Artzit Hol 2026 4
SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 15 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Israel, Israel. 22 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2385, and top seed was Valentin Baidetskyi (🇦🇹 AUT, IM, 2494).
Michael Zilbershtein (🇮🇱 ISR, 2043) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Yuri Zhizmer (1.0) and Volodymyr Iakymov (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andrei Gurbanov (IM, 2205) beat Valentyn Prokofiev (IM, 2445), a +240-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
15 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 22
GM×1
IM×8
FM×12
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇱Israel×43
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇷🇺Russia×3
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 11 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 11 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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50
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R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
11 players finish on 1.0/4. Zilbershtein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zilbershtein, Michael | 2043 | ISR | F | F | F | +43B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2808 | +9.0 |
| 2 | Zhizmer, YuriIM | 2266 | ISR | F | F | F | +44B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3123 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Iakymov, VolodymyrIM | 2375 | UKR | F | F | F | +41N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2982 | +2.5 |
| 4 | Laor, Jason Ethan | 1960 | ISR | F | F | F | +46B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2972 | +15.4 |
| 5 | Shiff, Johnatan | 2102 | ISR | F | F | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2976 | +11.8 |
| 6 | Lipes, Yosef | 2072 | ISR | F | F | F | +42N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2691 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Tsirilman, Guy | 2073 | ISR | F | F | F | +49B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2630 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Aroeta, Benny | 2021 | ISR | F | F | F | +47N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2987 | +14.4 |
| 9 | Kupervaser, ErezFM | 2226 | ISR | F | F | F | +50B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2895 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Gurbanov, AndreiIM | 2205 | ISR | F | F | F | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3233 | +15.8 |
| 11 | Pogoreltsev, Arsenii | 2063 | ISR | F | F | F | +48N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2640 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Hasidovsky, Michael | 2074 | ISR | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2061 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Evdokimov, Alexander A.GM | 2465 | RUS | F | F | F | =26N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2483 | +0.3 |
| 14 | Pevzner, Maks | 2190 | ISR | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2156 | -1.0 |
| 15 | Shnaider, David | 2144 | ISR | F | F | F | =34B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2426 | +6.8 |
| 16 | Rinberg, AlexanderFM | 2288 | ISR | F | F | F | =30N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1919 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Poleg, MatanFM | 2290 | ISR | F | F | F | =28B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2215 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Frolov, Aleksey G. | 2156 | ISR | F | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2190 | +1.0 |
| 19 | Chernomordik, PavelFM | 2134 | ISR | F | F | F | =32B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2315 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Izrailov, Zecharia | 2091 | ISR | F | F | F | =23N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1990 | -2.8 |
| 21 | Temnik, Igor | 2061 | ISR | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2074 | +0.4 |
| 22 | Poleg, DanFM | 2193 | ISR | F | F | F | =24B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2059 | -3.6 |
| 23 | Khanin, Nikita | 1990 | ISR | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2091 | +2.8 |
| 24 | Kirsch, Yahel David | 2061 | ISR | F | F | F | =22N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2193 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Gurevich, Gregory | 2246 | ISR | F | F | F | =35B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2101 | -3.8 |
| 26 | Baidetskyi, ValentinIM | 2494 | AUT | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2465 | -0.3 |
| 27 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2374 | ISR | F | F | F | =36B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2015 | -7.4 |
| 28 | Gurevich, NeriaCM | 2202 | ISR | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2288 | +4.0 |
| 29 | Kudischewitsch, DavidIM | 2293 | RUS | F | F | F | =33N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2055 | -3.0 |
| 30 | Rosenzweig, Itzhak | 1919 | ISR | F | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2288 | +8.0 |
| 31 | Tarnopolsky, AnatolyFM | 2264 | ISR | F | F | F | =37N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2342 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Steiner-Prozhanski, GioraFM | 2315 | ISR | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2134 | -4.8 |
| 33 | Kerner, Michael | 2055 | ISR | F | F | F | =29B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2293 | +6.0 |
| 34 | Kantarji, PinchasIM | 2426 | ISR | F | F | F | =15N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2144 | -3.4 |
| 35 | Gal On, Itai | 2111 | ISR | F | F | F | =25N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2246 | +7.6 |
| 36 | Liflyand, Elijah | 2015 | ISR | F | F | F | =27N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2337 | +7.4 |
| 37 | Shilon Rahav, EliranFM | 2342 | ISR | F | F | F | =31B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2264 | -2.2 |
| 38 | Lurie, Michael | 2291 | ISR | F | F | F | =39B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2236 | -1.6 |
| 39 | Osinovsky, StepanFM | 2236 | RUS | F | F | F | =38N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2291 | +1.6 |
| 40 | Axelrod, ArieFM | 2161 | ISR | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1309 | -5.9 |
| 41 | Shchori, Dotan | 2182 | ISR | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1575 | -5.0 |
| 42 | Afgin, David | 1891 | ISR | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1259 | -5.6 |
| 43 | Levitan, Shon | 2008 | ISR | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1243 | -9.0 |
| 44 | Nedobora, MikhailIM | 2323 | UKR | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1466 | -5.8 |
| 45 | Prokofiev, ValentynIM | 2445 | UKR | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1405 | -7.9 |
| 46 | Kaplivatski, AlexanderFM | 2172 | ISR | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | -15.4 |
| 47 | Frenkel, Ran | 2187 | ISR | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1221 | -14.4 |
| 48 | Faust, Roi | 1840 | ISR | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1263 | -4.4 |
| 49 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1831 | ISR | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1273 | -8.0 |
| 50 | David, Idan | 2095 | ISR | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1426 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gurbanov, AndreiIMISR+15.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Laor, Jason EthanISR+15.41.0 pts · #4
- 3Aroeta, BennyISR+14.41.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Kaplivatski, AlexanderFMISR-15.40.0 pts · #46
- 2Frenkel, RanISR-14.40.0 pts · #47
- 3David, IdanISR-12.80.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R4+240 Elo gap
- R4+212 Elo gap
- R4+166 Elo gap