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G.L. Khodos Memorial 2026 RR

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12 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2214, and top seed was Alexander I Petrushin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2268).

Danil Najdin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2268) won with 5.5/8, ahead of Andrey Kobelev (5.5) and Konstantin Danoyan (5.0). Najdin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Vladimir Golovanev (2156) beat Alexander I Petrushin (IM, 2268), a +112-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺IMAlexander I Petrushin2268
Avg top 10
2,214
Participants
12
Titled players · 8
IM×2
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×12
Top 3
  • 🥇
    FMDanil Najdin
    🇷🇺RUS·2268
    5.5pts·2341perf+15.0
  • 🥈
    Andrey Kobelev
    🇷🇺RUS·2220
    5.5pts·2348perf+54.4
  • 🥉
    CMKonstantin Danoyan
    🇷🇺RUS·2189
    5.0pts·2301perf+24.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 5.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
6
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Kobelev5.5Najdin5.5Kotenko5Borisov5Danoyan5Kavyev4.5
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/8. Najdin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (33.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrey Kobelev drew with FM Danil Najdin (White).

R1–R8 · UNBEATEN

Andrey Kobelev went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Andrey Kobelev*
½
½
½
2FMDanil Najdin
½
*
½
½
3IMPavel Kotenko
½
½
*
½
4CMMaxim S. Borisov
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Najdin, DanilFM2268RUS+6B+3N=8B=2N=4B=5N+7B=9B5.533.537.525.752341+15.0
2Kobelev, Andrey2220RUS+9B=4N+11B=1B=5N=8N+6B=3N5.533.034.522.252348+54.4
3Danoyan, KonstantinCM2189RUS+10N−1B+7N=5B=6N=4B+11N=2B5.032.033.518.002301+24.0
4Kotenko, PavelIM2174RUS+7N=2B=5N=10B=1N=3N+12B=8N5.031.533.019.502297+13.1
5Borisov, Maxim S.CM2179RUS+11B=8N=4B=3N=2B=1B+10N=12N5.028.530.016.752298+25.2
6Kavyev, RuslanFM2179RUS−1N+10B+12N=8N=3B=9B−2N+11B4.527.529.011.502244+14.8
7Pshmakhov, OsmanFM2260RUS−4B+9N−3B+11N=8B+12N−1N+10B4.527.028.511.002238-4.4
8Ivchenko, AlexanderFM2242RUS+12N=5B=1N=6B=7N=2B−9N=4B4.034.035.516.502199-9.2
9Golovanev, Vladimir2156RUS−2N−7B−10N+12B+11B=6N+8B=1N4.027.529.012.002212+12.4
10Ivanov, Alexander2104RUS−3B−6N+9B=4N−12B=11N−5B−7N2.029.531.07.252003-20.0
11Petrushin, Alexander IIM2268RUS−5N+12B−2N−7B−9N=10B−3B−6N1.530.532.02.501930-34.5
12Kazyura, Kirill2160RUS−8B−11N−6B−9N+10N−7B−4N=5B1.529.030.54.501944-84.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
G.L. Khodos Memorial 2026 RR — Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats