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
- Marsel Efroimski (IM)
- Rating: 2372 elo
- Results: 4.5 points from 5 games
- Michal Lahav (WIM)
- Rating: 2147 elo
- Results: 3.5 points from 5 games
- Sofiia Tashkinova (WFM)
- Rating: 2180 elo
- Results: 3 points from 5 games
- Michelle Katkov (WFM)
- Rating: 2056 elo
- Results: 2 points from 3 games
Rishon LeZion wins 10th title in the past 12 years — Chessdom (@chessdom) June 4, 2025
Team captain @Marselef13 , "The league is getting stronger every year, and keeping the title becomes more and more challenging – but we did it!”https://t.co/z7qMyqQDgC @OnTheQueenside @SusanPolgar @FIDE_chess @ECUonline
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