Artzit Hol 2026 2-3

SwissStandard

59 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 22 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2352, and top seed was Valentyn Prokofiev (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2464).

Shon Levitan (🇮🇱 ISR, 1990) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Idan David (2.0) and Mikhail Nedobora (1.5). Levitan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Idan David (1991) beat Yuri Zhizmer (IM, 2271), a +280-point gap.

Location

🇮🇱Israel, Israel

Dates

29 Jan 2026 → 14 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦IMValentyn Prokofiev2464

Avg top 10

2,352

Participants

Titled players · 22

GM×2

IM×6

FM×12

CM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇮🇱Israel×55

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Shon Levitan
🇮🇱ISR·1990
2.0pts·2746perf+17.6
🥈
Idan David
🇮🇱ISR·1991
2.0pts·2977perf+62.0
🥉
IMMikhail Nedobora
🇺🇦UKR·2319
1.5pts·2387perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Levitan2David2Kantarji1.5Frenkel1.5Poleg1.5Shilon Rahav1.5

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 2.0/3. Levitan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Levitan, Shon	1990	ISR	F	+22N	+48B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2746	+17.6
2	David, Idan	1991	ISR	F	+41N	+38B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2977	+62.0
3	Nedobora, MikhailIM	2319	UKR	F	+43N	=8N	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.25	2387	+1.6
4	Shilon Rahav, EliranFM	2367	ISR	F	+55N	=7B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2514	+7.6
5	Frolov, Aleksey G.	2156	ISR	F	+53B	=6B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2411	+13.4
6	Rinberg, AlexanderFM	2290	ISR	F	+48B	=5N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2300	+0.6
7	Prokofiev, ValentynIM	2464	UKR	F	+49B	=4N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2486	+0.6
8	Menahem, AdiFM	2235	ISR	F	+57N	=3B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2409	+18.0
9	Kantarji, PinchasIM	2424	ISR	F	+40B	=45N	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.75	2445	+1.2
10	Poleg, MatanFM	2289	ISR	F	+37B	=39N	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.75	2372	+4.0
11	Rinberg, David	2060	ISR	F	+52N	=14B	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2200	+14.0
12	Frenkel, Ran	2181	ISR	F	+56B	=44B	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2218	+3.4
13	Shchori, Dotan	2180	ISR	F	+54B	=37N	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2357	+9.0
14	Aroeta, Benny	2016	ISR	F	=16N	=11N	1.0	2.5	2.5	1.25	2086	+3.8
15	Laor, Jason Ethan	1949	ISR	F	=24B	=19N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2139	+9.8
16	Shiff, Johnatan	2111	ISR	F	=14B	=18N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2084	-1.4
17	Lipes, Yosef	2055	ISR	F	−27N	+29B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2005	-2.8
18	Shnaider, David	2151	ISR	F	=21B	=16B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2088	-3.6
19	Gal On, Itai	2090	ISR	F	=20N	=15B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2074	-1.6
20	Poleg, DanFM	2198	ISR	F	=19B	=25B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2077	-6.6
21	Kravchenko, Yan	2064	ISR	F	=18N	=23B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2161	+5.2
22	Faust, Roi	1833	ISR	F	−1B	+50N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	2000	+8.8
23	Axelrod, ArieFM	2170	ISR	F	=38N	=21N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	2074	-2.6
24	Pevzner, Maks	2188	ISR	F	=15N	=40N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	2015	-9.0
25	Hasidovsky, Michael	2064	ISR	F	=42B	=20N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	2110	+2.4
26	Izrailov, Zecharia	2082	ISR	F	+46B	−28N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	2296	+10.8
27	Rosenzweig, Itzhak	1915	ISR	F	+17B	—	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2855	+13.8
28	Steiner-Prozhanski, GioraFM	2314	ISR	F	F	+26B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2882	+4.2
29	Feldman, Gidi	2094	ISR	F	+51N	−17N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	2041	-2.8
30	Vaisman, Felix	2084	ISR	F	F	+42B	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2822	+8.2
31	Galperin, PlatonGM	0	SWE	F	+39B	—	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	3049	+1.9
32	Schekachikhin, MaksimIM	2354	FID	F	F	+49N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	3018	+3.2
33	Vaissenberg, Pinhas	2186	ISR	F	+50B	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2810	+5.4
34	Shemer, Oz	1962	ISR	F	F	+51B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2826	+24.4
35	Kirsch, Yahel David	1986	ISR	F	+58N	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2846	+23.2
36	Margulis, Evgeny	2150	ISR	F	F	+59N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2888	+8.2
37	Chazan, Yonatan	2109	ISR	F	−10N	=13B	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.75	2042	-3.2
38	Kerner, Michael	2083	ISR	F	=23B	−2N	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.50	1866	-11.2
39	Gurevich, Gregory	2249	ISR	F	−31N	=10B	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.75	2203	-2.6
40	Lotan, Barak	2080	ISR	F	−9N	=24B	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.50	2113	+0.6
41	Zhizmer, YuriIM	2271	ISR	F	−2B	=47B	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.25	1822	-11.1
42	Liflyand, Elijah	2022	ISR	F	=25N	−30N	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.50	1881	-7.0
43	Chernomordik, PavelFM	2152	ISR	F	−3B	=46N	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.25	2105	-2.2
44	Aharon, OfirFM	2231	ISR	F	F	=12N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2181	-1.4
45	Bagrationi, AlexanderGM	2424	ISR	F	F	=9B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2424	0.0
46	Tarnopolsky, AnatolyFM	2277	ISR	F	−26N	=43B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1924	-18.4
47	Gurevich, Yosef	2083	ISR	F	F	=41N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2271	+4.8
48	Pogoreltsev, Arsenii	2056	ISR	F	−6N	−1N	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1340	-16.0
49	Gurevich, NeriaCM	2218	ISR	F	−7N	−32B	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	1609	-20.4
50	Khanin, Nikita	2010	ISR	F	−33N	−22B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1210	-20.0
51	Zalkind, KonstantinFM	2027	ISR	F	−29B	−34N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1219	-20.4
52	Shlaen, Rem	1998	ISR	F	−11B	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1260	-8.2
53	Brezis, AriCM	2146	ISR	F	−5N	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1356	-19.6
54	Gurbanov, AndreiIM	2218	ISR	F	−13N	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1380	-11.0
55	Kaplivatski, AlexanderFM	2178	ISR	F	−4B	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1567	-5.0
56	Ashkenazy, Nir	1818	ISR	F	−12N	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1381	-4.0
57	Sorin, Michael	2113	ISR	F	−8B	—	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1435	-6.6
58	Zilbershtein, Michael	2046	ISR	F	−35B	—	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1185	-11.6
59	Zuev, Ilya	2088	ISR	F	F	−36B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1350	-8.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1David, IdanISR
+62.0
2.0 pts · #2
2Shemer, OzISR
+24.4
1.0 pts · #25
3Kirsch, Yahel DavidISR
+23.2
1.0 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Gurevich, NeriaCMISR
-20.4
0.0 pts · #48
2Zalkind, KonstantinFMISR
-20.4
0.0 pts · #58
3Khanin, NikitaISR
-20.0
0.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R2+280 Elo gap
David, Idan1991 beat IMZhizmer, Yuri2271
R2+195 Elo gap
Izrailov, Zecharia2082 beat FMTarnopolsky, Anatoly2277
R3+177 Elo gap
Faust, Roi1833 beat Khanin, Nikita2010