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Dafni -Zohar,Memorial Rapid Herzliya 2025

SwissRapid

143 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 15 May 2025 in Herziliya, Israel. 30 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2471, and top seed was Ido Gorshtein (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2560).

Ido Gorshtein (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2560) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Evgeny Postny (5.5) and Yannay Ben Ari (5.5). Gorshtein shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yuval Sandler (1732) beat Victor Mikhalevski (GM, 2513), a +781-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Herziliya, Israel
Dates
15 May 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱GMIdo Gorshtein2560
Avg top 10
2,471
Participants
143
Titled players · 30
GM×7
IM×8
FM×10
CM×5
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇱Israel×135
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇺🇾Uruguay×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
69
33
16
4
2
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/6. Gorshtein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Evgeny Postny drew with GM Ido Gorshtein (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Evgeny Postny 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Ido Gorshtein 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Yannay Ben Ari 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMEvgeny Postny*
½
2GMIdo Gorshtein
½
*
1
3IMYannay Ben Ari*
4FMIlay Zakin
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gorshtein, IdoGM2560ISR+95B+44N+8B+5N+9B=2N5.524.026.523.752617+12.2
2Postny, EvgenyGM2525ISR+62N+24B+22N+13B+6N=1B5.523.026.023.252615+7.1
3Ben Ari, YannayIM2450ISR+92B+32N+27B=11N+14B+10N5.521.524.021.752563+22.4
4Levin, GuyIM2464ISR+94B+41N+20B=10N=7B+11N5.022.024.519.752452+14.8
5Yaniv, YuvalIM2407ISR+69N+29B+26N1B+58N+21B5.020.523.518.002364+15.8
6Bronstein, OrIM2443ISR+90N+35B+58N+21B2B+20N5.020.523.017.502398+12.2
7Dvoirys, Semen I.GM2375RUS+105N+34B+59N=12B=4N+22B5.020.522.517.752405+1.6
8Zakin, IlayFM2257ISR+82N+63B1N+48B+26N+31B5.020.023.017.502331+56.8
9Aizenberg, BennyIM2450ISR+71N+45B+61N+23B1N+25B5.020.023.017.502429+4.2
10Sherman, RaemFM2366ISR+81N+84B+33N=4B+15N3B4.522.025.017.002341+15.4
11Slobodiansky, StevenFM2280ISR+72N+49B+66N=3B+12N4B4.521.524.516.752311+12.2
12Greenfeld, AlonGM2465ISR+54B+52N+28B=7N11B+24B4.521.024.517.502314-0.2
13Karp, IlyaIM2375ISR+87B+37N+16B2N=46B+44N4.521.024.016.752270-0.5
14Veinberg, NimrodIM2425ISR+91N+42B+60N=15B3N+45B4.520.523.015.252306+0.6
15Uritsky, YonathanFM2359ISR+78B+65N+36B=14N10B+46N4.519.522.515.752275-1.4
16Weisbuch, UdiFM2147ISR+111N+51B13N+80B+23N=18B4.519.521.514.752200+19.2
17Fishman, Alik2236ISR+67B=30N+47N31B+50B+52N4.518.521.515.502200-0.6
18Vagman, RoyIM2417ISR64B+96N+104B+30N+27B=16N4.518.020.014.752146-28.8
