Artzit B 2026 1

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49 players participated in this 1-round tournament, held from 15 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Israel, Israel. 12 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2261, and top seed was Omer Reshef (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2462).

Ohad Kraus (🇮🇱 ISR, 2258) won with 1.0/1, ahead of Omri Mond (1.0) and Yaniv Medovoy (1.0). Kraus won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dana Kochavi (FM, 2163) beat Ehud Shachar (IM, 2267), a +104-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

Top seed

🇮🇱IMOmer Reshef2462

Avg top 10

2,261

Participants

Titled players · 12

GM×1

IM×3

FM×5

CM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇱Israel×47

🇺🇸United States of America×2

Top 3

🥇
Ohad Kraus
🇮🇱ISR·2258
1.0pts·2970perf+7.6
🥈
Omri Mond
🇮🇱ISR·2114
1.0pts·2867perf+14.8
🥉
Yaniv Medovoy
🇮🇱ISR·2061
1.0pts·2946perf+20.8

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Kraus, Ohad	🇮🇱ISR	2258	1.0	2170	2970	+7.6
2	Mond, Omri	🇮🇱ISR	2114	1.0	2067	2867	+14.8
3	Medovoy, Yaniv	🇮🇱ISR	2061	1.0	2146	2946	+20.8
4	Mark, Ian	🇺🇸USA	2038	1.0	1987	2787	+17.2
5	Magen, Amnon	🇮🇱ISR	2017	1.0	2097	2897	+11.2
6	Shoham, Asaf	🇮🇱ISR	2221	1.0	2101	2901	+6.8
7	Lein, Michael	🇮🇱ISR	2110	1.0	1984	2784	+6.6
8	FMKochavi, Dana	🇮🇱ISR	2163	1.0	2267	3067	+13.0
9	Lahtonen, Sampsa juhani	🇮🇱ISR	0	1.0	1967	1987	0.0
10	Michaeli, Omri	🇮🇱ISR	2178	1.0	2150	2950	+9.4
11	Ehrlich, Roy	🇮🇱ISR	2231	1.0	2071	2871	+5.8
12	Nochimowski, Eran	🇮🇱ISR	1878	1.0	1977	2777	+22.0
13	GMZilberman, Yaacov	🇮🇱ISR	2264	1.0	2028	2828	+2.0
14	Aronovich, Igor	🇮🇱ISR	2130	1.0	1993	2793	+6.4
15	Abitbul, Matan	🇮🇱ISR	2060	1.0	2072	2872	+20.8
16	IMReshef, Omer	🇮🇱ISR	2462	0.5	2149	2149	-3.6
17	Judkovsky, Yair	🇮🇱ISR	2266	0.5	2189	2189	-2.2
18	Beker, Ziv	🇮🇱ISR	2169	0.5	2124	2124	-1.2
19	CMYaniv, Ori	🇮🇱ISR	2206	0.5	2169	2169	-1.0
20	Sitbon, Itay	🇮🇱ISR	2161	0.5	2462	2462	+7.2
21	IMZak, Uriel	🇮🇱ISR	2226	0.5	2194	2194	-0.4
22	Egozi, Nadav	🇮🇱ISR	2139	0.5	2106	2106	-1.0
23	Sabag, Matan	🇮🇱ISR	2044	0.5	1858	1858	-11.2
24	Afek, Itay	🇮🇱ISR	2140	0.5	2169	2169	+2.4
25	Manyevich, Rom	🇮🇱ISR	2055	0.5	2160	2160	+6.8
26	Peer, Kobi	🇮🇱ISR	2194	0.5	2226	2226	+0.8
27	FMShutzman, Joseph	🇺🇸USA	2212	0.5	2129	2129	-2.2
28	FMWeisbuch, Udi	🇮🇱ISR	2169	0.5	2206	2206	+1.0
29	Weber, Yonatan	🇮🇱ISR	2074	0.5	2071	2071	+0.8
30	Grabinsky, Yoni	🇮🇱ISR	2143	0.5	2212	2212	+2.2
31	CMShefer, Uri	🇮🇱ISR	2199	0.5	2266	2266	+4.4
32	CMDuchan, Yoav	🇮🇱ISR	2138	0.5	2139	2139	+2.0
33	Gordin, Nick Lior	🇮🇱ISR	1859	0.5	2079	2079	+11.2
34	Gorshtein, Asaf	🇮🇱ISR	2071	0.5	2059	2059	-0.4
35	FMCohen, Or	🇮🇱ISR	2160	0.5	2032	2032	-3.4
36	Gilboa, Amos	🇮🇱ISR	2170	0.0	2258	1458	-7.6
37	Meirovich, Ilay	🇮🇱ISR	2107	0.0	2171	1371	-18.8
38	Feldman, Antony	🇮🇱ISR	1977	0.0	1940	1140	-11.0
39	Magen, Ofek	🇮🇱ISR	2046	0.0	2231	1431	-11.6
40	Leibovich, Semion	🇮🇱ISR	2097	0.0	2056	1256	-11.2
41	Rozhanski, Yosef	🇮🇱ISR	2101	0.0	2221	1421	-6.8
42	Westreich, Itay	🇮🇱ISR	1993	0.0	2130	1330	-6.4
43	Ben Noam, Itamar	🇮🇱ISR	1987	0.0	2038	1238	-17.2
44	Friedland, Omer	🇮🇱ISR	2067	0.0	2160	1360	-7.4
45	IMShachar, Ehud	🇮🇱ISR	2267	0.0	2155	1355	-6.5
46	FMGershkowich, David	🇮🇱ISR	2061	0.0	2059	1259	-10.4
47	Granot, Nir	🇮🇱ISR	2146	0.0	2131	1331	-10.4
48	Vardi, Daniel	🇮🇱ISR	2035	0.0	2264	1464	-8.0
49	Nachshoni, Yehoshua	🇮🇱ISR	1984	0.0	2110	1310	-6.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nochimowski, EranISR
+22.0
1.0 pts · #12
2Medovoy, YanivISR
+20.8
1.0 pts · #3
3Abitbul, MatanISR
+20.8
1.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Meirovich, IlayISR
-18.8
0.0 pts · #37
2Ben Noam, ItamarISR
-17.2
0.0 pts · #43
3Magen, OfekISR
-11.6
0.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R1+104 Elo gap
FMKochavi, Dana2163 beat IMShachar, Ehud2267