Autumn chess competition 2025
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Kfar Saba, Israel. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2093, and top seed was Eyal Deutsch (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2279).
David Rinberg (🇮🇱 ISR, 1992) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ray Hermans (5.5) and Amnon Magen (5.5). Rinberg shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: David Rinberg (1992) beat Eyal Deutsch (IM, 2279), a +287-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×37
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
14
7
2
1
1
1
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Rinberg takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Amnon Magen 3 wins (R5–R7)David Rinberg 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amnon Magen | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Ray Hermans | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3David Rinberg | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Amit Gilor | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rinberg, David | 1992 | ISR | +33B | +14B | +5N | +22N | =2B | +8B | −3N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 19.75 | 2263 | +93.6 |
| 2 | Hermans, Ray | 2084 | ISR | +23B | +6N | =10B | +27N | =1N | +5B | =14N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 21.00 | 2261 | +59.6 |
| 3 | Magen, Amnon | 1997 | ISR | +20N | +17B | −22B | =9N | +27B | +13N | +1B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 20.50 | 2227 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Gilor, Amit | 2020 | ISR | =12N | +7B | =15N | −5B | +20N | +24B | +11N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.75 | 2149 | +49.2 |
| 5 | Shabtai, RanFM | 1996 | ISR | +9B | +11N | −1B | +4N | +22B | −2N | =6B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 18.25 | 2139 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Gal On, Itai | 2005 | ISR | +34N | −2B | +35N | +7B | =10B | =11N | =5N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 2095 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Grabinsky, Yoni | 2143 | ISR | =21B | −4N | +25B | −6N | +33B | +16N | +27B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 2054 | -13.8 |
| 8 | Leib, Daniel | 2013 | ISR | +36B | −10N | =24B | +28N | +16B | −1N | +13B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 2023 | +3.0 |
| 9 | Sitbon, Itay | 2169 | ISR | −5N | +12B | +20N | =3B | =13N | +22B | F | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 2085 | -11.8 |
| 10 | Taragan, Uri | 2002 | ISR | +32N | +8B | =2N | −13B | =6N | F | +24N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 2098 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Katkov, MichelleWFM | 2043 | ISR | +30N | −5B | +32N | =17B | +15N | =6B | −4B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 2009 | -5.2 |
| 12 | Klein, Boris | 1919 | ISR | =4B | −9N | =38B | +36N | +23N | −15B | +19N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 2053 | +25.4 |
| 13 | Golan, Ori | 2003 | ISR | +26B | −16N | +18B | +10N | =9B | −3B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 2014 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Deutsch, EyalIM | 2279 | ISR | +38B | −1N | +16B | =24N | =21B | F | =2B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 2019 | -16.5 |
| 15 | Philosoph, Assi | 2062 | ISR | =27B | +21N | =4B | =16N | −11B | +12N | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 2020 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 1818 | ISR | +19N | +13B | −14N | =15B | −8N | −7B | +29B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 2039 | +74.0 |
| 17 | Levi, Yaniv | 1937 | ISR | +37B | −3N | +33B | =11N | −18B | F | +23B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 2019 | +14.0 |
| 18 | Friedland, Eldar | 2067 | ISR | =25N | +35B | −13N | =23B | +17N | =21B | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1992 | -11.4 |
| 19 | David, Idan | 1961 | ISR | −16B | +38N | −23B | =29N | +25B | +28N | −12B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1901 | -23.6 |
| 20 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1902 | ISR | −3B | +37N | −9B | +38N | −4B | =32B | +30N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1958 | +9.8 |
| 21 | Feigin, Daniel | 1945 | KOR | =7N | −15B | +31N | +35B | =14N | =18N | — | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 2130 | +58.4 |
| 22 | Mond, Omri | 1944 | ISR | +29B | +31B | +3N | −1B | −5N | −9N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 2004 | +18.4 |
| 23 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1912 | ISR | −2N | =30B | +19N | =18N | −12B | +31B | −17N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1920 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Gilad, Tomer | 1870 | ISR | −35N | +36B | =8N | =14B | +30N | −4N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1939 | +10.2 |
| 25 | Klevinskiy, Konstantin | 1932 | ISR | =18B | −27N | −7N | +32B | −19N | =26B | +35N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1949 | +3.6 |
| 26 | Hanein, Avri | 2033 | ISR | −13N | −28B | +34N | −30B | =29B | =25N | +37N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1825 | -77.6 |
| 27 | Brenner, Moshe | 2032 | ISR | =15N | +25B | +28N | −2B | −3N | F | −7N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1955 | -13.2 |
| 28 | Klein, Eldad | 1862 | ISR | =31N | +26N | −27B | −8B | +35N | −19B | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1930 | +20.8 |
| 29 | Qasem, Muhamad Mody | 1875 | ISR | −22N | −32B | =30N | =19B | =26N | +36B | −16N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1806 | -27.6 |
| 30 | Schwarz, Harry | 1828 | ISR | −11B | =23N | =29B | +26N | −24B | F | −20B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1814 | -2.4 |
| 31 | Menkes, Shlomo | 1996 | ISR | =28B | −22N | −21B | =33N | +36B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1789 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Eshkol, Idan | 1864 | ISR | −10B | +29N | −11B | −25N | F | =20N | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1801 | -18.0 |
| 33 | Qasem, Huda | 1919 | ISR | −1N | +34B | −17N | =31B | −7N | F | — | 1.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1823 | -13.0 |
| 34 | Eshkol, Lilian | 1793 | ISR | −6B | −33N | −26B | =37N | F | +35B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1788 | -2.8 |
| 35 | Cohen, Daniel | 1889 | ISR | +24B | −18N | −6B | −21N | −28B | −34N | −25B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1615 | -43.6 |
| 36 | Ingel, Mica Bar | 1904 | ISR | −8N | −24N | +37B | −12B | −31N | −29N | — | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1645 | -75.2 |
| 37 | Baruch, Amit | 1836 | ISR | −17N | −20B | −36N | =34B | F | F | −26B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1548 | -52.2 |
| 38 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1994 | ISR | −14N | −19B | =12N | −20B | — | — | — | 0.5 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1693 | -56.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rinberg, DavidISR+93.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Sternfeld, TomerISR+74.03.5 pts · #14
- 3Hermans, RayISR+59.65.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR-77.63.0 pts · #25
- 2Ingel, Mica BarISR-75.21.0 pts · #36
- 3Belkovsky, GuyISR-56.80.5 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R2+287 Elo gap
- R4+205 Elo gap
- R2+185 Elo gap