Artzit 2026 D 6-7
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Alon Shamir (🇮🇱 ISR, 1901).
Yoav Gal (🇮🇱 ISR, 1726) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Shelly Moscovitch (2.0) and Lior Evron (2.0). Gal shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yoav Gal (1726) beat Alon Shamir (1901), a +175-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×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 5 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 40 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
40
40
40
40
40
13
6
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 2.0/7. Gal 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, Yoav | 1726 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | +28N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2568 | +42.4 |
| 2 | Moscovitch, Shelly | 1698 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | +9N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2464 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Evron, Lior | 1690 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | +23N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2644 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Nadolsky, Mark | 1646 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | +25B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2359 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Ronin, Ilan | 1617 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | +24B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2377 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Merensky, Daniel | 1760 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | +10B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1861 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Ken-Dror, Renana | 1654 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | +17N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1945 | +28.0 |
| 8 | Shamir, Alon | 1901 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +11B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1711 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Opler, Ziv | 1691 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 837 | -21.6 |
| 10 | Landa, Uri Aharon | 1687 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | −6N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1606 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Venturero, Guy | 1706 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | −8N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1675 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Chalopoviz, Ilay | 1830 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2433 | +9.2 |
| 13 | Shushan, Tamir | 1558 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2254 | +11.2 |
| 14 | Gavriel, Inbal | 1777 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2286 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Freifeld, Daniel | 1615 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2488 | +19.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 2889072 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gal, Yuval | 1663 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =6B | −7B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1525 | -14.0 |
| 18 | Jakobs, Yoav | 1873 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1678 | -8.8 |
| 19 | Sharoni, Itay | 1557 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | =20B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1525 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Danai, Elon | 1587 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1633 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Cohen, Dotan | 1694 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1905 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Moscovitch, Michal | 1894 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1629 | -13.2 |
| 23 | Kass bergman, Adam | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2879328 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kasem, Eyad | 1559 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Shimony, Omri | 1756 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Haskia, Mustafa | 1449 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | −13B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 849 | -20.0 |
| 28 | Sivan, Guy | 1681 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 945 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Khatib, Mahmood | 1707 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 894 | -19.6 |
| 30 | Fishov, Matan | 1578 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 848 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Nawas, Raheem | 1506 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 883 | -10.0 |
| 32 | Bishara, Salem | 1492 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −11B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 876 | -10.4 |
| 33 | Nasser, Lamar | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 2889064 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sultan, Badia | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gal, YoavISR+42.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Evron, LiorISR+29.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Ken-Dror, RenanaISR+28.01.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Shimony, OmriISR-29.20.0 pts · #22
- 2Opler, ZivISR-21.61.0 pts · #33
- 3Haskia, MustafaISR-20.00.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R6+175 Elo gap