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
Federations · 1 represented
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTomer Sternfeld led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tomer Sternfeld | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Daniel Merensky | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Alon Yekutiel | ½ | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Alon Heberon | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 1764 | ISR | =9B | +8N | +5B | +2B | +4N | =3N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 1985 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Merensky, Daniel | 1547 | ISR | +4B | +5N | +6B | −1N | −3B | +7N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1661 | -20.4 |
| 3 | Yekutiel, Alon | 1617 | ISR | −6N | +7B | −4N | +8B | +2N | =1B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1702 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Heberon, Alon | 1452 | ISR | −2N | F | +3B | +6N | −1B | +9N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1622 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Yerushalmy, Carmel | 1553 | ISR | +7N | −2B | −1N | F | +6B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 980 | -22.0 |
| 6 | Kurtsman, Daniel | 1633 | ISR | +3B | +9N | −2N | −4B | −5N | — | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hammer, Aviv | 1647 | ISR | −5B | −3N | F | +9B | +8N | −2B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Shem Tov Lazaro, Lior | 0 | ISR | F | −1B | +9N | −3N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bach, Shuvael | 0 | ISR | =1N | −6B | −8B | −7N | F | −4B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sternfeld, TomerISR+28.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Heberon, AlonISR+10.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Yekutiel, AlonISR+3.23.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Yerushalmy, CarmelISR-22.02.0 pts · #9
- 2Merensky, DanielISR-20.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Kurtsman, DanielISR0.02.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R4+181 Elo gap
- R3+165 Elo gap