ISR-ch Quarterfinal 2025 26 Kiryat Ono
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Dec 2025 to 04 Feb 2026 in Kiryat Ono, Israel. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2059, and top seed was Omri Michaeli (🇮🇱 ISR, 2178).
Eldar Friedland (🇮🇱 ISR, 2081) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ilay Meirovich (7.0) and Omri Michaeli (7.0). Friedland won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Itay Sharoni (1633) beat Uri Blass (1937), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Ono, Israel
Dates
03 Dec 2025 → 04 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEldar Friedland led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Eldar Friedland never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eldar Friedland beat Omri Michaeli (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Eldar Friedland 8 wins (R1–R8)Omri Michaeli 4 wins (R3–R6)Ilay Meirovich 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eldar Friedland | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Omri Michaeli | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Ilay Meirovich | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yaniv Medovoy | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friedland, Eldar | 2081 | ISR | +8B | +18N | +9B | +4N | +5B | +7N | +3N | +6B | −2N | 8.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 43.00 | 2377 | +57.4 |
| 2 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2107 | ISR | +6N | +11B | −10N | +12B | −3B | +15N | +9B | +5N | +1B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 37.00 | 2214 | +49.6 |
| 3 | Michaeli, Omri | 2178 | ISR | =22B | =27N | +18B | +10B | +2N | +4N | −1B | +9N | +8B | 7.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 33.25 | 2196 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2061 | ISR | +16B | +17N | +5B | −1B | =10N | −3B | −6N | +14N | +7B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 25.25 | 2042 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Gershkowich, DavidFM | 2061 | ISR | +14N | +13B | −4N | +11B | −1N | +19B | =7N | −2B | +10N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 23.25 | 2045 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1844 | ISR | −2B | +23N | =16B | +15N | −9B | +14N | +4B | −1N | +11B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 23.00 | 2032 | +88.4 |
| 7 | Triger, Eitan | 2086 | ISR | +24N | −10B | +14N | +13B | +12N | −1B | =5B | +11N | −4N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 2033 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1902 | ISR | −1N | +25B | −11N | =16N | +17B | +20B | +12N | +13B | −3N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 2021 | +50.4 |
| 9 | Abitbul, Matan | 2060 | ISR | +20N | =12B | −1N | +22B | +6N | +10B | −2N | −3B | =13N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 20.75 | 1994 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1919 | ISR | +21B | +7N | +2B | −3N | =4B | −9N | −11B | +19N | −5B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 22.25 | 1990 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Zalkind, KonstantinFM | 2026 | ISR | +15B | −2N | +8B | −5N | +23N | =13B | +10N | −7B | −6N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 19.00 | 1938 | -20.6 |
| 12 | Har-Even, Abir | 1996 | ISR | +26B | =9N | +27B | −2N | −7B | +23N | −8B | +15N | −17N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 13.00 | 1914 | -18.4 |
| 13 | Zakin, Lior | 1933 | ISR | +29B | −5N | +17B | −7N | F | =11N | +15B | −8N | =9B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 13.25 | 1930 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Shifrin, Evgeny | 1770 | ISR | −5B | +21N | −7B | +18N | =20N | −6B | +26N | −4B | =16B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 12.75 | 1849 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Ashkenazi, Dror | 1780 | ISR | −11N | +20B | +24N | −6B | +22N | −2B | −13N | −12B | +28B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 1811 | +5.6 |
| 16 | Galmidi, Ram | 1870 | ISR | −4N | +28B | =6N | =8B | F | +26B | =24N | −17B | =14N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1802 | -28.0 |
| 17 | Sapir, Omri | 1851 | ISR | +28N | −4B | −13N | =24B | −8N | =25B | F | +16N | +12B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 12.50 | 1844 | -1.2 |
| 18 | Blass, Uri | 1937 | ISR | +19N | −1B | −3N | −14B | −26N | +28B | =25N | +24B | −21N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 9.00 | 1703 | -53.2 |
| 19 | Zaslavsky, Oleg | 1702 | ISR | −18B | =22N | −23B | +28N | +27B | −5N | +21B | −10B | −25N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1719 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1844 | ISR | −9B | −15N | +29B | +21N | =14B | −8N | −23B | F | +26N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 1748 | -41.0 |
| 21 | Sharoni, Itay | 1633 | ISR | −10N | −14B | +25N | −20B | =24N | F | −19N | +28B | +18B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 9.00 | 1727 | +34.0 |
| 22 | Dorfman, Michael | 1641 | ISR | =3N | =19B | +26N | −9N | −15B | −24B | −28N | F | +23B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 10.25 | 1708 | +16.4 |
| 23 | Dimenshtein, Daniel | 1808 | ISR | F | −6B | +19N | +27N | −11B | −12B | +20N | −26B | −22N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 1748 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Minzer, Rudolfo | 1732 | ISR | −7B | =29N | −15B | =17N | =21B | +22N | =16B | −18N | — | 3.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 9.00 | 1723 | -5.0 |
| 25 | Freifeld, Daniel | 1695 | ISR | −27B | −8N | −21B | F | +28N | =17N | =18B | F | +19B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1739 | +13.2 |
| 26 | Gradenwitz, Oded | 1693 | ISR | −12N | F | −22B | F | +18B | −16N | −14B | +23N | −20B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 6.50 | 1680 | -4.2 |
| 27 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1937 | ISR | +25N | =3B | −12N | −23B | −19N | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1727 | -55.6 |
| 28 | Iskoz, Daniel | 1563 | ISR | −17B | −16N | F | −19B | −25B | −18N | +22B | −21N | −15N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 1441 | -20.6 |
| 29 | Itkin, Igor | 1680 | ISR | −13N | =24B | −20N | F | F | F | F | — | — | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1563 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Margolin-Herman, OfekISR+88.45.5 pts · #8
- 2Friedland, EldarISR+57.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Davidovich, AsafISR+50.45.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Goldstein, AsafISR-55.61.5 pts · #27
- 2Blass, UriISR-53.23.5 pts · #19
- 3Chalopoviz, IlayISR-41.03.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R9+304 Elo gap
- R5+244 Elo gap
- R5+235 Elo gap