2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Central District Rishon LeZion, Age 13
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Rishon Lezion, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1172, and top seed was Or Argaman (🇮🇱 ISR, 1517).
Dan Otcheretianski (🇮🇱 ISR, 1419) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Or Argaman (4.0) and Artsemi Piakarchyk (4.0). Otcheretianski shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ethan Pulatov (1404) beat Or Argaman (1517), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDan Otcheretianski led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Dan Otcheretianski takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Dan Otcheretianski drew with Artsemi Piakarchyk (Black).
Artsemi Piakarchyk 3 wins (R3–R5)Or Argaman 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dan Otcheretianski | * | ½ | 0 | — |
| 2Artsemi Piakarchyk | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Or Argaman | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Zohar Shvartz | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otcheretianski, Dan | 1419 | ISR | +10B | +5N | −2B | +8N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1517 | -11.9 |
| 2 | Argaman, Or | 1517 | ISR | +12N | +11B | +1N | −6B | −3N | +5B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1624 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Piakarchyk, Artsemi | 1505 | ISR | =13B | −7N | +12B | +11N | +2B | =1B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1729 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Shvartz, Zohar | 1469 | ISR | −8B | +13N | −5B | +10N | +14N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1489 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Shaked, Ethan | 0 | ISR | +7B | −1B | +4N | =9B | +8N | −2N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pulatov, Ethan | 1404 | ISR | +14B | −8N | +10B | +2N | −1N | =7B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Namdar, Rotem | 1486 | ISR | −5N | +3B | =11N | +13B | =9N | =6N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ziserman, Matan | 1458 | ISR | +4N | +6B | −9N | −1B | −5B | +14N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1411 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Tichover, Tomer | 1463 | ISR | −11N | +12B | +8B | =5N | =7B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1449 | -10.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 2889595 | 0 | — | −1N | +14B | −6N | −4B | +12N | +11B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Vilenchik, Mattan | 0 | ISR | +9B | −2N | =7B | −3B | +13N | −10N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2888823 | 0 | — | −2B | −9N | −3N | +14B | −10B | +13N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2861542 | 0 | — | =3N | −4B | +14N | −7N | −11B | −12B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2887126 | 0 | — | −6N | −10N | −13B | −12N | −4B | −8B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Argaman, OrISR+16.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Piakarchyk, ArtsemiISR+8.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Shvartz, ZoharISR+2.84.0 pts · #7
- 1Otcheretianski, DanISR-11.94.5 pts · #3
- 2Tichover, TomerISR-10.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Ziserman, MatanISR-3.63.0 pts · #8
- R4+113 Elo gap