PT Classic Winter U2000
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 17 Feb 2026 in Petah Tikva, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1558, and top seed was Noam Slutsky (🇮🇱 ISR, 1767).
Noam Slutsky (🇮🇱 ISR, 1767) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Itay Lavi (6.0) and Ariel Sharav (4.5). Slutsky won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anna Senderovych (1409) beat Ariel Sherbanskiy (1523), a +114-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 · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×15
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNoam Slutsky led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Noam Slutsky never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Noam Slutsky beat Itay Lavi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Noam Slutsky 7 wins (R1–R7)Itay Lavi 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noam Slutsky | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Itay Lavi | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ariel Sharav | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Liron Svyatets | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slutsky, Noam | 1767 | ISR | +3N | +4B | +8N | +2B | +5N | +7B | +6N | 7.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 2310 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Lavi, Itay | 1535 | ISR | +15N | +9B | +13N | −1N | +7B | +8B | +4B | 6.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 16.00 | 1860 | +105.2 |
| 3 | Sharav, Ariel | 0 | ISR | −1B | +12N | =6B | =13N | +11B | =10N | +8B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Goldshtein, Moritz | 1541 | ISR | +12B | −1N | =7B | +9N | =10B | +5B | −2N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1566 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Svyatets, Liron | 1538 | ISR | +16B | −7N | +11B | +10N | −1B | −4N | +13B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1570 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Rein, Abraham | 0 | ISR | −9B | +15B | =3N | −11N | +14B | +16N | −1B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ovadia, Amir | 1471 | ISR | =13N | +5B | =4N | +8B | −2N | −1N | −10B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1513 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Hilb, Lior | 1493 | ISR | +14B | +11N | −1B | −7N | +13B | −2N | −3N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 1555 | +26.0 |
| 9 | Staricoff, Alon | 1541 | ISR | +6N | −2N | −10B | −4B | −12N | +14B | +11N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1454 | -23.6 |
| 10 | Segal, Yael | 1546 | ISR | −11B | F | +9N | −5B | =4N | =3B | +7N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 1527 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Ganani, Yacov | 1550 | ISR | +10N | −8B | −5N | +6B | −3N | +12B | −9B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1330 | -23.0 |
| 12 | Avivi, Noam | 0 | ISR | −4N | −3B | =15N | +16B | +9B | −11N | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Brand, Rami | 1545 | ISR | =7B | +16N | −2B | =3B | −8N | F | −5N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.75 | 1181 | -34.8 |
| 14 | Ezer, Shakked | 1462 | ISR | −8N | F | +16B | =15B | −6N | −9N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1238 | -31.6 |
| 15 | Sherbanskiy, Ariel | 1523 | ISR | −2B | −6N | =12B | =14N | −16N | F | — | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1305 | -23.2 |
| 16 | Senderovych, Anna | 1409 | FID | −5N | −13B | −14N | −12N | +15B | −6B | — | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lavi, ItayISR+105.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Slutsky, NoamISR+37.27.0 pts · #2
- 3Hilb, LiorISR+26.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Brand, RamiISR-34.82.0 pts · #14
- 2Ezer, ShakkedISR-31.61.5 pts · #15
- 3Staricoff, AlonISR-23.63.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R5+114 Elo gap