19Bykhovsky, AvigdorGM2328ISR+79N59B=48N+90B+49N+47B4.516.519.014.252123-6.8
20Rahmilevitz, Anton2245ISR+55N+73B4N+34B+33N6B4.021.524.514.502154+10.6
21Ben-Menachem, ItzhakFM2241ISR+93B+39N+50B6N+29B5N4.021.524.014.002159-7.2
22Kochavi, DanaFM2226ISR+115B+57N2B+40N+74B7N4.021.023.012.502153+31.2
23Noy, EyalFM2346ISR+89B+40N+46B9N16B+65N4.020.022.513.002113+0.2
24Kirsch, Yahel David2094ISR+102B2N+64B+75N+28B12N4.020.022.512.502136+41.2
25Kantsler, BorisGM2336ISR+85B50N+92B+37N+36B9N4.019.522.013.502142-8.4
26Chazan, Yonatan2112ISR+99B+104N5B+53N8B+70N4.019.021.011.002070+12.6
27Sitbon, Itay2192ISR+120N+76B3N+73B18N+59B4.019.021.011.002117+11.2
28Barayev, Anton2193UKR+106N+80B12N+59B24N+51B4.018.020.011.502065-7.0
29Erenberg, Shlomy2066ISR+113N5N+85B+66B21N+86N4.018.020.011.0019750.0
30Gal On, Itai1948ISR+130N=17B+68N18B=60N+58B4.018.019.511.252214+80.4
31Mikhalevski, VictorGM2513ISR104B+99N+94B+17N+61B8N4.017.519.512.502234-12.9
32Rozhanski, Yosef2104ISR+117N3B+69N83B+81N+76B4.017.519.511.001996-7.8
33Sason, NoamCM2174ISR+114B+64N10B+70N20B+74N4.017.519.511.002048-2.0
34Menkes, Shlomo1977ISR+142B7N+67B20N+92B+61N4.017.517.58.502042+11.0
35Aroeta, Benny2006ISR+118B6N+78B=93N+89B=38N4.017.019.010.751928-2.4
36Khazan, YevgenyCM2127ISR+96N+132B15N+76B25N+63B4.017.018.09.502090+9.8
37Savchenko, Ivan1994UKR+109N13B+105N25B+69N+83B4.016.518.510.002029+10.0
38Brezis, AriCM2188ISR66N+77B+132N+63B=45N=35B4.016.517.510.751957+0.4
39Shocron, Alon1906ISR+121N21B+82N58B+79N+60B4.016.018.011.002001+20.6
40David, Idan1986ISR+112N23B+72N22B+105N+67B4.016.018.010.001908+16.4
41Katz, Kiril2046ISR+131N4B=91N=106B+62N+77B4.015.517.09.751955-9.6
42Vardi, Daniel2031ISR+119B14N89B+126N+104B+75N4.014.015.58.501899-21.6
43Parnes, Nadav2113ISR+128N47B62N+120B+132N+73B4.013.014.07.501874-18.8
44Duchan, YoavCM2122ISR+98N1B+71N=51B+83N13B3.519.522.010.251991+0.8
45Gurevich, NeriaCM2021ISR+123B9N+87B+86N=38B14N3.519.521.510.002026+2.4
46Vazana, Yochay2105ISR+124N+83B23N+77B=13N15B3.519.021.010.252075+9.6
47Bichuch, Alexander2038ISR+70B+43N17B=89N+93B19N3.518.521.010.752022+3.2
48Michaeli, Omri1984ISR=100B+101N=19B8N+94B=54N3.518.020.510.251928-10.4
49Triger, Eitan1996ISR+88B11N=97B+57N19B+93N3.518.020.510.251938+12.4
50Laor, Jason Ethan1927ISR+141N+25B21N=60B17N+91B3.518.018.08.002059+52.4
51Greiver, Alejandro1863URU+133B16N+110B=44N+68B28N3.517.018.07.752000+15.0
52Friedland, Eldar2012ISR+108N12B=90N+101B+91N17B3.516.518.58.251882-6.6
53Malachi, Avraham1884ISR+135N=68B=56N26B=55N+90B3.516.517.58.501850-0.8
54Levy, Zohar1805ISR12N108B+125N+98B+84N=48B3.515.517.08.751856+8.4
55Reizer, Omer1477ISR20B+129N70B+133N=53B+95N3.514.515.56.751807+45.2
56Kerner, Michael2103ISR=101B+100N=53B74N=95B+89N3.514.016.59.251807-29.2
57Kremer, Eli1891ISR+127N22B=106N49B+107B+97N3.514.015.57.001758-14.6
58Gurevich, Yosef2030ISR+103B+86N6B+39N5B30N3.021.023.59.501947-9.4
59Hadjadj, Frederic0ISR+107B+19N7B28N+64B27N3.020.522.59.502012+10.2
60Azoulay, Yehonatan2182ISR+122B+75N14B=50N=30B39N3.019.021.08.751899-46.0
61Axelrod, ArieFM2190ISR+126B+74N9B+65N31N34B3.019.020.57.502029-10.4
62Nochimowski, Eran1747ISR2B+114N+43B68N41B+111N3.018.520.58.001919+38.0
63Ashkenazy, Nir1853ISR+134B8N+115B38N+78B36N3.018.019.06.001833+17.2
64Shemer, Oz1732ISR+18N33B24N+117B59N+108B3.017.519.58.501840+28.8
65Kinberg, Ofer1994ISR+125N15B+79N61B+72N23B3.017.519.07.501899+8.0
66Sade, Elad1694ISR+38B+138N11B29N75B+104N3.017.518.06.501823+21.0
67Politzer, Eyal1766ISR17N+121B34N+139B+80N40N3.017.517.55.001737+41.2
68Menahem, AdiFM2250ISR+97B=53N30B+62B51N=71B3.017.019.58.751797-86.0
69Aharonoff, Yair1649ISR5B+118N32B+114N37B+123N3.017.019.06.0017860.0
70Brio, Konstantin1908ISR47N+128B+55N33B+106N26B3.017.018.57.001791-14.2
71Darhi, Yuval1769ISR9B+102N44B=99N+100B=68N3.016.519.07.751856+44.0
72Hamoudi, Nour1703ISR11B+88N40B+116N65B+107N3.016.518.57.001709+27.2
73Najjar, Munib1902ISR+129B20N+126B27N+85B43N3.016.518.06.001817+13.6
74Goren, Yonathan1747ISR+136N61B+124N+56B22N33B3.016.517.56.501926+20.0
75Davidovich, Asaf1836ISR+140N60B+98N24B+66N42B3.016.516.55.5017900.0
76Volkov, Yuri1836ISR+110B27N+116B36N+115B32N3.016.018.06.001826-17.0
77Zakin, Lior1807ISR+138B38N+103B46N+110B41N3.016.016.55.001680-30.0
78Zuker, Zivi1747ISR15N+112B35N+113B63N+109B3.015.517.56.001732+20.8
79Klein, Yoav1730ISR19B+107N65B+134N39B+118N3.015.516.55.001696-2.0
80Friedlich, Eyal1855ISR+137B28N+122B16N67B+115N3.015.516.55.001716-21.6
81Hornfeld, Ariel1726ISR10B116N+100B+119N32B+114N3.015.017.06.501694+6.0
82Kishinevsky, Teddy0ISR8B+134N39B107N+119B+110N3.015.016.05.001543-19.8
83Ginsbourg, Dan1840ISR+143B46N+139B+32N44B37N3.015.015.04.001823+8.4
84Soybert, Ori1998ISR+116B10N93B+122N54B+106N3.014.516.56.001757-44.4
85Rosner, Shaul1772ISR25N+125B29N+135B73N+113B3.014.515.54.501721+12.4
86Han, Oron1820ISR+139N58B+108N45B+109N29B3.014.514.54.001702-3.2
87Cohen, Yisgav1662ISR13N+113B45N109B+117N+112B3.014.016.06.001709-9.6
88Bar On, Nir Lucian0ISR49N72B111N+136B+124N+105B3.012.513.55.001644+30.8
89Shunami, Tomer1699ISR23N+109B+42N=47B35N56B2.519.021.07.751835+54.4
90Klein, Eldad1785ISR6B+119N=52B19N+99B53N2.519.021.06.251783+47.2
91Eisemberg, Gabriel1730ARG14B+123N=41B+97N52B50N2.518.020.06.501776+18.8
92Altman, Slavik1745ISR3N+117B25N+108B34N=96B2.518.020.05.251700-5.6
93Levi, Idan1653ISR21N+141B+84N=35B47N49B2.518.018.05.001850+38.0
94Shwarchbard, Zvi1755ISR4N+131B31N+96B48N=98B2.517.519.05.251788-9.8
95Kats, Amir1853ISR1N98B+112N+111B=56N55B2.517.019.05.751737-22.6
96Barkai, Nadav1647ISR36B18B+121N94N+134B=92N2.515.516.54.251611+25.2
97Welt, Chanan1729ISR68N+130B=49N91B+101N57B2.515.016.55.751653-6.0
98Iskoz, Daniel1593ISR44B+95N75B54N+140B=94N2.515.015.03.751709+8.4
99Serhan, Moneb1753ISR26N31B+141N=71B90N+127B2.515.015.03.001644-38.8
100Stoianov, Pavel1617ISR=48N56B81N+127B71N+128B2.514.516.04.751476-12.0
101Ben Yosef, Segev1606ISR=56N48B+133B52N97B+130N2.514.515.54.251509+0.4
