Open Youth Chess Cup of Vladimir
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Vladimir, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1965, and top seed was Alexei Mishin (🇷🇺 RUS, 2140).
Egor Arhipov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1879) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Iliy Mochalov (6.5) and Anton Maximov (6.0). Arhipov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Evgeniy Klyikov (1638) beat Artemij Minakov (2084), a +446-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Vladimir, Russia
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×32
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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1
2
5
3
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2
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Arhipov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (37.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Egor Arhipov drew with Iliy Mochalov (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Iliy Mochalov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Egor Arhipov | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Iliy Mochalov | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Anton Maximov | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Artemy Matveev | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arhipov, Egor | 1879 | RUS | +8N | +22B | =7B | +10N | =2N | +4B | =3N | +6B | 6.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 32.25 | 2135 | +104.8 |
| 2 | Mochalov, Iliy | 1973 | RUS | +33B | +15N | +11B | =7N | =1B | +6N | +9B | =3N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 27.25 | 2093 | +23.0 |
| 3 | Maximov, Anton | 1968 | RUS | +21B | =17N | +31B | =6N | +15B | +7N | =1B | =2B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 24.50 | 2078 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Shustikov, Ilya | 1776 | RUS | +23N | +28B | =6B | −11N | +5B | −1N | +13B | +9N | 5.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 22.00 | 1833 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Matveev, Artemy | 1631 | RUS | −31N | +23B | +28N | =9B | −4N | +11B | +19N | +10B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 19.75 | 1834 | +71.2 |
| 6 | Orekhov, Stepan | 2115 | RUS | +14N | +9B | =4N | =3B | +11N | −2B | +12N | −1N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 42.5 | 23.75 | 1918 | -33.4 |
| 7 | Mishin, Alexei | 2140 | RUS | +25N | +12B | =1N | =2B | +14N | −3B | +16N | F | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 22.50 | 1979 | -19.6 |
| 8 | Pronoza, Artem | 1596 | RUS | −1B | +32N | =12N | +25B | −9N | =18B | +22N | +15B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 15.25 | 1741 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Yunatskevich, Nikita | 1653 | RUS | +24B | −6N | +21B | =5N | +8B | +10N | −2N | −4B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 18.75 | 1806 | +59.2 |
| 10 | Kravets, Vladislav V. | 1959 | RUS | =13B | +20N | +17B | −1B | +16N | −9B | +14N | −5N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 18.25 | 1701 | -44.0 |
| 11 | Klyikov, Evgeniy | 1638 | RUS | +29N | +31B | −2N | +4B | −6B | −5N | +20B | =12N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 13.75 | 1817 | +55.2 |
| 12 | Radushinskaya, Svetlana | 1769 | FID | +30B | −7N | =8B | +21N | =13B | +15N | −6B | =11B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 16.00 | 1763 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Tatyanin, Platon | 1566 | RUS | =10N | =19B | +22N | =16B | =12N | =14B | −4N | +27B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 1732 | +67.2 |
| 14 | Razumov, Dmitriy | 1795 | RUS | −6B | +24N | +20B | +17N | −7B | =13N | −10B | +26N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 15.25 | 1784 | -2.0 |
| 15 | Kolosov, Maksim | 1654 | RUS | +26N | −2B | +29N | +19B | −3N | −12B | +18N | −8N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 11.50 | 1702 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Gorbenko, Igor | 1588 | RUS | −20B | +18N | +27B | =13N | −10B | +24N | −7B | =17N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 1712 | +41.2 |
| 17 | Markovskiy, Matvey | 1604 | RUS | +27N | =3B | −10N | −14B | +26N | −19B | +23N | =16B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1701 | +36.0 |
| 18 | Egorshev, Ivan | 1956 | RUS | =19N | −16B | −25N | +28B | +29N | =8N | −15B | +24B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1518 | -49.8 |
| 19 | Fadeev, Elisey | 1434 | RUS | =18B | =13N | +30B | −15N | =24B | +17N | −5B | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 1570 | +36.4 |
| 20 | Sidorov, Denis | 1498 | RUS | +16N | −10B | −14N | =29B | +22N | +25B | −11N | F | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 11.25 | 1620 | +25.6 |
| 21 | Razin, Ivan | 1637 | RUS | −3N | +26B | −9N | −12B | =32N | +28B | =24N | =25B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 1538 | -28.8 |
| 22 | Chistyakova, Yana | 1544 | RUS | +32B | −1N | −13B | =27N | −20B | +30N | −8B | +28N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 4.75 | 1272 | -57.2 |
| 23 | Zalesnova, Anna Aleks | 1642 | RUS | −4B | −5N | −24B | +33N | =28N | +32B | −17B | +29N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 3.25 | 822 | -84.0 |
| 24 | Yuklyayevskikh, Diana | 1480 | RUS | −9N | −14B | +23N | +32B | =19N | −16B | =21B | −18N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1502 | +0.4 |
| 25 | Abdalov, Vadim | 0 | RUS | −7B | =30N | +18B | −8N | +27B | −20N | −26B | =21N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 9.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sinitsin, Oleg | 1573 | RUS | −15B | −21N | =33B | +30N | −17B | F | +25N | −14B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 871 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Khodzhamkulov, Mark | 1653 | RUS | −17B | F | −16N | =22B | −25N | +29B | +32N | −13N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 1252 | -77.2 |
| 28 | Zhokhov, Dmitry | 0 | RUS | F | −4N | −5B | −18N | =23B | −21N | +30B | −22B | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.25 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Matveev, Aleksey | 0 | RUS | −11B | +33N | −15B | =20N | −18B | −27N | F | −23B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.25 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Zavodtcov, Denis | 0 | RUS | −12N | =25B | −19N | −26B | F | −22B | −28N | +32B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Minakov, Artemij | 2084 | RUS | +5B | −11N | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1654 | -30.0 |
| 32 | Matveeva, Eseniya | 0 | RUS | −22N | −8B | F | −24N | =21B | −23N | −27B | −30N | 0.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.75 | 1190 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Shchegortsev, Grigory | 0 | RUS | −2N | −29B | =26N | −23B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Arhipov, EgorRUS+104.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Matveev, ArtemyRUS+71.25.5 pts · #5
- 3Tatyanin, PlatonRUS+67.24.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Zalesnova, Anna AleksRUS-84.03.5 pts · #31
- 2Khodzhamkulov, MarkRUS-77.22.5 pts · #27
- 3Chistyakova, YanaRUS-57.23.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R2+446 Elo gap
- R2+368 Elo gap
- R8+328 Elo gap