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Mark Rubinstein memorial Rapid Herzliya

SwissRapid

174 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 19 Sept 2025 in Herziliya, Israel. 40 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2440, and top seed was Ilia Smirin (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2500).

Benny Aizenberg (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2407) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Johnatan Bakalchuk (6.0) and Ori Kobo (6.0). Aizenberg clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Michelle Katkov (WFM, 1940) beat Ilia Smirin (GM, 2500), a +560-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Herziliya, Israel
Dates
19 Sept 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱GMIlia Smirin2500
Avg top 10
2,440
Participants
174
Titled players · 40
GM×10
IM×10
FM×13
CM×4
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇱Israel×165
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Benny Aizenberg led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
86
40
19
8
3
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Aizenberg takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE25 Sept

IM Benny Aizenberg takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Benny Aizenberg beat FM Yonathan Uritsky (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Benny Aizenberg 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Yonathan Uritsky 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Ori Kobo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMBenny Aizenberg*
1
2FMYonathan Uritsky
0
*
3GMOri Kobo*
½
4GMIdo Gorshtein
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Aizenberg, BennyIM2407ISR+54B+109N+30B=9N+29B+11N+5B6.530.033.030.252629+14.2
2Bakalchuk, JohnatanIM2367ISR+100N+86B+20N+15B+6N=4B=3N6.031.534.528.502539+14.5
3Kobo, OriGM2424ISR+90B+52N+18B+31N=4B+9N=2B6.031.034.528.502486+5.6
4Gorshtein, IdoGM2437ISR+131N+69B+21N+19B=3N=2N+14B6.031.033.527.502584+12.1
5Uritsky, YonathanFM2296ISR+113N+43B+51N+46B+7B+14N1N6.030.033.026.502549+42.4
6Rozen, EytanIM2469ISR+84B+45N+34B+32N2B+26N+18B6.029.032.526.502464+0.7
7Erenberg, ArielIM2358ISR+87N+58B+36N+63B5N+22B+17N6.028.532.026.002407+4.2
8Mikhalevski, VictorGM2435ISR+83B+37N9B+56N+51B+31N+15B6.027.531.025.502408-1.2
9Shilon Rahav, EliranFM2195ISR+105N+110B+8N=1B+46N3B+39N5.530.033.023.752427+85.2
10Zoler, DanGM2385ISR+70N+42B=50N=16B+20N+21B=13N5.529.033.025.752374+0.1
11Bronstein, OrIM2385ISR+65N=16B+47N+50B+24N1B+30N5.529.033.024.002387+3.6
12Iliaguev, NisimFM2290ISR+111B=55N+25B17N+68B+33N+37B5.527.030.023.0022820.0
13Zakin, IlayFM2228ISR+97B+82N+79B14N+45B+49N=10B5.526.029.021.252293+30.8
14Mindlin, AlonIM2344ISR+135N+68B+28N+13B+17N5B4N5.031.534.022.002309-0.6
15Weisbuch, UdiFM2107ISR+120B+99N+27B2N+19N+63B8N5.029.032.020.002345+45.2
16Gurevich, NeriaCM2067ISR+116B=11N+55B=10N=32B=25N+48B5.028.531.521.252375+93.2
