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2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Central District Rishon LeZion, Age 15

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9 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 1246, and top seed was Tomer Sternfeld (🇮🇱 ISR, 1764).

Tomer Sternfeld (🇮🇱 ISR, 1764) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Daniel Merensky (4.0) and Alon Yekutiel (3.5). Sternfeld took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Alon Heberon (1452) beat Daniel Kurtsman (1633), a +181-point gap.

Location
🇮🇱Rishon Lezion, Israel
Dates
16 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇱Tomer Sternfeld1764
Avg top 10
1,246
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tomer Sternfeld led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
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1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Sternfeld takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec

Tomer Sternfeld takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tomer Sternfeld beat Daniel Merensky (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Tomer Sternfeld 4 wins (R2–R5)Daniel Merensky 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sternfeld, Tomer1764ISR=9B+8N+5B+2B+4N=3N5.013.514.012.001985+28.8
2Merensky, Daniel1547ISR+4B+5N+6B1N3B+7N4.015.517.59.001661-20.4
3Yekutiel, Alon1617ISR6N+7B4N+8B+2N=1B3.516.017.09.501702+3.2
4Heberon, Alon1452ISR2NF+3B+6N1B+9N3.015.015.06.001622+10.4
5Yerushalmy, Carmel1553ISR+7N2B1NF+6BF2.014.014.04.00980-22.0
6Kurtsman, Daniel1633ISR+3B+9N2N4B5N2.012.513.04.0014560.0
7Hammer, Aviv1647ISR5B3NF+9B+8N2B2.011.011.01.508830.0
8Shem Tov Lazaro, Lior0ISRF1B+9N3N7BF1.013.013.00.509430.0
9Bach, Shuvael0ISR=1N6B8B7NF4B0.513.013.02.5014820.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets