Yehusha Yaffe Memorial Herzliya open 2025

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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Herziliya, Israel. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1827, and top seed was Shaul Rosner (🇮🇱 ISR, 1882).

Eli Amit (🇮🇱 ISR, 1847) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Amir Kats (4.0) and Gabriel Eisemberg (4.0). Amit won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ido Steinberg (1469) beat Oz Pupko (1693), a +224-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Herziliya, Israel

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 28 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Shaul Rosner1882

Avg top 10

1,827

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇮🇱Israel×38

🇺🇾Uruguay×1

🇦🇷Argentina×1

Top 3

🥇
Eli Amit
🇮🇱ISR·1847
5.0pts·2516perf+33.2
🥈
Amir Kats
🇮🇱ISR·1853
4.0pts·2531perf+27.6
🥉
Gabriel Eisemberg
🇦🇷ARG·1790
4.0pts·1886perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Eli Amit led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Amit5Eisemberg4Kats4Klein3.5Rosner3.5Greiver3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Eli Amit never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Eli Amit 5 wins (R1–R5)Gabriel Eisemberg 4 wins (R2–R5)Amir Kats 4 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Eli Amit	*	—	—	—
2Gabriel Eisemberg	—	*	—	—
3Amir Kats	—	—	*	1
4Yoav Klein	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Amit, Eli	1847	ISR	+23B	+4N	+22B	+14N	+8B	5.0	11.0	13.0	13.00	2516	+33.2
2	Kats, Amir	1853	ISR	+19B	+11N	F	+7N	+6B	4.0	12.5	14.0	12.50	2531	+27.6
3	Eisemberg, Gabriel	1790	ARG	−31N	+38B	+24N	+9B	+22N	4.0	8.5	9.5	8.00	1886	+12.0
4	Patt, Zafrir	1725	ISR	+39N	−1B	+10N	+25B	=5N	3.5	13.5	14.5	7.75	1755	+2.8
5	Greiver, Alejandro	1863	URU	+10B	+36N	+9B	−6N	=4B	3.5	13.0	14.5	9.25	1811	-3.6
6	Rosner, Shaul	1882	ISR	+27N	=16B	+32N	+5B	−2N	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.25	1897	+2.8
7	Klein, Yoav	1791	ISR	+15N	=32B	+31N	−2B	+20B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.25	1822	+4.6
8	Karov, Roy	1741	ISR	=24N	+28B	=12N	+16B	−1N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	1774	+4.8
9	Gradenwitz, Oded	1670	ISR	+28N	+35B	−5N	−3N	+17B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.00	1725	+5.6
10	Avron, Arnon	1563	ISR	−5N	+37B	−4B	+30N	+29N	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	1640	+5.6
11	Shumilov, Ariel	1656	ISR	+42N	−2B	+15N	+12B	F	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.50	1878	+34.8
12	Levy, Zohar	1824	ISR	+17B	=34N	=8B	−11N	+23B	3.0	10.5	12.0	6.75	1738	-10.4
13	Mintz, Yair	1640	ISR	+21B	−33N	+18B	+22N	F	3.0	9.5	11.0	7.00	1887	+53.6
14	Shemer, Oz	1732	ISR	+38N	=31B	+20N	−1B	F	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.25	1760	+5.6
15	Botvinnik, Roman	1581	ISR	−7B	+30N	−11B	=18N	+38B	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1565	-2.8
16	Asheri, Nadav	1731	ISR	+37B	=6N	F	−8N	+24B	2.5	10.0	11.5	5.25	1716	-2.0
17	Wolf, Eitan	1663	ISR	−12N	=21B	+35N	+36B	−9N	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1523	-30.8
18	Kanol, Yoav	1629	ISR	+26N	−22B	−13N	=15B	+31N	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1681	+15.2
19	Milatin, Zvi	1582	ISR	−2N	+42B	=23B	−26N	+35N	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.50	1431	-11.6
20	Ben Aharon, Eitan	1593	ISR	=33B	+41N	−14B	+32B	−7N	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.75	1693	+25.6
21	Steinberg, Ido	1469	ISR	−13N	=17N	+41B	+31B	F	2.5	8.5	9.0	3.25	1695	+47.2
22	Politzer, Eyal	1816	ISR	+25B	+18N	−1N	−13B	−3B	2.0	14.5	16.5	4.50	1529	-60.0
23	Krohmalnik, Andrei	1566	ISR	−1N	+39B	=19N	=24B	−12N	2.0	12.5	13.5	3.25	1504	-14.0
24	Galman, Haim	1526	ISR	=8B	+29N	−3B	=23N	−16N	2.0	11.5	13.5	4.50	1634	+13.2
25	Shemer, Yehonatan	0	ISR	−22N	+26B	+27N	−4N	F	2.0	9.5	11.0	4.00	1719	0.0
26	Rachamim, Doron	1696	ISR	−18B	−25N	+40B	+19B	F	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	1610	-4.8
27	Hershkovich, Benny	1639	ISR	−6B	+40N	−25B	+37N	F	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1084	-4.0
28	Israeli, Dror	1556	ISR	−9B	−8N	+42B	−29B	+39N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	906	-40.0
29	Scheinfeild, Michael	1707	ISR	=35N	−24B	=36B	+28N	−10B	2.0	8.5	10.0	3.50	1448	-28.0
30	Kodner, Yoav	0	ISR	−32N	−15B	+39N	−10B	+41B	2.0	8.0	8.5	1.50	1360	0.0
31	Pupko, Oz	1693	ISR	+3B	=14N	−7B	−21N	−18B	1.5	12.5	15.0	5.25	1533	-41.2
32	Dobkin, Uri	1651	ISR	+30B	=7N	−6B	−20N	F	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.75	1483	-12.0
33	Ballas, Eyal	1865	ISR	=20N	+13B	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	12.5	4.25	1803	-2.6
34	Vardi, Adi	1709	ISR	+40B	=12B	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	12.0	2.50	1824	+3.2
35	Kodner, Tom	0	ISR	=29B	−9N	−17B	+41N	−19B	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.50	1462	0.0
36	Yaron yuster, Amit	1464	ISR	=41B	−5B	=29N	−17N	=37B	1.5	9.5	10.0	2.00	1471	-2.6
37	Lahav, Nadav	0	ISR	−16N	−10N	+38B	−27B	=36N	1.5	9.0	10.0	1.75	1438	0.0
38	Sagi, Nahum	1533	ISR	−14B	−3N	−37N	+40B	−15N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	902	-17.0
39	Burshtein, Yair	0	ISR	−4B	−23N	−30B	+42N	−28B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	824	0.0
40	FIDE 2878003	0	—	−34N	−27B	−26N	−38N	+42B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	845	0.0
41	Kisch, Ehud	1421	ISR	=36N	−20B	−21N	−35B	−30N	0.5	8.5	10.0	0.75	1239	-13.0
42	FIDE 2883430	0	—	−11B	−19N	−28N	−39B	−40N	0.0	8.5	9.5	0.00	812	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mintz, YairISR
+53.6
3.0 pts · #9
2Steinberg, IdoISR
+47.2
2.5 pts · #12
3Shumilov, ArielISR
+34.8
3.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Politzer, EyalISR
-60.0
2.0 pts · #31
2Pupko, OzISR
-41.2
1.5 pts · #23
3Israeli, DrorISR
-40.0
2.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R4+224 Elo gap
Steinberg, Ido1469 beat Pupko, Oz1693
R2+181 Elo gap
Galman, Haim1526 beat Scheinfeild, Michael1707
R4+176 Elo gap
Mintz, Yair1640 beat Politzer, Eyal1816