Mark Center winter B 2026

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42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 10 Mar 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1645, and top seed was Udi Qimron (🇮🇱 ISR, 1747).

Udi Bacall (🇮🇱 ISR, 1624) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Rei Kerner (5.5) and Gil Ron (5.5). Bacall won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Rei Kerner (1422) beat Vyacheslav Yevdayev (1655), a +233-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Tel Aviv, Israel

Dates

13 Jan 2026 → 10 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱Udi Qimron1747

Avg top 10

1,645

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇱Israel×34

Top 3

🥇
Udi Bacall
🇮🇱ISR·1624
6.5pts·2026perf+56.4
🥈
Rei Kerner
🇮🇱ISR·1422
5.5pts·1769perf+89.2
🥉
Gil Ron
🇮🇱ISR·1562
5.5pts·1748perf+25.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Udi Bacall led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Bacall6.5Ron5.5Kerner5.5Milstein5Farkash5Feldman5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Udi Bacall never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Udi Bacall 4 wins (R1–R4)Gil Ron 3 wins (R4–R6)Rei Kerner 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Udi Bacall	*	—	—	1
2Gil Ron	—	*	½	—
3Rei Kerner	—	½	*	—
4Adam Milstein	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bacall, Udi	1624	ISR	+5B	+14N	+11B	+4N	=8B	+7N	+6B	6.5	28.0	32.0	29.75	2026	+56.4
2	Kerner, Rei	1422	ISR	−7B	+37N	+32B	+21N	+4B	+8N	=3B	5.5	25.0	26.0	18.75	1769	+89.2
3	Ron, Gil	1562	ISR	+40B	+20N	−7B	+36N	+10N	+12B	=2N	5.5	22.5	23.5	16.25	1748	+25.0
4	Farkash, Adam	1501	ISR	+24N	+31B	+12N	−1B	−2N	+15B	+13N	5.0	27.0	29.0	17.00	1546	+9.6
5	Milstein, Adam	1677	ISR	−1N	+38B	=24N	+18B	=9N	+20B	+10N	5.0	25.5	26.5	16.25	1715	+7.2
6	Feldman, Amit	1531	ISR	+23N	+34B	+36N	−7N	+19B	+13B	−1N	5.0	23.5	24.5	13.50	1484	-7.6
7	Qimron, Udi	1747	ISR	+2N	+18B	+3N	+6B	=12N	−1B	F	4.5	31.0	35.0	22.00	1704	-4.2
8	Yevdayev, Vyacheslav	1655	ISR	+38N	+30B	+10N	+16B	=1N	−2B	F	4.5	27.0	28.0	14.75	1646	-0.6
9	Klein, Achi	1666	ISR	−31N	+28B	−23N	+37B	=5B	+25N	+11B	4.5	20.0	21.0	13.50	1819	+11.0
10	Oliel, Yehonatan	1638	ISR	+15B	+39N	−8B	+17N	−3B	+19N	−5B	4.0	26.5	27.5	12.50	1605	-5.8
11	Roichman, Rom	1549	ISR	+13B	=19N	−1N	+24B	=16N	+22B	−9N	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.25	1469	-22.0
12	Scheinfeild, Michael	1637	ISR	+29B	+22N	−4B	+23N	=7B	−3N	=17B	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.75	1463	-23.2
13	Bergman, Alon	0	ISR	−11N	+41B	+15B	+22N	+30B	−6N	−4B	4.0	24.0	24.0	10.00	1432	0.0
14	Avron, Arnon	1571	ISR	+27N	−1B	−19N	=25B	+24N	+30B	=16N	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.00	1261	-23.0
15	Shani, Dan	1501	ISR	−10N	+27B	−13N	+38B	+21B	−4N	+26B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.50	1466	-2.6
16	Agmon, Michael	1520	ISR	+37B	+32N	=21B	−8N	=11B	=17N	=14B	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.75	1496	-6.8
17	Snir, Leo	1428	ISR	−30N	+33B	+34N	−10B	+18N	=16B	=12N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.00	1474	+6.4