17Gorshtein, Asaf2070ISR+114B+143N+40N+12B14B+48N7B5.028.030.019.002316+39.6
18Zhemailov, Adam2090ISR+144N+88B3N+110B+35N+23B6N5.028.030.018.002229+26.0
19Rechlis, GadGM2475ISR+121B+56N+33B4N15B+66N+53B5.027.530.519.502302-9.9
20Shachar, EhudIM2161ISR+103B+96N2B+89N10B+59N+55B5.026.529.518.002175+7.8
21Kuprijanov, AnatolyFM2243ISR+137B+101N4B+62N+52B10N+45B5.026.529.017.502215+1.8
22Iliaguev, Daniel2009ISR+85B+81N29B+74N+59B7N+52B5.026.029.519.002143+24.2
23Ben Ari, YannayIM2416ISR+98B+66N31B+61N+53B18N+38B5.026.029.019.502217-12.3
24Newman, Ori2232ISR+118B+61N+57B=29N11B=79N+49B5.026.029.019.252262+10.2
25Kaspi, AlexanderIM2264ISR+115N=47B12N+91B+86N=16B+58N5.025.528.518.502169-5.2
26Vainerchuk, Barys2044ISR99B+38N+83B+92N+81B6B+47N5.025.028.019.002105+12.6
27Dvoirys, Semen I.GM2382RUS+119N+67B15N=86B=47N+61B+57N5.024.527.518.752175-12.7
28Menahem, AdiFM2072ISR+117B+91N14B81N+54B+62N+56B5.024.027.018.502095+15.2
29Huzman, AlexanderGM2452ISR+76N+39B+22N=24B1N30B+72B4.529.533.520.002238-14.1
30Rahmilevitz, Anton2107ISR+128N+73B1N=41B+60N+29N11B4.529.032.017.752159+12.8
31Gov, Guy2099ISR+136N+93B+23N3B+58N8B=35N4.529.031.517.252169+15.4
32Finkel, AlexanderGM2273ISR+64N+35B+60N6B=16N39B+82N4.528.031.518.502103-10.4
33Duchan, YoavCM2056ISR+134N+77B19N=60B+41N12B+88N4.526.529.016.502059+6.0
34Levitan, TalFM2147ISR+132N+78B6N35B+87N+67B=43N4.526.529.016.252063-10.2
35David, Idan1869ISR+123B32N+102B+34N18B+51N=31B4.525.528.516.752091+79.2
36Iliaguev, KafarFM2157ISR+102B+74N7B=101N+85B38N+81B4.524.527.515.502038-14.8
37Katz, Kiril2063ISR+108N8B+135N=131B+88N+50B12N4.524.527.014.252090+9.2
38Kerner, Michael2000ISR=161N26B+142N+70B+84N+36B23N4.524.526.015.251987+1.2
39Michaeli, Omri1982ISR+104B29N+111B=85N+101B+32N9B4.524.027.015.252067+36.0
40Kantsler, BorisGM2298ISR+112B+62N17B+82N49B=81N+92B4.523.526.515.752065-15.9
41Sagi, Elisha1912ISR+124B48N+99B=30N33B+85N+83B4.523.026.015.251944+20.4
42Khazan, YevgenyCM2037ISR+133B10N+98B59N+90B=89N+91B4.523.025.514.251968-8.4
43Erenberg, Shlomy2017ISR+159B5N97B+103N+111B+102N=34B4.522.524.513.251912-9.8
44Levitan, RonitWFM2082ISR143B+114N+90B+54N48B=83N+89B4.521.523.515.752029-2.8
45Ben Noam, Itamar1869ISR+139N6B+87N+75B13N+65B21N4.028.030.514.002024+24.4
46Smirin, IliaGM2500ISR+59B+49N+48B5N9B72N+98B4.027.530.515.002204-21.6
47Gurevich, Hillel2012ISR+149B=25N11B+125N=27B+71N26B4.027.529.514.002153+24.8
48Noy, EyalFM2186ISR+107N+41B46N+67B+44N17B16N4.027.030.016.002106-12.4
49Axelrod, ArieFM2092ISR+129N46B+65N+77B+40N13B24N4.027.030.015.502155+12.6
50Deutsch, EyalIM2290ISR+122B+92N=10B11N+80B37N=74B4.027.030.015.252106-12.1
51Solomon, AsifFM2157ISR+94B+89N5B+96N8N35B+126N4.027.030.013.502045-15.2
52Tsafrir, Itay1976ISR+148N3B+113N+64B21N+75B22N4.027.029.013.001952-4.8
53Svoisky, Daniel2161ISR+145N+75B63N+73B23N+77B19N4.026.028.014.002093-6.6
54Aharonoff, Yair1762ISR1N+108B+69N44B28N+144B+106N4.026.028.012.001914+49.6
55Horesh, Tal2009ISR+153N=12B16N=100B+113N+95B20N4.025.027.012.751939-7.4
