Spring Chess Competition A

Open SwissStandard

44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Kfar Saba, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2038, and top seed was Yoni Grabinsky (🇮🇱 ISR, 2138).

Avri Hanein (🇮🇱 ISR, 1984) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ray Hermans (5.0) and Assi Philosoph (4.5). Hanein won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Oz Shemer (1590) beat Roi Faust (1901), a +311-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel

Dates

06 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Yoni Grabinsky2138

Avg top 10

2,038

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇱Israel×43

🇰🇷South Korea×1

Top 3

🥇
Avri Hanein
🇮🇱ISR·1984
5.0pts·2206perf+50.4
🥈
Ray Hermans
🇮🇱ISR·1972
5.0pts·2174perf+30.4
🥉
Assi Philosoph
🇮🇱ISR·2039
4.5pts·2183perf+22.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Hermans5Hanein5Magen4.5Philosoph4.5David4.5Afek4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Hanein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ray Hermans 3 wins (R4–R6)Avri Hanein 4 wins (R3–R6)Amnon Magen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ray Hermans	*	—	1	0
2Avri Hanein	—	*	—	1
3Amnon Magen	0	—	*	½
4Assi Philosoph	1	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hanein, Avri	1984	ISR	+18B	−4N	+23B	+22N	+9B	+3N	5.0	19.0	22.0	17.50	2206	+50.4
2	Hermans, Ray	1972	ISR	+39B	+13B	−3N	+21N	+25B	+5B	5.0	18.0	19.5	15.00	2174	+30.4
3	Philosoph, Assi	2039	ISR	+21B	+10N	+2B	=5B	+7N	−1B	4.5	22.5	25.5	18.25	2183	+22.6
4	Afek, Itay	2068	ISR	+28N	+1B	−5N	+30B	=6N	+10B	4.5	20.5	22.5	15.75	2128	+0.4
5	Magen, Amnon	2001	ISR	+33N	+31B	+4B	=3N	+8B	−2N	4.5	20.0	22.0	14.75	2161	+30.2
6	David, Idan	1859	ISR	−26B	+27N	+35B	+20N	=4B	+14N	4.5	16.0	18.0	13.25	2066	+26.0
7	Magen, Ofek	2023	ISR	+24B	+17N	=12B	=8N	−3B	+25N	4.0	18.0	20.5	12.25	1988	-32.8
8	Bodenshtein, Yair	1920	ISR	+27B	=26N	+16B	=7B	−5N	+18N	4.0	17.5	20.0	12.25	1990	+21.0
9	Friedland, Eldar	1991	ISR	+38N	=30B	+20B	=12N	−1N	+17B	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.25	2067	+9.4
10	Gilad, Tomer	1811	ISR	+44B	−3B	+19N	+42N	+12B	−4N	4.0	16.5	16.5	7.50	2052	+26.8
11	Klevinskiy, Konstantin	1932	ISR	=34N	+32B	=30N	−25B	+33N	+19B	4.0	11.5	13.5	9.00	1920	-0.4
12	Levi, Yaniv	1954	ISR	+43N	+19B	=7N	=9B	−10N	=15B	3.5	18.5	19.5	9.75	1951	+4.0
13	Grabinsky, Yoni	2138	ISR	+14B	−2N	+24B	=17N	+42B	F	3.5	18.0	19.0	9.00	2073	-0.6
14	Amit, Eli	1831	ISR	−13N	+18B	=15N	+28B	+31N	−6B	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.25	1959	+18.4
15	Belkovsky, Guy	2126	ISR	+35B	−20N	=14B	+26N	=17B	=12N	3.5	15.5	17.5	9.50	1928	-0.4
16	Mond, Omri	1880	ISR	=32N	+29B	−8N	+31B	+34N	F	3.5	14.0	16.0	7.50	1924	+4.8
17	Goldstein, Asaf	1960	ISR	+23B	−7B	+34N	=13B	=15N	−9N	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.50	1976	+22.4
18	Pupko, Nathan	1676	ISR	−1N	−14N	+38B	+36N	+21B	−8B	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.50	1903	+29.0
19	Shemer, Oz	1590	ISR	+36B	−12N	−10B	+35N	+20B	−11N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.00	1888	+48.8
