Masters Haifa -Nesher C 2025
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Haifa, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 613, and top seed was Yurii Khokhlov (🇺🇦 UKR, 1584).
Leonard Engel (🇮🇱 ISR, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aya Watted (3.5) and Yurii Khokhlov (3.0). Engel won solo starting round 4.
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×8
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLeonard Engel led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Leonard Engel never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Leonard Engel drew with Aya Watted (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Haim Politansky won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leonard Engel | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Aya Watted | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Haim Politansky | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Yurii Khokhlov | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engel, Leonard | 0 | ISR | +10B | +3B | =2N | +6N | +7B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Watted, Aya | 1519 | ISR | +9N | +8B | =1B | −3N | +6B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 785 | -16.4 |
| 3 | Khokhlov, Yurii | 1584 | UKR | +6B | −1N | +7N | +2B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1531 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Politansky, Haim | 1542 | ISR | −8N | −7B | +10N | +5N | +3B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2335 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Avital, Itay | 1484 | ISR | =7N | −6B | +9N | −4B | +10B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 742 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Itzhaky, Noam | 0 | ISR | −3N | +5N | +8B | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mawasi, Ram | 0 | ISR | =5B | +4N | −3B | =9N | −1N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zarorah, Abdallah | 0 | ISR | +4B | −2N | −6N | F | +9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Yakobovich, Maor | 0 | ISR | −2B | +10N | −5B | =7B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2888793 | 0 | — | −1N | −9B | −4B | F | −5N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Politansky, HaimISR+19.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Zarorah, AbdallahISR0.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Yakobovich, MaorISR0.01.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Avital, ItayISR-16.82.5 pts · #7
- 2Watted, AyaISR-16.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Khokhlov, YuriiUKR-3.03.0 pts · #6