Rishon LeZion Summer Festival A
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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Aug 2025 to 28 Aug 2025 in Rishon Lezion, Israel. 14 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2317, and top seed was Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2492).
Nimrod Veinberg (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2425) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gil Barak (4.0) and Roy Ehrlich (4.0). Veinberg shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gleb Kaganskiy (FM, 2183) beat Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (GM, 2492), a +309-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Rishon Lezion, Israel
Dates
24 Aug 2025 → 28 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 14
GM×2
IM×2
FM×7
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×40
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Nimrod Veinberg led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
13
7
4
5
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Nimrod Veinberg held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Nimrod Veinberg 4 wins (R2–R5)Roy Ehrlich 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Gleb Kaganskiy 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veinberg, NimrodIM | 2425 | ISR | =24B | +33N | +21B | +12N | +6B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.50 | 2551 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Barak, GilCM | 2229 | ISR | +36B | +7N | +12N | =3B | =4N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2423 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Ehrlich, Roy | 2251 | ISR | +32B | +10N | +8B | =2N | =7B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2384 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Kaganskiy, GlebFM | 2183 | ISR | +26B | +11N | +31B | =6N | =2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2486 | +37.6 |
| 5 | Slobodiansky, StevenFM | 2289 | ISR | =33B | +19N | =11B | +24N | +10B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 2392 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Zakin, IlayFM | 2293 | ISR | +13N | +14B | +25N | =4B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2342 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Chernomordik, PavelFM | 2156 | ISR | +41N | −2B | +27N | +13B | =3N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2234 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 2142 | ISR | +34B | +28B | −3N | =20N | +19B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 2247 | +29.6 |
| 9 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2162 | ISR | =19B | =24N | +32B | +25N | =16B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 2259 | +26.0 |
| 10 | Yaniv, OriCM | 2163 | ISR | +18N | −3B | +30N | +14B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 2196 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Tzidkiya, YeshaayahuGM | 2492 | ISR | +42N | −4B | =5N | +21B | =17N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 2245 | -13.1 |
| 12 | Newman, Ori | 2316 | ISR | +40B | +20N | −2B | −1B | +26N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2259 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Zuev, Ilya | 2098 | ISR | −6B | +38N | +15B | −7N | +29B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2185 | +23.6 |
| 14 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2155 | ISR | +38B | −6N | +29B | −10N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 2166 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2206 | ISR | =37N | =22B | −13N | +30B | +20B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2129 | -16.9 |
| 16 | Dvoirys, Semen I.GM | 2380 | RUS | −25N | +39B | =17N | +33B | =9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2160 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Ribstein, Orel | 2128 | ISR | =39N | =27B | =16B | +35N | =11B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2260 | +32.4 |
| 18 | Levy, Omer | 1946 | ISR | −10B | −32N | +38B | +36N | +24B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2118 | +46.4 |
| 19 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1933 | ISR | =9N | −5B | +42N | +28B | −8N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 2183 | +60.8 |
| 20 | Orian, NogaWIM | 2202 | ISR | +30N | −12B | +22N | =8B | −15N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 2130 | -17.6 |
| 21 | Grabinsky, Yoni | 2146 | ISR | =27N | +37B | −1N | −11N | +32B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 2172 | +1.6 |
| 22 | Michaeli, Omri | 2010 | ISR | =31B | =15N | −20B | =34N | +35B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2162 | +38.4 |
| 23 | Adar, Idan | 2057 | ISR | =35B | −31N | −26B | +41N | +34B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 2061 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Magen, Ofek | 2106 | ISR | =1N | =9B | +28N | −5B | −18N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 2133 | +4.4 |
| 25 | Taieb, Ariel | 2104 | ISR | +16B | +35N | −6B | −9B | −14N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 2177 | +8.6 |
| 26 | Gal On, Itai | 1973 | ISR | −4N | =42B | +23N | =31N | −12B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2112 | +31.6 |
| 27 | Feigin, Daniel | 1920 | KOR | =21B | =17N | −7B | =32N | =36B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 2021 | +25.2 |
| 28 | Sitbon, Itay | 2202 | ISR | +29B | −8N | −24B | −19N | +38N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1946 | -33.0 |
| 29 | Sabag, Matan | 1984 | ISR | −28N | +34B | −14N | +39B | −13N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1978 | -2.8 |
| 30 | Rinberg, David | 1978 | ISR | −20B | +40N | −10B | −15N | +39B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 2041 | +14.4 |
| 31 | Ribstein, NatiIM | 2242 | ISR | =22N | +23B | −4N | =26B | — | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2056 | -9.4 |
| 32 | Taragan, Uri | 2028 | ISR | −3N | +18B | −9N | =27B | −21N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1936 | -25.6 |
| 33 | Triger, Eitan | 2065 | ISR | =5N | −1B | +41N | −16N | −37B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 2055 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Gavriel, Adam | 1905 | ISR | −8N | −29N | +40B | =22B | −23N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1910 | +0.4 |
| 35 | Levitan, TalFM | 2256 | ISR | =23N | −25B | +37N | −17B | −22N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1910 | -45.2 |
| 36 | David, Idan | 2009 | ISR | −2N | =41B | =39N | −18B | =27N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1834 | -48.0 |
| 37 | Ostrovsky Berman, Noam | 1995 | ISR | =15B | −21N | −35B | F | +33N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2081 | +15.6 |
| 38 | Khairova, Evelina | 1927 | ISR | −14N | −13B | −18N | +40N | −28B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1861 | -15.6 |
| 39 | Zakin, Lior | 1891 | ISR | =17B | −16N | =36B | −29N | −30N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1838 | -14.8 |
| 40 | Hanein, Avri | 2104 | ISR | −12N | −30B | −34N | −38B | +41B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1771 | -84.8 |
| 41 | Sapir, Omri | 1929 | ISR | −7B | =36N | −33B | −23B | −40N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1712 | -40.8 |
| 42 | Vardi, Daniel | 2120 | ISR | −11B | =26N | −19B | F | — | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1860 | -41.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Belkovsky, GuyISR+60.82.5 pts · #19
- 2Levy, OmerISR+46.43.0 pts · #16
- 3Michaeli, OmriISR+38.42.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR-84.81.0 pts · #38
- 2David, IdanISR-48.01.5 pts · #34
- 3Levitan, TalFMISR-45.21.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R2+309 Elo gap
- R1+276 Elo gap
- R4+269 Elo gap