Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers prep U13 15 2025
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14 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 1392, and top seed was Ron Pozner (🇮🇱 ISR, 1662).
Ziv Hornung (🇮🇱 ISR, 1538) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Itay Maoz (4.0) and Noam Bleicher (3.0). Hornung took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Noam Bleicher (1427) beat Ron Pozner (1662), a +235-point gap.
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
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsZiv Hornung led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec
Ziv Hornung takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Itay Maoz won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ziv Hornung | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Itay Maoz | — | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Amos Bercovich | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Noam Bleicher | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hornung, Ziv | 1538 | ISR | +10B | +8N | =4B | +3N | +5B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 1895 | +62.4 |
| 2 | Maoz, Itay | 1651 | ISR | +12N | −4B | +7B | +6N | +3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1791 | +44.4 |
| 3 | Bleicher, Noam | 1427 | ISR | +14N | +5B | +6N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1589 | -4.0 |
| 4 | Bercovich, Amos | 1443 | ISR | +11B | +2N | =1N | −5B | =8B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1566 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Pozner, Ron | 1662 | ISR | +9B | −3N | +8B | +4N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1546 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Shapira, Shahked | 1628 | ISR | +7B | +9N | −3B | −2B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1491 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Opler, Ziv | 1608 | ISR | −6N | +14B | −2N | +13B | +9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 803 | -46.8 |
| 8 | Hammer, Daniel | 1504 | ISR | +13N | −1B | −5N | +10B | =4N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1274 | -38.0 |
| 9 | Vitzrabin, Eyal | 0 | ISR | −5N | −6B | +14N | +12B | −7B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2891239 | 0 | — | −1N | F | +11B | −8N | +13N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2891220 | 0 | — | −4N | =12B | −10N | +14B | −6B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Charas, Ido | 1458 | ISR | −2B | =11N | −13B | −9N | +14B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2891212 | 0 | — | −8B | F | +12N | −7N | −10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Grossgold, Itamar | 0 | ISR | −3B | −7N | −9B | −11N | −12N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hornung, ZivISR+62.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Maoz, ItayISR+44.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Bercovich, AmosISR+16.43.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Opler, ZivISR-46.83.0 pts · #11
- 2Hammer, DanielISR-38.02.5 pts · #7
- 3Shapira, ShahkedISR-22.03.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R2+208 Elo gap
- R3+201 Elo gap