1 8 Israeli Championship in Keryat Yam
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Kiryat Yam, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1824, and top seed was Prosper Dayan (🇮🇱 ISR, 1976).
Tal Zusman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1749) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Michael Tselenko (5.5) and Jonatan Keren (4.5). Zusman won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ahmad Iktelat (1412) beat Zvi Kotler (1765), a +353-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Yam, Israel
Dates
03 Sept 2025 → 19 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTal Zusman led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Tal Zusman held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tal Zusman drew with Michael Tselenko (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Tal Zusman won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tal Zusman | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Michael Tselenko | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Roman Ermakov | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Efim Rakita | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zusman, Tal | 1749 | ISR | +23B | +5B | +11N | =4N | =2B | +6B | +8N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 22.00 | 2093 | +56.4 |
| 2 | Tselenko, Michael | 1753 | ISR | +13N | =12B | +19N | +6B | =1N | =3B | +4B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 21.50 | 1929 | +28.2 |
| 3 | Keren, Jonatan | 1883 | ISR | =18B | =9N | +12N | +8B | =4B | =2N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1854 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Rakita, Efim | 1860 | ISR | =22N | +17B | +14N | =1B | =3N | +5B | −2N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1830 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Ochman, Philip | 1915 | ISR | +21B | −1N | =9B | +22N | +11B | −4N | +13B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1788 | -18.6 |
| 6 | Ermakov, Roman | 1823 | ISR | =9B | +24N | +22B | −2N | +18B | −1N | +11B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1792 | -6.4 |
| 7 | Dayan, Prosper | 1976 | ISR | =17N | =19B | =13N | =12B | +14N | +16B | =3N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1824 | -18.4 |
| 8 | Paskal, Ohad | 1741 | ISR | +20B | −11N | +15B | −3N | +9B | +12N | −1B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1735 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Filiarsky, Yonatan | 1676 | ISR | =6N | =3B | =5N | =14B | −8N | +21B | +16N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1817 | +53.2 |
| 10 | Avraham, Juda | 1732 | ISR | −19N | =20B | +17N | =11B | −12N | +14B | +15N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1762 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Salman, Jude | 1701 | ISR | +15N | +8B | −1B | =10N | −5N | +17B | −6N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1769 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Tzur, Ofir | 1469 | ISR | +16B | =2N | −3B | =7N | +10B | −8B | =20N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1762 | +94.4 |
| 13 | Vednin, Sergey | 1630 | ISR | −2B | +23N | =7B | −15N | +20B | +18N | −5N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1768 | +23.8 |
| 14 | Bloch, Yarden | 1597 | ISR | =24B | +18N | −4B | =9N | −7B | −10N | +19B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1665 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Shkuri, Joseph | 1684 | ISR | −11B | +21N | −8N | +13B | −16B | +22N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1615 | -13.0 |
| 16 | Kotler, Zvi | 1765 | ISR | −12N | −22B | +23N | +21B | +15N | −7N | −9B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1597 | -30.0 |
| 17 | Shorosh, Lana | 1738 | ISR | =7B | −4N | −10B | F | +19N | −11N | +18B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1666 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Popaotsan, Manoli | 1776 | ISR | =3N | −14B | +20N | +19B | −6N | −13B | −17N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1520 | -39.8 |
| 19 | Shapira, Shahked | 0 | ISR | +10B | =7N | −2B | −18N | −17B | =23N | −14N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1590 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Shaer, Ward | 1603 | ISR | −8N | =10N | −18B | +23B | −13N | F | =12B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1544 | -18.4 |
| 21 | Shtewi, Hosni | 1645 | ISR | −5N | −15B | +24B | −16N | +22B | −9N | — | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1571 | -23.6 |
| 22 | Iktelat, Ahmad | 1412 | ISR | =4B | +16N | −6N | −5B | −21N | −15B | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1562 | +30.8 |
| 23 | Kahan, Sami | 1665 | ISR | −1N | −13B | −16B | −20N | F | =19B | F | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 887 | -37.6 |
| 24 | Toby, Ohad | 1722 | ISR | =14N | −6B | −21N | F | — | — | — | 0.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1416 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tzur, OfirISR+94.43.5 pts · #12
- 2Zusman, TalISR+56.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Filiarsky, YonatanISR+53.24.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Popaotsan, ManoliISR-39.82.5 pts · #22
- 2Kahan, SamiISR-37.60.5 pts · #24
- 3Kotler, ZviISR-30.03.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R2+353 Elo gap
- R1+296 Elo gap
- R5+263 Elo gap