Artzit B 2026 6-8
SwissStandard
68 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 20 Jun 2026 in Israel, Israel. 12 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2264, and top seed was Omer Reshef (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2457).
Ohad Kraus (🇮🇱 ISR, 2279) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Yoav Duchan (2.5) and Uriel Zak (2.0). Kraus broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Joseph Shutzman (FM, 2207) beat Omer Reshef (IM, 2457), a +250-point gap.
Location
🇮🇱Israel, Israel
Dates
28 May 2026 → 20 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×1
IM×3
FM×4
CM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇱Israel×66
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsOhad Kraus led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 69 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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69
69
18
5
1
R8–R8 · LEAD HELD
Ohad Kraus held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.
R6–R8 · WIN STREAK
Ohad Kraus won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraus, Ohad | 2279 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | +30B | +5N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2971 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Duchan, YoavCM | 2174 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | +58B | =3N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2386 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Zak, UrielIM | 2222 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | +31B | =2B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2347 | +3.1 |
| 4 | Shutzman, JosephFM | 2207 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | +40N | =7N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2399 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Sitbon, Itay | 2144 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +48B | +34N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2293 | +11.8 |
| 6 | Lein, Michael | 2117 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +50B | +9N | −23B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2178 | +4.6 |
| 7 | Yaniv, OriCM | 2222 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | +48N | =4B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 2285 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Cohen, OrFM | 2159 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =17B | +62B | =20N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2169 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Selictar, Dor | 2096 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +61N | −6B | +28B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2189 | +7.4 |
| 10 | Lahtonen, Sampsa juhani | 0 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | +?B | =51N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2271 | +32.8 |
| 11 | Afek, Itay | 2116 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | +32B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2812 | +28.8 |
| 12 | Gorshtein, Asaf | 2080 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +59B | +33N | −38N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2157 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Kraus, Yair | 2105 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +52N | +36B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2893 | +19.4 |
| 14 | Gershkowich, DavidFM | 1993 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | +59B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2818 | +21.4 |
| 15 | Hanein, Avri | 1971 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +64N | +33B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2774 | +40.4 |
| 16 | Rozhanski, Yosef | 2043 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +60N | +58B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2863 | +21.0 |
| 17 | Grabinsky, Yoni | 2127 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | −22B | +18N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2169 | +3.4 |
| 18 | Aronovich, Igor | 2143 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | +35N | −17B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2200 | +4.8 |
| 19 | Gabizon, Eyal | 2151 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −28N | +20N | =27B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 2075 | -6.2 |
| 20 | Westreich, Itay | 1996 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +60B | −19B | =8B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 2150 | +12.4 |
| 21 | Meirovich, Ilay | 2214 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | F | +29N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2429 | +22.4 |
| 22 | Shoham, Asaf | 2205 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −35B | +17N | =54B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 2197 | -0.8 |
| 23 | Philosoph, Assi | 2063 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =56B | F | +6N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2111 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Tratatovici, Dan | 2026 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | =55B | −42N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1950 | -6.2 |
| 25 | Mond, Omri | 2083 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +49B | F | =26B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2308 | +23.6 |
| 26 | Hershkovich, Erez | 2230 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +63N | F | =25N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2332 | +5.0 |
| 27 | Levi, Or | 2168 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +65B | F | =19N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2307 | +7.0 |
| 28 | Friedland, Omer | 2060 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | −11B | −9N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1996 | -5.0 |
| 29 | Judkovsky, Yair | 2249 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +53N | −21B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 2074 | -14.0 |
| 30 | Magen, Ofek | 2119 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =34B | −1N | =53B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 2058 | -10.0 |
| 31 | Medovoy, Yaniv | 2134 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −3N | +63B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 2072 | -9.6 |
| 32 | Weber, Yonatan | 1963 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | +49B | −11N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1922 | -6.4 |
| 33 | Sabag, Matan | 1991 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +67N | −12B | −15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1848 | -23.2 |
| 34 | Gilboa, Amos | 2165 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =30N | −5B | =48N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1982 | -14.6 |
| 35 | Shachar, EhudIM | 2265 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | −18B | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2174 | -2.5 |
| 36 | Golan, Ori | 1923 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +41B | F | −13N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1967 | +4.4 |
| 37 | Elchanati, Alon | 2033 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +51N | −14N | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2038 | +0.2 |
| 38 | Abitbul, Matan | 2102 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2880 | +18.8 |
| 39 | Nochimowski, Eran | 2017 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −43B | +41N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1888 | -14.0 |
| 40 | Reshef, OmerIM | 2457 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +68N | −4B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2223 | -5.9 |
| 41 | Gordin, Nick Lior | 1828 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −36N | +66B | −39B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1170 | -24.8 |
| 42 | Gilor, Amit | 2009 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2826 | +20.8 |
| 43 | Gerber, Nick | 1948 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +39N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2817 | +12.0 |
| 44 | Pearl, Oliver | 1965 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =52B | F | =49B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2132 | +16.0 |
| 45 | Berlad, Asaf | 1936 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +50N | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2800 | +23.6 |
| 46 | Beker, Ziv | 2177 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +61N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2816 | +5.8 |
| 47 | Nachshoni, Yehoshua | 1968 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | +62B | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2808 | +11.2 |
| 48 | Magen, Amnon | 2059 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | −7B | =34B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1904 | -10.4 |
| 49 | Semo, Sagy | 2000 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −25N | −32N | =44N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1731 | -39.6 |
| 50 | Vardi, Daniel | 2000 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | −45B | =57N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1748 | -36.8 |
| 51 | Gavriely, OrCM | 2083 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −37B | F | =10B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1233 | -11.4 |
| 52 | Zilberman, YaacovGM | 2263 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =44N | −13B | — | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1842 | -10.6 |
| 53 | Leibovich, Semion | 2104 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −29B | =30N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1991 | -5.8 |
| 54 | Michaeli, Omri | 2198 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2205 | +0.2 |
| 55 | Dayan, Yonatan | 1879 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2026 | +8.0 |
| 56 | Shwarchbard, Zvi | 1719 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | =23N | — | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2063 | +7.6 |
| 57 | Sagi, Elisha | 2010 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =50B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2000 | -0.4 |
| 58 | Horesh, Tal | 1984 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −16N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1309 | -13.4 |
| 59 | Ben Noam, Itamar | 2002 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | F | −14N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1237 | -36.0 |
| 60 | Granot, Nir | 2141 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −20N | −16B | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1220 | -26.4 |
| 61 | Manyevich, Rom | 2016 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | −46B | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1337 | -27.2 |
| 62 | Nareznoy, David | 2008 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −47N | −8N | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1264 | -17.2 |
| 63 | Weisbuch, UdiFM | 2194 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −26B | F | −31N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1382 | -20.6 |
| 64 | Feldman, Antony | 1957 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1171 | -9.6 |
| 65 | Yaacov, Avi | 2076 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −27N | — | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1368 | -7.4 |
| 66 | FIDE 2818884 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −41N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Tal, Rami | 1869 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −33B | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1191 | -6.6 |
| 68 | Shefer, UriCM | 2239 | ISR | F | F | F | F | F | −40B | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1657 | -8.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hanein, AvriISR+40.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Lahtonen, Sampsa juhaniISR+32.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Duchan, YoavCMISR+30.42.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Semo, SagyISR-39.60.5 pts · #55
- 2Vardi, DanielISR-36.80.5 pts · #49
- 3Ben Noam, ItamarISR-36.00.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R7+250 Elo gap
- R7+158 Elo gap
- R6+145 Elo gap