102Botvinnik, Roman1594ISR24N71B=127N110N+129B+125B2.512.013.53.751649-2.8
103Pupko, Oz1663ISR58N+140B77N132B=125N+131N2.510.010.02.251588+22.4
104Sandler, Yuval1732ISR+31N26B18N+124B42N66B2.019.521.56.001801+9.8
105Baruch, Amit1694ISR7B+142N37B+118N40B88N2.018.018.02.001567-40.8
106Kinberg, Raz1765ISR28B+137N=57B=41N70B84B2.017.518.54.751730+6.0
107Gokhfeld, Noam1493ISR59N79B+128N+82B57N72B2.015.517.04.501513+2.8
108David, Adar1540ISR52B+54N86B92N+133B64N2.015.516.54.501515+16.4
109Illuz, Lavi1404ISR37B89N+138B+87N86B78N2.015.516.03.501460+6.0
110Lampel, Yonathan0ISR76N+120B51N+102B77N82B2.015.017.04.5016320.0
111Yevdayev, Vyacheslav1668ISR16B133N+88B95N+116B62B2.015.016.05.001679+4.0
112Galman, Haim1555ISR40B78N95B+137N+122B87N2.014.515.53.001473-51.6
113Avron, Arnon1509ISR29B87N+137B78N+126B85N2.014.515.52.501468-9.6
114Wolf, Eitan1592ISR33N62B+130N69B+135N81B2.014.515.52.50969-29.2
115Berg, Doron1728ISR22N+127B63N+143B76N80B2.014.514.51.501085-49.6
116Kartashevsky, Moty1583ISR84N+81B76N72B111N+136B2.014.015.04.001512-19.6
117Mintz, Yair1541ISR32B92N+129B64N87B+133N2.014.015.02.50963-26.8
118Sternman, Yair1584ISR35N69B+140N105B+120N79B2.014.014.02.001486-12.8
119Reizer, Ilay1556ISR42N90B+136N81B82N+139B2.013.513.51.00906-35.6
120Rushinek, Yoav1653ISR27B110N+142B43N118B+134N2.013.013.01.00996-22.0
121Amiel, Ran1457ISR39B67N96B123N+137B+143N2.012.512.51.00822-24.0
122Shumilov, Ariel1656ISR60N+136B80N84B112N+135B2.012.013.02.00989-18.8
123Yeshayahu, Shmuel0ISR45N91B135N+121B+143N69B2.012.012.02.0015460.0
124Rotshtein, Maxim1670ISR46B+143N74B104N88B+140N2.011.511.50.00964-37.2
125Rosen, Ori1493ISR65B85N54B+138N=103B102N1.514.515.01.751314-35.0
126Weiss, Elyshiv1691ISR61N+135B73N42B113N=138B1.513.013.51.251006-40.8
127Kodner, Tom0ISR57B115N=102B100N+142B99N1.513.013.01.2513520.0
128Dahan, Ilay0ISR43B70N107B+141N=130B100N1.513.013.00.7514610.0
129Atlasowitz, Itzik0ISR73N55B117N=131B102N+141B1.512.512.50.7513800.0
130Shamir, Omer0ISR30B97N114B+142N=128N101B1.512.512.50.758350.0
131Bishara, Salem1520ISR41B94N134B=129N+139N103B1.511.511.50.75937-32.0
132Kramer, Jonatan1819ISRF36N38B+103N43B1.014.514.52.501687-25.2
133Ohayon, Israel0ISR51N+111B101N55B108N117B1.013.515.52.0012840.0
134Gutwater, Lior0ISR63N82B+131N79B96N120B1.013.515.01.5013330.0
135Atlasovitch, Atlasovitch0ISR53B126N+123B85N114B122N1.012.514.02.008060.0
136Kishinevsky, Tom0ISR74B122N119B88N+141B116N1.012.012.00.0012870.0
137FIDE 2886855080N106B113N112B121N+142N1.011.011.00.008450.0
138Izhaki, Itay0ISR77N66B109N125BF=126N0.511.011.00.7512550.0
139FIDE 2853671086BF83N67N131B119N0.012.512.50.008020.0
140FIDE 2886898075B103N118BF98N124B0.012.012.00.008350.0
141Nawas, Raheem1530ISR50B93N99B128B136N129N0.011.512.50.00981-24.0
142Raz, Ori0ISR34N105B120N130B127N137B0.011.012.00.009280.0
143Kodner, Yoav0ISR83N124BF115N123B121B0.011.011.00.008900.0

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