Artzit 2026 C 4-5
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Itai Gal On (🇮🇱 ISR, 1989).
Zivi Zuker (🇮🇱 ISR, 1720) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Idan Catanescu (2.0) and Amit Haim Yankilevich (2.0). Zuker won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Idan Catanescu (1484) beat Yair Mintz (1752), a +268-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×39
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 13 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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43
43
13
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/5. Zuker 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 | Zuker, Zivi | 1720 | ISR | F | F | F | +29B | +5N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2531 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Catanescu, Idan | 1484 | ISR | F | F | F | +7N | +32B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2528 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Yankilevich, Amit Haim | 1670 | ISR | F | F | F | +31B | +25N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2302 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Ben Dror, Ori | 1699 | ISR | F | F | F | =26N | +34B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1494 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Halperin, David | 1758 | ISR | F | F | F | +6B | −1B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1660 | -12.0 |
| 6 | Ben Assa, Omri | 1575 | ISR | F | F | F | −5N | +21B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1727 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Mintz, Yair | 1752 | ISR | F | F | F | −2B | +30N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1586 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Reizer, Ilay | 1524 | ISR | F | F | F | =27N | =9B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1589 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Barnett, Alon | 1509 | ISR | F | F | F | =25B | =8N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1523 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Slutsky, Noam | 1734 | ISR | F | F | F | +19N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2448 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Weiss, Elyshiv | 1857 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2777 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Larioshin, Ariel | 1643 | ISR | F | F | F | +16N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2464 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Elinav, Dror | 1687 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2276 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Matiash, Ishay | 1664 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2362 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Klein, Eldad | 1861 | ISR | F | F | F | +20N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2261 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Shemer, Yehonatan | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −12B | +36N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1589 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Arolovich, Eliav | 1559 | ISR | F | F | F | +35N | −14B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1671 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Gal On, Itai | 1989 | ISR | F | F | F | +33B | −11N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1796 | -18.4 |
| 19 | Golan, Barak | 1664 | ISR | F | F | F | −10B | +33N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1745 | +10.4 |
| 20 | Reizer, Omer | 1466 | ISR | F | F | F | −15B | +29N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1771 | +28.4 |
| 21 | Fire, Teddy | 1667 | ISR | F | F | F | +30B | −6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1632 | -4.8 |
| 22 | Raz, Yehonatan | 1477 | ISR | F | F | F | +37B | −13N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1616 | +14.0 |
| 23 | Ben artzi, Ofir | 1553 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2294 | +16.8 |
| 24 | Lampert, Liam | 1730 | ISR | F | F | F | +38N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2405 | +13.2 |
| 25 | Galibov, David | 1519 | ISR | F | F | F | =9N | −3B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1407 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Gavra, Tzur | 1494 | ISR | F | F | F | =4B | −23N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1434 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Asheri, Nadav | 1696 | ISR | F | F | F | =8B | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1546 | -6.8 |
| 28 | Fire, Britt | 1418 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Amsily, Itay | 1662 | ISR | F | F | F | −1N | −20B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 797 | -48.8 |
| 30 | Lopatinsky, Eitan | 1704 | ISR | F | F | F | −21N | −7B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -38.0 |
| 31 | Reich, Nevo | 1503 | ISR | F | F | F | −3N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 891 | -10.4 |
| 32 | Shrot, Yehonatan | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Hoch, Guy | 1736 | ISR | F | F | F | −18N | −19B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -32.8 |
| 34 | Mesika, Meir haim | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Shimshovitz, Asaf | 1595 | ISR | F | F | F | −17B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 762 | -21.6 |
| 36 | Fire, Nesli | 1538 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −16B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 864 | -12.0 |
| 37 | Vexler, Yahali | 1502 | ISR | F | F | F | −22N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 676 | -22.0 |
| 38 | Yunkelson, Ilya | 1605 | ISR | F | F | F | −24B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -13.2 |
| 39 | FIDE 2890429 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Yerushalmi, Yehonatan | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zuker, ZiviISR+39.22.0 pts · #2
- 2Catanescu, IdanISR+32.02.0 pts · #3
- 3Reizer, OmerISR+28.41.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Amsily, ItayISR-48.80.0 pts · #32
- 2Lopatinsky, EitanISR-38.00.0 pts · #34
- 3Hoch, GuyISR-32.80.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R4+268 Elo gap
- R5+196 Elo gap
- R5+132 Elo gap