Kstovo_Christmas tournament 2026
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsAlexey Surikov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexey Surikov | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Viktor Gareev | 1 | * | 0 | 0 |
| 3Matvey A Pyatnitsyn | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Maxim Semenov | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surikov, Alexey | 1944 | RUS | +11B | =9N | +5B | −2N | +15B | +14N | +6B | =4N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 21.75 | 2049 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Gareev, Viktor | 1946 | RUS | +17N | +12B | =4N | +1B | −6N | +7B | +5N | −3B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 21.50 | 2036 | +38.0 |
| 3 | Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A | 1944 | RUS | −9B | =7B | +13N | +12N | =5B | +15N | =4B | +2N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 19.75 | 1976 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Galstyan, Alen | 1908 | RUS | +13N | +15B | =2B | =5N | +14B | −6N | =3N | =1B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 18.00 | 1964 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Kleschev, Semen | 1913 | RUS | +16N | +14B | −1N | =4B | =3N | +8B | −2B | +9N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.25 | 1953 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Semenov, Maxim | 1969 | RUS | −12B | +10N | +16B | +9N | +2B | +4B | −1N | −8N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 19.50 | 1931 | -7.0 |
| 7 | Chernov, Ivan | 1851 | RUS | =10B | =3N | =9B | =15N | +16B | −2N | =14B | +11B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1848 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Borsch, Alexander | 1863 | RUS | −15N | −17B | F | +11N | +9B | −5N | +13B | +6B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1880 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Skvortsov, Vladislav V. | 1790 | RUS | +3N | =1B | =7N | −6B | −8N | =13B | +10N | −5B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1828 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Chetverikov, Lev | 1737 | RUS | =7N | −6B | +11B | −14N | −13N | +12B | −9B | +15N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1767 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Rassadin, Dmitry | 1834 | RUS | −1N | =13B | −10N | −8B | +12B | =16N | +15B | −7N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 6.75 | 1708 | -56.8 |
| 12 | Kozlov, Kirill Dm. | 1797 | RUS | +6N | −2N | =15B | −3B | −11N | −10N | −16B | +13N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1684 | -50.4 |
| 13 | Erin, Aleksandr V. | 1746 | RUS | −4B | =11N | −3B | =16N | +10B | =9N | −8N | −12B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1681 | -27.2 |
| 14 | Platonychev, Aleksandr | 1768 | RUS | F | −5N | F | +10B | −4N | −1B | =7N | +16B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 1785 | +1.8 |
| 15 | Sergeev, Egor V. | 1717 | RUS | +8B | −4N | =12N | =7B | −1N | −3B | −11N | −10B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1667 | -22.4 |
| 16 | Mayorov, Mark | 1702 | RUS | −5B | F | −6N | =13B | −7N | =11B | +12N | −14N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.25 | 1682 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Neukrytykh, Maxim | 1834 | RUS | −2B | +8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1905 | +7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Surikov, AlexeyRUS+42.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Gareev, ViktorRUS+38.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Galstyan, AlenRUS+24.05.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rassadin, DmitryRUS-56.83.0 pts · #11
- 2Kozlov, Kirill Dm.RUS-50.42.5 pts · #14
- 3Erin, Aleksandr V.RUS-27.22.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R1+154 Elo gap
- R1+146 Elo gap