Israel Championship 2025 - 2026 1 8 Final Beer Sheva
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Sept 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Beer Sheva, Israel. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1862, and top seed was Viktor Chernov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1924).
Erik Blech (🇮🇱 ISR, 1835) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Shahar Porat (6.0) and Meir Reem (6.0). Blech took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yehia Kadri (1494) beat Dvir Cohen (1740), a +246-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Beer Sheva, Israel
Dates
14 Sept 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×27
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsErik Blech led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Oct
Erik Blech takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Erik Blech drew with Meir Reem (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Erik Blech 5 wins (R2–R6)Meir Reem 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erik Blech | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Meir Reem | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Shahar Porat | ½ | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Yaacov Idesis | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blech, Erik | 1835 | ISR | =22N | +23B | +15N | +12B | +4B | +7N | =3N | +9B | =2B | 7.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 34.75 | 2028 | +75.2 |
| 2 | Porat, Shahar | 1649 | ISR | +3N | −8B | +11N | −5B | +6N | +17B | =15N | +7B | =1N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 31.25 | 1943 | +138.4 |
| 3 | Reem, Meir | 1845 | ISR | −2B | +26N | +28B | +10N | +16B | +12N | =1B | =4N | F | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 24.50 | 1933 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Kaminsky, Matan | 1918 | ISR | F | +17B | +5N | +7B | −1N | +8B | +16N | =3B | −15N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 26.50 | 1964 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Pik, Vladimir | 1847 | ISR | +20N | +24B | −4B | +2N | −8N | =13B | −9B | +25N | +12B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 21.75 | 1790 | -9.0 |
| 6 | Idesis, Yaacov | 1881 | ISR | −7B | −18N | +26B | +25N | −2B | +24B | +17N | =10N | +8B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 19.00 | 1788 | -13.2 |
| 7 | Erez, Eitan | 1706 | ISR | +6N | +11B | +16B | −4N | +9B | −1B | +8N | −2N | F | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 24.50 | 1889 | +77.6 |
| 8 | Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM | 1816 | ISR | =21B | +2N | =10B | +13N | +5B | −4N | −7B | +12N | −6N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 24.75 | 1825 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Dvoeglazova, Daria | 1667 | ISR | −12N | =27B | +20N | +15B | −7N | +25B | +5N | −1N | =10B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 1782 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Golan, Yaakov | 1652 | ISR | +27N | =12B | =8N | −3B | +24N | −16N | +18B | =6B | =9N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 18.50 | 1732 | +13.0 |
| 11 | Cohen, Dvir | 1740 | ISR | +18B | −7N | −2B | −24N | =14B | +27N | =21B | +23N | +19B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 17.00 | 1534 | -32.8 |
| 12 | Chernov, Viktor | 1924 | RUS | +9B | =10N | +25B | −1N | +19B | −3B | +13N | −8B | −5N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 18.50 | 1735 | -41.6 |
| 13 | Yehzikal, Ofek | 1807 | ISR | −16B | +14N | +24B | −8B | +18N | =5N | −12B | =19N | =17B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 17.75 | 1736 | -29.6 |
| 14 | Evelson, Lev | 1835 | ISR | −28N | −13B | =27N | =20B | =11N | +23B | −19N | +24N | +21B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 14.50 | 1593 | -86.4 |
| 15 | Ginsburg, Zeev | 1842 | ISR | =25B | +21N | −1B | −9N | +23N | F | =2B | F | +4B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 16.25 | 1706 | -20.2 |
| 16 | Gorjaltsan, Eduard | 1847 | ISR | +13N | +28B | −7N | +17B | −3N | +10B | −4B | F | F | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1818 | -4.0 |
| 17 | Shaban, Elad | 1846 | ISR | +26B | −4N | +18B | −16N | +28B | −2N | −6B | =21N | =13N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1644 | -86.0 |
| 18 | Matalon, Lior | 0 | ISR | −11N | +6B | −17N | +22B | −13B | +28N | −10N | −20B | +25N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Blank Yosef, Adir | 1617 | ISR | −24N | =20B | +22N | +21B | −12N | F | +14B | =13B | −11N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.75 | 1714 | +38.4 |
| 20 | Levit, Michael | 1594 | ISR | −5B | =19N | −9B | =14N | =27B | =26N | +24B | +18N | F | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1602 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Fuksman, Sheli | 1649 | ISR | =8N | −15B | +23N | −19N | −25B | +22B | =11N | =17B | −14N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 13.50 | 1594 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Tsairof, Ofir | 1660 | ISR | =1B | −25N | −19B | −18N | +26B | −21N | −23N | +27B | +28N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 1561 | -34.8 |
| 23 | Kadinov, Alon | 0 | ISR | F | −1N | −21B | +26N | −15B | −14N | +22B | −11B | +27N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 1564 | -21.2 |
| 24 | Kadri, Yehia | 1494 | ISR | +19B | −5N | −13N | +11B | −10B | −6N | −20N | −14B | =26B | 2.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 10.25 | 1552 | +14.8 |
| 25 | Gilad, Nave | 1516 | ISR | =15N | +22B | −12N | −6B | +21N | −9N | F | −5B | −18B | 2.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 9.00 | 1679 | +46.0 |
| 26 | Zon, Daniel | 1491 | ISR | −17N | −3B | −6N | −23B | −22N | =20B | =27N | +28B | =24N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 6.25 | 1546 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Haliwa, Oz | 0 | ISR | −10B | =9N | =14B | −28N | =20N | −11B | =26B | −22N | −23B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 1463 | -57.2 |
| 28 | Cohen, Yaacov | 1601 | ISR | +14B | −16N | −3N | +27B | −17N | −18B | F | −26N | −22B | 2.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 6.50 | 1482 | -17.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Porat, ShaharISR+138.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Erez, EitanISR+77.65.0 pts · #7
- 3Blech, ErikISR+75.27.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Evelson, LevISR-86.44.5 pts · #18
- 2Shaban, EladISR-86.04.0 pts · #16
- 3Haliwa, OzISR-57.22.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+246 Elo gap
- R1+234 Elo gap
- R5+232 Elo gap