Artzit 2026 A 6-7
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Maks Pevzner (🇮🇱 ISR, 2211).
Dmitry Shcipko (🇮🇱 ISR, 2024) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Roman Ermakov (2.0) and Matan Sabag (1.5). Shcipko shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Hadar Daniel (1755) beat David hilel Zatcovetsky (1864), a +109-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
11 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,809
Participants
19
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 34 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
34
34
34
34
34
6
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/7. Shcipko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shcipko, Dmitry | 2024 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | +4N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2495 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Ermakov, Roman | 1827 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +12N | +11B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2499 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Sabag, Matan | 1997 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | +14B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1998 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Daniel, Hadar | 1755 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1944 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Jalfon, Liora | 1646 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2412 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Hohulin, Dmitry | 1498 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2335 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Shapira, Shahked | 1603 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2305 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Zilpa, Michael | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gartenfloys, Mark | 1821 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2044 | +11.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 2881861 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | =?N | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Anoh, Ben | 1714 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1021 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Akerman, Guy | 1648 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1021 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Faran, Yair | 1595 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1224 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Berezkin, Erik | 1789 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1244 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Abed, Daneel | 1620 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 846 | -18.0 |
| 16 | Zatcovetsky, David hilel | 1864 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -26.0 |
| 17 | Slobodnyuk, Pavel | 1524 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 828 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Tzur, Ofir | 1450 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 669 | -23.6 |
| 19 | Tokar, Lev | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ermakov, RomanISR+26.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Hohulin, DmitryISR+23.61.0 pts · #5
- 3Daniel, HadarISR+19.21.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Zatcovetsky, David hilelISR-26.00.0 pts · #15
- 2Tzur, OfirISR-23.60.0 pts · #18
- 3Abed, DaneelISR-18.00.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R6+109 Elo gap