Artzit A 2026 1
Team SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 14 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2279, and top seed was Alexander Kaspi (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2360).
Barys Vainerchuk (🇮🇱 ISR, 2158) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Yehonatan Azoulay (1.0) and Gleb Kaganskiy (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Simyon Dinkin (1991) beat Daniel Iliaguev (2248), a +257-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
Titled players · 14
GM×1
IM×4
FM×6
CM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇱Israel×46
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vainerchuk, Barys | 🇮🇱ISR | 2158 | 1.0 | 2168 | 2968 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 🇮🇱ISR | 2164 | 1.0 | 2111 | 2911 | +16.8 |
| 3 | FMKaganskiy, Gleb | 🇮🇱ISR | 2221 | 1.0 | 2015 | 2815 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Hachatrian, Edward | 🇮🇱ISR | 2152 | 1.0 | 1920 | 2720 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Dvir, Ofir | 🇮🇱ISR | 2060 | 1.0 | 2004 | 2804 | +8.4 |
| 6 | FMBelytsky, Alexandr | 🇷🇺RUS | 2183 | 1.0 | 2085 | 2885 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Pelech, Roee | 🇮🇱ISR | 2250 | 1.0 | 2228 | 3028 | +9.4 |
| 8 | Triger, Eitan | 🇮🇱ISR | 2086 | 1.0 | 2052 | 2852 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Lukin, Elisha | 🇮🇱ISR | 2153 | 1.0 | 2024 | 2824 | +6.6 |
| 10 | Andreev, Robert | 🇮🇱ISR | 2046 | 1.0 | 2263 | 3063 | +33.2 |
| 11 | Zrihan, Dan | 🇮🇱ISR | 1925 | 1.0 | 2148 | 2948 | +15.0 |
| 12 | WFMTashkinova, Sofiia | 🇮🇱ISR | 2124 | 1.0 | 2200 | 3000 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Hochberg, Eran | 🇮🇱ISR | 2100 | 1.0 | 1800 | 2600 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Dinkin, Simyon | 🇮🇱ISR | 1991 | 1.0 | 2248 | 3048 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Kraizman, Evgeny | 🇮🇱ISR | 2245 | 1.0 | 2183 | 2983 | +8.2 |
| 16 | Diker, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2261 | 1.0 | 2162 | 2962 | +7.2 |
| 17 | CMBarak, Gil | 🇮🇱ISR | 2204 | 0.5 | 1980 | 1980 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Kulikov, Alexander | 🇮🇱ISR | 2029 | 0.5 | 2010 | 2010 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Ben-Natan, Yigal | 🇮🇱ISR | 2024 | 0.5 | 1943 | 1943 | -2.2 |
| 20 | Friedlich, Eyal | 🇮🇱ISR | 1845 | 0.5 | 1945 | 1945 | +5.6 |
| 21 | Rozenshtein, Maxim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1980 | 0.5 | 2204 | 2204 | +5.6 |
| 22 | FMZemach, Roee | 🇮🇱ISR | 2286 | 0.5 | 2320 | 2320 | +1.0 |
| 23 | IMPorat, Ido | 🇮🇱ISR | 2320 | 0.5 | 2286 | 2286 | -0.5 |
| 24 | WFMKatkov, Michelle | 🇮🇱ISR | 2043 | 0.5 | 1978 | 1978 | -1.6 |
| 25 | IMMaryasin, Boris | 🇮🇱ISR | 2193 | 0.5 | 2360 | 2360 | +2.2 |
| 26 | Orgad, Dan | 🇮🇱ISR | 2010 | 0.5 | 2029 | 2029 | +0.6 |
| 27 | FMMilyavsky, Maxim | 🇮🇱ISR | 2284 | 0.5 | 2258 | 2258 | -0.8 |
| 28 | Zakin, Lior | 🇮🇱ISR | 1933 | 0.5 | 2024 | 2024 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Ben-Shemesh, Doron | 🇮🇱ISR | 1945 | 0.5 | 1845 | 1845 | -2.8 |
| 30 | IMKaspi, Alexander | 🇮🇱ISR | 2360 | 0.5 | 2193 | 2193 | -2.2 |
| 31 | Dvoskin, Vadim | 🇮🇱ISR | 1962 | 0.5 | 2128 | 2128 | +4.4 |
| 32 | FMFleish, Felix | 🇮🇱ISR | 2128 | 0.5 | 1962 | 1962 | -4.4 |
| 33 | GMSolomon, Kenneth Terence | 🇿🇦RSA | 2269 | 0.5 | 2284 | 2284 | +0.4 |
| 34 | Adamchuk, Vlad | 🇮🇱ISR | 1978 | 0.5 | 2038 | 2038 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Kunin, Pavel | 🇮🇱ISR | 2228 | 0.0 | 2250 | 1450 | -9.4 |
| 36 | Pindiur, Igor | 🇮🇱ISR | 1920 | 0.0 | 2152 | 1352 | -4.2 |
| 37 | Grossman, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2200 | 0.0 | 2098 | 1298 | -12.8 |
| 38 | Erbaktanov, Tagar | 🇷🇺RUS | 2148 | 0.0 | 1952 | 1152 | -15.0 |
| 39 | Stolyarsky, Yegor | 🇮🇱ISR | 2111 | 0.0 | 2167 | 1367 | -8.4 |
| 40 | Lebedinsky, Eduard | FID | 2085 | 0.0 | 2183 | 1383 | -7.4 |
| 41 | Levi, Netanel | 🇮🇱ISR | 2183 | 0.0 | 2245 | 1445 | -8.2 |
| 42 | Hochman, Gur | 🇮🇱ISR | 1853 | 0.0 | 2100 | 1300 | -6.0 |
| 43 | Kunin, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2004 | 0.0 | 2060 | 1260 | -8.4 |
| 44 | Martianov, Andrey | 🇮🇱ISR | 2048 | 0.0 | 2065 | 1265 | -9.6 |
| 45 | Iskhakov, Michael | 🇮🇱ISR | 2168 | 0.0 | 2158 | 1358 | -10.2 |
| 46 | Rubinstein, Dori | 🇮🇱ISR | 2075 | 0.0 | 2191 | 1391 | -10.8 |
| 47 | FMShabtai, Ran | 🇮🇱ISR | 1996 | 0.0 | 2153 | 1353 | -6.6 |
| 48 | IMKundin, Alexander | 🇮🇱ISR | 2263 | 0.0 | 1993 | 1193 | -8.3 |
| 49 | Iliaguev, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 2248 | 0.0 | 1991 | 1191 | -16.4 |
| 50 | Tartakovsky, Daniel | 🇮🇱ISR | 2162 | 0.0 | 2261 | 1461 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Andreev, RobertISR+33.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Triger, EitanISR+19.21.0 pts · #8
- 3Azoulay, YehonatanISR+16.81.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Iliaguev, DanielISR-16.40.0 pts · #49
- 2Erbaktanov, TagarRUS-15.00.0 pts · #38
- 3Grossman, MichaelISR-12.80.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R1+257 Elo gap
- R1+223 Elo gap
- R1+217 Elo gap