2025 Israel Youth Championship Qualifiers Ashdod Age 11
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16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Ashdod, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 778, and top seed was Alon Kadinov (🇮🇱 ISR, 1614).
Michael Shklovski (🇮🇱 ISR, 1584) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ziv Hornung (4.5) and Yair Shemesh (4.5). Shklovski shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇮🇱Ashdod, 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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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMichael Shklovski led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Dec
Michael Shklovski takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michael Shklovski beat Yair Shemesh (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Michael Shklovski 5 wins (R2–R6)Yair Shemesh 3 wins (R3–R5)Ziv Hornung 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Shklovski | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Yair Shemesh | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ziv Hornung | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Gilad Yeesachar | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shklovski, Michael | 1584 | ISR | F | +3B | +9N | +7B | +2N | +6N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2402 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Hornung, Ziv | 1538 | ISR | +13B | +5N | +4B | +9N | −1B | =3N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1647 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Shemesh, Yair | 0 | ISR | +?B | −1N | +13B | +5N | +4B | =2B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.25 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kadinov, Alon | 1614 | ISR | +12N | +15B | −2N | +11B | −3N | +7B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 748 | -23.6 |
| 5 | Yeesachar, Gilad | 1431 | ISR | +14N | −2B | +15N | −3B | +10N | +9B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 748 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Tsairof, Ofir | 1611 | ISR | −15N | +16B | +12N | +8B | =7N | −1B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 721 | -27.2 |
| 7 | Huri, Kfir | 0 | ISR | +?B | +11N | +?B | −1N | =6B | −4N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kumrulukus, Amit | 0 | ISR | +10B | −9B | +14N | −6N | +?B | =?N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hadar, Atay | 0 | ISR | +?B | +8N | −1B | −2B | +11N | −5N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2891859 | 0 | — | −8N | −12B | +?N | +16B | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2891824 | 0 | — | +?B | −7B | +16N | −4N | −9B | +?N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2882515 | 0 | — | −4B | +10N | −6B | =?N | +13B | −?N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kumrulukus, Eitan | 0 | ISR | −2N | +?B | −3N | +14B | −12N | −10B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2891840 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −8B | −13N | =?N | −16B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rahovich, Yonathan | 0 | ISR | +6B | −4N | −5B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2883848 | 0 | — | F | −6N | −11B | −10N | −?B | +14N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 855 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shklovski, MichaelISR+48.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Hornung, ZivISR+15.64.5 pts · #3
- 3Hadar, AtayISR0.03.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Tsairof, OfirISR-27.23.5 pts · #11
- 2Kadinov, AlonISR-23.64.0 pts · #9
- 3Yeesachar, GiladISR-13.64.0 pts · #6