Ramat Gan Winter 1 4 Final 2025-2026
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42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 09 Feb 2026 in Ramat Gan, Israel. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2123, and top seed was Guy Libman (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2240).
Guy Libman (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2240) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Yoav Duchan (7.5) and Yoni Grabinsky (6.0). Libman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yoav Mankovich (1579) beat Johnatan Shiff (2142), a +563-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Ramat Gan, Israel
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 09 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×41
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Guy Libman held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Libman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Guy Libman drew with CM Yoav Duchan (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMGuy Libman | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2CMYoav Duchan | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Yoni Grabinsky | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yoav Jakobs | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libman, GuyFM | 2240 | ISR | +28B | +9N | +18B | +4N | =2B | +14N | =3B | +6N | =5B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 39.50 | 2323 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2162 | ISR | +30N | =6B | +19N | =8B | =1N | +12B | +13N | +3N | +4B | 7.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 38.75 | 2327 | +80.0 |
| 3 | Grabinsky, Yoni | 2143 | ISR | +41B | −16N | +23B | +18N | =5B | +4N | =1N | −2B | +12N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 2156 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Kirsch, Yahel David | 2055 | ISR | +29B | +27N | +16B | −1B | +7N | −3B | =25N | +20N | −2N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 25.00 | 2093 | +51.2 |
| 5 | Shiff, Johnatan | 2142 | ISR | =22N | −32B | +30N | =7B | =3N | +8B | =26N | +21B | =1N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 27.25 | 2067 | -6.2 |
| 6 | Federovski, Adi | 2011 | ISR | +39B | =2N | −27B | =10N | +29B | +37N | +14N | −1B | =7N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 22.25 | 2017 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Chernomordik, PavelFM | 2167 | ISR | =20B | +24N | +11B | =5N | −4B | =18N | =23B | +19N | =6B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 44.5 | 26.75 | 2067 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Martianov, Andrey | 2048 | ISR | =24B | +35N | =15B | =2N | +20B | −5N | =18B | =28N | +23B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 24.75 | 2018 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Zalkind, KonstantinFM | 2056 | ISR | +36N | −1B | =21N | +33B | −13N | +22B | −12N | +15B | +20N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 21.75 | 2002 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Jakobs, Yoav | 1873 | ISR | −14N | +29B | =12N | =6B | +26B | +27N | =19B | +25N | −13B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 23.50 | 2069 | +107.6 |
| 11 | Vardi, Daniel | 2064 | ISR | =31N | +37B | −7N | =21B | +34N | −15B | +16N | =12B | +22N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 21.00 | 1944 | -32.0 |
| 12 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1972 | ISR | =35B | =20N | =10B | +41N | +28B | −2N | +9B | =11N | −3B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 2003 | -18.0 |
| 13 | Stolyarsky, Yegor | 2111 | ISR | −25B | +38N | =20B | +16N | +9B | F | −2B | =18N | +10N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 22.50 | 2037 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Selictar, Dor | 2056 | ISR | +10B | −18N | F | +22N | +15N | −1B | −6B | +23N | +25B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 23.50 | 2036 | -11.6 |
| 15 | Gavriel, Adam | 1885 | ISR | +42B | =19B | =8N | +17N | −14B | +11N | −20B | −9N | +31B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 2003 | +88.8 |
| 16 | Horesh, Tal | 1981 | ISR | +40N | +3B | −4N | −13B | +21N | −25B | −11B | +33N | +28B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 19.50 | 1966 | -2.2 |
| 17 | Vaisman, Felix | 2084 | ISR | F | +31B | =32N | −15B | =25N | −23N | +36B | +26B | +18N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 18.00 | 1955 | -22.2 |
