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Championship Rostov region - 2026 (seniors)

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15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1897, and top seed was Viktor Ignatov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2151).

Evgeny Popov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1840) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alexey Demidov (5.5) and Evgeniy Drachev (4.5). Popov won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Evgeniy Drachev (1626) beat Petr Kruglikov (2105), a +479-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Dates
20 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺FMViktor Ignatov2151
Avg top 10
1,897
Participants
15
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×14
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Evgeny Popov
    🇷🇺RUS·1840
    6.0pts·2084perf+38.2
  • 🥈
    Alexey Demidov
    🇷🇺RUS·1866
    5.5pts·2018perf+24.0
  • 🥉
    Evgeniy Drachev
    🇷🇺RUS·1626
    4.5pts·2001perf+65.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Evgeny Popov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
6
3
3
2
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Popov6Demidov5.5Radchenko4.5Drachev4.5Ignatov4.5Shapovalov4
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Evgeny Popov held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Evgeny Popov drew with Alexey Demidov (White).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

Evgeny Popov won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Evgeny Popov*
½
½
1
2Alexey Demidov
½
*
1
½
3Dmitry Radchenko
½
0
*
½
4Evgeniy Drachev
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Popov, Evgeny1840RUS+14B+10N=2B+3N+7B+9N=4B6.023.524.519.502084+38.2
2Demidov, Alexey1866RUS+13N+15B=1N+4B+6N=5B=3N5.525.525.518.002018+24.0
3Drachev, Evgeniy1626RUS+6N=8B=4N−1B+10B+7N=2B4.528.030.017.002001+65.0
4Radchenko, Dmitry1793RUS+5B+7N=3B−2N=9B+12N=1N4.527.529.517.251934+25.4
5Ignatov, ViktorFM2151RUS−4N+13B+11N=6B=8N=2N+12B4.522.024.012.751957-26.0
6Shapovalov, Viktor1960RUS−3B+9N+12B=5N−2B=8B+14N4.023.524.510.251847-14.0
7Kruglikov, Petr2105RUS+11N−4B+15N+8B−1N−3B+10N4.023.023.08.001825-37.2
8Vorobiov, Alexander VFM2116RUS=9B=3N+10B−7N=5B=6N+11B4.022.024.012.001930-26.2
9Semenikhin, Oleg1708RUS=8N−6B+13N+11B=4N−1BF3.022.522.58.251820+15.2
10Bakurov, Viacheslav1796RUS+12N−1B−8N+15B−3NF−7B2.020.520.52.001603-25.2
11Stadnichenko, Stanislav1636RUS−7B+14N−5B−9NF+13B−8N2.018.518.53.001699+3.2
12Suliga, Eckhard1521GER−10BF−6N+14B+15N−4B−5N2.016.016.01.001559-0.2
13Kutovoi, Valery1580RUS−2B−5N−9BF+14N−11N+15B2.016.016.01.001507-11.2
14Levchuk, Liudmila1544RUS−1N−11BF−12N−13B+15N−6B1.016.016.00.00907-31.0
15Tekhin, Nikolay0RUSF−2N−7B−10N−12B−14B−13N0.016.516.50.009370.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Championship Rostov region - 2026 (seniors) — Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats