Israeli Championship 1 8 Final Shoham 2025
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7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Jan 2026 in Shoham, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1449, and top seed was Elad Buyum (🇮🇱 ISR, 1768).
Yoav Geva Brodt (🇮🇱 ISR, 1645) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Aharon Asherov (4.0) and Elad Buyum (3.5). Geva Brodt clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yoav Geva Brodt (1645) beat Elad Buyum (1768), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Shoham, Israel
Dates
27 Nov 2025 → 01 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsYoav Geva Brodt led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec
Elad Buyum takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yoav Geva Brodt beat Aharon Asherov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Yoav Geva Brodt 3 wins (R5–R7)Aharon Asherov 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yoav Geva Brodt | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Aharon Asherov | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Elad Buyum | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Michael Agmon | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geva Brodt, Yoav | 1645 | ISR | +5B | F | =4N | −6N | +3N | +7B | +2B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 2515 | +91.2 |
| 2 | Asherov, Aharon | 1759 | ISR | F | −3B | +6N | +7N | +4B | +5B | −1N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1691 | -7.4 |
| 3 | Buyum, Elad | 1768 | ISR | +6N | +2N | −7B | +5N | −1B | =4B | F | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.50 | 1689 | -8.4 |
| 4 | Agmon, Michael | 1625 | ISR | +7N | +6B | =1B | F | −2N | =3N | −5B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1632 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Nachmias, Moshe | 1649 | ISR | −1N | +7B | F | −3B | +6B | −2N | +4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1528 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Kass bergman, Adam | 0 | ISR | −3B | −4N | −2B | +1B | −5N | F | +7N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1632 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Zlotsiver, Rami | 1694 | ISR | −4B | −5N | +3N | −2B | F | −1N | −6B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1514 | -18.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Geva Brodt, YoavISR+91.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Agmon, MichaelISR+27.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Kass bergman, AdamISR+12.02.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Zlotsiver, RamiISR-18.61.0 pts · #7
- 2Nachmias, MosheISR-11.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Buyum, EladISR-8.43.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R5+123 Elo gap
- R7+114 Elo gap