56Rozhanski, Yosef2031ISR+157N19B+112N8B+100N+97B28N4.025.027.011.002011-3.8
57Azoulay, Yehonatan2009ISR+130N+126B24N+93B63N+73B27B4.024.527.513.502022+6.8
58Manyevich, Rom1930ISR+127B7N+121B+97N31B+98N25B4.024.527.512.001974+18.8
59Nochimowski, Eran1782ISR46N+106B+165N+42B22N20B+108N4.024.525.511.501932+38.4
60Goldstein, Asaf1736ISR+156B+71N32B=33N30B+133N=66B4.024.026.012.751974+75.2
61Taragan, Uri1861ISR+170N24B+107N23B+115N27N+118B4.024.025.010.001950+17.6
62Mashid, Itay1961ISR+158N40B+105N21B+112N28B+97N4.023.525.511.001937-2.8
63Vitenberg, Noam AvivFM2237NOR+125B+72N+53B7N+57B15N4.023.026.015.002194-3.6
64Zuker, Zivi1668ISR32B+123N+72B52N=82B+101N=68B4.023.026.013.751943+91.2
65Volkov, Yuri1941ISR11B+116N49B+120N+94B45N+104B4.023.026.012.501821-14.8
66Rozenshtein, Maxim1922ISR+151N23B+126N=84B+132N19B=60N4.023.025.011.251921-0.8
67Kirsch, Yahel David1978ISR+146B27N+122B48N+118B34N+121B4.022.524.511.001964+2.0
68Hayohamo, Raz2011ISR+147B14N=125B+133N12N+131B=64N4.022.524.510.501910-12.6
69Stolyarsky, Yegor1942ISR+138B4N54B+117N98B+105B+115N4.022.024.511.501852-15.2
70Klein, Eldad1631ISR10B=133N+137B38N+138B=80N+103B4.022.024.511.251755+38.8
71Fishman, Alik2220ISR+95N60B84N+144B+76N47B+100N4.022.024.012.501897-45.8
72Katkov, MichelleWFM1940ISR+150N63B64N+134B+119N+46B29N4.022.024.011.501954+1.2
73Hanein, Avri1793ISR+169B30N+103B53N+122B57N+102B4.021.522.510.001838+17.2
74Malachi, Avraham1830ISR+166N36B+144N22B=105N+107B=50N4.021.522.59.501895+6.8
75Ashkenazy, Nir1757ISR+171B53N+104B45N+116B52N+99B4.021.022.010.001754-6.0
76Elkin, Michael1818ISR29B104N+170B+106N71B+114N+127B4.020.521.510.001780-8.0
77Goren, Yonathan1855ISR+167B33N+143B49N+99B53N+128B4.020.521.59.001855-2.8
78Sabag, Matan1888ISR+141B34N85B94N+147B+117N+122B4.020.022.010.501691-56.0
79Moskovich, DanielCM2097ISR+106N+165B13N=88B+131N=24B4.019.520.510.752002-6.8
80Gal On, Itai1819ISR165N+161B=132N+145B50N=70B+112N4.017.018.09.751784-5.2
81Helving, Yuval1927ISR+140N22B+134N+28B26N=40B36N3.526.529.012.251961+4.6
82Kinberg, Ofer1804ISR+142N13B+95N40B=64N+84B32B3.525.528.011.501886+5.4
83Cohen, Eyal1806ISR8N+139B26N+130B+136N=44B41N3.525.528.010.251872+19.2
84Dayan, Yonatan1747ISR6N+129B+71B=66N38B82N+138B3.525.027.511.501874+38.0
85Levi, Idan1571ISR22N+166B+78N=39B36N41B+131N3.525.026.09.751842+66.8
86Yakovlev, Dmitry2048ISR+172B2N+118B=27N25B91N+132B3.525.026.09.001974-9.4
87Shemer, Oz1760ISR7B+127N45B+114N34B=94N+133B3.524.026.510.251766-4.4
88Eshkol, Idan1795ISR+154B18N+120B=79N37B+109N33B3.524.026.010.001905+30.0
89Brio, Konstantin1899ISR+152N51B+146N20B+128N=42B44N3.523.025.09.251885-1.8
90Rosner, Shaul1653ISR3N+151B44N+139B42N=134B+136N3.522.524.58.251782+34.4
91Lapushnian, Maya1860ISR+162N28B=145N25N+137B+86B42N3.522.524.08.501849-4.4
92Zakin, Lior1792ISR+163N50B+136N26B=107N+132B40N3.521.523.08.001829+5.6
93Cohen, Israel1662ISR+168B31N+94B57N102B+120N=95B3.521.522.59.251661-9.2
94Barkai, Nadav1488ISR51N+174B93N+78B65N=87B+135N3.521.521.58.251752+66.0
