Israeli Cadet Championship U11 Qualifiers 2025 Petach Tikva 11

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79 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 1633, and top seed was Barak Golan (🇮🇱 ISR, 1687).

Harel Ben-Haim (🇮🇱 ISR, 1506) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Barak Golan (5.0) and Yair Bisa (5.0). Ben-Haim shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Gili Asraf (1421) beat Yali Macchia-Shahar (1621), a +200-point gap.

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

Top seed

🇮🇱Barak Golan1687

Avg top 10

1,633

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇱Israel×57

Top 3

🥇
Harel Ben-Haim
🇮🇱ISR·1506
5.5pts·2003perf+64.4
🥈
Barak Golan
🇮🇱ISR·1687
5.0pts·1810perf+20.8
🥉
Yair Bisa
🇮🇱ISR·1591
5.0pts·1735perf+26.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Harel Ben-Haim led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Ben-Haim5.5Bisa5Golan5Geva Brodt5David5Hanin4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Harel Ben-Haim held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Harel Ben-Haim 5 wins (R1–R5)Yair Bisa 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Harel Ben-Haim	*	—	½	—
2Yair Bisa	—	*	—	½
3Barak Golan	½	—	*	—
4Yoav Geva Brodt	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ben-Haim, Harel	1506	ISR	+55B	+44N	+5B	+7N	+8N	=2B	5.5	22.0	25.0	22.50	2003	+64.4
2	Golan, Barak	1687	ISR	+37N	+59B	=13N	+9B	+6N	=1N	5.0	22.0	24.5	19.50	1810	+20.8
3	Bisa, Yair	1591	ISR	+48N	+19B	+30N	=6B	+28N	=4B	5.0	20.5	23.5	18.75	1735	+26.4
4	Geva Brodt, Yoav	1666	ISR	+65B	=38N	+25B	+34N	+11B	=3N	5.0	20.0	22.0	18.00	1690	+7.2
5	David, Adar	1400	ISR	+63N	+16B	−1N	+43B	+37N	+17B	5.0	20.0	22.0	16.50	1558	-0.4
6	Hanin, Asaf	1402	ISR	+31B	+27N	+20B	=3N	−2B	+29N	4.5	21.5	25.0	17.50	1654	+39.6
7	Asraf, Gili	1421	ISR	+56N	+21B	+22N	−1B	=12N	+28B	4.5	21.5	24.5	16.75	1663	-4.8
8	Roth, Elai	1595	ISR	+58B	+26N	+47B	+17N	−1B	=14N	4.5	21.0	24.0	16.25	1558	-18.8
9	Sharav, Ariel	0	ISR	+24B	+40N	=18B	−2N	+31B	+32N	4.5	20.0	23.0	16.00	1449	0.0
10	Gvirtz, Noam	1597	ISR	+71B	=25N	=38B	+19N	+20B	=15N	4.5	19.5	21.5	15.75	1642	+33.2
11	Ganot, Yoav	1619	ISR	+36N	+72B	=28N	+46B	−4N	+30B	4.5	18.5	20.5	13.75	1567	+12.4
12	Roichman, Rom	0	ISR	+67B	+32N	−17B	+39N	=7B	+47N	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.75	1391	0.0
13	Lev, Ray	1521	ISR	+70B	+33N	=2B	−29N	+35B	+?N	4.5	17.5	17.5	11.50	1395	0.0
14	Steinberg, Dor	0	ISR	−45B	+?N	+65B	+40N	+34B	=8B	4.5	16.0	16.0	10.75	1746	0.0
15	Kerner, Rei	1661	ISR	+79B	−18N	+71B	+67N	+47B	=10B	4.5	15.5	16.5	10.25	1338	-16.8
16	Fichman, Sean	1456	ISR	+?B	−5N	+75B	+?N	+23B	=?B	4.5	10.5	10.5	5.50	1559	0.0
17	Hilb, Lior	1532	ISR	+69N	+64B	+12N	−8B	+29B	−5N	4.0	19.5	21.5	12.00	1576	+21.6
18	Ben Aharon, Eitan	1657	ISR	+62N	+15B	=9N	−28B	=32B	+40N	4.0	19.0	21.5	14.00	1464	-16.8
19	Shamir, Leo	0	ISR	+?B	−3N	+54B	−10B	+56N	+52N	4.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	721	0.0
20	Fire, Nesli	1476	ISR	+68N	+42B	−6N	+57B	−10N	+37B	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.00	650	-40.0
21	Nelke, Ori	1450	ISR	+75B	−7N	+24B	−23N	+66B	+50N	4.0	17.5	19.0	10.50	827	-30.0
