Fridays chess in Savyon B
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 24 Apr 2026 in Savion, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1081, and top seed was Ori Rosen (🇮🇱 ISR, 1622).
Ido Keidar (🇮🇱 ISR, 1563) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ron Rashkovich (6.0) and Adir Avny (4.5). Keidar shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Adir Avny (1460) beat Ori Rosen (1622), a +162-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Savion, Israel
Dates
25 Feb 2026 → 24 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Ron Rashkovich held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Keidar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ron Rashkovich beat Ido Keidar (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ron Rashkovich | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Ido Keidar | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Adir Avny | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ariel Arizon | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keidar, Ido | 1563 | ISR | +11B | −2N | +3B | +5N | +7B | +4N | +6B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 21.00 | 2325 | +61.2 |
| 2 | Rashkovich, Ron | 0 | ISR | +5N | +1B | +7B | =4N | +8N | =3B | +10B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 23.25 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Avny, Adir | 1460 | ISR | =12N | +10B | −1N | =8B | +11N | =2N | +7B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1528 | -16.8 |
| 4 | Ben Ari, Arbel | 1507 | ISR | +9B | −7N | +6B | =2B | +5N | −1B | =12N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2882698 | 0 | — | −2B | +9N | +12N | −1B | −4B | +10N | +11B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Arizon, Ariel | 1542 | ISR | +10N | +12B | −4N | +11B | −9N | +8B | −1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1667 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Rosen, Ori | 1622 | ISR | +8N | +4B | −2N | +12B | −1N | =9B | −3N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 9.75 | 1557 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Izvekov, Liam | 1579 | ISR | −7B | +11N | +10B | =3N | −2B | −6N | +9B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1252 | -42.4 |
| 9 | Ben ari, Jonathan | 0 | ISR | −4N | −5B | +11B | −10N | +6B | =7N | −8N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Besser, Yali | 0 | ISR | −6B | −3N | −8N | +9B | +12N | −5B | −2N | 2.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2879611 | 0 | — | −1N | −8B | −9N | −6N | −3B | +12B | −5N | 1.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 1.00 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Havoynik, Noam | 1538 | ISR | =3B | −6N | −5B | −7N | −10B | −11N | =4B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.25 | 1252 | -46.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Keidar, IdoISR+61.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Arizon, ArielISR+28.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Rosen, OriISR+8.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Havoynik, NoamISR-46.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Izvekov, LiamISR-42.43.5 pts · #11
- 3Avny, AdirISR-16.84.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R7+162 Elo gap