Artzit A 2026 2-3
SwissStandard
66 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 28 Jan 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Israel, Israel. 16 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2310, and top seed was Shay Porat (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2488).
Ido Porat (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2320) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Michael Iskhakov (2.0) and Oz Segev (2.0). Porat shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Oz Segev (1897) beat Uriel Arlinsky (FM, 2280), a +383-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
28 Jan 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×1
IM×6
FM×6
CM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇱Israel×58
🇷🇺Russia×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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18
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/3. Porat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porat, IdoIM | 2320 | ISR | F | +58N | +37N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 3018 | +7.6 |
| 2 | Iskhakov, Michael | 2168 | ISR | F | +54N | +53B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2889 | +15.8 |
| 3 | Segev, Oz | 1897 | ISR | F | +60B | +56N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2863 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Kaganskiy, GlebFM | 2191 | ISR | F | +9N | =10N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2374 | +9.4 |
| 5 | Maryasin, BorisIM | 2193 | ISR | F | =11B | +39N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2412 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Martianov, Andrey | 2052 | ISR | F | +38B | =8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2302 | +13.0 |
| 7 | Orgad, Dan | 2010 | ISR | F | +62B | =40N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2180 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Vainerchuk, Barys | 2158 | ISR | F | =14N | =6N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2023 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Tashkinova, SofiiaWFM | 2098 | ISR | F | −4B | +23N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2177 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Kundin, AlexanderIM | 2263 | ISR | F | =44B | =4B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2196 | -1.9 |
| 11 | Barak, GilCM | 2204 | ISR | F | =5N | =42N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2227 | +1.2 |
| 12 | Savinov, Mikhail | 2184 | RUS | F | −21N | +16B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2065 | -6.6 |
| 13 | Belkovsky, Guy | 1991 | ISR | F | =15N | =38B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2063 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Andreev, Robert | 1993 | ISR | F | =8B | =46N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2129 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Triger, Eitan | 2065 | ISR | F | =13B | =43N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2004 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Rivlin, Shachar | 2100 | ISR | F | +41N | −12N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2068 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Pindiur, Igor | 1920 | ISR | F | +26B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2745 | +10.6 |
| 18 | Serebro, Alexsandr | 2270 | UKR | F | +24B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2948 | +6.6 |
| 19 | Solomon, Kenneth TerenceGM | 2258 | RSA | F | +27N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3045 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Katkov, MichelleWFM | 2038 | ISR | F | +25N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2743 | +7.4 |
| 21 | Kulikov, Alexander | 2029 | ISR | F | +12B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2984 | +14.2 |
| 22 | Zemach, RoeeFM | 2286 | ISR | F | =37B | =45N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2264 | -1.2 |
| 23 | Tartakovsky, Daniel | 2162 | ISR | F | +53B | −9B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2061 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Erbaktanov, Tagar | 2148 | RUS | F | −18N | +55N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2125 | -1.0 |
| 25 | Zakin, Lior | 1944 | ISR | F | −20B | +63N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2016 | +7.2 |
| 26 | Ben-Shemesh, Doron | 1945 | ISR | F | −17N | +57N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1962 | +1.0 |
| 27 | Kraizman, Evgeny | 2245 | ISR | F | −19B | +59N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2150 | -4.8 |
| 28 | FIDE 2895552 | 0 | — | F | +?N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2123 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kunin, Pavel | 2228 | ISR | F | F | +54N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2953 | +8.0 |
| 30 | Adamchuk, Vlad | 1978 | ISR | F | +65B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2754 | +9.4 |
| 31 | Epelbaum, Maksim | 2309 | UKR | F | +57B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2804 | +2.8 |
| 32 | Levi, Netanel | 2183 | ISR | F | +55B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2780 | +4.8 |
| 33 | Hochman, Yuval | 1898 | ISR | F | F | +66B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2642 | +8.4 |
| 34 | Porat, ShayIM | 2488 | ISR | F | +59B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2888 | +0.8 |
| 35 | Iliaguev, Daniel | 2248 | ISR | F | F | +64B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2811 | +4.0 |
| 36 | Merzbach, Evyatar | 1865 | ISR | F | F | +61N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2885 | +15.6 |
| 37 | Kaspi, AlexanderIM | 2360 | ISR | F | =22N | −1B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2110 | -6.6 |
| 38 | Dvir, Ofir | 2060 | ISR | F | −6N | =13N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1829 | -12.0 |
| 39 | Ribstein, NatiIM | 2234 | ISR | F | =50N | −5B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1959 | -7.3 |
| 40 | Fleish, FelixFM | 2128 | ISR | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2010 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Zrihan, Dan | 1952 | ISR | F | −16B | =47B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1853 | -5.0 |
| 42 | Diker, Michael | 2261 | ISR | F | F | =11B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2204 | -1.6 |
| 43 | Rubinstein, Dori | 2015 | ISR | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2065 | +2.8 |
| 44 | Grossman, Michael | 2200 | ISR | F | =10N | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2263 | +1.8 |
| 45 | Azoulay, Yehonatan | 2166 | ISR | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2286 | +6.4 |
| 46 | Hochberg, Eran | 2100 | ISR | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1993 | -6.0 |
| 47 | Dinkin, Simyon | 1991 | ISR | F | F | =41N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1952 | -1.0 |
| 48 | Dvoskin, Vadim | 1962 | ISR | F | F | =52N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2100 | +3.8 |
| 49 | Belytsky, AlexandrFM | 2183 | RUS | F | F | =51N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2096 | -2.4 |
| 50 | Stolyarsky, Yegor | 2111 | ISR | F | =39B | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2234 | +3.4 |
| 51 | Nasi, Eli | 2096 | ISR | F | F | =49B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2183 | +2.4 |
| 52 | Triger, Ramon | 2100 | ISR | F | F | =48B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1962 | -3.8 |
| 53 | Shabtai, RanFM | 2024 | ISR | F | −23N | −2N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1365 | -12.4 |
| 54 | Lukin, Elisha | 2153 | ISR | F | −2B | −29B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1398 | -17.6 |
| 55 | Rozenshtein, Maxim | 1980 | ISR | F | −32N | −24B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1366 | -10.4 |
| 56 | Goodinger, David | 1845 | ISR | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -8.6 |
| 57 | Kunin, Michael | 2004 | ISR | F | −31N | −26B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1327 | -14.4 |
| 58 | Tsafrir, Itay | 2075 | ISR | F | −1B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1520 | -4.0 |
| 59 | Zholti, Alon | 2042 | ISR | F | −34N | −27B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1544 | -6.4 |
| 60 | Arlinsky, UrielFM | 2280 | ISR | F | −3N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -18.2 |
| 61 | Lebedinsky, Eduard | 2085 | FID | F | F | −36B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1065 | -15.6 |
| 62 | Friedlich, Eyal | 1845 | ISR | F | −7N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1210 | -11.2 |
| 63 | Lapushnian, Eran | 1993 | ISR | F | F | −25B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1143 | -11.4 |
| 64 | Fainman, Tomer | 2012 | ISR | F | F | −35N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1448 | -4.0 |
| 65 | Leib, Yoni | 1954 | ISR | F | −30N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1178 | -18.8 |
| 66 | Levi, Yoel | 1842 | ISR | F | F | −33N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Segev, OzISR+53.62.0 pts · #3
- 2Iskhakov, MichaelISR+15.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Merzbach, EvyatarISR+15.61.0 pts · #34
Top rating losers
- 1Leib, YoniISR-18.80.0 pts · #64
- 2Arlinsky, UrielFMISR-18.20.0 pts · #62
- 3Lukin, ElishaISR-17.60.0 pts · #61
Biggest upsets
- R2+383 Elo gap
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap