Blitz Moscow. January 2026 - 2

SwissBlitz

89 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 10 Jan 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 22 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2426, and top seed was Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2475).

Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2475) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Ivan Yeletsky (8.5) and Nikolay Averin (8.5). Usov won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mikhail Troyan (1407) beat Yury Panteleev (1911), a +504-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

10 Jan 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMAleksandr E. Usov2475

Avg top 10

2,426

Participants

Titled players · 22

GM×1

IM×7

FM×9

CM×1

WFM×2

WCM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇷🇺Russia×75

FIDE (no federation)×12

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAleksandr E. Usov
🇷🇺RUS·2475
10.0pts·2718perf+27.0
🥈
FMIvan Yeletsky
🇷🇺RUS·2456
8.5pts·2492perf+7.5
🥉
IMNikolay Averin
FID·2453
8.5pts·2473perf+6.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

IM Aleksandr E. Usov led from R7; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Usov10Averin8.5Yeletsky8.5Rostovtsev8Manvelyan8Kleimenov8

R7–R11 · LEAD HELD

IM Aleksandr E. Usov never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Aleksandr E. Usov beat IM Nikolay Averin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Aleksandr E. Usov 10 wins (R1–R10)IM Nikolay Averin 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R7–R10)FM Ivan Yeletsky 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAleksandr E. Usov	*	1	1	—
2IMNikolay Averin	0	*	—	—
3FMIvan Yeletsky	0	—	*	—
4IMDmitry Rostovtsev	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2475	RUS	+48B	+20N	+14B	+8N	+13B	+3N	+6B	+2N	+5B	+9N	−4B	10.0	76.5	82.0	74.00	2718	+27.0
2	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2456	RUS	+25B	+42N	+11B	+5N	+4B	−6N	+18B	−1B	+14N	=13N	+8B	8.5	76.0	81.5	60.00	2492	+7.5
3	Averin, NikolayIM	2453	FID	+51N	+23B	+15N	+9B	−6N	−1B	+28N	+31B	+4B	+8N	=5B	8.5	75.0	80.0	58.00	2473	+6.3
4	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2472	RUS	+44N	+28B	−6N	+16B	−2N	+29B	+11N	+19B	−3N	+10B	+1N	8.0	76.5	82.0	57.00	2413	-3.6
5	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2331	FID	+55N	+37B	+39N	−2B	+23N	+7B	=10N	+9B	−1N	+6B	=3N	8.0	76.0	81.0	54.50	2434	+35.8
6	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2307	ARM	+80B	+61N	+4B	+21N	+3B	+2B	−1N	+13N	−8B	−5N	+15B	8.0	76.0	79.0	53.50	2473	+50.8
