Israeli Cadet Championship U9 Qualifiers 2025 Petach Tikva 9
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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1171, and top seed was Liam Izvekov (🇮🇱 ISR, 1562).
Shilo Levinsky (🇮🇱 ISR, 1512) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Yair Shats (5.0) and Britt Fire (5.0). Levinsky broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇮🇱Petah Tikva, Israel
Dates
16 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,171
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsShilo Levinsky led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
41
18
9
4
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Shilo Levinsky never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Shilo Levinsky beat Yair Shats (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Shilo Levinsky 6 wins (R1–R6)Yair Shats 3 wins (R1–R3)Noam Elmalem 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shilo Levinsky | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Yair Shats | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Noam Elmalem | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Britt Fire | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levinsky, Shilo | 1512 | ISR | +15B | +16N | +7B | +2N | +6B | +4N | 6.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 2231 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Shats, Yair | 1462 | ISR | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1B | +?N | +6N | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Fire, Britt | 1430 | ISR | +?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | +?B | +7N | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Elmalem, Noam | 1505 | ISR | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pupkin, Shaked | 0 | ISR | +?B | =?N | +9B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nelke, Daniel | 1445 | ISR | +21N | +14B | +13N | +3B | −1N | −2B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 722 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Parag, Yonatan | 1426 | ISR | +?N | +?B | −1N | +14B | +13N | −3B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gat, Matan | 1451 | ISR | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ulman, Omri | 0 | ISR | +?N | =10B | −5N | +?B | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Pomeranz, Nevo shalev | 0 | ISR | +?B | =9N | −?B | −?N | +21N | +?B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2877481 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | =?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2885956 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | =?B | −?N | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2891182 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −6B | +?N | −7B | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2865203 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | +?B | −7N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 2888335 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ben arie, Sol eitan | 1481 | ISR | +?B | −1B | +?N | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2875080 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +18B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2866854 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −17N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2886014 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +21B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2892731 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2892820 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −19N | +?N | −10B | −?N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Levinsky, ShiloISR+15.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Fire, BrittISR0.05.0 pts · #6
- 3Shats, YairISR0.05.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nelke, DanielISR-15.24.0 pts · #14
- 2Fire, BrittISR0.05.0 pts · #6
- 3Shats, YairISR0.05.0 pts · #3