Artzit Hol 2026 1

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50 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 20 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2353, and top seed was Viktor Erdos (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2541).

Ofir Aharon (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2231) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Maks Pevzner (1.0) and Mikhail Nedobora (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Hillel Gurevich (1905) beat Ilya Zuev (2082), a +177-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

15 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Team · 1 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺GMViktor Erdos2541

Avg top 10

2,353

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×2

IM×5

FM×13

Federations · 5 represented

🇮🇱Israel×46

🇭🇺Hungary×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMOfir Aharon
🇮🇱ISR·2231
1.0pts·2884perf+6.0
🥈
Maks Pevzner
🇮🇱ISR·2188
1.0pts·3035perf+11.4
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IMMikhail Nedobora
🇺🇦UKR·2319
1.0pts·2864perf+1.9

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMAharon, Ofir	🇮🇱ISR	2231	1.0	2084	2884	+6.0
2	Pevzner, Maks	🇮🇱ISR	2188	1.0	2235	3035	+11.4
3	IMNedobora, Mikhail	🇺🇦UKR	2319	1.0	2064	2864	+1.9
4	Pinhasov, Ilan	🇮🇱ISR	1926	1.0	1915	2715	+9.8
5	Gurevich, Hillel	🇮🇱ISR	1905	1.0	2088	2888	+14.8
6	Lurie, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2289	1.0	1943	2743	+2.2
7	FMTarnopolsky, Anatoly	🇮🇱ISR	2277	1.0	2090	2890	+5.2
8	IMKantarji, Pinchas	🇮🇱ISR	2424	1.0	2076	2876	+1.1
9	FMPoleg, Matan	🇮🇱ISR	2289	1.0	2180	2980	+7.0
10	GMErdos, Viktor	🇭🇺HUN	2541	1.0	2218	3018	+1.2
11	FMPoleg, Dan	🇮🇱ISR	2198	1.0	1833	2633	+2.0
12	Hasidovsky, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2064	1.0	2156	2956	+12.6
13	IMSchekachikhin, Maksim	FID	0	1.0	2083	2883	+1.7
14	Zilbershtein, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2046	1.0	2024	2824	+9.4
15	IMZhizmer, Yuri	🇮🇱ISR	2271	1.0	2367	3167	+6.3
16	FMSteiner-Prozhanski, Giora	🇮🇱ISR	2314	1.0	1947	2747	+2.0
17	GMBagrationi, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2425	1.0	2082	2882	+1.2
18	FMOsinovsky, Stepan	🇷🇺RUS	2240	0.5	2083	2083	-4.2
19	FMKaplivatski, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2178	0.5	2152	2152	-0.8
20	Lotan, Barak	🇮🇱ISR	2080	0.5	2111	2111	+0.8
21	FMChernomordik, Pavel	🇮🇱ISR	2145	0.5	2178	2178	+0.8
22	Frenkel, Ran	🇮🇱ISR	2181	0.5	2290	2290	+3.0
23	FMAxelrod, Arie	🇮🇱ISR	2170	0.5	1818	1818	-3.9
24	Khanin, Nikita	🇮🇱ISR	2010	0.5	2022	2022	+0.4
25	Lipes, Yosef	🇮🇱ISR	2055	0.5	2016	2016	-1.0
26	Aroeta, Benny	🇮🇱ISR	2016	0.5	2055	2055	+1.0
27	Gurevich, Yosef	🇮🇱ISR	2081	0.5	2240	2240	+4.2
28	Liflyand, Elijah	🇮🇱ISR	2022	0.5	2010	2010	-0.4
29	Shiff, Johnatan	🇮🇱ISR	2111	0.5	2080	2080	-0.8
30	Ashkenazy, Nir	🇮🇱ISR	1813	0.5	2170	2170	+15.6
31	FMZalkind, Konstantin	🇮🇱ISR	2026	0.5	2151	2151	+3.4
32	Shnaider, David	🇮🇱ISR	2151	0.5	2026	2026	-3.4
33	FMRinberg, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2290	0.5	2181	2181	-3.0
34	Kravchenko, Yan	🇮🇱ISR	2064	0.0	2319	1519	-3.8
35	Shemer, Oz	🇮🇱ISR	1872	0.0	2289	1489	-4.4
36	Shchori, Dotan	🇮🇱ISR	2180	0.0	2289	1489	-7.0
37	Bichuch, Alexander	🇮🇱ISR	2024	0.0	2046	1246	-9.4
38	FMMenahem, Adi	🇮🇱ISR	2269	0.0	2188	1388	-22.8
39	Frolov, Aleksey G.	🇮🇱ISR	2156	0.0	2064	1264	-12.6
40	Izrailov, Zecharia	🇮🇱ISR	2082	0.0	2424	1624	-2.4
41	Rosenzweig, Itzhak	🇮🇱ISR	1915	0.0	1925	1125	-9.8
42	Faust, Roi	🇮🇱ISR	1833	0.0	2198	1398	-2.0
43	Vaisman, Felix	🇮🇱ISR	2084	0.0	2231	1431	-6.0
44	Gal On, Itai	🇮🇱ISR	2009	0.0	2277	1477	-10.4
45	IMGurbanov, Andrei	🇮🇱ISR	2218	0.0	2547	1747	-2.4
46	FMShilon Rahav, Eliran	🇮🇱ISR	2363	0.0	2271	1471	-12.6
47	David, Idan	🇮🇱ISR	1992	0.0	2314	1514	-4.0
48	Kerner, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2083	0.0	2354	1554	-3.4
49	Taieb, Ariel	🇮🇱ISR	2076	0.0	2424	1624	-2.2
50	Zuev, Ilya	🇮🇱ISR	2082	0.0	1905	1105	-14.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ashkenazy, NirISR
+15.6
0.5 pts · #30
2Gurevich, HillelISR
+14.8
1.0 pts · #5
3Hasidovsky, MichaelISR
+12.6
1.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Menahem, AdiFMISR
-22.8
0.0 pts · #38
2Zuev, IlyaISR
-14.8
0.0 pts · #50
3Shilon Rahav, EliranFMISR
-12.6
0.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+177 Elo gap
Gurevich, Hillel1905 beat Zuev, Ilya2082