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1 16 finals of Israel Chess Championship 2025-2026 in Kiryat Bialik

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12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Kiryat Bialik, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1604, and top seed was Mike Fridman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1687).

Ilya Broytman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1668) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Joseph Shkuri (5.0) and Mike Fridman (5.0). Broytman won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Arkady Gluzman (1543) beat Mike Fridman (1687), a +144-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Dates
15 May 2025 → 03 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱Mike Fridman1687
Avg top 10
1,604
Participants
12
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×11
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Ilya Broytman led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Ilya Broytman never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ilya Broytman beat Mike Fridman (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ilya Broytman 7 wins (R1–R7)Mike Fridman 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ilya Broytman*
1
1
1
2Mike Fridman
0
*
1
3Joseph Shkuri
0
0
*
1
4Sami Kahan
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Broytman, Ilya1668ISR+6B+2N+9B+3N+4B+7N+5B7.023.525.525.502424+61.8
2Shkuri, Joseph1685ISR+8B1B+4N+6N3B+10N+9B5.024.526.014.001736+8.0
3Fridman, Mike1687ISR5N+11B+7N1B+2N+6B+10N5.022.523.513.501750+24.8
4Kahan, Sami1666ISR+12N+7B2B+9N1N=5B+11N4.521.022.08.501676+3.2
5Gluzman, Arkady1543ISR+3B9N6B=10N+8B=4N1N3.024.526.011.001486-18.0
6Khokhlov, Yurii1572UKR1N+12B+5N2B+11N3N8B3.024.025.05.001582+1.4
7Mishkovsky, Shaul1673ISR+10B4N3B+8N+9B1BF3.023.024.06.501546-17.4
8Kagan, David0ISR2N10N+12B7B5N+11B+6N3.016.517.55.0015090.0
9Shapiro, Artiom1542ISR+11N+5B1N4B7NF2N2.023.524.54.001493-15.2
10Kopilevich, Roman1530ISR7N+8B11N=5BF2B3B1.520.021.04.501246-58.0
11Niv, Zvi1474ISR9B3N+10B12N6B8N4B1.019.020.01.501299-48.8
12Rotbart, Itay1435ISR4B6N8N+11BFFF1.017.018.01.001446+1.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets