Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers prep U9 2025
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 06 Dec 2025 in Kiryat Ono, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 301, and top seed was Noam Elmalem (🇮🇱 ISR, 1505).
Noam Elmalem (🇮🇱 ISR, 1505) won with 4.0/5. Elmalem shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇱Kiryat Ono, Israel
Dates
05 Dec 2025 → 06 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 5 roundsNoam Elmalem led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
4
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Noam Elmalem never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Noam Elmalem won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noam Elmalem | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 2886014 | — | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 2887339 | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 2881748 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmalem, Noam | 1505 | ISR | +?N | +3B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 2886014 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 2887339 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +4B | −?N | −?N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 2881748 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2885956 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elmalem, NoamISR0.04.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 28817480.02.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 28859560.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Elmalem, NoamISR0.04.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 28817480.02.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 28859560.02.0 pts · #5