Youth League 2026 B 4-5
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Israel, Israel. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2164, and top seed was Adi Menahem (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2295).
Arsenii Pogoreltsev (🇮🇱 ISR, 1957) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Adi Menahem (2.0) and Yonatan Weber (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sergey Panchenko (1813) beat Elisha Sagi (2040), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
13 Nov 2025 → 22 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×2
CM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×32
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 2.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
33
33
33
10
5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/5. Pogoreltsev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pogoreltsev, Arsenii | 1957 | ISR | F | F | F | +9N | +26N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2604 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2295 | ISR | F | F | F | +20B | +24N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2743 | +9.1 |
| 3 | Weber, Yonatan | 1979 | ISR | F | F | F | +27N | +20N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2669 | +23.4 |
| 4 | Zuev, Ilya | 2087 | ISR | F | F | F | +21B | +23N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2711 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Rinberg, David | 1984 | ISR | F | F | F | +22N | +21B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2672 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2251 | ISR | F | F | F | =18N | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2295 | +1.5 |
| 7 | Shefer, UriCM | 2215 | ISR | F | F | F | =19N | +18B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2214 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Sason, NoamCM | 2200 | ISR | F | F | F | +10B | −6N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2251 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Galmidi, Ram | 1702 | ISR | F | F | F | −1B | +25B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1937 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Orian, NogaWIM | 2235 | ISR | F | F | F | −8N | +28B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2072 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Haddad, Sharbel | 1663 | ISR | F | F | F | +33B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2492 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2196 | ISR | F | F | F | +32B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2616 | +4.4 |
| 13 | Aharonoff, Yair | 1783 | ISR | F | F | F | +30N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2685 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Panchenko, Sergey | 1813 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2840 | +30.8 |
| 15 | Bercovici, Yaniv | 2058 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2660 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Brenner, Bar | 1895 | ISR | F | F | F | +25N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2714 | +21.2 |
| 17 | Mond, Omri | 1989 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +31N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2675 | +14.8 |
| 18 | Triger, Eitan | 2067 | ISR | F | F | F | =6B | −7N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2055 | -0.4 |
| 19 | David, Idan | 1975 | ISR | F | F | F | =7B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2225 | +12.0 |
| 20 | Sapir, Omri | 1887 | ISR | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1341 | -12.6 |
| 21 | Gordin, Nick Lior | 1886 | ISR | F | F | F | −4N | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -23.6 |
| 22 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1859 | ISR | F | F | F | −5B | −15N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1228 | -22.4 |
| 23 | Hanein, Avri | 1904 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1298 | -11.6 |
| 24 | Semo, Sagy | 2001 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1484 | -6.4 |
| 25 | Najjar, Munib | 1906 | ISR | F | F | F | −16B | −9N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 998 | -52.0 |
| 26 | Feigin, Daniel | 1906 | KOR | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Goren, Yonathan | 1855 | ISR | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1200 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Golan, Ori | 2013 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1432 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Sagi, Elisha | 2040 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1028 | -30.8 |
| 30 | Gavriel, Adam | 1885 | ISR | F | F | F | −13B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -25.6 |
| 31 | Mendler, Omer | 1874 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1169 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1812 | ISR | F | F | F | −12N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1362 | -4.4 |
| 33 | Roth, Elai | 1700 | ISR | F | F | F | −11N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 863 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Panchenko, SergeyISR+30.81.0 pts · #13
- 2Rinberg, DavidISR+27.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Aharonoff, YairISR+25.61.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Najjar, MunibISR-52.00.0 pts · #30
- 2Sagi, ElishaISR-30.80.0 pts · #22
- 3Gavriel, AdamISR-25.60.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+227 Elo gap
- R5+204 Elo gap
- R4+102 Elo gap