7	Rostovtsev, DmitryIM	2446	RUS	+87B	−16N	+38B	+22N	+11B	−5N	+33B	−8N	+34B	+19N	+13B	8.0	68.0	69.0	46.50	2334	-9.5
8	Parpiev, IsaakIM	2394	FID	+56N	+29B	+19N	−1B	+17N	=10B	+26N	+7B	+6N	−3B	−2N	7.5	77.0	82.0	51.25	2397	+9.2
9	Rakitin, DaniilFM	2442	RUS	+74B	+22N	+17B	−3N	+33B	+14N	=13B	−5N	+25B	−1B	+20N	7.5	73.0	77.0	47.00	2341	-8.1
10	Kishiev, FamilFM	2343	FID	+40B	+35N	+16B	−13N	+29B	=8N	=5B	=18N	+22B	−4N	+14B	7.5	70.0	75.5	49.50	2326	+2.8
11	Lyutsinger, IrenFM	2135	FID	+47N	+41B	−2N	+12B	−7N	+37B	−4B	=24N	+43N	+45B	+18N	7.5	67.5	73.0	45.25	2218	+15.5
12	Gorchakov, Aleksandr	1958	FID	+79B	+18N	−33B	−11N	+72B	=20N	+42B	−22N	+23N	+26B	+21N	7.5	62.0	65.0	41.75	2152	+93.3
13	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2444	RUS	+63N	+30B	+27N	+10B	−1N	+19B	=9N	−6B	+18N	=2B	−7N	7.0	75.5	80.0	46.00	2380	-5.9
14	Rudakov, Sergey S.	2248	RUS	+65N	+32B	−1N	+30B	+35N	−9B	+21N	+26B	−2B	+31N	−10N	7.0	71.0	75.5	42.00	2268	+7.5
15	Vershinin, IgorFM	2243	RUS	+52B	+49N	−3B	−29N	+44B	+35B	−31N	+43B	+32N	+16B	−6N	7.0	64.5	69.5	40.50	2143	-21.8
16	Kornilovich, Dmitry	2048	RUS	+58B	+7B	−10N	−4N	−40B	+57N	+48B	+52N	+51B	−15N	+31B	7.0	62.5	67.5	39.50	2133	+22.4
17	Kleschevnikov, ArsenyCM	2082	FID	+73N	+88B	−9N	+36B	−8B	−24N	−25B	+72N	+52B	+51N	+35B	7.0	58.0	59.0	31.00	2061	-6.0
18	Avagyan, Artur	2173	RUS	+45N	−12B	+51N	+37B	+24N	+43B	−2N	=10B	−13B	+22N	−11B	6.5	68.0	73.0	38.75	2157	-1.6
19	Dedkov, Roman Ol	2165	RUS	+72B	+31N	−8B	+49N	+39B	−13N	+24B	−4N	+35B	−7B	=27N	6.5	66.5	70.5	36.75	2190	+8.3
20	Medvedev, Ivan Dmit	2069	RUS	+53B	−1B	+87N	−31N	+51B	=12B	=32N	+36N	=47B	+41N	−9B	6.5	64.0	65.0	32.00	2056	-4.6
21	Zakharov, Nikita	2133	RUS	+60B	=38N	+43B	−6B	+32N	+34N	−14B	−25N	+40B	+47N	−12B	6.5	63.5	68.5	36.50	2032	-23.0
22	Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM	2037	FID	+46N	−9B	+84N	−7B	+71N	=39B	+41N	+12B	−10N	−18B	+32N	6.5	63.5	66.0	33.75	2082	+19.2
23	Gorbatov, AlexejIM	2057	RUS	+68B	−3N	+52B	+88N	−5B	−31N	+38B	=40N	−12B	+36N	+44B	6.5	62.5	63.5	30.75	2016	-9.8
24	Emelyanov, Evgeny Alex.	2006	RUS	=66B	+67N	+34B	=33N	−18B	+17B	−19N	=11B	−26N	+40N	+47B	6.5	61.5	66.0	37.50	2035	+28.0
25	Panteleev, Yury	1911	RUS	−2N	+71B	−88N	+73B	=27N	+64B	+17N	+21B	−9N	=28B	=29N	6.5	61.5	62.5	35.75	2028	+34.8
26	Voinikonis, NikitaFM	2168	RUS	=84N	−39B	+54N	+56B	+31B	+50N	−8B	−14N	+24B	−12N	+49B	6.5	61.0	63.5	34.75	2039	-28.4
27	Maslovskiy, VladimirFM	2168	FID	+57B	+36N	−13B	−35N	=25B	+63N	+40B	=34N	−31B	+48N	=19B	6.5	60.0	64.5	36.00	2050	-46.5
28	Batalov, Prokhor	2059	RUS	+70B	−4N	+40B	−39N	+74B	+36N	−3B	−51N	+53B	=25N	+41B	6.5	59.5	63.5	33.25	2015	-24.4
