Herzliya Winter Tournament 2026 B
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYoav Oshri led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yoav Oshri | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Zvi Milatin | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Benny Hershkovich | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yair Shaulyan | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oshri, Yoav | 1472 | ISR | +9N | +3B | =2N | +5B | +8N | =4B | +6N | +10B | +12N | 8.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 32.50 | 1821 | +93.2 |
| 2 | Milatin, Zvi | 1608 | ISR | +11N | −5B | =1B | +10N | =6B | +7B | =3N | +9B | +4N | 6.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 25.00 | 1706 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Hershkovich, Benny | 1636 | ISR | +12N | −1N | +7B | =4B | =5N | +8B | =2B | +11N | +9N | 6.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 21.75 | 1593 | -5.2 |
| 4 | Sagi, Nahum | 1530 | ISR | +8B | −6N | +10B | =3N | +9B | =1N | +7B | =5N | −2B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 1494 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Edri, David | 0 | ISR | +10B | +2N | F | −1N | =3B | =11N | +12N | =4B | +7B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 19.75 | 1550 | -54.0 |
| 6 | Shaulyan, Yair | 1642 | ISR | +7N | +4B | F | −8B | =2N | +9N | −1B | +12B | +11N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 17.75 | 1521 | -32.0 |
| 7 | Shulman, Yaara | 1026 | ISR | −6B | +12N | −3N | +11B | +10B | −2N | −4N | +8B | −5N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 8.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Erez, Or | 1491 | ISR | −4N | +9B | +12B | +6N | −1B | −3N | +11B | −7N | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 1485 | -2.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 2896028 | 0 | — | −1B | −8N | +11N | +12B | −4N | −6B | =10B | −2N | −3B | 2.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 3.25 | 1246 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2879034 | 0 | — | −5N | +11B | −4N | −2B | −7N | −12B | =9N | −1N | F | 1.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 2.75 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Friedland, Benzi | 1523 | ISR | −2B | −10N | −9B | −7N | +12N | =5B | −8N | −3B | −6B | 1.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 3.75 | 794 | -65.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 2842556 | 0 | — | −3B | −7B | −8N | −9N | −11B | +10N | −5B | −6N | −1B | 1.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 1.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oshri, YoavISR+93.28.0 pts · #1
- 2Milatin, ZviISR+13.46.5 pts · #2
- 3Shulman, YaaraISR0.04.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Friedland, BenziISR-65.21.5 pts · #11
- 2Edri, DavidISR-54.05.5 pts · #5
- 3Shaulyan, YairISR-32.05.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R4+497 Elo gap
- R8+465 Elo gap
- R7+170 Elo gap