Artzit 2026 A 4-5
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Maks Pevzner (🇮🇱 ISR, 2211).
Shahked Shapira (🇮🇱 ISR, 1617) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Guy Akerman (2.0) and Yair Faran (2.0). Shapira won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yoseph Wafi Khir (1417) beat Pavel Slobodnyuk (1519), a +102-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
13 Nov 2025 → 22 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 2.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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27
27
9
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/5. Shapira takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shapira, Shahked | 1617 | ISR | F | F | F | +19N | +5B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2358 | +34.8 |
| 2 | Akerman, Guy | 1648 | ISR | F | F | F | +18B | +14B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2412 | +36.0 |
| 3 | Faran, Yair | 1595 | ISR | F | F | F | +17N | +15N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2397 | +40.4 |
| 4 | Filiarsky, Yonatan | 1646 | ISR | F | F | F | =11N | +16N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1812 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Abed, Daneel | 1620 | ISR | F | F | F | +15B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1550 | -7.6 |
| 6 | Chorny, Levon | 1576 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2272 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Shemer, Eitan | 1656 | ISR | F | F | F | +20N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2250 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Khir, Yoseph Wafi | 1417 | ISR | F | F | F | +14N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tokar, Lev | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | +16B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Pevzner, Maks | 2211 | ISR | F | F | F | +21N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2611 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Sides, Noam | 1701 | ISR | F | F | F | =4B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1644 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Khir, Emin Wafi | 1472 | ISR | F | F | F | =13B | −6N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 776 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Tokar, Michael | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | =12N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Slobodnyuk, Pavel | 1519 | ISR | F | F | F | −8B | −2N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Hohulin, Dmitry | 1511 | ISR | F | F | F | −5N | −3B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -28.0 |
| 16 | Khir, Jamal | 1537 | ISR | F | F | F | −9N | −4B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 844 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Badaan, Rima | 1696 | ISR | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 795 | -25.6 |
| 18 | Moshe, Yotam Haim | 1706 | ISR | F | F | F | −2N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Sarahan, Basel | 1495 | ISR | F | F | F | −1B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 803 | -14.0 |
| 20 | Tzur, Ofir | 1454 | ISR | F | F | F | −7B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -9.2 |
| 21 | Krupnik, Benaya | 1676 | ISR | F | F | F | −10B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1274 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Faran, YairISR+40.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Akerman, GuyISR+36.02.0 pts · #1
- 3Shapira, ShahkedISR+34.82.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Hohulin, DmitryISR-28.00.0 pts · #20
- 2Badaan, RimaISR-25.60.0 pts · #13
- 3Moshe, Yotam HaimISR-23.20.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R4+102 Elo gap
- R4+101 Elo gap