20	Gal On, Itai	1879	ISR	+40N	+15B	−9N	−6B	−19N	+38N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.50	1874	-14.8
21	Brio, Konstantin	1938	ISR	−3N	+43B	+33N	−2B	−18N	+32B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1862	-5.0
22	Paz, Arnon	1830	ISR	=29N	=25B	+32N	−1B	F	+26B	3.0	14.5	16.5	7.00	1837	-1.2
23	Mali, Ofer	0	ISR	−17N	+38B	−1N	+40B	F	+34B	3.0	13.5	15.0	5.00	1945	+24.0
24	Kopelevitch, Eli	1753	ISR	−7N	+40B	−13N	+39B	−26N	+31B	3.0	13.5	15.0	5.00	1862	+17.6
25	Yehuda, Beeri	1677	ISR	F	=22N	+26B	+11N	−2N	−7B	2.5	18.5	18.5	8.00	1933	+61.2
26	Klevinskiy, David	1756	ISR	+6N	=8B	−25N	−15B	+24B	−22N	2.5	18.0	20.5	9.50	1778	+1.6
27	Siti, Eli	1731	ISR	−8N	−6B	=40N	+29B	−28N	+39B	2.5	15.0	16.5	4.75	1729	+0.8
28	Qasem, Muhamad Mody	1782	ISR	−4B	+37N	=42B	−14N	+27B	F	2.5	14.5	15.5	5.00	1895	+5.2
29	Cohen, Ofer	1620	ISR	=22B	−16N	−37B	−27N	+44N	+41B	2.5	12.5	12.5	3.00	1658	+2.6
30	Feigin, Daniel	1929	KOR	+37B	=9N	=11B	−4N	F	F	2.0	18.0	20.0	6.00	1947	+7.2
31	Politzer, Eyal	1780	ISR	+41B	−5N	+36B	−16N	−14B	−24N	2.0	16.5	18.0	3.50	1732	-27.2
32	Zuker, Zivi	1712	ISR	=16B	−11N	−22B	=41N	+43B	−21N	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1733	-0.4
33	Klein, Eldad	1805	ISR	−5B	+41N	−21B	+37N	−11B	F	2.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1798	-24.0
34	Schwarz, Harry	1785	ISR	=11B	=42N	−17B	+43N	−16B	−23N	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.50	1773	-10.8
35	Hornfeld, Ariel	1627	ISR	−15N	+44B	−6N	−19B	+40N	−36B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1589	-65.6
36	Faust, Roi	1901	ISR	−19N	+39B	−31N	−18B	F	+35N	2.0	13.0	14.5	3.50	1697	-20.4
37	Gerchikov, Pavel	1704	ISR	−30N	−28B	+29N	−33B	−41N	+43N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	1686	-5.6
38	Hochman, Gur	1709	ISR	−9B	−23N	−18N	+44B	=39N	−20B	1.5	14.5	14.5	0.75	1481	-104.0
39	Shohat, Eilon	1659	ISR	−2N	−36N	+41B	−24N	=38B	−27N	1.5	14.0	15.5	2.25	1665	-11.0
40	Gorelikov, Israel	1653	ISR	−20B	−24N	=27B	−23N	−35B	+44N	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.25	1450	-18.6
41	Ashkenazy, Nir	1802	ISR	−31N	−33B	−39N	=32B	+37B	−29N	1.5	10.5	12.0	3.00	1559	-88.0
42	Dezent, Eyal	2037	ISR	F	=34B	=28N	−10B	−13N	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.25	1719	-63.4
43	Faust, Yotam	1718	ISR	−12B	−21N	+44N	−34B	−32N	−37B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1024	-37.0
44	Tokshnider, Omer	0	ISR	−10N	−35N	−43B	−38N	−29B	−40B	0.0	11.5	12.5	0.00	973	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yehuda, BeeriISR
+61.2
2.5 pts · #25
2Hanein, AvriISR
+50.4
5.0 pts · #2
3Shemer, OzISR
+48.8
3.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Hochman, GurISR
-104.0
1.5 pts · #41
2Ashkenazy, NirISR
-88.0
1.5 pts · #38
3Hornfeld, ArielISR
-65.6
2.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R1+311 Elo gap
Shemer, Oz1590 beat Faust, Roi1901
R5+289 Elo gap
Shemer, Oz1590 beat Gal On, Itai1879
R5+262 Elo gap
Pupko, Nathan1676 beat Brio, Konstantin1938