29	Omarov, Nurmagomed	2028	RUS	+85B	−8N	+72B	+15B	−10N	−4N	−51B	+60N	+70B	+58N	=25B	6.5	59.5	61.5	30.25	2049	+6.6
30	Teymurkhanly, Teymur	2034	RUS	+76B	−13N	+57B	−14N	+84B	−40N	=44B	+39N	−41B	+43B	+45N	6.5	55.5	58.0	30.25	1979	-13.4
31	Tupichinsky, Igor	1935	RUS	+69N	−19B	+82N	+20B	−26N	+23B	+15B	−3N	+27N	−14B	−16N	6.0	66.5	69.5	34.00	2088	+43.4
32	Khmelev, Mikhail	1978	RUS	+62B	−14N	=53B	+38N	−21B	+45N	=20B	+33N	−15B	+34N	−22B	6.0	62.0	67.0	34.25	2025	+14.6
33	Kapitsa, Matvey	2058	RUS	=59N	+54B	+12N	=24B	−9N	+46B	−7N	−32B	−45N	+57B	+51N	6.0	61.5	66.5	33.75	1981	-35.3
34	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	2033	FID	=54N	+59B	−24N	+46B	+63N	−21B	+39N	=27B	−7N	−32B	+56N	6.0	59.5	64.0	31.25	1970	-25.1
35	Vlasova, OlesiaWFM	2013	FID	+83N	−10B	+73N	+27B	−14B	−15N	+74B	+70N	−19N	+46B	−17N	6.0	59.0	62.0	27.00	2032	+3.4
36	Saakyan, Emil A.	1940	RUS	+78B	−27B	+64N	−17N	+70B	−28B	+46N	−20B	+55N	−23B	+60N	6.0	57.0	60.5	27.50	1902	-6.4
37	Chesnokov, Danila	2012	RUS	+86B	−5N	+60B	−18N	+57B	−11N	−52B	−53N	+54B	+72N	+58B	6.0	56.0	58.0	26.00	1900	-28.2
38	Bakhchinyan, Simon	1927	RUS	+89N	=21B	−7N	−32B	+59N	=47B	−23N	+71B	−58N	+63B	+55N	6.0	56.0	56.0	24.50	1912	-8.9
39	Khasyanov, Daniil	1718	RUS	+50B	+26N	−5B	+28B	−19N	=22N	−34B	−30B	−42N	+69N	+63B	5.5	62.0	66.5	30.75	1998	+135.6
40	Fomichev, German	1843	RUS	−10N	+85B	−28N	+81B	+16N	+30B	−27N	=23B	−21N	−24B	+64N	5.5	61.0	63.0	26.25	1963	+19.0
41	Knyazkov, Egor	1933	RUS	+82B	−11N	+66B	=42N	−50B	+54N	−22B	+44N	+30N	−20B	−28N	5.5	59.5	62.5	27.25	1932	+2.3
42	Granovskiy, AlexandrIM	2061	KAZ	+71N	−2B	+45N	=41B	−43N	+65B	−12N	−47B	+39B	−44N	+52B	5.5	58.5	62.5	27.25	1889	-46.8
43	Popov, Sergey Vl	1957	RUS	=64N	+77B	−21N	+65B	+42B	−18N	+50B	−15N	−11B	−30N	+68N	5.5	58.5	62.0	25.75	1961	+5.6
44	Onischenko, Andrey	1911	RUS	−4B	−53N	+67B	+60N	−15N	+73B	=30N	−41B	+64N	+42B	−23N	5.5	58.0	62.0	26.75	1907	-1.2
45	Pshenina, Anastasia	1781	RUS	−18B	+79N	−42B	=66N	+62B	−32B	+67N	+50N	+33B	−11N	−30B	5.5	57.5	60.5	26.25	1905	+47.1
46	Mirzoev, Tabriz Z	1712	RUS	−22B	+74N	+61B	−34N	+49B	−33N	−36B	+56N	+50B	−35N	=48B	5.5	57.0	61.0	27.75	1972	+120.1
47	Druchinin, Semen	1748	RUS	−11B	−78N	+75B	=61N	+66B	=38N	+49B	+42N	=20N	−21B	−24N	5.5	57.0	60.5	27.75	1916	+68.6
48	Ivanova, Lubov	1918	RUS	−1N	−73B	+68N	−71B	+83N	+53B	−16N	+59B	+79N	−27B	=46N	5.5	54.5	57.5	23.25	1831	-25.2
49	Zaretskiy, Vadim	1976	RUS	+75N	−15B	+83N	−19B	−46N	+72B	−47N	+64B	=63N	+65B	−26N	5.5	52.0	55.0	21.75	1847	-64.8
