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Herzliya Winter Tournament 2026 B

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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Herziliya, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1193, and top seed was Yair Shaulyan (🇮🇱 ISR, 1642).

Yoav Oshri (🇮🇱 ISR, 1472) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Zvi Milatin (6.5) and Benny Hershkovich (6.5). Oshri won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Yaara Shulman (1026) beat Benzi Friedland (1523), a +497-point gap.

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
Top seed
🇮🇱Yair Shaulyan1642
Avg top 10
1,193
Participants
12
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×9
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇮🇱ISR·1472
    8.0pts·1821perf+93.2
  • 🥈
    🇮🇱ISR·1608
    6.5pts·1706perf+13.4
  • 🥉
    🇮🇱ISR·1636
    6.5pts·1593perf-5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Yoav Oshri led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Yoav Oshri never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yoav Oshri drew with Zvi Milatin (Black).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

Yoav Oshri won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yoav Oshri*
½
1
1
2Zvi Milatin
½
*
½
½
3Benny Hershkovich
0
½
*—
4Yair Shaulyan
0
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Oshri, Yoav1472ISR+9N+3B=2N+5B+8N=4B+6N+10B+12N8.037.538.532.501821+93.2
2Milatin, Zvi1608ISR+11N−5B=1B+10N=6B+7B=3N+9B+4N6.539.040.525.001706+13.4
3Hershkovich, Benny1636ISR+12N−1N+7B=4B=5N+8B=2B+11N+9N6.537.538.521.751593-5.2
4Sagi, Nahum1530ISR+8B−6N+10B=3N+9B=1N+7B=5N−2B5.542.544.022.001494-5.0
5Edri, David0ISR+10B+2NF−1N=3B=11N+12N=4B+7B5.539.040.019.751550-54.0
6Shaulyan, Yair1642ISR+7N+4BF−8B=2N+9N−1B+12B+11N5.537.538.517.751521-32.0
7Shulman, Yaara1026ISR−6B+12N−3N+11B+10B−2N−4N+8B−5N4.036.537.58.0014470.0
8Erez, Or1491ISR−4N+9B+12B+6N−1B−3N+11B−7NF4.035.036.010.501485-2.4
9FIDE 28960280—−1B−8N+11N+12B−4N−6B=10B−2N−3B2.539.040.03.2512460.0
10FIDE 28790340—−5N+11B−4N−2B−7N−12B=9N−1NF1.537.538.52.7513360.0
11Friedland, Benzi1523ISR−2B−10N−9B−7N+12N=5B−8N−3B−6B1.536.037.03.75794-65.2
12FIDE 28425560—−3B−7B−8N−9N−11B+10N−5B−6N−1B1.037.539.01.507490.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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