| 18 | Solan, Shay | 1994 | ISR | +33N | +14B | −1N | −3B | +31N | =7B | =8N | =13B | −17B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 19.50 | 2018 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Goz, Shachar | 1938 | ISR | +38B | =15N | −2B | +26N | +27B | F | =10N | −7B | =21N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 1995 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1914 | ISR | =7N | =12B | =13N | +32B | −8N | +30B | +15N | −4B | −9B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 19.25 | 1970 | +12.8 |
| 21 | Shimony, Omri | 1756 | ISR | =26B | =34N | =9B | =11N | −16B | +29N | +37B | −5N | =19B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1919 | +35.2 |
| 22 | Wul, Kfir | 1842 | ISR | =5B | −26N | +35B | −14B | +32N | −9N | +27B | +29N | −11B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1935 | +42.0 |
| 23 | Gunders, Elad | 1919 | ISR | −32N | +36B | −3N | +34B | +33N | +17B | =7N | −14B | −8N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 16.25 | 1950 | +6.2 |
| 24 | Gordin, Nick Lior | 1883 | ISR | =8N | −7B | =37N | −31B | −30N | +39B | =38N | +32B | +33N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.75 | 1789 | -33.2 |
| 25 | Feigin, Daniel | 1905 | KOR | +13N | F | =26B | =27N | =17B | +16N | =4B | −10B | −14N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 19.25 | 2029 | +59.2 |
| 26 | Rozen, Guy | 2041 | ISR | =21N | +22B | =25N | −19B | −10N | +31B | =5B | −17N | =27B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 1884 | -34.4 |
| 27 | Weber, Yonatan | 2000 | ISR | +34N | −4B | +6N | =25B | −19N | −10B | −22N | +30B | =26N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 1888 | -86.8 |
| 28 | Qasem, Muhamad Mody | 1889 | ISR | −1N | =33B | −31N | +40B | −12N | +34B | +32N | =8B | −16N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.25 | 1823 | -43.2 |
| 29 | Gavriel, Oren | 1591 | ISR | −4N | −10N | +38B | +30B | −6N | −21B | +34N | −22B | +35N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 1820 | +43.2 |
| 30 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1870 | ISR | −2B | +39N | −5B | −29N | +24B | −20N | +35B | −27N | =37B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 10.50 | 1783 | -49.4 |
| 31 | Dorfman, Michael | 1576 | ISR | =11B | −17N | +28B | +24N | −18B | −26N | F | +37N | −15N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1870 | +77.6 |
| 32 | Mankovich, Yoav | 1579 | ISR | +23B | +5N | =17B | −20N | −22B | −36N | −28B | −24N | =40B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1776 | +43.6 |
| 33 | Gavriel, Inbal | 1777 | ISR | −18B | =28N | +36B | −9N | −23B | =35N | +39N | −16B | −24B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 8.00 | 1766 | +30.4 |
| 34 | Friedlich, Eyal | 1782 | ISR | −27B | =21B | +42N | −23N | −11B | −28N | −29B | +40N | =36B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 5.50 | 1732 | -54.0 |
| 35 | Regev, Berry | 1635 | ISR | =12N | −8B | −22N | −37B | +39N | =33B | −30N | +38B | −29B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1671 | -44.4 |
| 36 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1830 | ISR | −9B | −23N | −33N | −38B | +40N | +32B | −17N | −39B | =34N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1649 | -89.7 |
| 37 | Strasman, Nery | 1559 | ISR | F | −11N | =24B | +35N | F | −6B | −21N | −31B | =30N | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 1699 | +11.8 |
| 38 | Vardi, Adi | 1712 | ISR | −19N | −13B | −29N | +36N | F | =40B | =24B | −35N | −39N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1630 | -23.6 |
| 39 | Freifeld, Daniel | 1615 | ISR | −6N | −30B | −40N | F | −35B | −24N | −33B | +36N | +38B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.50 | 1616 | -33.2 |
| 40 | Fire, Teddy | 1678 | ISR | −16B | −41N | +39B | −28N | −36B | =38N | F | −34B | =32N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 4.50 | 1623 | -26.8 |
| 41 | Lapushnian, Maya | 1877 | ISR | −3N | +40B | F | −12B | F | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1832 | -3.0 |
| 42 | Vydeslaver, Alla | 1775 | ISR | −15N | F | −34B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -17.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jakobs, YoavISR+107.65.5 pts · #4
- 2Gavriel, AdamISR+88.85.0 pts · #15
- 3Duchan, YoavCMISR+80.07.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Chalopoviz, IlayISR-89.72.5 pts · #36
- 2Weber, YonatanISR-86.84.0 pts · #27
- 3Friedlich, EyalISR-54.03.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R2+563 Elo gap
- R1+340 Elo gap
- R3+313 Elo gap