Round of 16 of the State Chess Championship, Group 3
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Sept 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Kfar Saba, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1460, and top seed was Eli Kopelevitch (🇮🇱 ISR, 1793).
Yair Mintz (🇮🇱 ISR, 1745) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Eli Kopelevitch (4.5) and Ofer Cohen (4.0). Mintz shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yuval Marchasin (1548) beat Eilon Shohat (1716), a +168-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel
Dates
17 Sept 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsYair Mintz led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Nov
Ofer Cohen takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yair Mintz lost to Eli Kopelevitch (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Eli Kopelevitch 3 wins (R5–R7)Ofer Cohen 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱Mintz, Yair | 1745 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 14.50 | 22.0 | +12.8 | 1781 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱Kopelevitch, Eli | 1793 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 13.25 | 22.5 | -12.2 | 1705 |
| 3 | 🇮🇱Cohen, Ofer | 1633 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 12.00 | 23.0 | +19.4 | 1776 |
| 4 | 🇮🇱Siti, Eli | 1715 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 23.0 | -8.4 | 1661 |
| 6 | 🇮🇱Shohat, Eilon | 1716 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.00 | 23.5 | -18.8 | 1604 |
| 5 | 🇮🇱Marchasin, Yuval | 1548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.00 | 23.5 | +23.6 | 1632 |
| 7 | 🇮🇱Sigalov, Eithan | 1531 | ½ | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.75 | 24.5 | +3.6 | 1555 |
| 8 | FIDE 2890321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 869 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marchasin, YuvalISR+23.63.5 pts · #5
- 2Cohen, OferISR+19.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Mintz, YairISR+12.85.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Shohat, EilonISR-18.83.5 pts · #6
- 2Kopelevitch, EliISR-12.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Siti, EliISR-8.44.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R5+168 Elo gap
- R1+160 Elo gap