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Israel chess championship quarterfinals 2025026- Ashdod

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11 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Ashdod, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Andrey Martianov (🇮🇱 ISR, 2042).

Boris Lukashin (🇮🇱 ISR, 1985) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Daniel Wolfovich (6.0) and Daniel Zingerov (5.0). Lukashin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Dvir Ivgi (1702) beat Mark Flaum (1987), a +285-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Ashdod, Israel
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 02 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱Andrey Martianov2042
Avg top 10
1,888
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×11
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇮🇱ISR·1985
    6.5pts·2131perf+28.6
  • 🥈
    🇮🇱ISR·1845
    6.0pts·1998perf+72.8
  • 🥉
    🇮🇱ISR·1848
    5.0pts·1953perf+42.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Boris Lukashin led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Wolfovich takes leadLukashin takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Mar

Daniel Wolfovich takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Boris Lukashin drew with Daniel Wolfovich (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Boris Lukashin 3 wins (R4–R6)Daniel Wolfovich 5 wins (R2–R6)Daniel Zingerov 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lukashin, Boris1985ISR+10B−6NF+4B+5N+7B=2N+3B+11N6.530.530.523.502131+28.6
2Wolfovich, Daniel1845ISR−3B+11N+9B+8N+10B+6N=1B=4N−5B6.033.534.019.501998+72.8
3Zingerov, Daniel1848ISR+2NF+11B+9N−8B+10N−6B−1N+4B5.031.031.017.001953+42.8
4Adamchuk, Vlad1980ISR+8B+10N+6B−1NF+5B−7N=2B−3N4.535.535.517.001929-9.0
5Flaum, Mark1987ISR+9B+8N−10B−6N−1B−4NF+7B+2N4.034.534.517.001875-22.6
6Martianov, Andrey2042ISRF+1B−4N+5B−7N−2B+3NF+9N4.034.034.019.001949-15.8
7Shapiro, Benny1882ISR=11B−9N+8B=10N+6B−1N+4B−5N—4.028.529.013.501876-1.6
8Tislenko, Maxim1793ISR−4N−5B−7N−2B+3N+11B=9NF+10B3.530.030.09.751802+2.0
9Shapurkar, Amir1770ISR−5N+7B−2N−3B+11NF=8B+10N−6B3.529.529.58.751813+8.0
10Ivgi, Dvir1702ISR−1N−4B+5N=7B−2N−3B+11N−9B−8N2.537.037.56.501705-3.2
11Levanzov, Yevgeny1750ISR=7N−2B−3NF−9B−8N−10BF−1B0.535.035.02.001410-44.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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