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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
Top seed
🇷🇺Viktor Chernov1924
Avg top 10
1,862
Participants
28
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×27
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Erik Blech
    🇮🇱ISR·1835
    7.5pts·2028perf+75.2
  • 🥈
    Shahar Porat
    🇮🇱ISR·1649
    6.0pts·1943perf+138.4
  • 🥉
    Meir Reem
    🇮🇱ISR·1845
    6.0pts·1933perf+20.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Erik Blech led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Blech takes lead
Blech7.5Reem6Porat6Idesis5.5Pik5.5Kaminsky5.5— ex-leaders:Erezled R3, #7
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
Player1234
1Erik Blech*
½
½
—
2Meir Reem
½
*
0
—
3Shahar Porat
½
1
*
1
4Yaacov Idesis——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Blech, Erik1835ISR=22N+23B+15N+12B+4B+7N=3N+9B=2B7.539.542.534.752028+75.2
2Porat, Shahar1649ISR+3N−8B+11N−5B+6N+17B=15N+7B=1N6.043.547.531.251943+138.4
3Reem, Meir1845ISR−2B+26N+28B+10N+16B+12N=1B=4NF6.040.042.024.501933+20.2
4Kaminsky, Matan1918ISRF+17B+5N+7B−1N+8B+16N=3B−15N5.541.041.026.501964+9.6
5Pik, Vladimir1847ISR+20N+24B−4B+2N−8N=13B−9B+25N+12B5.537.039.521.751790-9.0
6Idesis, Yaacov1881ISR−7B−18N+26B+25N−2B+24B+17N=10N+8B5.534.036.519.001788-13.2
7Erez, Eitan1706ISR+6N+11B+16B−4N+9B−1B+8N−2NF5.045.549.524.501889+77.6
8Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM1816ISR=21B+2N=10B+13N+5B−4N−7B+12N−6N5.041.545.024.751825+2.0
9Dvoeglazova, Daria1667ISR−12N=27B+20N+15B−7N+25B+5N−1N=10B5.038.040.019.501782+24.8
10Golan, Yaakov1652ISR+27N=12B=8N−3B+24N−16N+18B=6B=9N5.036.538.518.501732+13.0
11Cohen, Dvir1740ISR+18B−7N−2B−24N=14B+27N=21B+23N+19B5.032.534.517.001534-32.8
12Chernov, Viktor1924RUS+9B=10N+25B−1N+19B−3B+13N−8B−5N4.542.545.018.501735-41.6
13Yehzikal, Ofek1807ISR−16B+14N+24B−8B+18N=5N−12B=19N=17B4.535.538.017.751736-29.6
14Evelson, Lev1835ISR−28N−13B=27N=20B=11N+23B−19N+24N+21B4.528.530.514.501593-86.4
15Ginsburg, Zeev1842ISR=25B+21N−1B−9N+23NF=2BF+4B4.038.541.016.251706-20.2
16Gorjaltsan, Eduard1847ISR+13N+28B−7N+17B−3N+10B−4BFF4.038.040.015.501818-4.0
17Shaban, Elad1846ISR+26B−4N+18B−16N+28B−2N−6B=21N=13N4.035.537.512.501644-86.0
18Matalon, Lior0ISR−11N+6B−17N+22B−13B+28N−10N−20B+25N4.034.036.013.5016570.0
19Blank Yosef, Adir1617ISR−24N=20B+22N+21B−12NF+14B=13B−11N4.033.536.015.751714+38.4
20Levit, Michael1594ISR−5B=19N−9B=14N=27B=26N+24B+18NF4.032.034.013.001602-0.8
21Fuksman, Sheli1649ISR=8N−15B+23N−19N−25B+22B=11N=17B−14N3.533.035.513.501594-24.4
22Tsairof, Ofir1660ISR=1B−25N−19B−18N+26B−21N−23N+27B+28N3.529.031.010.251561-34.8
23Kadinov, Alon0ISRF−1N−21B+26N−15B−14N+22B−11B+27N3.032.532.58.001564-21.2
24Kadri, Yehia1494ISR+19B−5N−13N+11B−10B−6N−20N−14B=26B2.538.040.510.251552+14.8
25Gilad, Nave1516ISR=15N+22B−12N−6B+21N−9NF−5B−18B2.535.537.59.001679+46.0
26Zon, Daniel1491ISR−17N−3B−6N−23B−22N=20B=27N+28B=24N2.530.532.56.251546+8.8
27Haliwa, Oz0ISR−10B=9N=14B−28N=20N−11B=26B−22N−23B2.032.534.58.001463-57.2
28Cohen, Yaacov1601ISR+14B−16N−3N+27B−17N−18BF−26N−22B2.031.033.06.501482-17.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets