Opening of the Year in Ramat Gan Masters
SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2363, and top seed was Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2479).
Yannay Ben Ari (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2454) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (5.5) and Ori Kochavi (5.0). Ben Ari shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shalev Hasson Schrager (1887) beat Nati Ribstein (IM, 2233), a +346-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Ramat Gan, Israel
Dates
08 Sept 2025 → 17 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×2
IM×4
FM×7
CM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×51
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Yannay Ben Ari led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
10
3
1
2
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Nov
IM Yannay Ben Ari takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Yannay Ben Ari beat GM Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Yannay Ben Ari 5 wins (R2–R6)GM Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMYannay Ben Ari | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2GMYeshaayahu Tzidkiya | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3IMNati Ribstein | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMNeria Gurevich | — | — | — | * |
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 | =25N | +46B | +8N | +7B | +21N | +2B | =3N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 24.00 | 2553 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Tzidkiya, YeshaayahuGM | 2479 | ISR | =15B | +52N | +16B | +10N | +9B | −1N | +11B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 2456 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Kochavi, OriIM | 2363 | ISR | =22B | =15N | +12B | +20N | +5B | =9N | =1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 22.50 | 2385 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Ribstein, NatiIM | 2233 | ISR | +18B | −16N | +36B | =23N | +15B | =10N | +9B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 2218 | +0.5 |
| 5 | Poleg, MatanFM | 2277 | ISR | +23B | +36N | +17B | −9B | −3N | +26N | +16B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 2323 | +12.2 |
| 6 | Gurevich, NeriaCM | 2083 | ISR | +32B | −21N | +19B | +26N | =10B | =16N | +17B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 18.25 | 2293 | +79.2 |
| 7 | Mordechai, HananFM | 2319 | ISR | +53B | +26N | =21B | −1N | =25B | +22N | +18B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 2285 | -1.8 |
| 8 | Birka, Elia | 2257 | ISR | +50B | +12N | −1B | +17N | +13B | −11N | =10B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 2403 | +58.8 |
| 9 | Kraus, Ohad | 2235 | ISR | +42N | +37B | +13B | +5N | −2N | =3B | −4N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 2352 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Zemach, RoeeFM | 2285 | ISR | +49N | +39B | +27N | −2B | =6N | =4B | =8N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 2273 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Dvoirys, Semen I.GM | 2368 | RUS | =29B | =22N | +37B | =15N | +23B | +8B | −2N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 2245 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Uritsky, YonathanFM | 2347 | ISR | +33N | −8B | −3N | +49B | +37N | +25B | =22N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 2223 | -17.2 |
| 13 | Newman, Ori | 2310 | ISR | +44N | +30B | −9N | +43B | −8N | =21B | +25N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 2220 | -12.4 |
| 14 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2193 | ISR | +40B | −17N | −15B | +33N | =29B | +23N | +36B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 2182 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Michaeli, Omri | 2048 | ISR | =2N | =3B | +14N | =11B | −4N | +38B | =28N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 16.00 | 2292 | +82.8 |
| 16 | Hasson Schrager, Shalev | 1887 | ISR | +24N | +4B | −2N | =28B | +27N | =6B | −5N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 15.50 | 2249 | +119.6 |
| 17 | Veinberg, NimrodIM | 2424 | ISR | +31N | +14B | −5N | −8B | +30N | +24B | −6N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 2212 | -16.7 |
| 18 | Goz, Shachar | 1882 | ISR | −4N | +41B | =44N | =31B | +51N | +27B | −7N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 2114 | +78.0 |
| 19 | Libman, GuyFM | 2240 | ISR | =38N | =47B | −6N | +35B | =36N | =20N | +34B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 2036 | -31.4 |
| 20 | Sitbon, Itay | 2169 | ISR | −46N | +35B | +47N | −3B | +44N | =19B | =21N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 2108 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Ribstein, Orel | 2160 | ISR | +35N | +6B | =7N | F | −1B | =13N | =20B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 14.75 | 2270 | +35.2 |
| 22 | Selictar, Dor | 2056 | ISR | =3N | =11B | +30N | F | +28N | −7B | =12B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 2341 | +43.2 |
| 23 | Gal On, Itai | 2005 | ISR | −5N | +34B | +39N | =4B | −11N | −14B | +37N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 2157 | +50.8 |
| 24 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2161 | ISR | −16B | +48B | =31N | =44B | +43N | −17N | =29B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 2019 | -49.2 |
| 25 | Vardi, Daniel | 2076 | ISR | =1B | F | +46N | +42B | =7N | −12N | −13B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 2211 | +36.8 |
| 26 | Frolov, Aleksey G. | 2169 | ISR | +43N | −7B | +49N | −6B | +31N | −5B | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 2079 | -13.0 |
| 27 | Solomon, AsifFM | 2182 | ISR | +28B | +29N | −10B | F | −16B | −18N | +46N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 2020 | -22.6 |
| 28 | Chernomordik, PavelFM | 2167 | ISR | −27N | +38B | F | =16N | −22B | +29N | =15B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 2025 | -21.8 |
| 29 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2057 | ISR | =11N | −27B | +48N | =46B | =14N | −28B | =24N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 2056 | -2.8 |
| 30 | Shiff, Johnatan | 2142 | ISR | +45B | −13N | −22B | +32N | −17B | −34N | +47B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1959 | -30.8 |
| 31 | Weber, Yonatan | 1986 | ISR | −17B | +40N | =24B | =18N | −26B | =37B | =38N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 2024 | +7.2 |
| 32 | Friedlich, Eyal | 1782 | ISR | −6N | =42B | =38N | −30B | +35N | +49N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1998 | +63.2 |
| 33 | Berlad, Asaf | 2048 | ISR | −12B | +50N | F | −14B | −38N | +45B | +41N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 2002 | -15.2 |
| 34 | Qasem, Muhamad Mody | 1875 | ISR | −39B | −23N | =40B | +45N | =42N | +30B | −19N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1971 | +30.0 |
| 35 | Feigin, Daniel | 1945 | KOR | −21B | −20N | +45B | −19N | −32B | +50N | +51B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1945 | -3.6 |
| 36 | Andreev, Robert | 2074 | ISR | +41N | −5B | −4N | +47B | =19B | F | −14N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 2039 | -11.2 |
| 37 | Taieb, Ariel | 2097 | ISR | +51B | −9N | −11N | +41B | −12B | =31N | −23B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1992 | -20.8 |
| 38 | Gunders, Elad | 1919 | ISR | =19B | −28N | =32B | F | +33B | −15N | =31B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1988 | +8.6 |
| 39 | Brezis, AriCM | 2055 | ISR | +34N | −10N | −23B | F | +46N | F | =42B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 2000 | -15.6 |
| 40 | Sobel, Ido | 1903 | ISR | −14N | −31B | =34N | F | =41N | +46B | =43B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1880 | -5.8 |
| 41 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1824 | ISR | −36B | −18N | +50B | −37N | =40B | +47N | −33B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1860 | +8.8 |
| 42 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1994 | ISR | −9B | =32N | +53B | −25N | =34B | F | =39N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1956 | -13.6 |
| 43 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1902 | ISR | −26B | +53N | +52B | −13N | −24B | F | =40N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 2044 | +18.2 |
| 44 | Triger, Eitan | 2049 | ISR | −13B | +45N | =18B | =24N | −20B | F | — | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1994 | -15.6 |
| 45 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1806 | ISR | −30N | −44B | −35N | −34B | +52B | −33N | +53B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1860 | +12.8 |
| 46 | Lapushnian, Maya | 1840 | ISR | +20B | −1N | −25B | =29N | −39B | −40N | −27B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1868 | +5.2 |
| 47 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1810 | ISR | F | =19N | −20B | −36N | +49B | −41B | −30N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1861 | +6.8 |
| 48 | Darhi, Yuval | 1829 | ISR | =52B | −24N | −29B | F | +50N | F | — | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1951 | +21.2 |
| 49 | Gavriel, Adam | 1905 | ISR | −10B | +51N | −26B | −12N | −47N | −32B | — | 1.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1767 | -46.8 |
| 50 | Qasem, Huda | 1919 | ISR | −8N | −33B | −41N | +53N | −48B | −35B | — | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1720 | -29.8 |
| 51 | Sapir, Omri | 1888 | ISR | −37N | −49B | F | +52N | −18B | F | −35N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1728 | -29.1 |
| 52 | Leib, Daniel | 2013 | ISR | =48N | −2B | −43N | −51B | −45N | — | — | 0.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1602 | -48.0 |
| 53 | Kirsch, Yahel David | 2055 | ISR | −7N | −43B | −42N | −50B | F | F | −45N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1188 | -118.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hasson Schrager, ShalevISR+119.64.0 pts · #15
- 2Michaeli, OmriISR+82.84.0 pts · #16
- 3Gurevich, NeriaCMISR+79.25.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kirsch, Yahel DavidISR-118.40.0 pts · #53
- 2Meirovich, IlayISR-49.23.5 pts · #23
- 3Leib, DanielISR-48.00.5 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R2+346 Elo gap
- R7+341 Elo gap
- R1+329 Elo gap