A season in Ashdod · 2026
By 24 October 2026, Tsameret-Duna had held 10 tournaments. With Ashdod’s municipal chess club, we organised the Shavuot events on 21 and 22 May and the 6 summer tournaments. We submitted results from the rated competitions to the Israel Chess Federation. The kindergarten tournament and the tournament for residents of City were unrated.
21 and 22 May · Shavuot
We organised both days at Duna with Ashdod’s municipal chess club. The children played on 21 May. The next day, Boris Maryasin scored 4½ points in six rounds of rated rapid chess, with four wins, a draw and a loss.
Summer · a series of tournaments
The summer programme included children’s groups and rated games. The fourth rated event, on 31 July, brought twelve players together over five rounds.
23 October · Ashdod Open
IM Guy Levin won, ahead of GM Boris Kantsler and Nadav Feldman. Itamar Brodsky and WIM Ludmila Tsifanskaya won their respective sections. Deputy Mayor Shimon Katznelson and Knesset member Evgeny Sova attended.
After the Open
On 24 October, three of head coach Michael’s pupils reached the podium at the municipal club’s separate junior event. Looking ahead, we are preparing a three-day women’s chess festival for summer 2027.