Women League Elite 2025
73 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 in Netanya, Israel. 28 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2317, and top seed was Yuliia Osmak (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2471).
Viktoria Chernyak (🇮🇱 ISR, WGM, 2138) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Inna Gaponenko (5.0) and Yuliia Osmak (5.0). Chernyak won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nadejda Reprun (WFM, 1950) beat Ella Pitam (WGM, 2174), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Chernyak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
IM Inna Gaponenko 3 wins (R4–R6)WGM Viktoria Chernyak 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chernyak, ViktoriaWGM | 2138 | ISR | +51N | +33B | +6N | =26B | =5N | +25B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.75 | 2307 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Gaponenko, InnaIM | 2318 | UKR | =11N | +37B | =19B | +28N | +38B | +49N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 2378 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Osmak, YuliiaIM | 2471 | UKR | +73B | +60N | =11N | =24B | +4B | +29N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2494 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Belenkaya, DinaWGM | 2240 | ISR | +28N | +29B | +24N | +11B | −3N | =19B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 14.25 | 2467 | +35.6 |
| 5 | Borsuk, AngelaIM | 2105 | ISR | +54B | +72N | =18N | =6B | =1B | +33N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2181 | +13.8 |
| 6 | Vovinkina, NataliaWFM | 2148 | ISR | +72N | +34B | −1B | =5N | +64N | +26B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2164 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Efroimski, MarselIM | 2372 | ISR | +45N | +25B | +16N | +27B | =12N | — | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2543 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Gara, TiciaWGM | 0 | ISR | +40N | +17B | =12B | +41N | =51N | =35B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 2240 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Levi, Shoval | 1722 | ISR | +52N | =30N | +43N | +63N | −10N | +46B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1903 | +24.0 |
| 10 | Baruch, Amit | 1694 | ISR | F | =61B | +65B | +64N | +9B | +70N | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.75 | 1997 | +52.8 |
| 11 | Badelka, OlgaIM | 2426 | AUT | =2B | +50N | =3B | −4N | +29B | +24N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 2371 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Klinova, MashaIM | 2231 | ISR | +57N | +27B | =8N | =50B | =7B | =16N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 2291 | +6.3 |
| 13 | Simchayev, Alexandra | 1819 | ISR | +63N | =20B | +44N | =31B | −26B | +30N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1976 | +19.8 |
| 14 | Kochavi, DanaFM | 2226 | ISR | +67B | =24N | −29N | +49B | =55B | +37N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2146 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Mamantov, MargaritaWFM | 1931 | ISR | −18N | +35N | −25B | +66B | +63B | +69N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 2043 | +15.2 |
| 16 | Gutmakher, OlgaWIM | 2211 | ISR | =49N | +36B | −7B | +17N | =27N | =12B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 2198 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Levitan, RonitWFM | 2119 | ISR | +36B | −8N | =27N | −16B | +39B | +18N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 2128 | +6.6 |
| 18 | Lahav, MichalWIM | 2147 | ISR | +15B | +31N | =5B | F | +33B | −17B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 2125 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Bivol, AlinaIM | 2358 | SRB | +37N | F | =2N | =29B | +49N | =4N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 2310 | -1.5 |
| 20 | Kluchik, Julia | 1941 | ISR | =43B | =13N | =52B | +47N | =30B | =31N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1924 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Vardi, Shlomit | 1819 | ISR | +23B | =26N | +42B | F | +22B | — | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.50 | 2215 | +34.8 |
| 22 | Ovechkin, Lilia | 1819 | ISR | =30B | =53B | +64N | =34N | −21N | +42N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1847 | +5.4 |
| 23 | Khairova, Evelina | 1856 | ISR | −21N | −42N | +63N | +39B | +36N | =34B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1729 | -32.0 |
| 24 | Orian, NogaWIM | 2166 | ISR | +60N | =14B | −4B | =3N | +40N | −11B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 2198 | +11.6 |
| 25 | Federovski, Adi | 2000 | ISR | +35B | −7N | +15N | +33B | −41B | −1N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 2009 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Tashkinova, SofiiaWFM | 2180 | ISR | +71N | =21B | F | =1N | +13N | −6N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 2013 | -32.8 |
| 27 | Karavaeva, OlgaWIM | 2271 | RUS | +66B | −12N | =17B | −7N | =16B | +50N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 2130 | -19.4 |
| 28 | Len, IrinaWFM | 1970 | ISR | −4B | +49N | +36N | −2B | F | +38N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 2093 | +15.4 |
| 29 | Doluhanova, EvgeniyaWGM | 2252 | UKR | +38B | −4N | +14B | =19N | −11N | −3B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 2205 | -6.6 |
| 30 | Feldman, Laora | 1790 | ISR | =22N | =9B | −47B | +68N | =20N | −13B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1797 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Ingel, Mica Bar | 1893 | ISR | =62N | −18B | F | =13N | +69N | =20B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1926 | +8.0 |
| 32 | Mdivani, Maka | 1874 | ISR | F | =56B | F | +71N | F | +65B | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1816 | -2.4 |
