Beer Sheva Summer 2025 A
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Beer Sheva, Israel. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1588, and top seed was Viktor Chernov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1916).
Zeev Ginsburg (🇮🇱 ISR, 1812) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Erik Blech (4.0) and Lev Evelson (3.5). Ginsburg led wire-to-wire.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Dvir Cohen (1723) beat Viktor Chernov (1916), a +193-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Beer Sheva, Israel
Dates
11 May 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×7
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsZeev Ginsburg led from R1; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R1–R7 · LEAD HELD
Zeev Ginsburg never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zeev Ginsburg drew with Erik Blech (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Zeev Ginsburg won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zeev Ginsburg | * | ½ | 1 | 0 |
| 2Erik Blech | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Viktor Chernov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Lev Evelson | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginsburg, Zeev | 1812 | ISR | +5B | +6N | +7B | +4N | +8B | −3N | =2B | 5.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 2008 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Blech, Erik | 1844 | ISR | =4N | −5B | +8N | =6B | =3N | +7B | =1N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 1866 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Evelson, Lev | 1847 | ISR | =6B | −7N | −4B | +8N | =2B | +1B | =5N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1809 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Chernov, Viktor | 1916 | RUS | =2B | +8B | +3N | −1B | −5N | −6B | +7N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1854 | -9.0 |
| 5 | Cohen, Dvir | 1723 | ISR | −1N | +2N | −6B | =7N | +4B | −8N | =3B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1829 | +17.0 |
| 6 | Lavi, Or | 0 | ISR | =3N | −1B | +5N | =2N | −7B | +4N | −8B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Erez, Eitan | 1705 | ISR | =8N | +3B | −1N | =5B | +6N | −2N | −4B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1708 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM | 1853 | ISR | =7B | −4N | −2B | −3B | −1N | +5B | +6N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 1615 | -37.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ginsburg, ZeevISR+30.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Cohen, DvirISR+17.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Blech, ErikISR+8.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFMISR-37.42.5 pts · #8
- 2Evelson, LevISR-12.03.5 pts · #4
- 3Chernov, ViktorRUS-9.03.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R5+193 Elo gap
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R2+121 Elo gap