Israeli Youth Championship Qualifiers U13
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Kiryat Yam, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1418, and top seed was Anton Tannous (🇮🇱 ISR, 1685).
Yan Grechin (🇮🇱 ISR, 1576) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Shahked Shapira (4.5) and Ward Shaer (3.5). Grechin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ward Shaer (1573) beat Anton Tannous (1685), a +112-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Grechin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
Shahked Shapira beat Yan Grechin (White).
Shahked Shapira 4 wins (R2–R5)Yan Grechin 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shahked Shapira | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Yan Grechin | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ilay Biton | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Ward Shaer | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grechin, Yan | 1576 | ISR | +10B | +7N | +3B | −2N | +4B | =6N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 1801 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Shapira, Shahked | 1628 | ISR | F | +4B | +12N | +1B | +3N | =5N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.75 | 1981 | +77.2 |
| 3 | Shaer, Ward | 1573 | ISR | +6N | +8B | −1N | +5B | −2B | =4N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1634 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Shorosh, Lana | 1659 | ISR | +13B | −2N | +9B | +7N | −1N | =3B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1534 | -18.8 |
| 5 | Tannous, Anton | 1685 | ISR | −8N | +11N | +6B | −3N | +7B | =2B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 1476 | -52.8 |
| 6 | Biton, Ilay | 0 | ISR | −3B | +10N | −5N | +12B | +8N | =1B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Abo Mokh, Fadi | 1551 | ISR | +9N | −1B | +8N | −4B | −5N | +13B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1443 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Shapiro, Artiom | 1644 | ISR | +5B | −3N | −7B | +11N | −6B | =9B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1493 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Rasner, Yochai | 0 | ISR | −7B | +13N | −4N | F | =14B | =8N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Watted, Aya | 1429 | ISR | −1N | −6B | +14B | F | F | +11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 920 | -6.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2891956 | 0 | — | =12N | −5B | F | −8B | +13N | −10B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1196 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Iktelat, Ahmad | 1437 | ISR | =11B | +14N | −2B | −6N | — | — | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 828 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Atamnah, Mohamad | 0 | ISR | −4N | −9B | F | +14N | −11B | −7N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2866242 | 0 | — | F | −12B | −10N | −13B | =9N | — | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shapira, ShahkedISR+77.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Grechin, YanISR+19.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Shaer, WardISR+13.23.5 pts · #4
- 1Tannous, AntonISR-52.83.5 pts · #6
- 2Abo Mokh, FadiISR-22.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Shorosh, LanaISR-18.83.5 pts · #5
- R4+112 Elo gap