Israeli Championship 1 8 Final-Ashdod
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18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 24 Jan 2026 in Ashdod, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Daniel Zingerov (🇮🇱 ISR, 1875).
Maxim Tislenko (🇮🇱 ISR, 1780) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Asaf Ben David (5.0) and Daniel Zingerov (5.0). Tislenko won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yoav Brodsky (1625) beat Daniel Zingerov (1875), a +250-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Ashdod, Israel
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMaxim Tislenko led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Maxim Tislenko held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maxim Tislenko beat Asaf Ben David (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Maxim Tislenko 4 wins (R1–R4)Asaf Ben David 4 wins (R4–R7)Daniel Zingerov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maxim Tislenko | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Asaf Ben David | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Daniel Zingerov | 1 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Michael Shklovski | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tislenko, Maxim | 1780 | ISR | +4B | +2N | +6N | +14B | =7B | +9N | −3N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 20.75 | 1921 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Ben David, Asaf | 1868 | ISR | +15N | −1B | −3N | +10B | +5N | +7B | +4B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1813 | -11.6 |
| 3 | Zingerov, Daniel | 1875 | ISR | −7B | +8N | +2B | +9N | −6B | +12N | +1B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 20.00 | 1873 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Shklovski, Michael | 1523 | ISR | −1N | +15B | +11N | =5B | +14N | +6B | −2N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1774 | +77.6 |
| 5 | Rekhter, Ariel | 1555 | ISR | −17B | +18N | +10B | =4N | −2B | +15N | +9B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 1799 | +62.4 |
| 6 | Shapurkar, Amir | 1728 | ISR | +11B | +17N | −1B | F | +3N | −4N | +7N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1700 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Brodsky, Yoav | 1625 | ISR | +3N | =16N | =9B | +12B | =1N | −2N | −6B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1771 | +45.6 |
| 8 | Shafran, Gregory | 1817 | ISR | =12N | −3B | +13N | −11B | −10N | +17B | +15B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1710 | -14.0 |
| 9 | Goland, Ilia | 0 | ISR | +10N | =14B | =7N | −3B | +11N | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Brodsky, Itamar | 1616 | ISR | −9B | +12B | −5N | −2N | +8B | +11B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1666 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Vasilenitsky, Daniel | 0 | ISR | −6N | +13B | −4B | +8N | −9B | −10N | +17B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Krasniynski, Eitan | 1675 | ISR | =8B | −10N | +17B | −7N | +15N | −3B | =14N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1591 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Vainer, Natan | 1773 | ISR | −16B | −11N | −8B | F | +17N | +14B | +10B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1721 | -5.8 |
| 14 | Mor, Ami | 1753 | ISR | +18B | =9N | =16B | −1N | −4B | −13N | =12B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1555 | -31.4 |
| 15 | Menashe, Etty | 1610 | ISR | −2B | −4N | +18B | +17N | −12B | −5B | −8N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 1406 | -59.2 |
| 16 | Doctori, Shimri Leshem | 1696 | ISR | +13N | =7B | =14N | F | — | — | — | 2.0 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1841 | +23.6 |
| 17 | Hadar, Atay | 0 | ISR | +5N | −6B | −12N | −15B | −13B | −8N | −11N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kardashov, Vladimir | 1635 | ISR | −14N | −5B | −15N | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 841 | -29.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shklovski, MichaelISR+77.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Rekhter, ArielISR+62.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Brodsky, YoavISR+45.63.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Menashe, EttyISR-59.22.0 pts · #16
- 2Mor, AmiISR-31.42.5 pts · #9
- 3Kardashov, VladimirISR-29.40.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+250 Elo gap
- R5+230 Elo gap
- R6+205 Elo gap