Artzit Hol 2026 5
SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 09 May 2026 in Israel, Israel. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2347, and top seed was Valentyn Prokofiev (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2433).
Anatoly Tarnopolsky (🇮🇱 ISR, FM, 2264) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Pinchas Kantarji (1.0) and Itai Gal On (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Moria Leopold (1814) beat Arsenii Pogoreltsev (2062), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
07 May 2026 → 09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 16
IM×7
FM×8
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇱Israel×42
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 14 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 50 co-leaders at R4 to 14 at the finish.
Co-leaders
50
50
50
50
14
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
14 players finish on 1.0/5. Tarnopolsky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarnopolsky, AnatolyFM | 2264 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +39N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2810 | +3.8 |
| 2 | Kantarji, PinchasIM | 2426 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +33N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3110 | +3.5 |
| 3 | Gal On, Itai | 2101 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +41B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2939 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Rinberg, David | 2034 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2874 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Leopold, Moria | 1814 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +34N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2867 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Axelrod, ArieFM | 2176 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +46N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3130 | +7.1 |
| 7 | Rinberg, AlexanderFM | 2288 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +43N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2989 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Kirsch, Yahel David | 2060 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2861 | +19.6 |
| 9 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | 2335 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +42B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3072 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Pevzner, Maks | 2190 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2951 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Ashkenazy, Nir | 1830 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +45N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2783 | +28.4 |
| 12 | Zuev, Ilya | 2052 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +40N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2835 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Vaisman, Felix | 2064 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +44N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2793 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Frenkel, Ran | 2187 | ISR | F | F | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2822 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Shchori, Dotan | 2182 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2242 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Gurevich, Gregory | 2246 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2177 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Prokofiev, ValentynIM | 2433 | UKR | F | F | F | F | =26N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2378 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Brezis, AriCM | 2121 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1989 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Gurbanov, AndreiIM | 2205 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =24B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2360 | +3.8 |
| 20 | Laor, Jason Ethan | 1960 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =27N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2074 | +2.8 |
| 21 | Lotan, Barak | 2082 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =30B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2157 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Lipes, Yosef | 2059 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =29N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1960 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Zalkind, KonstantinFM | 1989 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2121 | +3.6 |
| 24 | Schekachikhin, MaksimIM | 2371 | FID | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2221 | -1.9 |
| 25 | David, Idan | 2095 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =31B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2088 | +0.4 |
| 26 | Iakymov, VolodymyrIM | 2375 | UKR | F | F | F | F | =17B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2420 | +0.6 |
| 27 | Hasidovsky, Michael | 2074 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1975 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Nedobora, MikhailIM | 2323 | UKR | F | F | F | F | =32B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2081 | -3.0 |
| 29 | Shemer, Oz | 1964 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2065 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Frolov, Aleksey G. | 2156 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2082 | -2.0 |
| 31 | Izrailov, Zecharia | 2091 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =25N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2082 | -0.2 |
| 32 | Tsirilman, Guy | 2073 | ISR | F | F | F | F | =28N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2317 | +12.0 |
| 33 | Steiner-Prozhanski, GioraFM | 2315 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1623 | -7.0 |
| 34 | Pogoreltsev, Arsenii | 2062 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | -16.2 |
| 35 | Liflyand, Elijah | 2015 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1373 | -6.0 |
| 36 | Feldman, Gidi | 2074 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1234 | -11.2 |
| 37 | Temnik, Igor | 2061 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1266 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Shnaider, David | 2144 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1389 | -9.0 |
| 39 | Taieb, Ariel | 2010 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1466 | -3.8 |
| 40 | Aroeta, Benny | 2021 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −12B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1252 | -9.6 |
| 41 | Chernomordik, PavelFM | 2134 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1309 | -10.8 |
| 42 | Zhizmer, YuriIM | 2266 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1535 | -4.1 |
| 43 | Poleg, DanFM | 2193 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1480 | -7.6 |
| 44 | Khanin, Nikita | 1990 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −13B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1264 | -8.0 |
| 45 | Bichuch, Alexander | 1983 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1022 | -14.2 |
| 46 | Menahem, AdiFM | 2337 | ISR | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1370 | -14.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Leopold, MoriaISR+32.41.0 pts · #5
- 2Ashkenazy, NirISR+28.41.0 pts · #11
- 3Rinberg, DavidISR+22.41.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pogoreltsev, ArseniiISR-16.20.0 pts · #34
- 2Menahem, AdiFMISR-14.20.0 pts · #46
- 3Bichuch, AlexanderISR-14.20.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R5+248 Elo gap
- R5+161 Elo gap
- R5+153 Elo gap