95Hamoudi, Nour1630ISR71B+156N82B+159N+96B55N=93N3.520.522.59.251779+35.2
96Yakovleva, Tatiana1918ISR+174N20B+130N51B95N=136B+134N3.520.520.56.751729-26.6
97Weiss, Elyshiv1540ISR13N+158B+43N58B+110N56N62B3.025.027.09.501795+57.6
98Tal, Rami1846ISR23N+155B42N+129B+69N58B46N3.024.526.59.001871+2.0
99Gazit, Yair1616ISR+26N15B41N+150B77N+152B75N3.024.526.59.001669+3.8
100Darhi, Yuval1781ISR2B+172N=109B=55N56B+116N71B3.024.025.07.501879+20.0
101Laor, Jason Ethan1926ISR+173N21B+128N=36B39N64B=105N3.024.024.06.751791-43.6
102Sade, Elad1637ISR36N+163B35N+146B+93N43B73N3.023.024.57.001732+12.6
103Shumilov, Ariel1424ISR20N+162B73N43B+153N+110B70N3.022.524.06.501605+40.8
104Levavy, Ori1518ISR39N+76B75N115B+168N+119B65N3.022.523.58.001664+34.4
105Levitan, LielWCM1731ISR9B+160N62B+172N=74B69N=101B3.022.523.56.501785+14.8
106Gizunterman, Idan1555ISR79B59N+124B76B+165N+111N54B3.022.023.07.001657+25.2
107Golan, Barak1648ISR48B+124N61B+148N=92B74N=109B3.021.523.58.251745+26.4
108Akerman, Guy1646ISR37B54N+156B+121N109B+125N59B3.021.523.58.001784+42.0
109Klein, Noam1987ISR+155N1B=100N132B+108N88B=107N3.021.523.58.001726-43.8
110Gunders, Elad1834ISR+160B9N+117B18N97B103N+143B3.021.523.57.001596-34.8
111Levy, Zohar1816ISR12N+157B39N+155B43N106B+151N3.021.523.56.001700-19.6
112Siti, Eli1718ISR40N+170B56B+147N62B+124N80B3.021.522.56.001696-6.6
113Klein, Yoav1682ISR5B+159N52B+143N55B127N+147B3.021.023.06.001561-36.0
114Geva Brodt, Yoav1671ISR17N44B+158N87B+150N76B+152N3.021.023.06.001131-33.2
115Mikhalevski, Binyamin1723ISR25B149N+164B+104N61B+123N69B3.021.022.57.501687-8.8
116Biadsy, Bashar0ISR16N65B+163N+126B75N100B+150N3.021.022.56.5017080.0
117Welt, Chanan1632ISR28N+140B110N69B+157N78B+148N3.020.522.56.501596-7.0
118Politzer, Eyal1573ISR24N+150B86N+151B67N+155B61N3.020.522.56.001702+25.6
119Pupko, Nathan1599ISR27B146N+123B+127N72B104N+149B3.020.022.08.001576-9.0
120Pupko, Oz1482ISR15N+152B88N65B+146N93B+157N3.020.022.06.001490-4.8
121Cohen, Yisgav1860ISR19N+148B58N108B+161N+145B67N3.020.021.55.501695-53.6
122Altman, Slavik1672ISR50N+173B67N+153B73N+151B78N3.020.020.04.001686-1.0
123Gavra, Tzur1522ISR35N64B119N+166B+130N115B+144N3.019.520.56.001569+12.0
124Reizer, Omer1560ISR41N107B106N+140B+129N112B+145N3.019.021.07.501504-21.2
125Hurwitz, Guy1813ISR63N+153B=68N47B=145N108B+155N3.019.021.07.001710-18.0
126Wolf, Eran1793ISR+164B57N66B116N+148B+143N51B3.019.020.55.501788-2.0
127Ganot, Yoav1498ISR58N87B+166N119B+163N+113B76N3.019.020.05.501612+28.0
128Shapira, Tamir1715ISR30B+169N101B+149N89B+154N77N3.019.020.05.001668-9.2
129Filiarsky, Yonatan1515ISR49B84N+141B98N124B+165N+154B3.018.019.05.501459-18.8
130Ivgi, Dvir1706ISR57B+164N96B83N123B+162B+146N3.017.519.05.001612-31.2
131Eisemberg, Gabriel1682ARG4B+138N+149B=37N79B68N85B2.524.526.56.751735+1.6
132Mintz, Yair1532ISR34B+141N=80B+109N66B92N86N2.522.525.07.501720+47.6
133Abedelhady, Riad1522ISR42N=70B+161N68B+135N60B87N2.522.524.06.001636+29.2
134Avron, Arnon1528ISR33B+167N81B72N+149B=90N96B2.521.022.04.751610+5.0
