1 8 Israel champ
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Netanya, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1877, and top seed was Ilan Pinhasov (🇮🇱 ISR, 1937).
Ilya Desyatnikov (🇮🇱 ISR, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Konstantin Brio (6.5) and Anatoly Zelikov (5.5). Desyatnikov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eliav Arolovich (1495) beat Alexander Moshevitz (1725), a +230-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Netanya, Israel
Dates
08 Sept 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIlya Desyatnikov led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Ilya Desyatnikov held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ilya Desyatnikov beat Konstantin Brio (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ilya Desyatnikov 4 wins (R1–R4)Konstantin Brio 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ilya Desyatnikov | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Konstantin Brio | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ilan Pinhasov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vadim Epstein | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desyatnikov, Ilya | 0 | ISR | +18N | +9B | +2N | +12B | =3N | −5B | +10N | =4B | +8N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 34.50 | 1910 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Brio, Konstantin | 1894 | ISR | +21B | +10N | −1B | −3N | +4B | +11N | +12B | +5N | =6B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 30.75 | 2083 | +37.8 |
| 3 | Zelikov, Anatoly | 1922 | ISR | =8N | +23B | =7N | +2B | =1B | +6N | −5N | +9B | −4N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 27.75 | 1955 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Volkov, Yuri | 1821 | ISR | +19N | =7B | =8N | =9B | −2N | +13B | =6B | =1N | +3B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 27.00 | 1928 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Moroz, Mark | 1885 | ISR | +14N | −12B | +18N | =8B | +13N | +1N | +3B | −2B | −7N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 1841 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Epstein, Vadim | 1904 | ISR | +16N | −11B | =13N | +23B | +12N | −3B | =4N | +10B | =2N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 23.75 | 1886 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Pinhasov, Ilan | 1937 | ISR | +20B | =4N | =3B | =11N | −10B | +8B | −9N | +17N | +5B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 1881 | -11.6 |
| 8 | Zuker, Zivi | 1708 | ISR | =3B | +15N | =4B | =5N | =17B | −7N | +11B | +12N | −1B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 23.25 | 1915 | +82.4 |
| 9 | Babushkin, Alexey | 1924 | ISR | +13B | −1N | +21B | =4N | =11B | =10N | +7B | −3N | =12B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 22.50 | 1910 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Politzer, Eyal | 1739 | ISR | +24N | −2B | +15N | =14B | +7N | =9B | −1B | −6N | +17B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 19.25 | 1892 | +64.4 |
| 11 | Lagun, Michael | 1800 | ISR | +22B | +6N | −12N | =7B | =9N | −2B | −8N | +16B | +13N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 1854 | +12.6 |
| 12 | Kremer, Eli | 1890 | ISR | +17B | +5N | +11B | −1N | −6B | +14N | −2N | −8B | =9N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 20.50 | 1868 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Weisbuch, Gabriel | 1725 | ISR | −9N | +19B | =6B | +21N | −5B | −4N | +14B | +15N | −11B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.75 | 1790 | +14.6 |
| 14 | Lurie, Ariel | 1795 | ISR | −5B | =17N | +22B | =10N | +24B | −12B | −13N | +19B | =15N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1713 | -19.6 |
| 15 | Lurie, Igor | 1631 | ISR | +23N | −8B | −10B | −17N | +20B | =16N | +22N | −13B | =14B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1678 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Grinberg, Yaacov | 1692 | ISR | −6B | =22N | =17B | =24N | =21B | =15B | +18N | −11N | =20B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 1646 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Gurevich, Dov | 1666 | ISR | −12N | =14B | =16N | +15B | =8N | F | =19N | −7B | −10N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.25 | 1667 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Arolovich, Eliav | 1495 | ISR | −1B | +20N | −5B | −22N | =19B | =21N | −16B | +24N | −23B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 7.75 | 1619 | +33.6 |
| 19 | Hafizov, Sami | 1631 | ISR | −4B | −13N | −24B | +20N | =18N | +23B | =17B | −14N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1622 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Moshevitz, Alexander | 1725 | ISR | −7N | −18B | +23N | −19B | −15N | =24N | =21B | =22B | =16N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1556 | -40.8 |
| 21 | Miorov, Ronen | 1711 | ISR | −2N | +24B | −9N | −13B | =16N | =18B | =20N | F | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 7.00 | 1624 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Margolin, Daniel | 1564 | ISR | −11N | =16B | −14N | +18B | F | F | −15B | =20N | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 1570 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Avshalomov, Viacheslav | 1787 | ISR | −15B | −3N | −20B | −6N | F | −19N | +24B | F | +18N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | -43.2 |
| 24 | Kartashevsky, Moty | 1589 | ISR | −10B | −21N | +19N | =16B | −14N | =20B | −23N | −18B | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 6.50 | 1505 | -41.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zuker, ZiviISR+82.45.0 pts · #9
- 2Politzer, EyalISR+64.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Brio, KonstantinISR+37.86.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Avshalomov, ViacheslavISR-43.22.0 pts · #23
- 2Kartashevsky, MotyISR-41.62.0 pts · #24
- 3Moshevitz, AlexanderISR-40.83.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R2+230 Elo gap
- R5+198 Elo gap
- R8+182 Elo gap