Israel ch quarer final Herzliya 2025 2026
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24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Herziliya, Israel. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2011, and top seed was Omri Mond (🇮🇱 ISR, 2159).
Ofer Kinberg (🇮🇱 ISR, 2014) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ofek Magen (6.5) and Shlomo Menkes (6.5). Kinberg shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yoav Klein (1831) beat David Gershkowich (FM, 2072), a +241-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Herziliya, Israel
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 09 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsOfer Kinberg led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Feb
Ofer Kinberg takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ofer Kinberg beat Ofek Magen (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ofer Kinberg 5 wins (R5–R9)Shlomo Menkes 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ofer Kinberg | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Ofek Magen | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Shlomo Menkes | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Avri Hanein | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinberg, Ofer | 2014 | ISR | +21N | +24B | =8N | −6B | +4B | +20N | +9B | +2N | +5B | 7.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 30.00 | 2207 | +42.2 |
| 2 | Magen, Ofek | 2071 | ISR | +10N | +4B | −6N | +9B | +7N | =5B | +8N | −1B | +11N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 34.00 | 2123 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Menkes, Shlomo | 1981 | ISR | =16B | +11N | +20B | −4N | +18B | +14N | +6B | −5N | +7B | 6.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 24.50 | 2104 | +29.6 |
| 4 | Hanein, Avri | 1880 | ISR | +13N | −2N | +11B | +3B | −1N | −9B | +14N | +15B | +6N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 2027 | +103.2 |
| 5 | Mond, Omri | 2159 | ISR | =19B | +14N | +15B | +8B | =6N | =2N | =7B | +3B | −1N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 27.50 | 2053 | -38.4 |
| 6 | Nochimowski, Eran | 1933 | ISR | +17B | +20N | +2B | +1N | =5B | +8B | −3N | −7N | −4B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 27.00 | 2051 | +55.6 |
| 7 | Friedland, Eldar | 2070 | ISR | −14B | +16N | +19B | +18N | −2B | +12N | =5N | +6B | −3N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1980 | -16.6 |
| 8 | Amit, Eli | 1853 | ISR | +22N | +9B | =1B | −5N | +12B | −6N | −2B | +14B | =10N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 20.25 | 1960 | +24.2 |
| 9 | Golan, Ori | 1964 | ISR | +12B | −8N | +22B | −2N | +16B | +4N | −1N | −11B | +15N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 18.00 | 1874 | -50.0 |
| 10 | Klein, Yoav | 1831 | ISR | −2B | =12N | +17B | +20N | −14B | +16N | −15N | +13B | =8B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 17.25 | 1852 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Shemer, Oz | 1962 | ISR | F | −3B | −4N | +21N | =13B | +17N | +20B | +9N | −2B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1929 | -2.8 |
| 12 | Hornfeld, Ariel | 1694 | ISR | −9N | =10B | +23N | +15B | −8N | −7B | +21B | +17N | −13N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1820 | +70.0 |
| 13 | Gradenwitz, Oded | 1714 | ISR | −4B | =15N | =16B | −14N | =11N | +21B | +22B | −10N | +12B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 1770 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Karov, Roy | 1832 | ISR | +7N | −5B | −18N | +13B | +10N | −3B | −4B | −8N | F | 3.0 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 15.00 | 1824 | -4.6 |
| 15 | Geva Brodt, Yoav | 1634 | ISR | F | =13B | −5N | −12N | +19B | =18N | +10B | −4N | −9B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 11.00 | 1756 | +40.0 |
| 16 | Patt, Zafrir | 1738 | ISR | =3N | −7B | =13N | +22B | −9N | −10B | F | +23N | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1834 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Mintz, Yair | 1727 | ISR | −6N | +23B | −10N | +19N | −20B | −11B | =18N | −12B | =22N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1736 | +8.0 |
| 18 | Khatib, Husein | 1873 | ISR | F | =19N | +14B | −7B | −3N | =15B | =17B | — | — | 2.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1787 | -14.6 |
| 19 | Faust, Roi | 1833 | ISR | =5N | =18B | −7N | −17B | −15N | F | =23N | +22B | −21B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1707 | -28.6 |
| 20 | Gershkowich, DavidFM | 2072 | ISR | +23N | −6B | −3N | −10B | +17N | −1B | −11N | F | F | 2.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 4.50 | 1738 | -60.6 |
| 21 | Wolf, Eitan | 1734 | ISR | −1B | −22N | F | −11B | +23B | −13N | −12N | F | +19N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.00 | 1666 | -27.6 |
| 22 | Shumilov, Ariel | 1752 | ISR | −8B | +21B | −9N | −16N | F | −23B | −13N | −19N | =17B | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 1552 | -79.2 |
| 23 | Weiss, Elyshiv | 1849 | ISR | −20B | −17N | −12B | F | −21N | +22N | =19B | −16B | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 1556 | -104.8 |
| 24 | Rushinek, Yoav | 1725 | ISR | F | −1N | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1215 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+103.26.0 pts · #4
- 2Hornfeld, ArielISR+70.04.5 pts · #11
- 3Nochimowski, EranISR+55.65.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Weiss, ElyshivISR-104.81.5 pts · #22
- 2Shumilov, ArielISR-79.21.5 pts · #23
- 3Gershkowich, DavidFMISR-60.62.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R4+241 Elo gap
- R1+238 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap