Grand-Open in "Galeria", Stage 4
SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 13 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2260, and top seed was Vladimir Epishin (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2312).
Alexei Kozlov ( FID, FM, 2310) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Egor Kurchenko (5.5) and Uliana Dudkina (5.0). Kozlov shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nikita Zimenkov (1834) beat Arkady Gitelson (FM, 2236), a +402-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
12 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 13
GM×1
IM×1
FM×6
CM×2
WIM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×36
FIDE (no federation)×7
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Kozlov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Egor Kurchenko drew with FM Alexei Kozlov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Alexei Kozlov 3 wins (R4–R6)Alexey O. Zakharov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEgor Kurchenko | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2FMAlexei Kozlov | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Alexey O. Zakharov | — | — | * | — |
| 4WFMUliana Dudkina | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozlov, AlexeiFM | 2310 | FID | =7B | +41N | =3B | +11N | +21B | +12N | =2B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 20.00 | 2373 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Kurchenko, EgorFM | 2212 | RUS | +33B | =19N | +10B | =3N | +6B | +28N | =1N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 2299 | +17.0 |
| 3 | Dudkina, UlianaWFM | 2174 | FID | +28N | +14B | =1N | =2B | =5N | =8B | +12B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 20.50 | 2350 | +69.2 |
| 4 | Zakharov, Alexey O. | 2231 | RUS | +26N | =23B | =18N | −9B | +32N | +5B | +13N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 2222 | +2.2 |
| 5 | Solovyov, Viktor | 2180 | RUS | +22N | +8B | =6B | =12N | =3B | −4N | +28B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.25 | 2227 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Nurdinov, Iliya | 2198 | RUS | +37N | +21B | =5N | +23B | −2N | =13B | =9B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 2227 | +7.0 |
| 7 | Aleksandrov, DanilaCM | 2079 | FID | =1N | =15B | =14N | +35B | −8N | +24B | +18N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 2207 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Vlasenko, MiroslavIM | 2275 | RUS | +31B | −5N | +19B | =38N | +7B | =3N | =10B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 2187 | -6.5 |
| 9 | Makhmudov, Riyad | 2098 | RUS | =30B | =29N | +20B | +4N | −12B | +17B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 17.25 | 2173 | +16.8 |
| 10 | Rezvy, Lev | 2147 | RUS | =24N | +35B | −2N | +22B | =18N | +27B | =8N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 2082 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Bondarenko, Ivan | 2121 | RUS | =35N | =32B | +24N | −1B | +16B | =20N | +21B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 2128 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Gavryushin, OlegFM | 2286 | KAZ | =18N | +25B | +13N | =5B | +9N | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 16.00 | 2198 | -7.3 |
| 13 | Iudina, VeronikaWFM | 2198 | RUS | +34B | =36N | −12B | +29N | +19B | =6N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 2131 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Getman, TatyanaWIM | 2236 | FID | +39B | −3N | =7B | −19N | +34B | =26N | +20B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 2026 | -32.2 |
| 15 | Ponfilenok, Vladimir | 2244 | RUS | =20B | =7N | =29B | =18B | =26N | =19N | +35B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1997 | -18.8 |
| 16 | Epishin, VladimirGM | 2312 | RUS | =38N | −18B | +32N | =26B | −11N | +22B | +27N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 2039 | -20.2 |
| 17 | Filippov, Kirill P.FM | 2174 | RUS | =29B | =20N | =28B | =27N | +30B | −9N | +26B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1950 | -34.2 |
| 18 | Baranov, Ivan | 2065 | RUS | =12B | +16N | =4B | =15N | =10B | =21N | −7B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 2204 | +25.6 |
