Kiryat Yam Open Championship in Classical Chess B
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Kiryat Yam, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1407, and top seed was Joseph Shkuri (🇮🇱 ISR, 1685).
Lana Shorosh (🇮🇱 ISR, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hosni Shtewi (4.0) and Sami Kahan (3.5). Shorosh took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Yam, Israel
Dates
20 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLana Shorosh led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jul
Lana Shorosh takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lana Shorosh drew with Hosni Shtewi (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Lana Shorosh won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lana Shorosh | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Hosni Shtewi | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Sami Kahan | — | — | * | — |
| 4Gal Volodarsky | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shorosh, Lana | 0 | ISR | +?N | =2B | +12N | +4N | +9B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Shtewi, Hosni | 1615 | ISR | +14B | =1N | =9B | +10N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1827 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Kahan, Sami | 1666 | ISR | =13B | +15N | =10B | =9N | +11B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 1576 | -4.6 |
| 4 | Baruchov, Yaakov David | 1510 | ISR | +12N | +8B | +5N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1693 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Volodarsky, Gal | 0 | ISR | =7N | +6B | −4B | =11N | +10B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shaer, Ward | 1585 | ISR | F | −5N | +14B | +8B | +7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2297 | +30.4 |
| 7 | Iktelat, Ahmad | 1453 | ISR | =5B | −10N | +15B | +14N | −6B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 835 | -21.2 |
| 8 | Shapiro, Artiom | 1542 | ISR | =15B | −4N | +13B | −6N | +14B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 748 | -39.2 |
| 9 | Tzur, Ofir | 1467 | ISR | F | +11B | =2N | =3B | −1N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1640 | +18.4 |
| 10 | Shkuri, Joseph | 1685 | ISR | =11N | +7B | =3N | −2B | −5N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1578 | -8.4 |
| 11 | Chorny, Levon | 0 | ISR | =10B | −9N | +?B | =5B | −3N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Oring, Amit | 1550 | ISR | −4B | +13N | −1B | =15N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 710 | -11.2 |
| 13 | Zalik, Shalev | 0 | ISR | =3N | −12B | −8N | +?N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2887835 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −6N | −7B | −8N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Watted, Aya | 0 | ISR | =8N | −3B | −7N | =12B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shaer, WardISR+30.43.0 pts · #5
- 2Shtewi, HosniISR+30.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Baruchov, Yaakov DavidISR+29.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Shapiro, ArtiomISR-39.22.5 pts · #12
- 2Iktelat, AhmadISR-21.22.5 pts · #15
- 3Oring, AmitISR-11.21.5 pts · #13