Artzit 2026 F 4-5
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Israel, Israel. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Tomer Barak (🇮🇱 ISR, 1897).
Yonatan Luria (🇮🇱 ISR, 1674) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Itamar Brodsky (2.0) and Eitan Kendel (2.0). Luria won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nitay Rozenboim-Letai (1564) beat Ofek Yehzikal (1789), a +225-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 · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×34
FIDE (no federation)×1
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 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
44
44
44
13
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/5. Luria takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luria, Yonatan | 1674 | ISR | F | F | F | +8B | +21B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2509 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Brodsky, Itamar | 1598 | ISR | F | F | F | +24N | +11N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2418 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Kendel, Eitan | 1761 | ISR | F | F | F | +27N | +25B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2589 | +43.6 |
| 4 | Kozorovitsky, Gil | 1573 | ISR | F | F | F | =5N | +12B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1809 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Krasniynski, Eitan | 1658 | ISR | F | F | F | =4B | +29N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1575 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Cohen, Eyal | 1671 | ISR | F | F | F | =21N | +30B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1753 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Wolfovich, Daniel | 1870 | ISR | F | F | F | =22B | +28N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1778 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Shaban, Elad | 1859 | ISR | F | F | F | −1N | +10B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1590 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Fuksman, Sheli | 1649 | ISR | F | F | F | +14N | −13B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1541 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Gilad, Nave | 1502 | ISR | F | F | F | +15B | −8N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1062 | -4.0 |
| 11 | Kadinov, Alon | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | +26B | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1580 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Rozenboim-Letai, Nitay | 1564 | ISR | F | F | F | +32N | −4N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1683 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Twito, Yoav | 1534 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2449 | +26.4 |
| 14 | Shaul, Amit | 1546 | ISR | F | F | F | −9B | +31B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1566 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Haliwa, Oz | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −10N | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ohayon, Eyal | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | +?N | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Blech, Erik | 1823 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +34N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2508 | +13.6 |
| 18 | Porat, Shahar | 1649 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2342 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Barak, Tomer | 1897 | ISR | F | F | F | +33B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2465 | +8.4 |
| 20 | Tsairof, Ofir | 1621 | ISR | F | F | F | +35N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2297 | +12.0 |
| 21 | Hornung, Ziv | 1572 | ISR | F | F | F | =6B | −1N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1481 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Pinsker, Omer | 1602 | FID | F | F | F | =7N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1876 | +12.4 |
| 23 | Tuchin, Roy | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2890445 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −2B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lublinsky, Daniel | 1866 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 956 | -26.0 |
| 26 | Blank Yosef, Adir | 1569 | ISR | F | F | F | −11N | −18B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 834 | -30.0 |
| 27 | Karlinsky, Nathanel | 1712 | ISR | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 956 | -17.6 |
| 28 | Fisher, Ori | 1543 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1076 | -4.8 |
| 29 | FIDE 2889056 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | −5B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Idelson, Tamir | 1582 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 870 | -14.4 |
| 31 | Kumrulukus, Idan | 1468 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 747 | -16.4 |
| 32 | Yehzikal, Ofek | 1789 | ISR | F | F | F | −12B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 757 | -31.6 |
| 33 | Berger, Yuval | 1665 | ISR | F | F | F | −19N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -8.4 |
| 34 | Fitusi, Dvir | 1709 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1028 | -13.6 |
| 35 | Zon, Daniel | 1502 | ISR | F | F | F | −20B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -12.0 |
| 36 | Ostrovski, Daniel | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Elbaz, Raz | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | −?B | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2890453 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kendel, EitanISR+43.62.0 pts · #2
- 2Luria, YonatanISR+42.82.0 pts · #1
- 3Twito, YoavISR+26.41.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Yehzikal, OfekISR-31.60.0 pts · #29
- 2Blank Yosef, AdirISR-30.00.0 pts · #30
- 3Lublinsky, DanielISR-26.00.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+225 Elo gap
- R4+185 Elo gap
- R5+115 Elo gap