50	Demina, Alena	2053	RUS	−39N	=64B	+77N	+55B	+41N	−26B	−43N	−45B	−46N	+75N	+65B	5.5	51.5	55.0	24.25	1807	-42.8
51	Makalkin, Andrey	1886	RUS	−3B	+70N	−18B	+62N	−20N	+71B	+29N	+28B	−16N	−17B	−33B	5.0	63.5	67.5	26.00	1954	+13.9
52	Pismanik, Maksim	1791	RUS	−15N	+81B	−23N	−64B	+89N	+79B	+37N	−16B	−17N	+59B	−42N	5.0	54.5	54.5	17.00	1818	+3.6
53	Vinokurov, Alexandr N	1734	RUS	−20N	+44B	=32N	−63B	=56N	−48N	+80B	+37B	−28N	−55B	+79N	5.0	53.5	56.5	23.00	1864	+53.9
54	Dobryansky, Konstantin Mikh	1692	RUS	=34B	−33N	−26B	+58N	+55N	−41B	=61N	−63B	−37N	+82B	+73N	5.0	53.5	56.5	22.50	1851	+41.8
55	Isakova, Anna	1836	RUS	−5B	=86N	+76B	−50N	−54B	+75N	=58B	+61N	−36B	+53N	−38B	5.0	52.5	54.5	20.50	1803	-21.6
56	Samoylov, Andrey	1844	RUS	−8B	=76N	+58B	−26N	=53B	−70N	+62N	−46B	+71N	+79B	−34B	5.0	52.0	55.0	21.25	1778	-21.6
57	Bezverbny, Vladimir	1774	RUS	−27N	+75B	−30N	+82B	−37N	−16B	−71N	+81B	+62B	−33N	+70B	5.0	51.5	54.5	18.50	1794	+4.8
58	Petrov, Yaromir	1716	RUS	−16N	=63B	−56N	−54B	+82N	+77B	=55N	+84N	+38B	−29B	−37N	5.0	51.5	54.0	19.75	1799	+43.2
59	Lebedev, Andrey	1726	RUS	=33B	−34N	−62B	+67N	−38B	+66N	=63B	−48N	+80B	−52N	+74B	5.0	51.0	54.0	21.25	1797	+10.5
60	Meleshin, Igor V	1736	RUS	−21N	+89B	−37N	−44B	−79N	+83B	+81N	−29B	+61B	+74N	−36B	5.0	48.5	48.5	15.00	1801	+24.4
61	Golovatenko, EvaWCM	1978	RUS	+81N	−6B	−46N	=47B	=64N	=84N	=54B	−55B	−60N	+86B	+71N	5.0	48.0	50.0	17.75	1727	-69.5
62	Ivanova, Ekaterina	1625	RUS	−32N	=65B	+59N	−51B	−45N	+76N	−56B	=73B	−57N	+77B	+72B	5.0	47.5	51.0	20.25	1750	+35.0
63	Voronin, Nikita	1870	RUS	−13B	=58N	+78B	+53N	−34B	−27B	=59N	+54N	=49B	−38N	−39N	4.5	56.5	60.0	21.25	1798	-36.0
64	Filimonov, Arkhip	1533	RUS	=43B	=50N	−36B	+52N	=61B	−25N	+84B	−49N	−44B	+76N	−40B	4.5	53.5	56.0	19.00	1805	+102.6
65	Smirnova, Viktoria A	1802	FID	−14B	=62N	+86B	−43N	+76B	−42N	−70B	+67N	+75B	−49N	−50N	4.5	49.5	51.5	16.00	1768	-27.6
66	Eremin, Vladimir	1665	RUS	=24N	=84B	−41N	=45B	−47N	−59B	−68B	+85N	−76B	+78N	+75B	4.5	45.5	47.5	16.25	1680	+1.6
67	Drilenok, Pavel Pet	1603	RUS	=77N	−24B	−44N	−59B	+69N	+87N	−45B	−65B	−68N	+85N	+76B	4.5	45.0	46.0	12.75	1695	+22.2
68	Redina, Ekaterina	1721	RUS	−23N	−87N	−48B	−75N	=85B	+69B	+66N	−80N	+67B	+70N	−43B	4.5	43.5	44.5	18.50	1700	-16.8
69	Plekhanov, Nikita	1479	RUS	−31B	−72N	−70B	=85N	−67B	−68N	+89N	+78B	+77N	−39B	+80B	4.5	40.5	40.5	11.00	1603	+52.0
70	Gerasimenko, Valeriya	1731	RUS	−28N	−51B	+69N	+87B	−36N	+56B	+65N	−35B	−29N	−68B	−57N	4.0	53.5	54.5	15.00	1755	+10.0
71	Gorshkov, Artem O	1732	RUS	−42B	−25N	+79B	+48N	−22B	−51N	+57B	−38N	−56B	+80N	−61B	4.0	53.0	56.0	16.50	1783	+24.8
72	Romanenko, Semen O.	1753	RUS	−19N	+69B	−29N	+89B	−12N	−49N	+85B	−17B	+86N	−37B	−62N	4.0	52.5	52.5	8.50	1718	-28.4
