youth playoffs 2026
SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 03 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2279, and top seed was Elie Milikow (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2395).
Eyal Cohen (🇮🇱 ISR, 1654) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Ilay Zakin (1.0) and Oliver Pearl (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eyal Cohen (1654) beat Nataniel Alexey Bedyovkin (1807), a +153-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
01 Jan 2026 → 03 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×2
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×46
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cohen, Eyal | 1654 | ISR | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2616 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Zakin, IlayFM | 2279 | ISR | +43N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2871 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Pearl, Oliver | 1872 | ISR | F | +36N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2792 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2269 | ISR | +44N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2955 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Sabag, Matan | 2044 | ISR | F | +39B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2565 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Segev, Oz | 1934 | ISR | F | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2654 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2363 | ISR | +46B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3121 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Larioshin, Ariel | 1683 | ISR | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2398 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Michaeli, Omri | 2178 | ISR | +45B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3013 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Zingerov, Daniel | 1875 | ISR | F | +41N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2526 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Ermakov, Roman | 1821 | ISR | F | +42B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2557 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 2164 | ISR | +48B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2855 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Hanein, Avri | 1796 | ISR | F | +35N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2740 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Gurevich, NeriaCM | 2218 | ISR | +47B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2645 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Shamir, Alon | 1855 | ISR | F | =30N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1888 | +2.8 |
| 16 | Solkes, Tom | 1707 | ISR | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1631 | -3.2 |
| 17 | Shcipko, Dmitry | 2024 | ISR | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1742 | -11.2 |
| 18 | Moscovitch, Shelly | 1637 | ISR | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1689 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Halperin, David | 1764 | ISR | F | =17B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1964 | +11.2 |
| 20 | Feigin, Daniel | 1885 | KOR | F | =22N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1788 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Barak, Omer | 1719 | ISR | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1817 | +1.6 |
| 22 | Klimchuk, Georgiy | 1788 | FID | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2007 | +11.2 |
| 23 | Merensky, Daniel | 1756 | ISR | F | =21N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1790 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Mond, Omri | 2114 | ISR | F | =27B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1857 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Politzer, Eyal | 1750 | ISR | F | =28N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1892 | +8.8 |
| 26 | Kendel, Eitan | 1817 | ISR | F | =29B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1993 | +8.0 |
| 27 | Dayan, Yonatan | 1841 | ISR | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2160 | +14.4 |
| 28 | Moscovitch, Michal | 1905 | ISR | F | =25B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1723 | -8.8 |
| 29 | Andreev, Robert | 2046 | ISR | F | =26N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1846 | -8.0 |
| 30 | Faivishevsky, Noam | 1876 | ISR | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1840 | -2.8 |
| 31 | Rinberg, David | 2010 | ISR | =32B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2146 | +4.8 |
| 32 | Brezis, AriCM | 2090 | ISR | =31N | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2060 | -4.8 |
| 33 | Vagman, RoyIM | 2381 | ISR | =34B | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2388 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Milikow, ElieIM | 2395 | ISR | =33N | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2386 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nochimowski, Eran | 1878 | ISR | F | −13B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -27.2 |
| 36 | Golan, Ori | 1995 | ISR | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1157 | -22.0 |
| 37 | Bedyovkin, Nataniel Alexey | 1807 | ISR | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 972 | -22.4 |
| 38 | Wolfovich, Daniel | 1868 | ISR | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -17.6 |
| 39 | Slutsky, Noam | 1767 | ISR | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1279 | -5.6 |
| 40 | Shaer, Ward | 1585 | ISR | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 944 | -12.0 |
| 41 | Kovalev, Fedor | 1728 | ISR | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1035 | -14.0 |
| 42 | Matiash, Ishay | 1757 | ISR | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | -15.2 |
| 43 | Magen, Ofek | 2046 | ISR | −2B | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1492 | -8.8 |
| 44 | Kochavi, DanaFM | 2163 | ISR | −4B | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1435 | -7.8 |
| 45 | Ribstein, Orel | 2224 | ISR | −9N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1371 | -22.4 |
| 46 | Uritsky, YonathanFM | 2316 | ISR | −7N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1567 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Najjar, Munib | 1845 | ISR | −14N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1418 | -4.0 |
| 48 | Gilor, Amit | 2033 | ISR | −12N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1367 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+27.21.0 pts · #13
- 2Cohen, EyalISR+22.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Pearl, OliverISR+22.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nochimowski, EranISR-27.20.0 pts · #35
- 2Bedyovkin, Nataniel AlexeyISR-22.40.0 pts · #37
- 3Ribstein, OrelISR-22.40.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R2+153 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap