Aviv Festival Chess4All-1 8 Israel Championship
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 27 Jun 2025 in Savion, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1647, and top seed was Daniel Dimenshtein (🇮🇱 ISR, 1750).
Daniel Dimenshtein (🇮🇱 ISR, 1750) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Itzhak Fish (5.0) and Leeor Sivan (4.0). Dimenshtein won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Leeor Sivan (1481) beat Daniel Dimenshtein (1750), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Savion, Israel
Dates
09 May 2025 → 27 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDaniel Dimenshtein led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Daniel Dimenshtein never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel Dimenshtein beat Itzhak Fish (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Daniel Dimenshtein 6 wins (R1–R6)Itzhak Fish 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Dimenshtein | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Itzhak Fish | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Leeor Sivan | 1 | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Ram Galmidi | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimenshtein, Daniel | 1750 | ISR | +8B | +4B | +7N | +2B | +5N | +6B | −3N | 6.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 1943 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Fish, Itzhak | 1609 | ISR | +5B | +6N | +3B | −1N | =4B | +7N | =8B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 14.75 | 1812 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Sivan, Leeor | 1481 | ISR | −4N | +7B | −2N | +5B | −6N | +8N | +1B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1723 | +87.2 |
| 4 | Galmidi, Ram | 1727 | ISR | +3B | −1N | +8B | +7B | =2N | −5B | =6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1688 | -12.0 |
| 5 | Merensky, Daniel | 1708 | ISR | −2N | +8N | +6B | −3N | −1B | +4N | =7B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1640 | -24.8 |
| 6 | Galmidi, Ester | 1661 | ISR | −7N | −2B | −5N | +8N | +3B | −1N | =4B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1545 | -41.8 |
| 7 | Roth, Elai | 1716 | ISR | +6B | −3N | −1B | −4N | +8B | −2B | =5N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 4.75 | 1537 | -68.0 |
| 8 | Familier, Yarin | 1522 | ISR | −1N | −5B | −4N | −6B | −7N | −3B | =2N | 0.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 2.50 | 1242 | -74.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sivan, LeeorISR+87.24.0 pts · #3
- 2Fish, ItzhakISR+38.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Dimenshtein, DanielISR+29.26.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Familier, YarinISR-74.40.5 pts · #8
- 2Roth, ElaiISR-68.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Galmidi, EsterISR-41.82.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R7+269 Elo gap
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R4+227 Elo gap