Youth League 2026 B 6-7
SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Israel, Israel. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2235, and top seed was Roy Vagman (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2377).
Avri Hanein (🇮🇱 ISR, 1938) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Omri Mond (2.0) and Ilay Zakin (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Avri Hanein (1938) beat Adi Menahem (FM, 2284), a +346-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 · 8
IM×1
FM×3
CM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 6 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 37 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
37
37
37
37
37
10
6
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/7. Hanein 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 | Hanein, Avri | 1938 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | +21B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2901 | +67.6 |
| 2 | Mond, Omri | 1969 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | +20N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2741 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Zakin, IlayFM | 2311 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | +22N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2809 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Orian, NogaWIM | 2232 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | +27B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2865 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2270 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | +26B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2794 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Vagman, RoyIM | 2377 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | +29B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2943 | +4.1 |
| 7 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 2157 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | =12B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2152 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Gavriel, Adam | 1885 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | +31B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2138 | +30.4 |
| 9 | Ribstein, Orel | 2189 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =8B | +34N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2023 | -13.2 |
| 10 | Goren, Yonathan | 1855 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | +28N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2190 | +36.4 |
| 11 | Zuev, Ilya | 2098 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | =19N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2136 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Margolin-Herman, Ofek | 1859 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | =7N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2012 | +15.6 |
| 13 | Pogoreltsev, Arsenii | 1960 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | =24B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1964 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2284 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +32N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1869 | -33.6 |
| 15 | Qasem, Muhamad Mody | 1889 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2546 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Sason, NoamCM | 2140 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2886 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Shunami, Tomer | 1706 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +31N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2487 | +20.0 |
| 18 | Najjar, Munib | 1915 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +35N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2609 | +18.0 |
| 19 | Weber, Yonatan | 2000 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | =11B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1931 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Galmidi, Ram | 1699 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | −2B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1794 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Semo, Sagy | 2001 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | −1N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1630 | -39.2 |
| 22 | Sapir, Omri | 1883 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | −3B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1935 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Gordin, Nick Lior | 1883 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1844 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Bercovici, Yaniv | 2075 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1984 | -5.6 |
| 25 | Panchenko, Sergey | 1828 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1871 | +0.8 |
| 26 | David, Idan | 1980 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1460 | -15.2 |
| 27 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2162 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −4N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1418 | -31.2 |
| 28 | Rinberg, David | 1982 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −10B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1179 | -43.2 |
| 29 | Triger, Eitan | 2062 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | −6N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | -21.2 |
| 30 | Golan, Ori | 2003 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1563 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Shinkarenko, Ron | 1630 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −17B | −8N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 944 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1817 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −14B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1347 | -10.0 |
| 33 | Shefer, UriCM | 2225 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1581 | -10.4 |
| 34 | Brenner, Bar | 1894 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1423 | -3.6 |
| 35 | Aharonoff, Yair | 1782 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | -18.0 |
| 36 | Roth, Elai | 1692 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1119 | -10.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+67.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Goren, YonathanISR+36.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Gavriel, AdamISR+30.41.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Rinberg, DavidISR-43.20.0 pts · #27
- 2Semo, SagyISR-39.20.5 pts · #20
- 3Menahem, AdiFMISR-33.61.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R6+346 Elo gap
- R7+127 Elo gap