22	Pechatnikov, Daniel	0	ISR	+?B	+45N	−7B	−32N	+33B	+54N	4.0	17.5	17.5	9.50	899	0.0
23	Izhak, Niv	1637	ISR	−60N	+76B	+48N	+21B	−16N	+39B	4.0	17.0	18.5	11.50	2336	+18.8
24	Meirom, Hillel	0	ISR	−9N	+?B	−21N	+?B	+43N	+49B	4.0	14.5	14.5	6.00	736	0.0
25	Gavra, Omri	1421	ISR	+?N	=10B	−4N	+69B	=46N	+?B	4.0	14.5	14.5	5.75	1348	0.0
26	Assaraf, Eitan moshe	1442	ISR	+?N	−8B	+55N	+42B	−?N	+46B	4.0	13.5	13.5	9.00	946	0.0
27	Bercu, Yahav	1460	ISR	+?N	−6B	=69N	=?B	+63N	+41B	4.0	11.5	11.5	6.00	665	0.0
28	Macchia-Shahar, Yali	1621	ISR	+66B	+35N	=11B	+18N	−3B	−7N	3.5	21.5	23.5	11.75	1518	+15.6
29	Dayan, Shai	1463	ISR	+61N	=57B	+53N	+13B	−17N	−6B	3.5	19.0	21.5	11.50	667	-45.6
30	Agmon, Michael	1430	ISR	+74B	+39N	−3B	=35N	+60B	−11N	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.25	748	-48.4
31	FIDE 2889838	0	—	−6N	+?B	=59N	+44B	−9N	+61B	3.5	17.0	17.0	6.75	1289	0.0
32	Kodner, Yoav	0	ISR	+?N	−12B	+?N	+22B	=18N	−9B	3.5	17.0	17.0	6.00	1626	0.0
33	Slonim, Eitan	0	ISR	+?N	−13B	=61N	+59B	−22N	+60B	3.5	16.0	16.0	6.25	1518	0.0
34	Farkash, Adam	1483	ISR	+?B	+41N	+?N	−4B	−14N	=36B	3.5	16.0	16.0	4.75	846	0.0
35	Koller, Yoav	0	ISR	+78N	−28B	+?N	=30B	−13N	+72B	3.5	15.0	15.0	5.25	1335	0.0
36	Rein, Abraham	0	ISR	−11B	+?N	+44B	−?N	+38B	=34N	3.5	14.0	14.0	7.75	1402	0.0
37	Davidi, Idan	0	ISR	−2B	+52N	+50B	+38N	−5B	−20N	3.0	20.0	23.0	9.00	1375	0.0
38	Elmalem, Tamar	1442	ISR	+51N	=4B	=10N	−37B	−36N	+63B	3.0	19.0	21.0	9.75	1541	-6.4
39	FIDE 2889536	0	—	+?N	−30B	+68N	−12B	+51N	−23N	3.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	790	0.0
40	Derech, Tomer	0	ISR	+?N	−9B	+63N	−14B	+73N	−18B	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	826	0.0
41	FIDE 2869764	0	—	+43N	−34B	−42N	+68B	+59N	−27N	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.50	1518	0.0
42	FIDE 2884348	0	—	+?B	−20N	+41B	−26N	−50B	+66N	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	652	0.0
43	Schwartz, Nadav	1477	ISR	−41B	+?N	+66B	−5N	−24B	+70N	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	763	0.0
44	Ben Ari, Arbel	1506	ISR	+?N	−1B	−36N	−31N	+77B	+68B	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	847	0.0
45	Eilat, Ido	0	ISR	+14N	−22B	−72N	=?B	=53N	+64B	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1498	0.0
46	Ries, Eran	0	ISR	+?B	=?N	+49B	−11N	=25B	−26N	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1491	0.0
47	Alon, Bar	1528	ISR	+?N	+?B	−8N	+64B	−15N	−12B	3.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1449	0.0
48	FIDE 2889218	0	—	−3B	+79N	−23B	−52N	+?B	+73N	3.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	781	0.0
49	Besser, Yali	0	ISR	+76N	=60B	−46N	+62B	=?B	−24N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.25	1493	0.0
50	FIDE 2872471	0	—	−53N	+?B	−37N	+?B	+42N	−21B	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	736	0.0
51	FIDE 2893142	0	—	−38B	−65N	+?B	+70N	−39B	+71N	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	800	0.0
52	FIDE 2893185	0	—	−64N	−37B	+?N	+48B	+?N	−19B	3.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	678	0.0
53	FIDE 2884364	0	—	+50B	=?N	−29B	−?N	=45B	+67N	3.0	11.5	11.5	6.50	718	0.0
54	Eden, Tal	0	ISR	−?N	+?B	−19N	+76B	+64N	−22B	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1498	0.0