18	Roichman, Gal	0	ISR	+25B	−7N	+39B	−5N	−17B	+36N	+23B	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.00	1421	0.0
19	Glazer, Idan	1456	ISR	+33N	=11B	+14B	=30N	−6N	−10B	=20N	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.00	1497	+9.6
20	Oring, Amit	1554	ISR	F	−3B	+33N	+26N	+23B	−5N	=19B	3.5	22.0	23.0	9.75	1293	-19.0
21	Hafizov, Sami	1633	ISR	=28N	+42B	=16N	−2B	−15N	+31B	=22N	3.5	22.0	22.0	7.25	1416	-35.4
22	Sasson, Uri	1439	ISR	+35N	−12B	+31N	−13B	+36B	−11N	=21B	3.5	19.0	20.0	6.25	1334	-6.8
23	Eilat, Ido	0	ISR	−6B	+26N	+9B	−12B	−20N	+32B	−18N	3.0	24.0	26.0	9.50	1404	0.0
24	FIDE 2860821	0	—	−4B	+40N	=5B	−11N	−14B	=29N	+36B	3.0	22.0	23.0	6.00	1253	0.0
25	FIDE 2895986	0	—	−18N	−36B	+28N	=14N	+29B	−9B	=27N	3.0	21.5	22.5	9.50	1550	0.0
26	Gabbay, Ophir	0	ISR	−34N	−23B	+41N	−20B	+27N	+28B	−15N	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.00	1363	0.0
27	Apfelberg, Noam	0	ISR	−14B	−15N	+35B	=29N	−26B	+41N	=25B	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	737	0.0
28	Shaked, Itamar	1412	ISR	=21B	−9N	−25B	=33N	+35B	−26N	+32B	3.0	18.0	19.5	6.25	1457	+3.6
29	Jacoby, Dana	0	ISR	−12N	+35B	−30N	=27B	−25N	=24B	+31N	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.50	837	0.0
30	Yosef, Nir	0	ISR	+17B	−8N	+29B	=19B	−13N	−14N	—	2.5	20.0	23.0	8.75	1442	0.0
31	Schonmann, Uri	0	ISR	+9B	−4N	−22B	−32N	+33B	−21N	−29B	2.0	21.5	23.5	6.50	1367	0.0
32	FIDE 2895994	0	—	+42N	−16B	−2N	+31B	−34B	−23N	−28N	2.0	19.5	19.5	2.00	1281	0.0
33	Pawlowski, Roy	0	ISR	−19B	−17N	−20B	=28B	−31N	=35N	+41B	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.25	1141	0.0
34	Bachar, Roee	0	ISR	+26B	−6N	−17B	F	+32N	—	—	2.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	680	0.0
35	FIDE 2895978	0	—	−22B	−29N	−27N	+41B	−28N	=33B	—	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.00	625	0.0
36	Zelekman, Arkady	0	ISR	F	+25N	−6B	−3B	−22N	−18B	−24N	1.0	24.5	27.5	3.00	710	-57.2
37	FIDE 2885956	0	—	−16N	−2B	+42N	−9N	—	—	—	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1345	0.0
38	FIDE 2891158	0	—	−8B	−5N	+40B	−15N	—	—	—	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	811	0.0
39	Pechatnikov, Daniel	1600	ISR	+41N	−10B	−18N	F	—	—	—	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	839	-18.0
40	FIDE 2881748	0	—	−3N	−24B	−38N	+42B	—	—	—	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1552	0.0
41	FIDE 2893037	0	—	−39B	−13N	−26B	−35N	F	−27B	−33N	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	801	0.0
42	Arel, Benjamin	1541	ISR	−32B	−21N	−37B	−40N	—	—	—	0.0	6.5	7.5	0.00	834	-14.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kerner, ReiISR
+89.2
5.5 pts · #4
2Bacall, UdiISR
+56.4
6.5 pts · #1
3Ron, GilISR
+25.0
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Zelekman, ArkadyISR
-57.2
1.0 pts · #36
2Hafizov, SamiISR
-35.4
3.5 pts · #7
3Scheinfeild, MichaelISR
-23.2
4.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R6+233 Elo gap
Kerner, Rei1422 beat Yevdayev, Vyacheslav1655
R4+211 Elo gap
Kerner, Rei1422 beat Hafizov, Sami1633
R3+136 Elo gap
Farkash, Adam1501 beat Scheinfeild, Michael1637