Arkhangelsk region championship men 2026
Round-RobinStandard
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 08 Jan 2026 in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1649, and top seed was Igor Sankov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2134).
Daniil Akochenok (🇷🇺 RUS, 1981) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Viktor Seryshev (5.5) and Igor Lukjanov (5.0). Akochenok took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Matvey Velyamidov (1545) beat Oleg Sankov (1827), a +282-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Arkhangelsk, Russia
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 08 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsDaniil Akochenok led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jan
Daniil Akochenok takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniil Akochenok beat Viktor Seryshev (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Daniil Akochenok 6 wins (R1–R8)Viktor Seryshev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺Akochenok, Daniil | 1981 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 18.50 | 25.0 | +36.0 | 2595 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Seryshev, Viktor | 2001 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.00 | 25.5 | +6.8 | 1991 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Lukjanov, Igor | 2113 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 13.75 | 26.0 | -28.0 | 1919 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Galushin, Gleb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.50 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 1876 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Isakov, Roman A. | 1668 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.50 | 27.5 | +23.2 | 1776 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Velyamidov, Matvey | 1545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 28.0 | +72.4 | 1818 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Sankov, Igor | 2134 | — | — | ½ | ½ | — | — | * | 1 | — | 2.0 | 6.25 | 29.0 | +4.4 | 2163 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Sankov, Oleg | 1827 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.50 | 29.5 | -34.4 | 1630 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Kiselev, Dmitry Pavl | 1571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 31.0 | -54.0 | 1028 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Velyamidov, MatveyRUS+72.43.0 pts · #5
- 2Akochenok, DaniilRUS+36.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Isakov, Roman A.RUS+23.23.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Kiselev, Dmitry PavlRUS-54.00.0 pts · #9
- 2Sankov, OlegRUS-34.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Lukjanov, IgorRUS-28.05.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R3+282 Elo gap
- R7+159 Elo gap
- R1+132 Elo gap