55	Greenberg, Ben	0	ISR	−1N	+?B	−26B	+77N	−?B	+?N	3.0	11.0	11.0	1.50	847	0.0
56	FIDE 2875055	0	—	−7B	−75N	+?B	+79N	−19B	+?N	3.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	899	0.0
57	Shaked, Itamar	1459	ISR	+?B	=29N	=?B	−20N	+67B	−?N	3.0	9.5	9.5	3.75	1215	0.0
58	Greenberger, Sophie	1462	ISR	−8N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+?N	−?N	3.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	946	0.0
59	Arizon, Ariel	1591	ISR	+77B	−2N	=31B	−33N	−41B	+78N	2.5	16.5	18.0	4.75	858	-11.6
60	Elkayam, Lavi	0	ISR	+23B	=49N	+?B	F	−30N	−33N	2.5	14.0	14.0	5.50	1590	0.0
61	Sheiner, Louis	0	ISR	−29B	+?N	=33B	+?N	−?B	−31N	2.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	718	0.0
62	Shai, Amit	0	ISR	−18B	+77N	=?B	−49N	+?B	−?N	2.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1367	0.0
63	FIDE 2887053	0	—	−5B	+?N	−40B	+75N	−27B	−38N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	782	0.0
64	Mizrahi, Shai Yosef	1466	ISR	+52B	−17N	+70B	−47N	−54B	−45N	2.0	16.0	18.0	5.00	669	-20.4
65	FIDE 2893053	0	—	−4N	+51B	−14N	−73B	+76N	−?B	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.50	846	0.0
66	Apfelberg, Noam	0	ISR	−28N	+78B	−43N	+?B	−21N	−42B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	683	0.0
67	FIDE 2893088	0	—	−12N	+?B	+?N	−15B	−57N	−53B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	698	0.0
68	FIDE 2888858	0	—	−20B	+?N	−39B	−41N	+75B	−44N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	652	0.0
69	Bergman, Alon	0	ISR	−17B	+?N	=27B	−25N	−?B	=77N	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.75	669	0.0
70	FIDE 2893045	0	—	−13N	+?B	−64N	−51B	+?N	−43B	2.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	678	0.0
71	FIDE 2879611	0	—	−10N	+?B	−15N	F	+?N	−51B	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	667	0.0
72	FIDE 2881853	0	—	+?B	−11N	+45B	−?B	−?N	−35N	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	689	0.0
73	FIDE 2881527	0	—	−?B	−?N	+?B	+65N	−40B	−48B	2.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	693	0.0
74	FIDE 2893070	0	—	−30N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	825	0.0
75	FIDE 2893215	0	—	−21N	+56B	−16N	−63B	−68N	=76B	1.5	15.5	17.0	3.75	736	0.0
76	Sheiner, Lennon	0	ISR	−49B	−23N	+?B	−54N	−65B	=75N	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	755	0.0
77	FIDE 2889587	0	—	−59N	−62B	+78N	−55B	−44N	=69B	1.5	13.0	14.5	2.50	698	0.0
78	Shteynbuk, Sam samuel	0	ISR	−35B	−66N	−77B	=?N	+?N	−59B	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.00	698	0.0
79	FIDE 2893177	0	—	−15N	−48B	+?N	−56B	—	—	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	698	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ben-Haim, HarelISR
+64.4
5.5 pts · #1
2Hanin, AsafISR
+39.6
4.5 pts · #3
3Gvirtz, NoamISR
+33.2
4.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Agmon, MichaelISR
-48.4
3.5 pts · #52
2Dayan, ShaiISR
-45.6
3.5 pts · #44
3Fire, NesliISR
-40.0
4.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R6+200 Elo gap
Asraf, Gili1421 beat Macchia-Shahar, Yali1621
R5+181 Elo gap
Fichman, Sean1456 beat Izhak, Niv1637
R6+132 Elo gap
David, Adar1400 beat Hilb, Lior1532