135Eshkol, Lilian1760ISR14B+147N37B=138N133B+137N94B2.520.522.55.751585-68.4
136Bloch, Yarden1535ISR31B+168N92B+167N83B=96N90B2.519.520.53.751455-14.4
137Ben Assa, Omri1560ISR21N=142B70N+165B91N135B+162N2.519.020.03.751003-34.8
138Danai, Elon1581ISR69N131B+173N=135B70N+161B84N2.518.018.02.751506-25.6
139Bass, Eyal1620RUS45B83N+160B90N154B+164N=140B2.517.519.04.7516250.0
140Meister, Emil0ISR81B117N147B124N+173N+153B=139N2.516.016.03.2514170.0
141Hubber, Daniel1427ISR78N132B129N=162B152N+173B+161N2.514.514.52.251383-6.4
142FIDE 2885107082B=137N38B161B162N+174N+165B2.514.514.52.2513760.0
143Kaufman, Yuval0ISR+44N17B77N113B+160N126B110N2.022.524.56.5016620.0
144Miorov, Ronen1593ISR18B+154N74B71N+159B54N123B2.022.024.04.001020-49.6
145Illuz, Lavi1423ISR53B+171N=91B80N=125B121N124B2.020.521.54.251504+10.8
146Geva, Roy1437ISR67N+119B89B102N120B+167N130B2.019.520.54.001410-12.0
147Reizer, Ilay1437ISR68N135B+140N112B78N+158B113N2.019.021.04.50967-26.0
148Ben Yosef, Segev1482ISR52B121N+154B107B126N+156N117B2.018.020.04.001461-9.6
149Roytman, Moshe1464ISR47N+115B131N128B134N+163B119N2.018.019.54.501524+7.0
150Porazni, Nisan0ISR72B118N+152B99N114B+171N116B2.018.019.03.008990.0
151Klein, Achi1646ISR66B90N+168B118N+171B122N111B2.017.518.52.00927-40.2
152Atar, Shahaf0ISR89B120N150N+156B+141B99N114B2.017.019.04.5014880.0
153Steinberg, Ido1486ISR55B125N+171B122N103B140N+169B2.016.517.52.001420-21.2
154Shragai, Ziv0ISR88N144B148N+158B+139N128B129N2.016.018.04.5013470.0
155Goldshtein, Moritz1532ISR109B98N+169B111N+167B118N125B2.016.017.02.001475-10.4
156Shamir, Omer1590ISR60N95B108N152N+170B148B+171N2.015.516.52.00824-72.4
157Gavra, Omri0ISR56B111N167B+169N117B+168N120B2.015.016.02.0014530.0
158Harazi, Nathan0ISR62B97N114B154N+169B147N+168B2.015.016.02.0013830.0
159Katz, Avishai0ISR43N113B+174N95B144N+160B2.015.015.02.0014300.0
160Weisserman, Miroslav1425ISR110N105B139N+174B143B159N+167B2.013.513.51.00925-9.4
161David, Adar1461ISR=38B80N133B+142N121B138N141B1.519.021.54.751267-36.8
162Valter, Ido0ISR91B103N172B=141N+142B130N137B1.517.018.03.7512000.0
163Barzilai, Moshe1659ISR92B102N116B+170N127B149N=164B1.516.017.01.751259-44.2
164Polyakov, Yuri1731ISR126N130B115N168B+166N139B=163N1.514.015.01.751334-44.0
165Lev, Ray0ISR+80B79N59B137N106B129B142N1.020.523.04.0014480.0
166Abo zena, Husam0ISR74B85N127B123N164B169N+173N1.016.016.00.008100.0
167FIDE 2885859077N134B+157N136B155N146B160N1.015.017.02.007520.0
168Golan, Ariel0ISR93N136B151N+164N104B157B158N1.015.016.51.5013790.0
169Gat, Matan1506ISR73N128B155N157B158N+166B153N1.015.016.01.00832-55.2
170FIDE 2888700061B112N76N163B156NF+174B1.014.514.50.009290.0
171FIDE 2888777075N145B153N+173B151N150B156B1.014.014.00.007810.0
172Galman, Haim1630ISR86N100B+162N105B1.09.511.01.501048-29.6
173Zehavi, Ariel0ISR101B122N138B171N140B141N166B0.014.515.50.008520.0
174FIDE 2838893096B94N159B160NF142B170N0.014.514.50.008110.0

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