Herzliya Open Seniors 60 championship 2026
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Herziliya, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1669, and top seed was Uri Malin (🇮🇱 ISR, 1914).
Uri Malin (🇮🇱 ISR, 1914) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Gideon Shoval (6.5) and Eli Siti (6.0). Malin shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇱Herziliya, Israel
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 09 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Malin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gideon Shoval lost to Uri Malin (Black).
R5–R9 · UNBEATEN
Gideon Shoval went unbeaten across 5 games (R5–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gideon Shoval | * | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Uri Malin | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Eli Siti | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Uri Dobkin | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malin, Uri | 1914 | ISR | +5N | =4B | +12N | +2B | =10B | =3N | =6B | =7N | +8N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 34.75 | 1789 | -21.2 |
| 2 | Shoval, Gideon | 1670 | ISR | +11N | +8B | =4N | −1N | =3B | +6B | +10N | =5B | +7N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 1829 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Siti, Eli | 1731 | ISR | =7B | =6N | +13B | =11N | =2N | =1B | +4N | +10B | =5N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 1775 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Dobkin, Uri | 1668 | ISR | +13B | =1N | =2B | −6N | =9B | +12N | −3B | +16N | +10B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 21.50 | 1675 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Dor, Avigdor | 1642 | ISR | −1B | +7N | +14B | −10N | =13B | +9N | +12B | =2N | =3B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 1674 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Levy, Avner | 1581 | ISR | +16N | =3B | −10N | +4B | =11B | −2N | =1N | +14B | +15N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 1668 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Avron, Arnon | 1571 | ISR | =3N | −5B | −11N | +15B | +16N | +14B | +13N | =1B | −2B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 1588 | +1.0 |
| 8 | Rotshtein, Maxim | 1597 | ISR | +14B | −2N | +9B | −13N | −12B | +15N | +16B | +11N | −1B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1611 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Krohmalnik, Andrei | 1593 | ISR | +15N | −10B | −8N | +12B | =4N | −5B | +14N | =13B | +16B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 1474 | -15.4 |
| 10 | Shwarchbard, Zvi | 1721 | ISR | −12N | +9N | +6B | +5B | =1N | +11B | −2B | −3N | −4N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 23.75 | 1708 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Botvinnik, Roman | 1545 | ISR | −2B | +14N | +7B | =3B | =6N | −10N | +15B | −8B | =13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1562 | +2.6 |
| 12 | Meister, Emil | 0 | ISR | +10B | +16N | −1B | −9N | +8N | −4B | −5N | +15B | =14N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Galman, Haim | 1536 | ISR | −4N | +15B | −3N | +8B | =5N | F | −7B | =9N | =11B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 13.50 | 1551 | +2.4 |
| 14 | Maor, Moshe | 1440 | ISR | −8N | −11B | −5N | +16B | +15N | −7N | −9B | −6N | =12B | 2.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 3.25 | 1253 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Barzilai, Moshe | 1430 | ISR | −9B | −13N | +16B | −7N | −14B | −8B | −11N | −12N | −6B | 1.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 0.00 | 767 | -76.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2896001 | 0 | — | −6B | −12B | −15N | −14N | −7B | F | −8N | −4B | −9N | 0.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shoval, GideonISR+37.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Levy, AvnerISR+15.25.5 pts · #7
- 3Siti, EliISR+10.86.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Barzilai, MosheISR-76.01.0 pts · #15
- 2Malin, UriISR-21.26.5 pts · #3
- 3Krohmalnik, AndreiISR-15.45.0 pts · #13