73	Taraskin, Ivan Aleks	1734	RUS	−17B	+48N	−35B	−25N	+78B	−44N	=75B	=62N	−74B	+81N	−54B	4.0	51.5	54.5	16.25	1693	-22.6
74	Golofast, Uliyana	1844	RUS	−9N	−46B	+85N	+83B	−28N	+81B	−35N	−79B	+73N	−60B	−59N	4.0	48.5	50.5	12.00	1698	-69.1
75	Shubin, Alexander	1593	RUS	−49B	−57N	−47N	+68B	+80N	−55B	=73N	+77B	−65N	−50B	−66N	3.5	47.5	50.5	13.00	1663	+15.6
76	Gogov, Mukhamed	1700	RUS	−30N	=56B	−55N	+77B	−65N	−62B	−79N	+89B	+66N	−64B	−67N	3.5	46.0	46.0	10.50	1525	-46.8
77	Aniskin, Dmitriy	1668	RUS	=67B	−43N	−50B	−76N	+86B	−58N	+78B	−75N	−69B	−62N	+89N	3.5	42.5	42.5	7.75	1500	-46.0
78	Gorin, Kirill Ol	1532	RUS	−36N	+47B	−63N	−84B	−73N	=86B	−77N	−69N	+89B	−66B	+85N	3.5	39.0	39.0	8.50	1529	-7.6
79	Kuznetsov, Alexander Rom	1568	RUS	−12N	−45B	−71N	F	+60B	−52N	+76B	+74N	−48B	−56N	−53B	3.0	50.0	50.0	12.50	1654	+33.6
80	Tuinov, Timur	1835	RUS	−6N	−83B	−81N	+86N	−75B	+82B	−53N	+68B	−59N	−71B	−69N	3.0	43.5	45.5	9.50	1526	-177.2
81	Vanag, Petr	1626	RUS	−61B	−52N	+80B	−40N	+87B	−74N	−60B	−57N	+83N	−73B	−82N	3.0	42.5	43.5	7.00	1608	-6.4
82	Povalyaeva, Polina	1473	RUS	−41N	F	−31B	−57N	−58B	−80N	+83B	−86N	+85B	−54N	+81B	3.0	39.5	39.5	8.00	1601	+37.2
83	Vorontsov, Dmitry	1690	RUS	−35B	+80N	−49B	−74N	−48B	−60N	−82N	F	−81B	+89N	+86B	3.0	37.0	37.0	5.00	1571	-28.0
84	Makarov, Vladislav	1764	RUS	=26B	=66N	−22B	+78N	−30N	=61B	−64N	−58B	F	F	F	2.5	42.0	42.0	11.50	1691	-18.6
85	Melnikov, Andrey	1692	RUS	−29N	−40N	−74B	=69B	=68N	+89B	−72N	−66B	−82N	−67B	−78B	2.0	44.5	44.5	4.50	1331	-139.0
86	Balashov, Dmitrii	1670	RUS	−37N	=55B	−65N	−80B	−77N	=78N	F	+82B	−72B	−61N	−83N	2.0	40.5	41.5	7.25	1521	-26.5
87	Zakharov, Mikael Dm	1883	RUS	−7N	+68B	−20B	−70N	−81N	−67B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	32.5	32.5	4.50	1565	-33.9
88	Troyan, Mikhail	1407	RUS	F	−17N	+25B	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	6.50	1684	+30.4
89	Dobrovolskiy, Danila	1450	RUS	−38B	−60N	F	−72N	−52B	−85N	−69B	−76N	−78N	−83B	−77B	0.0	40.0	40.0	0.00	897	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Khasyanov, DaniilRUS
+135.6
5.5 pts · #39
2Mirzoev, Tabriz ZRUS
+120.1
5.5 pts · #46
3Filimonov, ArkhipRUS
+102.6
4.5 pts · #65

Top rating losers

1Tuinov, TimurRUS
-177.2
3.0 pts · #77
2Melnikov, AndreyRUS
-139.0
2.0 pts · #86
3Golovatenko, EvaWCMRUS
-69.5
5.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R3+504 Elo gap
Troyan, Mikhail1407 beat Panteleev, Yury1911
R2+450 Elo gap
Khasyanov, Daniil1718 beat FMVoinikonis, Nikita2168
R2+398 Elo gap
Kornilovich, Dmitry2048 beat IMRostovtsev, Dmitry2446