| 19 | Revyakin, Evgeniy | 1899 | RUS | +42N | =2B | −8N | +14B | −13N | =15B | =25N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 2140 | +76.4 |
| 20 | Rakhmanov, Georgii | 1992 | RUS | =15N | =17B | −9N | +37B | +23N | =11B | −14N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 2133 | +50.0 |
| 21 | Vlasenkov, Vladislav | 2128 | RUS | +43B | −6N | +30B | +36N | −1N | =18B | −11N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 2071 | -15.6 |
| 22 | Chernov, Lev | 1866 | FID | −5B | =31N | +41B | −10N | +33B | −16N | +29B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 2052 | +61.6 |
| 23 | Buyanov, Gleb | 2168 | RUS | +27B | =4N | =36B | −6N | −20B | =37N | +39N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 2041 | -42.0 |
| 24 | Seleznev, Mikhail V. | 1832 | FID | =10B | =40N | −11B | =31N | +39B | −7N | +37B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 2057 | +37.4 |
| 25 | Artamonov, Valery | 2012 | RUS | =40B | −12N | +34B | −28N | =29B | +30N | =19B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1968 | -8.8 |
| 26 | Igumnov, Nikita | 1906 | RUS | −4B | =27N | +43B | =16N | =15B | =14B | −17N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 2067 | +44.4 |
| 27 | Zimenkov, Nikita | 1834 | RUS | −23N | =26B | +44N | =17B | +36B | −10N | −16B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 2069 | +69.6 |
| 28 | Yakovlev, Ivan D | 1844 | RUS | −3B | +39N | =17N | +25B | F | −2B | −5N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 2053 | +54.0 |
| 29 | Kostygova, Margarita | 1847 | RUS | =17N | =9B | =15N | −13B | =25N | =33B | −22N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 9.25 | 1969 | +32.8 |
| 30 | Borozdin, Leonid | 1770 | RUS | =9N | =38B | −21N | +41B | −17N | −25B | =33N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1957 | +53.2 |
| 31 | Kuus, Erik | 2022 | RUS | −8N | =22B | =37N | =24B | =35N | =32B | −34N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1803 | -83.2 |
| 32 | Kiselev, Rostislav | 1829 | RUS | =41B | =11N | −16B | +39N | −4B | =31N | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 2028 | +51.2 |
| 33 | Shilovskiy, Stepan | 1906 | RUS | −2N | =42B | −35N | +43B | −22N | =29N | =30B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1765 | -28.6 |
| 34 | Surovets, Saveliy | 1868 | RUS | −13N | =44B | −25N | +42B | −14N | F | +31B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1983 | +28.4 |
| 35 | Fomina, Elizaveta | 1776 | RUS | =11B | −10N | +33B | −7N | =31B | F | −15N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 1950 | +42.0 |
| 36 | Gitelson, ArkadyFM | 2236 | RUS | +44N | =13B | =23N | −21B | −27N | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1987 | -30.8 |
| 37 | Tipikin, Ivan | 1888 | RUS | −6B | =43N | =31B | −20N | F | =23B | −24N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1808 | -13.8 |
| 38 | Baturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavCM | 2094 | FID | =16B | =30N | F | =8B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 2119 | +6.0 |
| 39 | Teploukhov, Makar | 1910 | RUS | −14N | −28B | +42N | −32B | −24N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1680 | -70.4 |
| 40 | Timerkhanov, AlexanderFM | 2262 | RUS | =25N | =24B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1937 | -7.3 |
| 41 | Kurbanov, Marat | 2001 | RUS | =32N | −1B | −22N | −30N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 1622 | -73.6 |
| 42 | Makarchik, Arseniy Vik | 1805 | RUS | −19B | =33N | −39B | −34N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1574 | -40.0 |
| 43 | Shchetkin, Kirill | 1795 | RUS | −21N | =37B | −26N | −33N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1636 | -13.8 |
| 44 | Oborin, Ilya | 1965 | RUS | −36B | =34N | −27B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1706 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Revyakin, EvgeniyRUS+76.43.5 pts · #24
- 2Zimenkov, NikitaRUS+69.63.0 pts · #26
- 3Dudkina, UlianaWFMFID+69.25.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kuus, ErikRUS-83.22.5 pts · #28
- 2Kurbanov, MaratRUS-73.60.5 pts · #44
- 3Teploukhov, MakarRUS-70.41.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R5+402 Elo gap
- R4+337 Elo gap
- R2+247 Elo gap