Israel Chess Championship Round of 1 4 in PT
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 17 Feb 2026 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1950, and top seed was Yosef Rozhanski (🇮🇱 ISR, 2101).
Idan David (🇮🇱 ISR, 1992) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Idan Adar (7.0) and Yair Bodenshtein (6.5). David shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Oren Gavriel (1611) beat Asaf Goldstein (1937), a +326-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Petah Tikva, Israel
Dates
23 Dec 2025 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIdan David led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan
Idan Adar takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Idan David lost to Idan Adar (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Idan David 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Idan Adar 3 wins (R7–R9)Yair Bodenshtein 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Idan David | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Idan Adar | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Yair Bodenshtein | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Andrey Martianov | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David, Idan | 1992 | ISR | +13B | +5N | +11B | −2N | +4B | +3N | +10B | +6N | =7N | 7.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 34.75 | 2195 | +90.0 |
| 2 | Adar, Idan | 2057 | ISR | +8B | +7N | =4B | +1B | =3N | −6B | +5N | +9N | +11B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 36.75 | 2113 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Bodenshtein, Yair | 1919 | ISR | +12B | =11N | +5B | =4N | =2B | −1B | +7N | +8N | +6B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 31.25 | 2056 | +35.8 |
| 4 | Berlad, Asaf | 2008 | ISR | +9B | +10N | =2N | =3B | −1N | +8B | +6N | −5B | +12N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 27.25 | 1994 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Martianov, Andrey | 2048 | ISR | +6N | −1B | −3N | +14B | +9N | +7B | −2B | +4N | +16B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 24.00 | 2036 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brenner, Bar | 1836 | ISR | −5B | +13N | +10B | +8N | =7B | +2N | −4B | −1B | −3N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 19.75 | 1943 | +48.8 |
| 7 | Rozhanski, Yosef | 2101 | ISR | +15N | −2B | +14N | =9B | =6N | −5N | −3B | +10N | =1B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 16.75 | 1895 | -44.0 |
| 8 | Haber, Aviv | 1740 | ISR | −2N | +15B | +16N | −6B | =10N | −4N | +14B | −3B | +13N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.25 | 1851 | +49.2 |
| 9 | Fire, Teddy | 1685 | ISR | −4N | =16B | +15N | =7N | −5B | =13B | +12N | −2B | +14N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.00 | 1842 | +61.6 |
| 10 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1937 | ISR | +16N | −4B | −6N | +11N | =8B | +12B | −1N | −7B | −15N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 11.25 | 1729 | -92.8 |
| 11 | Yankilevich, Amit Haim | 1711 | ISR | +14N | =3B | −1N | −10B | −12N | +16B | −13N | +15B | −2N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 10.25 | 1729 | +1.2 |
| 12 | Gelis, Naama | 1473 | ISR | −3N | −14B | =13B | +15N | +11B | −10N | −9B | +16N | −4B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1689 | +81.2 |
| 13 | Larioshin, Ariel | 1683 | ISR | −1N | −6B | =12N | −16B | =15B | =9N | +11B | F | −8B | 2.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 8.75 | 1584 | -43.6 |
| 14 | Ballas, Eyal | 1863 | ISR | −11B | +12N | −7B | −5N | =16N | +15B | −8N | F | −9B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 7.00 | 1624 | -48.6 |
| 15 | Gavriel, Oren | 1611 | ISR | −7B | −8N | −9B | −12B | =13N | −14N | +16B | −11N | +10B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 6.75 | 1595 | -9.0 |
| 16 | Sheffer, Itzhak | 1741 | ISR | −10B | =9N | −8B | +13N | =14B | −11N | −15N | −12B | −5N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 6.00 | 1531 | -48.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1David, IdanISR+90.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Gelis, NaamaISR+81.23.5 pts · #11
- 3Fire, TeddyISR+61.64.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Goldstein, AsafISR-92.83.5 pts · #10
- 2Sheffer, ItzhakISR-48.62.0 pts · #16
- 3Ballas, EyalISR-48.62.5 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R9+326 Elo gap
- R8+268 Elo gap
- R5+238 Elo gap