Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers U11

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23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Kiryat Yam, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1417, and top seed was Jude Salman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1749).

Jude Salman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1749) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Eliav Arolovich (5.0) and Hosni Shtewi (5.0). Salman broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Hosni Shtewi (1584) beat Leonard Engel (1732), a +148-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Kiryat Yam, Israel

Dates

16 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. 10 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Jude Salman1749

Avg top 10

1,417

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇱Israel×12

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Jude Salman
🇮🇱ISR·1749
5.5pts·2289perf+14.0
🥈
Eliav Arolovich
🇮🇱ISR·1594
5.0pts·705perf-25.6
🥉
Hosni Shtewi
🇮🇱ISR·1584
5.0pts·2290perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Jude Salman led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Salman5.5Shtewi5Arolovich5Perelman4.5Slobodnyuk4Yaros4

R6–R6 · LEAD HELD

Jude Salman held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jude Salman 4 wins (R1–R4)Hosni Shtewi 4 wins (R3–R6)Eliav Arolovich 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jude Salman	*	—	—	½
2Hosni Shtewi	—	*	—	—
3Eliav Arolovich	—	—	*	1
4Ben Perelman	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salman, Jude	1749	ISR	+17B	+8N	+7B	+6N	=4B	+5N	5.5	20.5	23.0	20.75	2289	+14.0
2	Arolovich, Eliav	1594	ISR	+22B	−5N	+20B	+19N	+7B	+4N	5.0	16.5	18.5	14.50	705	-25.6
3	Shtewi, Hosni	1584	ISR	+20N	−12B	+17N	+10B	+6N	+11B	5.0	15.5	17.5	14.50	2290	+12.8
4	Perelman, Ben	1523	ISR	+13B	+10N	+5B	+?N	=1N	−2B	4.5	20.5	20.5	12.75	1609	0.0
5	Slobodnyuk, Pavel	1529	ISR	+21N	+2B	−4N	+9B	+18N	−1B	4.0	21.5	23.5	13.50	1680	+18.0
6	Engel, Leonard	1732	ISR	+14N	+?B	+9N	−1B	−3B	+15N	4.0	20.5	20.5	10.00	886	0.0
7	Yaros, Pavel	0	ISR	+11N	+18B	−1N	+12B	−2N	+10B	4.0	19.5	22.0	11.50	1491	0.0
8	Maryanovich, Nikolay	1434	RUS	+16N	−1B	+14N	=18B	=15N	+12B	4.0	17.5	20.0	11.75	952	-6.4
9	Ghara, Kinan	0	ISR	+?B	+19N	−6B	−5N	+?B	+16N	4.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	705	0.0
10	Galibov, David	1523	ISR	+23B	−4B	+11N	−3N	+13B	−7N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.50	820	-12.8
11	Lulko, Noami	0	ISR	−7B	+23N	−10B	+17N	+19B	−3N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.00	755	0.0
12	Shoam, Neve	1505	ISR	+?B	+3N	−?B	−7N	+14B	−8N	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	1546	0.0
13	FIDE 2890160	0	—	−4N	+21B	+?N	−15B	−10N	+22B	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	690	0.0
14	FIDE 2891875	0	—	−6B	+?N	−8B	+21N	−12N	+23B	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	672	0.0
15	FIDE 2878038	0	—	=?N	−17B	+?N	+13N	=8B	−6B	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1472	0.0
16	FIDE 2891883	0	—	−8B	+?N	−19B	+20N	+?N	−9B	3.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	672	0.0
17	Tokar, Michael	0	ISR	−1N	+15N	−3B	−11B	=22N	+?B	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.00	886	0.0
18	FIDE 2883023	0	—	+?B	−7N	+?B	=8N	−5B	−?N	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.00	1296	0.0
19	FIDE 2866102	0	—	+?N	−9B	+16N	−2B	−11N	−21B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	807	0.0
20	FIDE 2866323	0	—	−3B	+?N	−2N	−16B	+23N	−?B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	814	0.0
21	FIDE 2891905	0	—	−5B	−13N	F	−14B	+?N	+19N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	705	0.0
22	FIDE 2866315	0	—	−2N	−?B	=23N	+?B	=17B	−13N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	807	0.0
23	FIDE 2891921	0	—	−10N	−11B	=22B	+?N	−20B	−14N	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.00	690	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Slobodnyuk, PavelISR
+18.0
4.0 pts · #3
2Salman, JudeISR
+14.0
5.5 pts · #2
3Shtewi, HosniISR
+12.8
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Arolovich, EliavISR
-25.6
5.0 pts · #16
2Galibov, DavidISR
-12.8
3.0 pts · #19
3Maryanovich, NikolayRUS
-6.4
4.0 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R5+148 Elo gap
Shtewi, Hosni1584 beat Engel, Leonard1732