Youth League 2026 B 3
SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 23 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Israel, Israel. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2226, and top seed was Roy Vagman (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2387).
Yehonatan Azoulay (🇮🇱 ISR, 2180) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Sergey Panchenko (1.0) and Ilay Zakin (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Avri Hanein (2033) beat Yoav Duchan (CM, 2193), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
23 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×3
CM×3
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 11 players tied at 1.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
11 players finish on 1.0/3. Azoulay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 2180 | ISR | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Panchenko, Sergey | 1813 | ISR | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2520 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Zakin, IlayFM | 2316 | ISR | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2709 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2246 | ISR | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3035 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Shefer, UriCM | 2141 | ISR | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2813 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Vagman, RoyIM | 2387 | ISR | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3000 | +2.6 |
| 7 | Bercovici, Yaniv | 2040 | ISR | F | F | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2798 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Zakin, Lior | 1931 | ISR | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2500 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Hanein, Avri | 2033 | ISR | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2996 | +34.0 |
| 10 | Najjar, Munib | 1915 | ISR | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2437 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Weber, Yonatan | 1986 | ISR | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2790 | +20.8 |
| 12 | David, Idan | 1961 | ISR | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2067 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Rinberg, David | 1992 | ISR | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1958 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Pogoreltsev, Arsenii | 1970 | ISR | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1984 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Sapir, Omri | 1888 | ISR | F | F | =17B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1812 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1810 | ISR | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1856 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1789 | ISR | F | F | =15N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1886 | +4.0 |
| 18 | Zuev, Ilya | 2107 | ISR | F | F | =20N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2295 | +10.8 |
| 19 | Goren, Yonathan | 1850 | ISR | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1860 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2253 | ISR | F | F | =18B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2087 | -10.8 |
| 21 | Triger, Eitan | 2049 | ISR | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1975 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Mond, Omri | 1944 | ISR | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1179 | -20.8 |
| 23 | Gordin, Nick Lior | 1886 | ISR | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1486 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2193 | ISR | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -34.0 |
| 25 | Gadasi, NoamWCM | 2016 | ISR | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1257 | -16.8 |
| 26 | Roth, Elai | 1675 | ISR | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1131 | -8.4 |
| 27 | Golan, Ori | 2003 | ISR | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1415 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Shinkarenko, Ron | 1637 | ISR | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1107 | -6.8 |
| 29 | Galmidi, Ram | 1721 | ISR | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1304 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Orian, NogaWIM | 2227 | ISR | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1451 | -19.2 |
| 31 | Shunami, Tomer | 1758 | ISR | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Sason, NoamCM | 2205 | ISR | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1583 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+34.01.0 pts · #9
- 2Weber, YonatanISR+20.81.0 pts · #11
- 3Shilon Rahav, EliranFMISR+19.21.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Duchan, YoavCMISR-34.00.0 pts · #24
- 2Mond, OmriISR-20.80.0 pts · #22
- 3Orian, NogaWIMISR-19.20.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R3+160 Elo gap