Ch BLR 2026 men
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. 8 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2306, and top seed was Maksim Tsaruk ( FID, GM, 2515).
Mihail Nikitenko (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2476) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Artiom Stribuk (6.0) and Maksim Tsaruk (6.0). Nikitenko won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Timur Gvozdev (2161) beat Viachaslau Zarubitski (IM, 2417), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Mihail Nikitenko led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Mihail Nikitenko takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
GM Mihail Nikitenko opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Artiom Stribuk); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Mihail Nikitenko drew with IM Artiom Stribuk (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇾GMNikitenko, Mihail | 2476 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.75 | 37.5 | +10.3 | 2563 |
| 2 | IMStribuk, Artiom | 2476 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | -4.7 | 2415 |
| 3 | GMTsaruk, Maksim | 2515 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | -8.5 | 2415 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾IMZarubitski, Viachaslau | 2417 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | -3.3 | 2374 |
| 5 | FMNavumenka, Mikhei | 2248 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +24.0 | 2355 |
| 6 | 🇧🇾Naumovich, Yaroslav | 2049 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | +46.0 | 2278 |
| 8 | 🇧🇾IMKorzubov, Peter | 2323 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -12.0 | 2224 |
| 7 | CMBulgak, Damir | 2196 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 41.5 | +12.8 | 2238 |
| 9 | 🇧🇾Gvozdev, Timur | 2161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -12.0 | 2156 |
| 10 | FMSiniauski, Artsiom | 2200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 5.00 | 43.5 | -34.0 | 2045 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Naumovich, YaroslavBLR+46.04.0 pts · #6
- 2Navumenka, MikheiFMFID+24.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Bulgak, DamirCMFID+12.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Siniauski, ArtsiomFMFID-34.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Korzubov, PeterIMBLR-12.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Gvozdev, TimurBLR-12.02.5 pts · #9
- R8+256 Elo gap
- R7+169 Elo gap
- R1+147 Elo gap