End of Summer Chess Festival in Keryat Yam B
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 25 Aug 2025 in Kiryat Yam, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 382, and top seed was Yurii Khokhlov (🇺🇦 UKR, 1573).
Ofir Tzur (🇮🇱 ISR, 1485) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Yurii Khokhlov (3.5) and Levon Chorny (3.5). Tzur won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Yam, Israel
Dates
25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsOfir Tzur led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ofir Tzur held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ofir Tzur beat Levon Chorny (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Ofir Tzur won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ofir Tzur | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Levon Chorny | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Yurii Khokhlov | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Natali Bahous | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tzur, Ofir | 1485 | ISR | +8B | +5N | +3B | +4N | −2B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 774 | -15.2 |
| 2 | Khokhlov, Yurii | 1573 | UKR | +7B | −3N | =4B | +6N | +1N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 2285 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Chorny, Levon | 0 | ISR | +?N | +2B | −1N | +?B | =5B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bahous, Natali | 0 | ISR | +?N | =?B | =2N | −1B | −6N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1525 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Watad, Ghazal | 0 | ISR | F | −1B | +?N | F | =3N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Watted, Aya | 0 | ISR | −?N | =7B | F | −2B | +4B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 723 | -39.6 |
| 7 | Shapira, Shahked | 0 | ISR | −2N | =6N | −?B | — | — | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2878038 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bahous, NataliISR+18.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Khokhlov, YuriiUKR+7.63.5 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 28780380.00.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Watted, AyaISR-39.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Tzur, OfirISR-15.24.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 28780380.00.0 pts · #5