Israeli Cadet Championship U15 Qualifiers 2025 Petach Tikva 15
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39 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 1746, and top seed was Avri Hanein (🇮🇱 ISR, 1889).
Aviv Haber (🇮🇱 ISR, 1799) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Ishay Matiash (3.0) and Guy Sivan (3.0). Haber shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Elon Danai (1557) beat Dov Gurevich (1743), a +186-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
Federations · 1 represented
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsAviv Haber led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec
Aviv Haber takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Harel Fester won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
R4 · LATE SURGE
Ido Valter was #23 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haber, Aviv | 1799 | ISR | =28B | +16N | +5B | F | =17N | =32N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1826 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Matiash, Ishay | 1676 | ISR | +8B | F | −3B | +7N | +33B | −14N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1601 | -31.6 |
| 3 | Sivan, Guy | 1692 | ISR | F | +22B | +2N | −11N | −14B | +34B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1609 | -11.2 |
| 4 | Segal, Yael | 1409 | ISR | F | +31N | −11B | +6N | +9B | — | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1732 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Ronin, Ilan | 1739 | ISR | +22N | F | −1N | +10B | +28N | — | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1748 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Valter, Ido | 0 | ISR | =16B | F | =29N | −4B | +21N | +33B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gizunterman, Idan | 1571 | ISR | F | +35B | −19N | −2B | +26B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1611 | +4.4 |
| 8 | Anuar, Aran | 0 | ISR | −2N | −33B | +21N | −29B | +30N | +26B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Larioshin, Ariel | 1454 | ISR | F | +18B | F | +30B | −4N | +22B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1633 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Gelis, Naama | 1480 | ISR | F | =27B | +39N | −5N | +23B | =16N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1614 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Fester, Harel | 1662 | ISR | +21N | F | +4N | +3B | — | — | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2415 | +34.0 |
| 12 | Gal, Yuval | 1573 | ISR | F | +21B | −17N | +34B | F | +28B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1804 | +22.8 |
| 13 | Mintz, Yair | 1566 | ISR | F | +23N | F | +31N | +15B | — | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2360 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Opler, Ziv | 1608 | ISR | +38N | F | F | F | +3N | +2B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2519 | +46.0 |
| 15 | Bleicher, Noam | 1427 | ISR | F | +38B | +36N | F | −13N | +29B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1799 | +30.8 |
| 16 | Gurevich, Dov | 1743 | ISR | =6N | −1B | +30N | −24B | =22N | =10B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1482 | -43.6 |
| 17 | Halperin, David | 1745 | ISR | +26B | −25N | +12B | F | =1B | — | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1776 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Firt, Yoav | 1507 | ISR | F | −9N | =26B | +37N | F | +27N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1410 | -9.6 |
| 19 | Hornfeld, Ariel | 1792 | ISR | +37B | F | +7B | F | =20B | — | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 1829 | +18.4 |
| 20 | Shunami, Tomer | 1675 | ISR | +27N | F | +33N | F | =19N | — | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1755 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Keresh, Gilad | 1496 | ISR | −11B | −12N | −8B | +38N | −6B | +35N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 922 | -28.8 |
| 22 | Gaash, Eyal | 0 | ISR | −5B | −3N | =37B | +39N | =16B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Carmeli, Orel | 1440 | ISR | F | −13B | +27N | +36B | −10N | −7B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1419 | -18.4 |
| 24 | Danai, Elon | 1557 | ISR | −25B | +26N | F | +16N | — | — | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1793 | +32.0 |
| 25 | Hanein, Avri | 1889 | ISR | +24N | +17B | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2477 | +27.6 |
| 26 | Sherbanskiy, Ariel | 1479 | ISR | −17N | −24B | =18N | +27B | −7N | −8N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1290 | -42.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 2889668 | 0 | — | −20B | =10N | −23B | −26N | +37B | −18B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1173 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Shemer, Yehonatan | 1656 | ISR | =1N | +29B | F | F | −5B | −12N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1585 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Pinhasov, Yonatan | 1575 | ISR | F | −28N | =6B | +8N | F | −15N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 832 | -40.4 |
| 30 | Friedrich, Daniel | 1572 | ISR | F | +37N | −16B | −9N | −8B | =31N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 883 | -18.4 |
| 31 | Inchik, Ido | 0 | ISR | F | −4B | +38N | −13B | −34N | =30B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Levi, Idan | 1707 | ISR | +35N | F | F | F | F | =1B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1740 | +5.6 |
| 33 | Ovadia, Amir | 1545 | ISR | F | +8N | −20B | F | −2N | −6N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 921 | -15.6 |
| 34 | Barel, Asaf | 1416 | ISR | F | F | −?B | −12N | +31B | −3N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 2892910 | 0 | — | −32B | −7N | F | F | +39B | −21B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Saidy, Ariel | 1580 | ISR | +39B | F | −15B | −23N | — | — | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 760 | -54.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 2888319 | 0 | — | −19N | −30B | =22N | −18B | −27N | — | 0.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2892928 | 0 | — | −14B | −15N | −31B | −21B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Schonmann, Uri | 1477 | ISR | −36N | F | −10B | −22B | −35N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Opler, ZivISR+46.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Fester, HarelISR+34.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Danai, ElonISR+32.02.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Saidy, ArielISR-54.01.0 pts · #39
- 2Gurevich, DovISR-43.62.5 pts · #18
- 3Sherbanskiy, ArielISR-42.01.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R4+186 Elo gap
- R3+153 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap