VPHS_Petrosyan Memorial 2026 January STANDARD-C
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1655, and top seed was Maksim Khveschenik (🇷🇺 RUS, 1694).
Maxim Abrosimov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1652) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Grigori Tsurkanenko-Klimanov (5.5) and Yaroslav Knyazev (5.0). Abrosimov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Mikhail Dozorov (1502) beat Mikhail Evsikov (1640), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×39
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMaxim Abrosimov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jan
Maxim Abrosimov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maxim Abrosimov drew with Grigori Tsurkanenko-Klimanov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Maxim Abrosimov 3 wins (R4–R6)Grigori Tsurkanenko-Klimanov 3 wins (R4–R6)Andrei Averkiev 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maxim Abrosimov | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Grigori Tsurkanenko-Klimanov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Andrei Averkiev | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Mariya Smirnova | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abrosimov, Maxim | 1652 | RUS | +18B | +11N | =3B | +10N | +9B | +4N | =2B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 25.75 | 1894 | +74.0 |
| 2 | Tsurkanenko-Klimanov, Grigori | 1640 | RUS | =35N | +17B | =9B | +29N | +10B | +3N | =1N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 21.00 | 1805 | +27.4 |
| 3 | Knyazev, Yaroslav | 1556 | RUS | +4B | +26B | =1N | +25N | +14B | −2B | =6N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 1801 | +91.2 |
| 4 | Averkiev, Andrei | 1652 | RUS | −3N | +40B | +13N | +19B | +7N | −1B | +25N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1764 | +42.4 |
| 5 | Kokh, Egor | 1597 | RUS | −12B | +21N | =34B | +32N | =24B | +9N | +20N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 16.25 | 1712 | +44.4 |
| 6 | Smirnova, Mariya | 1620 | RUS | =17N | +35B | F | +31B | +30N | +11B | =3B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.25 | 1829 | +60.4 |
| 7 | Khveschenik, Maksim | 1694 | RUS | +33B | +32N | −10B | +24N | −4B | +17N | =8B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1684 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Pechenkin, Ivan | 1612 | FID | +38B | +12N | =25B | −9N | =17B | +24N | =7N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1682 | +25.2 |
| 9 | Lebedev, Andrey | 1554 | RUS | +20N | +14B | =2N | +8B | −1N | −5B | =16N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 16.75 | 1673 | +50.0 |
| 10 | Afanasiev, Roman Bor | 1573 | RUS | +27N | +13B | +7N | −1B | −2N | −25B | +26N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.50 | 1673 | +19.8 |
| 11 | Lykhin, Mark | 1560 | RUS | +23B | −1B | +26N | +22N | =25B | −6N | =12B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1678 | +44.4 |
| 12 | Vinogradov, Zakhar | 1538 | RUS | +5N | −8B | +35N | −14B | +28N | =20B | =11N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 1662 | +48.4 |
| 13 | Zaremba, Stanislav | 1534 | RUS | +15B | −10N | −4B | =23N | +32B | +28N | =14B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1671 | +52.8 |
| 14 | Bachilin, Denis Il | 1631 | RUS | +40B | −9N | +18B | +12N | −3N | =27B | =13N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1595 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Gorbachev, Dmitriy A | 1596 | RUS | −13N | +27B | −30N | =16B | +31N | =26B | +24N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1606 | +5.6 |
| 16 | Kalinin, Alexander V | 1573 | RUS | −24B | −34N | +38B | =15N | +18B | +30N | =9B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1593 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Matinyan, Polina | 1545 | RUS | =6B | −2N | +33B | +34N | =8N | −7B | =19B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1605 | +18.0 |
| 18 | Selivanov, Nestor M | 1559 | RUS | −1N | +28B | −14N | =26B | −16N | +34B | +31N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1602 | +16.8 |
| 19 | Murashko, Ivan | 1589 | RUS | +21B | =24N | =22B | −4N | −20B | +36B | =17N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1574 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Zelenov, Grigoriy | 1649 | RUS | −9B | +38N | =32B | =30B | +19N | =12N | −5B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1561 | -33.6 |
| 21 | Rozhko, Aleksandr Art | 1534 | RUS | −19N | −5B | +37N | −28B | +40N | =29B | +33N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1584 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Tutykhin, Erkin Val | 1611 | RUS | +30N | =31B | =19N | −11B | −27N | =33B | +29N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1560 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Ramazanov, Shamil Is | 1657 | RUS | −11N | +37B | −29N | =13B | =33N | +35B | =27N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1556 | -19.4 |
| 24 | Semenova, Mariya Andr | 1521 | RUS | +16N | =19B | +31N | −7B | =5N | −8B | −15B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1552 | +11.2 |
| 25 | Khomitskiy, Pavel | 1665 | RUS | F | +29B | =8N | −3B | =11N | +10N | −4B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1590 | -12.6 |
| 26 | Orudzheva, Ailin | 1640 | RUS | +37B | −3N | −11B | =18N | +29B | =15N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.25 | 1518 | -49.6 |
| 27 | Afanasev, Daniil And | 1533 | RUS | −10B | −15N | F | +39N | +22B | =14N | =23B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1620 | +28.8 |
| 28 | Arykbaeva, Almira Tash | 1665 | RUS | F | −18N | +36B | +21N | −12B | −13B | +38N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1533 | -42.0 |
| 29 | Khvatikov, Alexey Vl | 1573 | RUS | +34B | −25N | +23B | −2B | −26N | =21N | −22B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1509 | -12.2 |
| 30 | Markova, Varvara Vas | 1539 | RUS | −22B | +39N | +15B | =20N | −6B | −16B | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1559 | +5.2 |
| 31 | Farkhulin, Daniel | 1554 | RUS | +39B | =22N | −24B | −6N | −15B | +32N | −18B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1488 | -24.4 |
| 32 | Moshninov, Maksim Ser | 1573 | RUS | +36N | −7B | =20N | −5B | −13N | −31B | +40N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.25 | 1475 | -40.4 |
| 33 | Kravchenko, Varvara Al | 1567 | RUS | −7N | =36B | −17N | +37B | =23B | =22N | −21B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1484 | -35.6 |
| 34 | Dozorov, Mikhail | 1502 | RUS | −29N | +16B | =5N | −17B | −36N | −18N | +39B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1465 | -7.2 |
| 35 | Shilin, Ivan Den | 1549 | RUS | =2B | −6N | −12B | =36N | +39B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 4.75 | 1469 | -29.2 |
| 36 | Shevtsov, Evsey | 1509 | RUS | −32B | =33N | −28N | =35B | +34B | −19N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1453 | -6.0 |
| 37 | Zakirova, Taisia | 1549 | RUS | −26N | −23N | −21B | −33N | +38B | +40B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1460 | -28.8 |
| 38 | Gaydamak, Aleksandr | 1544 | RUS | −8N | −20B | −16N | =40B | −37N | +39N | −28B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 1.25 | 1376 | -56.8 |
| 39 | Evsikov, Mikhail | 1640 | RUS | −31N | −30B | +40N | −27B | −35N | −38B | −34N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1230 | -69.6 |
| 40 | Urbanov, Viktor Aleks | 1548 | RUS | −14N | −4N | −39B | =38N | −21B | −37N | −32B | 0.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 0.75 | 1170 | -101.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Knyazev, YaroslavRUS+91.25.0 pts · #6
- 2Abrosimov, MaximRUS+74.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Smirnova, MariyaRUS+60.45.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Urbanov, Viktor AleksRUS-101.20.5 pts · #40
- 2Evsikov, MikhailRUS-69.61.0 pts · #39
- 3Gaydamak, AleksandrRUS-56.81.5 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R7+138 Elo gap
- R6+131 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap