Youth League 2026 A 6-7
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Israel, Israel. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2196, and top seed was Elie Milikow (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2397).
Yonathan Uritsky (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2340) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Evelina Khairova (2.0) and Omer Levy (2.0). Uritsky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Noam Ostrovsky Berman (2159) beat Elie Milikow (IM, 2397), a +238-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
11 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×40
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 41 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
41
41
41
41
41
10
4
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/7. Uritsky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uritsky, YonathanFM | 2340 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | +12B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2788 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Khairova, Evelina | 1847 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | +34N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2670 | +34.0 |
| 3 | Levy, Omer | 1997 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | +35N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2734 | +32.8 |
| 4 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1972 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | +17N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2760 | +31.2 |
| 5 | Magen, Ofek | 2059 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +21B | =23B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2291 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Pearl, Oliver | 1851 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | +22N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2291 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Birka, Elia | 2220 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | +20N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2309 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Ostrovsky Berman, Noam | 2159 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | =11N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2421 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Michaeli, Omri | 2076 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | =25N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2083 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Shemer, Oz | 1828 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +13N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1961 | +9.6 |
| 11 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2056 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =17B | =8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2170 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Laor, Jason Ethan | 1927 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +40N | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2059 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Kirsch, Yahel David | 2055 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | −10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1875 | -13.2 |
| 14 | Fester, Harel | 1716 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2574 | +19.6 |
| 15 | Abitbul, Matan | 1997 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2737 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Wul, Kfir | 1842 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2451 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Rubinstein, Dori | 2049 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | −4B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1860 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Berlad, Asaf | 1998 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | =21N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1835 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Vardi, Daniel | 2064 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | =29B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1975 | -7.2 |
| 20 | Tashkinova, SofiiaWFM | 2122 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =28N | −7B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1853 | -26.4 |
| 21 | Manyevich, Rom | 2179 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | =18B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1834 | -23.6 |
| 22 | Gilor, Amit | 2015 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =31N | −6B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1769 | -27.2 |
| 23 | Afek, Itay | 2160 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2045 | -5.2 |
| 24 | Kochavi, DanaFM | 2155 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1871 | -7.0 |
| 25 | Dayan, Yonatan | 1846 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2178 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2151 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2266 | +8.4 |
| 27 | Hasson Schrager, Shalev | 1931 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =30B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1662 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Beitner, Yehonatan | 1830 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2124 | +14.0 |
| 29 | Dezent, Eyal | 2020 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2035 | +0.8 |
| 30 | Friedrich, Daniel | 1470 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =27N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1871 | +16.8 |
| 31 | Hermans, Ray | 2058 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2033 | -1.2 |
| 32 | Goldstein, Asaf | 1890 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | −15N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1319 | -21.2 |
| 33 | Ofir, Nevo | 1866 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1244 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Kfir, Nadav | 1877 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1125 | -16.8 |
| 35 | Lapushnian, Maya | 1877 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1199 | -12.4 |
| 36 | Milikow, ElieIM | 2397 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1465 | -6.8 |
| 37 | Nochimowski, Eran | 1854 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1197 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Hornfeld, Ariel | 1710 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1042 | -10.0 |
| 39 | Shalev, Ido | 1774 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 982 | -19.6 |
| 40 | Sternfeld, Tomer | 1810 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1141 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pearl, OliverISR+42.41.5 pts · #7
- 2Khairova, EvelinaISR+34.02.0 pts · #1
- 3Levy, OmerISR+32.82.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gilor, AmitISR-27.20.5 pts · #22
- 2Tashkinova, SofiiaWFMISR-26.40.5 pts · #18
- 3Manyevich, RomISR-23.60.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R6+238 Elo gap
- R7+227 Elo gap
- R7+164 Elo gap