Round of 16 of the State Chess Championship, Group 7
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 1456, and top seed was Ofer Mali (🇮🇱 ISR, 1886).
Yotam Mirochnik (🇮🇱 ISR, 1518) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ofer Mali (5.0) and Shachar Hochshtad (4.5). Mirochnik shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yotam Mirochnik (1518) beat Ofer Mali (1886), a +368-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsYotam Mirochnik led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Yotam Mirochnik takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Yotam Mirochnik beat Ofer Mali (Black).
Yotam Mirochnik 4 wins (R4–R7)Ofer Mali 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇱Mirochnik, Yotam | 1518 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 16.50 | 21.0 | +128.0 | 1959 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱Mali, Ofer | 1886 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.00 | 22.0 | -33.6 | 1752 |
| 3 | 🇮🇱Hochshtad, Shachar | 1636 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 22.5 | +12.8 | 1723 |
| 5 | 🇮🇱Neeman, Ori | 1726 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 8.25 | 23.5 | -21.6 | 1596 |
| 4 | 🇮🇱Moscovitch, Shelly | 1683 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 9.00 | 24.0 | -7.6 | 1660 |
| 6 | 🇮🇱Levy, Avner | 1622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.25 | 24.5 | -23.0 | 1477 |
| 7 | 🇮🇱David, Adar | 1574 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 6.25 | 25.5 | -23.2 | 1488 |
| 8 | 🇮🇱Moshayev, Reuven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 1387 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mirochnik, YotamISR+128.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Hochshtad, ShacharISR+12.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Moshayev, ReuvenISR0.01.0 pts · #8
- 1Mali, OferISR-33.65.0 pts · #2
- 2David, AdarISR-23.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Levy, AvnerISR-23.02.5 pts · #6
- R4+368 Elo gap
- R6+208 Elo gap
- R6+203 Elo gap