Shoham Winter 2025 B
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Jan 2026 in Shoham, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1109, and top seed was Tamir Bar kochav (🇮🇱 ISR, 1737).
Matan Klinovsky (🇮🇱 ISR, 1644) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tamir Bar kochav (4.0) and Ido Klein (3.0). Klinovsky took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇮🇱Shoham, Israel
Dates
27 Nov 2025 → 01 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatan Klinovsky led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec
Matan Klinovsky takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matan Klinovsky beat Tamir Bar kochav (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Matan Klinovsky 4 wins (R2–R5)Tamir Bar kochav 3 wins (R3–R5)Ido Klein 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matan Klinovsky | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tamir Bar kochav | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Ido Klein | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Igor Rabinovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klinovsky, Matan | 1644 | ISR | =5N | +2B | +6N | +4N | +3B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.75 | 2470 | +64.4 |
| 2 | Bar kochav, Tamir | 1737 | ISR | +4B | −1N | +5N | +3B | +6B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1764 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Klein, Ido | 1671 | ISR | +6B | +5B | +4N | −2N | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1536 | -22.0 |
| 4 | Rabinovich, Igor | 1602 | ISR | −2N | +6N | −3B | −1B | +5B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 884 | -23.2 |
| 5 | Fichman, Sean | 0 | ISR | =1B | −3N | −2B | +6B | −4N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1342 | -25.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 2894564 | 0 | — | −3N | −4B | −1B | −5N | −2N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klinovsky, MatanISR+64.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Bar kochav, TamirISR+4.04.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 28945640.00.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Fichman, SeanISR-25.61.5 pts · #4
- 2Rabinovich, IgorISR-23.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Klein, IdoISR-22.03.0 pts · #3