Kiryat Ono Autumn 2025 A
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Kiryat Ono, Israel. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2262, and top seed was Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2479).
Yannay Ben Ari (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2454) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Noam Ostrovsky Berman (5.5) and Boris Kantsler (5.0). Ben Ari won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Harel Fester (1714) beat Adi Menahem (FM, 2253), a +539-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Boris Kantsler takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Ben Ari takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
IM Yannay Ben Ari lost to Noam Ostrovsky Berman (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMYannay Ben Ari | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Noam Ostrovsky Berman | 1 | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3GMBoris Kantsler | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4GMSemen I. Dvoirys | ½ | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Ari, YannayIM | 2454 | ISR | +20N | −2B | +14N | +11B | +9N | =4B | +3N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.50 | 2407 | -1.8 |
| 2 | Ostrovsky Berman, Noam | 2116 | ISR | +21B | +1N | −4B | +27N | +15B | =3B | +11N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 20.00 | 2327 | +76.0 |
| 3 | Kantsler, BorisGM | 2335 | ISR | +13B | +15N | =5B | +4N | +6B | =2N | −1B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 22.75 | 2385 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Dvoirys, Semen I.GM | 2368 | RUS | +16N | +11B | +2N | −3B | +10N | =1N | =5B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 22.25 | 2321 | -1.1 |
| 5 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2246 | ISR | +22N | +12B | =3N | =10B | +7N | =6B | =4N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 2320 | +22.3 |
| 6 | Tzidkiya, YeshaayahuGM | 2479 | ISR | +18B | =7N | +27B | +8B | −3N | =5N | +9B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.25 | 2334 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2161 | ISR | +31N | =6B | −8N | +22B | −5B | +10N | +15B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 2148 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Abitbul, Matan | 2032 | ISR | =29N | +28B | +7B | −6N | +18B | −9N | +17N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 13.75 | 2161 | +47.6 |
| 9 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2253 | ISR | +25B | −27N | +20B | +12N | −1B | +8B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 2141 | -27.4 |
| 10 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1912 | ISR | =19N | +29B | +17B | =5N | −4B | −7B | +16N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 2079 | +54.8 |
| 11 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2057 | ISR | +32B | −4N | +24B | −1N | +27B | +19N | −2B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 2043 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Soybert, Ori | 2032 | ISR | +30B | −5N | +13B | −9B | −16N | +24N | +23B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1998 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Sapir, Omri | 1888 | ISR | −3N | +31B | −12N | +14B | =21N | =18N | +19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1977 | +22.2 |
| 14 | Gunders, Elad | 1919 | ISR | −27B | +23N | −1B | −13N | +30B | +21N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1924 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Semo, Sagy | 1991 | ISR | +26N | −3B | +19N | +28B | −2N | =16B | −7N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 9.25 | 1943 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1806 | ISR | −4B | +30N | +29B | −20N | +12B | =15N | −10B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1941 | +44.8 |
| 17 | Manyevich, Rom | 2153 | ISR | =28N | +24B | −10N | −19B | +25N | +26N | −8B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1848 | -95.6 |
| 18 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1902 | ISR | −6N | =19B | +32N | +26B | −8N | =13B | −14N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1847 | -12.6 |
| 19 | Galmidi, Ram | 1721 | ISR | =10B | =18N | −15B | +17N | +20B | −11B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1922 | +64.4 |
| 20 | Zakin, Lior | 1931 | ISR | −1B | +21N | −9N | +16B | −19N | +27B | — | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1931 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Kendel, Eitan | 1757 | ISR | −2N | −20B | +31N | =24N | =13B | −14B | =22N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1816 | +16.8 |
| 22 | Haber, Aviv | 1795 | ISR | −5B | =32N | +30B | −7N | −26B | =28N | =21B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1749 | -27.2 |
| 23 | Dimenshtein, Daniel | 1818 | ISR | −24N | −14B | −26N | +31B | =29N | +25B | −12N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1770 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Khairova, Evelina | 1911 | ISR | +23B | −17N | −11N | =21B | +28N | −12B | — | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1865 | -16.0 |
| 25 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1824 | ISR | −9N | =26B | −28N | +29N | −17B | −23N | +31B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1802 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Tamir, Rami | 1749 | ISR | −15B | =25N | +23B | −18N | +22N | −17B | — | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1857 | +13.6 |
| 27 | Fester, Harel | 1714 | ISR | +14N | +9B | −6N | −2B | −11N | −20N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 1918 | +46.8 |
| 28 | Hoch, Guy | 1713 | ISR | =17B | −8N | +25B | −15N | −24B | =22B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1820 | +25.2 |
| 29 | Shifrin, Evgeny | 1800 | ISR | =8B | −10N | −16N | −25B | =23B | −31N | =30N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1624 | -30.4 |
| 30 | Cohen, Eyal | 1716 | ISR | −12N | −16B | −22N | +32B | −14N | F | =29B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 1644 | -23.6 |
| 31 | Brenner, Bar | 1868 | ISR | −7B | −13N | −21B | −23N | F | +29B | −25N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 1602 | -79.6 |
| 32 | Geva, Eitan | 1668 | ISR | −11N | =22B | −18B | −30N | — | — | — | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1546 | -22.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ostrovsky Berman, NoamISR+76.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Galmidi, RamISR+64.43.0 pts · #20
- 3Goldstein, AsafISR+54.84.0 pts · #9
- 1Manyevich, RomISR-95.63.5 pts · #15
- 2Brenner, BarISR-79.61.0 pts · #31
- 3Shifrin, EvgenyISR-30.41.5 pts · #30
- R2+539 Elo gap
- R4+432 Elo gap
- R2+338 Elo gap