Yakov Ariel Memorial- Herzliya 2025
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Herziliya, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1510, and top seed was Eilam Hasson (🇮🇱 ISR, 1642).
Eilam Hasson (🇮🇱 ISR, 1642) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nahum Sagi (7.0) and Zvi Milatin (7.0). Hasson took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇮🇱Herziliya, 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×13
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEilam Hasson led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Nov
Eilam Hasson takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eilam Hasson beat Zvi Milatin (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Eilam Hasson 8 wins (R2–R9)Zvi Milatin 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eilam Hasson | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Zvi Milatin | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Nahum Sagi | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Yair Burshtein | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasson, Eilam | 1642 | ISR | −10N | +7B | +3N | +6B | +5N | +2B | +8N | +4B | +9N | 8.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 39.00 | 2310 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Sagi, Nahum | 1516 | ISR | +14B | +4N | =11B | +8N | +10B | −1N | =3B | +5N | +6B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 25.25 | 1644 | +13.6 |
| 3 | Milatin, Zvi | 1582 | ISR | +7N | =5B | −1B | +12N | +8B | +4N | =2N | +9B | +13B | 7.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 25.25 | 1707 | +25.4 |
| 4 | Lahav, Nadav | 1546 | ISR | +12N | −2B | −6N | +9B | +13N | −3B | +10B | −1N | =7B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 12.00 | 1532 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Yaron yuster, Amit | 1428 | ISR | =8B | =3N | =12N | +7B | −1B | −9N | +13N | −2B | +10N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1482 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Burshtein, Yair | 0 | ISR | −11B | +14N | +4B | −1N | +12B | −10N | =7B | +13N | −2N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Barzilai, Moshe | 1431 | ISR | −3B | −1N | +13B | −5N | =9N | =12B | =6N | +10B | =4N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 11.75 | 1433 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Zehavi, Ariel | 0 | ISR | =5N | +10B | +9N | −2B | −3N | =13B | −1B | F | +12N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 11.50 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Friedland, Benzi | 1560 | ISR | +13B | −11N | −8B | −4N | =7B | +5B | +12N | −3N | −1B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1517 | -16.0 |
| 10 | Roth, Zeev | 0 | ISR | +1B | −8N | +14B | F | −2N | +6B | −4N | −7N | −5B | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2890364 | 0 | — | +6N | +9B | =2N | F | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shamir, Omer | 1590 | ISR | −4B | +13N | =5B | −3B | −6N | =7N | −9B | F | −8B | 2.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 5.75 | 1366 | -71.6 |
| 13 | Maor, Moshe | 1400 | ISR | −9N | −12B | −7N | +14N | −4B | =8N | −5B | −6B | −3N | 1.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 2.00 | 723 | -40.8 |
| 14 | Kisch, Ehud | 1406 | ISR | −2N | −6B | −10N | −13B | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hasson, EilamISR+39.28.0 pts · #2
- 2Milatin, ZviISR+25.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Sagi, NahumISR+13.67.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Shamir, OmerISR-71.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Maor, MosheISR-40.81.5 pts · #14
- 3Friedland, BenziISR-16.03.5 pts · #5