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Kstovo_Christmas tournament 2026

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17 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Kstovo, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Maxim Semenov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1969).

Alexey Surikov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1944) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Viktor Gareev (5.5) and Matvey A Pyatnitsyn (5.5). Surikov shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kirill Dm. Kozlov (1797) beat Maxim Semenov (1969), a +172-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Kstovo, 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
🇷🇺Maxim Semenov1969
Avg top 10
1,901
Participants
17
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Alexey Surikov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Semenov takes leadSurikov takes lead
Surikov6Gareev5.5Pyatnitsyn5.5Semenov5Galstyan5Kleschev5
R6 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jan

Maxim Semenov takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alexey Surikov lost to Viktor Gareev (Black).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

Alexey Surikov won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Alexey Surikov*
0
—
1
2Viktor Gareev
1
*
0
0
3Matvey A Pyatnitsyn—
1
*—
4Maxim Semenov
0
1
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Surikov, Alexey1944RUS+11B=9N+5B−2N+15B+14N+6B=4N6.029.531.521.752049+42.8
2Gareev, Viktor1946RUS+17N+12B=4N+1B−6N+7B+5N−3B5.533.534.521.502036+38.0
3Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A1944RUS−9B=7B+13N+12N=5B+15N=4B+2N5.528.530.519.751976+13.6
4Galstyan, Alen1908RUS+13N+15B=2B=5N+14B−6N=3N=1B5.032.034.018.001964+24.0
5Kleschev, Semen1913RUS+16N+14B−1N=4B=3N+8B−2B+9N5.032.034.017.251953+16.8
6Semenov, Maxim1969RUS−12B+10N+16B+9N+2B+4B−1N−8N5.030.032.019.501931-7.0
7Chernov, Ivan1851RUS=10B=3N=9B=15N+16B−2N=14B+11B4.525.527.513.501848+0.8
8Borsch, Alexander1863RUS−15N−17BF+11N+9B−5N+13B+6B4.022.022.014.001880+7.2
9Skvortsov, Vladislav V.1790RUS+3N=1B=7N−6B−8N=13B+10N−5B3.533.536.015.501828+14.4
10Chetverikov, Lev1737RUS=7N−6B+11B−14N−13N+12B−9B+15N3.523.525.59.751767+11.2
11Rassadin, Dmitry1834RUS−1N=13B−10N−8B+12B=16N+15B−7N3.025.027.06.751708-56.8
12Kozlov, Kirill Dm.1797RUS+6N−2N=15B−3B−11N−10N−16B+13N2.527.029.08.501684-50.4
13Erin, Aleksandr V.1746RUS−4B=11N−3B=16N+10B=9N−8N−12B2.527.029.07.751681-27.2
14Platonychev, Aleksandr1768RUSF−5NF+10B−4N−1B=7N+16B2.527.027.07.751785+1.8
15Sergeev, Egor V.1717RUS+8B−4N=12N=7B−1N−3B−11N−10B2.031.534.07.501667-22.4
16Mayorov, Mark1702RUS−5BF−6N=13B−7N=11B+12N−14N2.025.025.05.251682-9.2
17Neukrytykh, Maxim1834RUS−2B+8NFFFFFF1.012.012.04.001905+7.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets