Artzit 2026 C 6-7
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1787, and top seed was Itai Gal On (🇮🇱 ISR, 1977).
Itai Gal On (🇮🇱 ISR, 1977) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Ishay Matiash (2.0) and Ariel Larioshin (2.0). Gal On shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yoav Ganot (1490) beat Oz Pupko (1668), a +178-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇱Israel×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 41 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/7. Gal On 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 | Gal On, Itai | 1977 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | +32N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2423 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Matiash, Ishay | 1747 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | +33B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2464 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Larioshin, Ariel | 1663 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | +23N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2495 | +20.8 |
| 4 | Lopatinsky, Eitan | 1682 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | +31N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2361 | +30.8 |
| 5 | Slutsky, Noam | 1753 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | =25N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1976 | +21.6 |
| 6 | Yunkelson, Ilya | 1605 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | +35B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1688 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Ben Dror, Ori | 1699 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | +36N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1847 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Galibov, David | 1501 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +31N | =21B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2351 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Fire, Nesli | 1516 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +14B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1635 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Hoch, Guy | 1736 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | +13B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1814 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Amsily, Itay | 1686 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +29B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1834 | +17.2 |
| 12 | Kravchenko, Danny | 1688 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2321 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Zuker, Zivi | 1737 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | −10N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1564 | -27.6 |
| 14 | Karavani, Aviad | 1513 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +41B | −9N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1470 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Shrot, Yehonatan | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2397 | +26.0 |
| 16 | Wolf, Eitan | 1656 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2456 | +16.8 |
| 17 | Arolovich, Eliav | 1561 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2352 | +16.8 |
| 18 | Fire, Teddy | 1678 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2563 | +24.4 |
| 19 | David, Adar | 1578 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2372 | +20.4 |
| 20 | Ganot, Yoav | 1490 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +40N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2411 | +26.8 |
| 21 | Fire, Britt | 1418 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | =8N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ben Assa, Omri | 1581 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | −15B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1397 | -20.8 |
| 23 | Mintz, Yair | 1727 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =29N | −3B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1477 | -22.8 |
| 24 | Barnett, Alon | 1510 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1592 | +4.4 |
| 25 | Klein, Eldad | 1861 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1768 | -8.4 |
| 26 | Catanescu, Idan | 1490 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =30B | −12N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1496 | -2.4 |
| 27 | Shemer, Yehonatan | 1664 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | =28N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1442 | -22.4 |
| 28 | Goldenberg, Ziv | 1555 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1656 | +5.6 |
| 29 | Golan, Barak | 1647 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | −11N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1473 | -19.2 |
| 30 | Cohen, Nehamia Aharon | 1690 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1521 | -8.8 |
| 31 | Reizer, Ilay | 1545 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −4B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 767 | -38.0 |
| 32 | Reizer, Omer | 1455 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | −1B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1072 | -6.8 |
| 33 | Weiss, Elyshiv | 1857 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -26.4 |
| 34 | Ben artzi, Ofir | 1553 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 844 | -16.0 |
| 35 | Levavy, Ori | 1479 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 792 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Yankilevich, Amit Haim | 1691 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 889 | -21.2 |
| 37 | Zigman, Michael | 1554 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 807 | -16.8 |
| 38 | Shimshovitz, Asaf | 1595 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −19N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 763 | -20.4 |
| 39 | Halperin, David | 1776 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -24.4 |
| 40 | Pupko, Oz | 1668 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −20B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 689 | -26.8 |
| 41 | Gavra, Tzur | 1495 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 713 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Matiash, IshayISR+32.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Lopatinsky, EitanISR+30.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Ganot, YoavISR+26.81.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Reizer, IlayISR-38.00.0 pts · #36
- 2Zuker, ZiviISR-27.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Pupko, OzISR-26.80.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R6+178 Elo gap
- R7+110 Elo gap