VPHS_OPEN SOCHI WINTER 2026 Standard - A
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Sochi, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1398, and top seed was Armen Topchaian (🇷🇺 RUS, 1715).
Reshat Asanov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1542) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Mikhail Logachev (5.0) and Armen Topchaian (4.5). Asanov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Rustam Appanov (1434) beat Armen Topchaian (1715), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 07 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsReshat Asanov led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Reshat Asanov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Reshat Asanov beat Mikhail Logachev (White).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
Reshat Asanov won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reshat Asanov | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mikhail Logachev | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Armen Topchaian | 0 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Rustam Appanov | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asanov, Reshat | 1542 | RUS | +11N | +2B | +3B | +7N | +4B | +5N | +8B | 7.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 2368 | +106.4 |
| 2 | Logachev, Mikhail | 1693 | RUS | +5B | −1N | +12B | =3N | +9B | +7N | =4N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1560 | -27.2 |
| 3 | Topchaian, Armen | 1715 | RUS | +10N | +8B | −1N | =2B | +6N | −4B | +7B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1597 | -32.8 |
| 4 | Appanov, Rustam | 1434 | RUS | +12N | =7B | F | =8B | −1N | +3N | =2B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1586 | +34.8 |
| 5 | Batiraliev, Timur | 0 | RUS | −2N | +9B | −8N | +12B | +13N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Valtseva, Valeriya Ser | 1577 | RUS | =9N | −14B | =10N | F | −3B | +11N | +13B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 860 | -30.8 |
| 7 | Kirienko, Ivan | 1549 | RUS | F | =4N | +11B | −1B | +8N | −2B | −3N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1420 | -31.6 |
| 8 | Gorbunov, Danila S | 1449 | RUS | +13B | −3N | +5B | =4N | −7B | F | −1N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1238 | -37.2 |
| 9 | Djusembaev, Timur | 0 | RUS | =6B | −5N | +13B | F | −2N | =10N | =11B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Loevski, Gabriella Viktoriya | 1412 | RUS | −3B | =13N | =6B | =11N | F | =9B | −12B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 522019022 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −7N | =10B | =12N | −6B | =9N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rakova, Marina | 0 | RUS | −4B | F | −2N | −5N | =11B | −13B | +10N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pogosyan, Artur | 0 | RUS | −8N | =10B | −9N | F | −5B | +12N | −6N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Proshutinskiy, Andrey Val | 1606 | RUS | F | +6N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2374 | +18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Asanov, ReshatRUS+106.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Appanov, RustamRUS+34.83.5 pts · #3
- 3Proshutinskiy, Andrey ValRUS+18.41.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Gorbunov, Danila SRUS-37.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Topchaian, ArmenRUS-32.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Kirienko, IvanRUS-31.62.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R6+281 Elo gap
- R3+173 Elo gap
- R2+151 Elo gap