| 33 | Brusilovski, Lena | 1831 | ISR | +58B | −1N | +34B | −25N | −18N | −5B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1815 | -3.0 |
| 34 | Shaul Seidner, Liad | 1884 | ISR | =39B | −6N | −33N | =22B | =43B | =23N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1726 | -25.0 |
| 35 | Moscovitch, Michal | 1884 | ISR | −25N | −15B | +38N | =40N | F | =8N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1942 | +10.4 |
| 36 | Zach, Asif | 1707 | ISR | −17N | −16N | −28B | +58B | −23B | +64N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1707 | -3.2 |
| 37 | Lapushnian, Maya | 1784 | ISR | −19B | −2N | F | +67B | +60N | −14B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1949 | +29.6 |
| 38 | Daniel, Hadar | 1799 | ISR | −29N | +67N | −35B | +60B | −2N | −28B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1842 | +5.2 |
| 39 | Potikha, Shelley | 1584 | ISR | =34N | +58B | =54N | −23N | −17N | −48N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1627 | +7.6 |
| 40 | Potikha, Liza | 2057 | ISR | −8B | +57N | −41B | =35B | −24B | =60B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1834 | -34.0 |
| 41 | Qasem, Huda | 1897 | ISR | F | F | +40N | −8B | +25N | −45N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 2132 | +22.0 |
| 42 | Badaan, Rima | 1661 | ISR | F | +23B | −21N | F | +65N | −22B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1706 | +6.8 |
| 43 | Tadmor, Maya | 1874 | ISR | =20N | F | −9B | F | =34N | +63N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1724 | -12.0 |
| 44 | Gavriel, Inbal | 1715 | ISR | +46N | −52B | −13B | F | +53N | — | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1780 | +13.6 |
| 45 | Pitam, EllaWGM | 2174 | ISR | −7B | F | −50N | F | +57N | +41B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1998 | -15.4 |
| 46 | Sadka Darrell, Daria | 1644 | ISR | −44B | +65N | F | F | +68N | −9N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1610 | -2.4 |
| 47 | Katkov, MichelleWFM | 2056 | ISR | F | F | +30N | −20B | F | +68B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1958 | -6.4 |
| 48 | Bejashvili, Irma | 1725 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +62N | +39B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2485 | +18.0 |
| 49 | Gadasi, NoamWCM | 2039 | ISR | =16B | −28B | +67B | −14N | −19B | −2B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.75 | 1961 | -27.2 |
| 50 | Reprun, NadejdaWFM | 1950 | ISR | F | −11B | +45B | =12N | F | −27B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 2170 | +18.2 |
| 51 | Lian, Marina | 1938 | ISR | −1B | F | F | +61B | =8B | −57B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1876 | -8.6 |
| 52 | Levitan, Julia | 1768 | ISR | −9B | +44N | =20N | — | — | — | 1.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1793 | +2.0 |
| 53 | Haitovich, Avital | 1890 | ISR | F | =22N | +59N | F | −44B | — | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1574 | -16.6 |
| 54 | Ostrowsky, Alexandra | 1895 | ISR | −5N | +66N | =39B | — | — | — | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1860 | -3.6 |
| 55 | Monina, Polina | 2000 | RUS | F | F | +60B | F | =14N | — | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2161 | +9.0 |
| 56 | Eden, Dana | 1666 | ISR | F | =32N | F | +70B | — | — | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1923 | +26.4 |
| 57 | Volkov, Olga | 1736 | ISR | −12B | −40B | F | F | −45B | +51N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1874 | +9.4 |
| 58 | Goldenberg, Inna | 0 | ISR | −33N | −39N | +62N | −36N | — | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 2882000 | 0 | — | F | F | −53B | +65B | — | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1090 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Levin, Emily | 1710 | ISR | −24B | −3B | −55N | −38N | −37B | =40N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1576 | -14.2 |
| 61 | Jalfon, Liora | 1641 | ISR | F | =10N | F | −51N | — | — | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1623 | -3.2 |
| 62 | Dotan, ValeriaWFM | 1795 | ISR | =31B | F | −58B | F | −48B | — | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1616 | -9.4 |
| 63 | Shabrin, Irina | 0 | ISR | −13B | F | −23B | −9B | −15N | −43B | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Gavish, Maya | 1694 | ISR | F | F | −22B | −10B | −6B | −36B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1029 | -55.6 |
| 65 | FIDE 2881950 | 0 | — | F | −46B | −10N | −59N | −42B | −32N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Yakovleva, Tatiana | 1899 | ISR | −27N | −54B | F | −15N | — | — | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1232 | -21.4 |
| 67 | Eshkol, Lilian | 1841 | ISR | −14N | −38B | −49N | −37N | — | — | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1162 | -58.8 |
| 68 | Levitan, LielWCM | 1769 | ISR | F | F | F | −30B | −46B | −47N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1030 | -52.0 |
| 69 | Sadevich, Rachel | 1927 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −31B | −15B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1112 | -20.8 |
| 70 | Sobel, Michal | 1584 | ISR | F | F | F | −56N | F | −10B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -29.6 |
| 71 | Bloch, Yarden | 1579 | ISR | −26B | F | F | −32B | — | — | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1127 | -9.2 |
| 72 | Munte, Noa | 1769 | ISR | −6B | −5B | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1327 | -4.2 |
| 73 | Botvinnik, IrinaWFM | 2172 | ISR | −3N | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1671 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baruch, AmitISR+52.84.5 pts · #19
- 2Belenkaya, DinaWGMISR+35.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Vardi, ShlomitISR+34.83.5 pts · #12
- 1Eshkol, LilianISR-58.80.0 pts · #65
- 2Gavish, MayaISR-55.60.0 pts · #68
- 3Levitan, LielWCMISR-52.00.0 pts · #62
- R3+224 Elo gap
- R6+202 Elo gap
- R2+195 Elo gap