Artzit 2026 E 4-5
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Israel, Israel. Top 10 Elo average was 1759, and top seed was Robert Andreev (🇮🇱 ISR, 2082).
Yisgav Cohen (🇮🇱 ISR, 1764) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Robert Andreev (2.0) and Nataniel Alexey Bedyovkin (2.0). Cohen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Michael Shilo (1686) beat Asaf Davidovich (1837), a +151-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×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 2.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 14 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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43
43
14
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.0/5. Cohen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cohen, Yisgav | 1764 | ISR | F | F | F | +10N | +8B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2447 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Andreev, Robert | 2082 | ISR | F | F | F | +27N | +9B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2450 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Bedyovkin, Nataniel Alexey | 1754 | ISR | F | F | F | +26B | +22N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2348 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Gizunterman, Idan | 1574 | ISR | F | F | F | +28B | +29B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2279 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Goralskiy, Rey | 1523 | ISR | F | F | F | +11N | −16B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1481 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Shavartsman-Neratnis, Ilya | 1545 | ISR | F | F | F | +20B | −14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1458 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Davidovich, Asaf | 1837 | ISR | F | F | F | +21B | −15N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1610 | -25.2 |
| 8 | Levi, Idan | 1625 | ISR | F | F | F | +34B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1597 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Yerushalmy, Carmel | 1592 | ISR | F | F | F | +30N | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1790 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Idan, Tani | 1625 | ISR | F | F | F | −1B | +26N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -13.6 |
| 11 | Argaman, Or | 1451 | ISR | F | F | F | −5B | +23N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1558 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Leikin, Ilay | 1650 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2307 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Grossman, Eitan | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −?B | +19N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Epshtein, Ron | 1416 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +6B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2333 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Shilo, Michael | 1686 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +7B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2670 | +30.0 |
| 16 | Sapir, Nadav | 1501 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +5N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2342 | +22.4 |
| 17 | Bar-Lavi, Yonatan | 1537 | ISR | F | F | F | =22N | =24N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1488 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Harcabi, Ethan | 1507 | ISR | F | F | F | +32N | −12B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1596 | +9.6 |
| 19 | Timonin, Roman | 1723 | ISR | F | F | F | +31N | −13B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2600 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Hoffer, Daniel | 1496 | ISR | F | F | F | −6N | +33B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1503 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Marchasin, Yuval | 1545 | ISR | F | F | F | −7N | +35B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1690 | +13.6 |
| 22 | Ribstein, Itael | 1532 | ISR | F | F | F | =17B | −3B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1461 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Sigalov, Eithan | 1567 | ISR | F | F | F | =25N | −11B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1364 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Ziserman, Matan | 1426 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =17B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1537 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Geva, Eitan | 1668 | ISR | F | F | F | =23B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1573 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Yankovitz, Ariel | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −3N | −10B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Tichover, Tomer | 1525 | ISR | F | F | F | −2B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1146 | -3.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 2866803 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4N | −?B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Macchia-Shahar, Yali | 1497 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 773 | -14.8 |
| 30 | Minkin, Yonatan | 1586 | ISR | F | F | F | −9B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 793 | -19.6 |
| 31 | Baruch, Amit | 1801 | ISR | F | F | F | −19B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 923 | -24.4 |
| 32 | Shur, Daniel | 1564 | ISR | F | F | F | −18B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 707 | -22.0 |
| 33 | Dana, Alon | 1478 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −20N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 699 | -18.4 |
| 34 | Marom, Lia | 1435 | ISR | F | F | F | −8N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 840 | -8.8 |
| 35 | Ezra, Tom | 1509 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −21N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 740 | -18.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 2875225 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 973 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gaysinsky, Shon | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2880555 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shilo, MichaelISR+30.01.0 pts · #16
- 2Cohen, YisgavISR+26.42.0 pts · #1
- 3Epshtein, RonISR+26.41.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Davidovich, AsafISR-25.21.0 pts · #19
- 2Baruch, AmitISR-24.40.0 pts · #27
- 3Shur, DanielISR-22.00.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R5+151 Elo gap
- R5+129 Elo gap
- R5+116 Elo gap