22B | +21N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 2124 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Weber, Yonatan | 2101 | ISR | −3B | =5N | =11B | −14N | =18B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1996 | -25.6 |
| 18 | Zalkind, KonstantinFM | 2040 | ISR | =6N | =15B | −3B | −11N | =17N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 2059 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2272 | ISR | F | +16N | =6B | −8N | −4B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 2102 | -36.8 |
| 20 | Golan, Ori | 2030 | ISR | −8B | =11N | −5B | −10N | +22B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1931 | -27.2 |
| 21 | Triger, Eitan | 2027 | ISR | +11B | −4N | −8B | =13N | −16B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 2001 | -24.0 |
| 22 | Shimshovich, Asaf | 2019 | ISR | −4B | −9N | −10B | −16N | −20N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1262 | -48.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shilon Rahav, EliranFMISR+94.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Andreev, RobertISR+73.23.5 pts · #4
- 3Berlad, AsafISR+68.03.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Shimshovich, AsafISR-48.00.0 pts · #22
- 2Ribstein, OrelISR-45.02.0 pts · #12
- 3Meirovich, IlayISR-41.22.5 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R5+272 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap