Rishon Lezion is women chess champion of Israel
Rishon Lezion is the winner of the women team national championship of Israel aka Women League Elite 2025. Rishon Lezion collected 17 game points, edging for first Maccabi Kiryat-Yam with 16 and Ashdod with 15,5. Replay the games here
Team captain and board 2 player of the champions Rishon Lezion IM Marsel Efroimski commented for Chessdom, “This is our sixth consecutive league title and the tenth in the past 12 years. The league is getting stronger every year, and keeping the title becomes more and more challenging – but we did it!” She added, “Rishon LeZion is the only club with three teams in the top division. The second team finished in fourth place, and the third team performed above its starting position. This reflects the club’s long-term investment in women’s and girls’ chess.”
The Women League Elite 2025 is among the major events in The Chess Calendar. It is also part of The Women Chess Calendar and the European Chess Calendar
More about Rishon Lezion A (RtgAvg:2294, Captain: Marsel Efroimski)
- Olga Badelka (IM)
- Rating: 2426 elo
- Results: 4 points from 6 games
- Performance Rating: 2276
- Marsel Efroimski (IM)
- Rating: 2372 elo
- Results: 4.5 points from 5 games
- Performance Rating: 2212
- Michal Lahav (WIM)
- Rating: 2147 elo
- Results: 3.5 points from 5 games
- Performance Rating: 2012
- Sofiia Tashkinova (WFM)
- Rating: 2180 elo
- Results: 3 points from 5 games
- Performance Rating: 1930
- Michelle Katkov (WFM)
- Rating: 2056 elo
- Results: 2 points from 3 games
- Performance Rating: 1833
Women League Elite final standings
| 1. Rishon Lezion A (RtgAvg:2294, Captain: Efroimski Marsel / TB1: 17 / TB2: 123,5) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | IM | Badelka, Olga | 2426 | 4 | 6 | 2276 |
| 2 | IM | Efroimski, Marsel | 2372 | 4.5 | 5 | 2212 |
| 3 | WIM | Lahav, Michal | 2147 | 3.5 | 5 | 2012 |
| 4 | WFM | Tashkinova, Sofiia | 2180 | 3 | 5 | 1930 |
| 5 | WFM | Katkov, Michelle | 2056 | 2 | 3 | 1833 |
| 2. Maccabi Kiryat-Yam (RtgAvg:2195, Captain: Mautner Nachum / TB1: 16 / TB2: 136) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | WGM | Belenkaia, Dina | 2240 | 4.5 | 6 | 2312 |
| 2 | WIM | Karavaeva, Olga | 2271 | 3 | 6 | 2173 |
| 3 | WGM | Chernyak, Viktoria | 2138 | 5 | 6 | 2063 |
| 4 | Kluchik, Julia | 1941 | 3.5 | 6 | 1893 | |
| 3. Ashdod (RtgAvg:2147, Captain: Riabuchin Arkady / TB1: 15,5 / TB2: 122) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | IM | Osmak, Yuliia | 2471 | 5 | 6 | 2190 |
| 2 | WIM | Gutmakher, Olga | 2211 | 3.5 | 6 | 2157 |
| 3 | IM | Borsuk, Angela | 2105 | 4.5 | 6 | 2000 |
| 5 | AIM | Feldman, Laora | 1790 | 2.5 | 6 | 1876 |
| 4. Rishon Lezion B (RtgAvg:2105, Captain: Efroimski Marsel / TB1: 14 / TB2: 97) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | IM | Bivol, Alina | 2358 | 3.5 | 5 | 2173 |
| 2 | WFM | Reprun, Nadejda | 1950 | 1.5 | 4 | 2300 |
| 3 | Federovski, Adi | 2000 | 3 | 6 | 2033 | |
| 4 | Ingel, Mica Bar | 1893 | 2.5 | 5 | 1953 | |
| 5 | Vardi, Shlomit | 1819 | 3.5 | 4 | 1902 | |
| 5. Hapoel Center Of Excellence in chess Afula (RtgAvg:2038, Captain: Katzir Moshe / TB1: 13,5 / TB2: 65) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | IM | Gaponenko, Inna | 2318 | 5 | 6 | 2100 |
| 2 | WGM | Pitam, Ella | 2174 | 2 | 4 | 2009 |
| 4 | WFM | Mamantov, Margarita | 1931 | 4 | 6 | 1915 |
| 5 | Badaan, Rima | 1661 | 2 | 4 | 1748 | |
| 6 | Halfon, Leora | 1641 | 0.5 | 2 | 1876 | |
| 8 | Bloch, Yarden | 1579 | 0 | 2 | 2043 | |
| 6. Haifa-Nesher (RtgAvg:2092, Captain: Levitan Evgeny / TB1: 12,5 / TB2: 74) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | WIM | Orian, Noga | 2166 | 3 | 6 | 2198 |
| 2 | WFM | Levitan, Ronit | 2119 | 3.5 | 6 | 2104 |
| 3 | WFM | Vovinkina, Natalia | 2148 | 4.5 | 6 | 2007 |
| 4 | WCM | Levitan, Liel | 1769 | 0 | 3 | 1839 |
| 5 | Levitan, Julia | 1768 | 1.5 | 3 | 1827 | |
| 7. Queens Maccabi Ramat-Gan (RtgAvg:2100, Captain: Avineri Paz / TB1: 12,5 / TB2: 68,5) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | FM | Kochavi, Dana | 2226 | 4 | 6 | 2073 |
| 2 | WGM | Gara, Ticia | 2359 | 4.5 | 6 | 2037 |
| 3 | Shaul Seidner, Liad | 1884 | 2 | 6 | 1904 | |
| 4 | Gavriel, Inbal | 1715 | 2 | 4 | 1825 | |
| 5 | Sobel, Michal | 1584 | 0 | 2 | 1783 | |
| 8. Rishon Lezion C (RtgAvg:1868, Captain: Efroimski Marsel / TB1: 12,5 / TB2: 52,5) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 2 | Lapushnian, Maya | 1784 | 2 | 5 | 2129 | |
| 3 | Moscovitch, Michal | 1884 | 2 | 5 | 2031 | |
| 5 | WFM | Dotan, Valeria | 1795 | 0.5 | 3 | 1797 |
| 6 | Khairova, Evelina | 1856 | 3.5 | 6 | 1738 | |
| 7 | Baruch, Amit | 1694 | 4.5 | 5 | 1641 | |
| 9. Beer-Sheva (RtgAvg:2075, Captain: David Ilana / TB1: 12,5 / TB2: 33) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | WGM | Doluhanova, Evgeniya | 2252 | 2.5 | 6 | 2273 |
| 2 | IM | Klinova, Masha | 2231 | 4 | 6 | 2170 |
| 3 | Brusilovski, Lena | 1831 | 2 | 6 | 2048 | |
| 4 | Simchayev, Alexandra | 1819 | 4 | 6 | 1838 | |
| 10. Herzeliya (RtgAvg:2008, Captain: Kandelshine Shlomo / TB1: 12 / TB2: 51,5) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | Monina, Polina | 2000 | 1.5 | 2 | 1995 | |
| 2 | Len, Irina | 1970 | 3 | 5 | 2050 | |
| 3 | Yakovleva, Tatiana | 1899 | 0 | 3 | 2014 | |
| 4 | Lian, Marina | 1938 | 1.5 | 4 | 1981 | |
| 5 | Tadmor, Maya | 1874 | 2 | 4 | 1762 | |
| 6 | Haitovich, Avital | 1890 | 1.5 | 3 | 1677 | |
| 7 | Mdivani, Maka | 1874 | 2.5 | 3 | 1574 | |
| 11. Hapoel Kfar Saba (RtgAvg:1958, Captain: Kaplan Amiram / TB1: 10 / TB2: 24) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | WFM | Botvinnik, Irina | 2172 | 0 | 1 | 2487 |
| 2 | WCM | Gadasi, Noam | 2039 | 1.5 | 6 | 2196 |
| 3 | Qasem, Huda | 1897 | 2 | 4 | 2152 | |
| 4 | Sadevich, Rachel | 1927 | 0 | 2 | 1936 | |
| 5 | Ostrowsky, Alexandra | 1895 | 1.5 | 3 | 1950 | |
| 6 | Ovechkin, Lilia | 1819 | 3.5 | 6 | 1826 | |
| 7 | Eden, Dana | 1666 | 1.5 | 2 | 1798 | |
| 12. Princesses Maccabi Ramat-Gan (RtgAvg:1751, Captain: Avineri Paz / TB1: 10 / TB2: 20) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | Levin, Emily | 1710 | 0.5 | 6 | 2073 | |
| 2 | Bejashvili, Irma | 1725 | 2 | 2 | 1738 | |
| 3 | Zach, Asif | 1707 | 2 | 6 | 1976 | |
| 4 | Munte, Noa | 1769 | 0 | 2 | 2158 | |
| 5 | Levi, Shoval | 1722 | 4.5 | 6 | 1728 | |
| 6 | Shahrbani, Shaked | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1660 | |
| 13. Tel Aviv (RtgAvg:1853, Captain: Tal Rami / TB1: 6 / TB2: 8) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | Eshkol, Lilian | 1841 | 0 | 4 | 1993 | |
| 2 | Potikha, Liza | 2057 | 2 | 6 | 1984 | |
| 3 | Potikha, Shelley | 1584 | 2 | 6 | 1882 | |
| 4 | Gavish, Maya | 1694 | 0 | 4 | 1889 | |
| 5 | Sadka Darrell, Daria | 1644 | 2 | 4 | 1672 | |
| 14. Nahariya (RtgAvg:1653, Captain: Volkov Olga / TB1: 4 / TB2: 0) | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | |
| 1 | Daniel, Hadar | 1799 | 2 | 6 | 2039 | |
| 2 | Volkov, Olga | 1736 | 1 | 4 | 2093 | |
| 3 | Goldenberg, Inna | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1777 | |
| 4 | Shabrin, Irina | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1863 | |
| 5 | Smirnov, Yana | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1708 | |