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Masters Haifa -Nesher A 2025

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Haifa, Israel. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2162, and top seed was Adi Menahem (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2253).

Adi Menahem (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2253) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Mikhail Linker (3.5) and Barak Lotan (3.0). Menahem shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Barak Lotan (2053) beat Adi Menahem (FM, 2253), a +200-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel
Dates
09 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱FMAdi Menahem2253
Avg top 10
2,162
Participants
6
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×5
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
2
2
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Menahem3.5Linker3.5Lotan3Gurevich2Gruzman2Levitan1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Adi Menahem held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Menahem takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Adi Menahem beat Mikhail Linker (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMAdi Menahem*
1
0
1
2Mikhail Linker
0
*
1
½
3Barak Lotan
1
0
*
½
4Yosef Gurevich
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Menahem, AdiFM2253ISR+5B+4N+2B−3N=6B3.510.511.58.002293+10.8
2Linker, Mikhail2225RUS+6B+3B−1N+5B=4N3.510.511.57.002298+9.8
3Lotan, Barak2053ISR=4B−2N+6B+1B=5N3.011.012.06.502256+27.2
4Gurevich, Yosef2077ISR=3N−1B=5N=6N=2B2.012.013.04.752107+3.6
5Gruzman, IlyaCM2158ISR−1N+6N=4B−2N=3B2.012.013.03.502091-9.2
6Levitan, TalFM2205ISR−2N−5B−3N=4B=1N1.012.014.02.751913-36.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets