Novocherkassk Championship 2026
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Novocherkassk, Russia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1752, and top seed was Dmitry Rozhko (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2206).
Maxim Bekker (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2047) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dmitry Rozhko (5.0) and Daniil Zhukov (4.5). Bekker won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Aleksey Plokidin (1845) beat Daniil Zhukov (2067), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Maxim Bekker led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Maxim Bekker takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
FM Maxim Bekker drew with FM Dmitry Rozhko (White).
FM Maxim Bekker went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMaxim Bekker | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMDmitry Rozhko | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Daniil Zhukov | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Aleksey Plokidin | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bekker, MaximFM | 2047 | RUS | +7B | =3N | +11B | +6N | =2B | +5N | +4B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 23.25 | 2223 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Rozhko, DmitryFM | 2206 | RUS | +4B | +10N | =3B | =5N | =1N | +8B | =7B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 2197 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Zhukov, Daniil | 2067 | RUS | +8N | =1B | =2N | +9B | =5B | −4N | +10B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.50 | 2097 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Plokidin, Aleksey | 1845 | RUS | −2N | =9B | +14N | +11N | +6B | +3B | −1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 2084 | +74.0 |
| 5 | Kulygin, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | =6B | +14N | +10B | =2B | =3N | −1B | =9N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 2045 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Melkonyan, Seyran | 1881 | RUS | =5N | =11B | +8N | −1B | −4N | +12B | +13N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1737 | -14.0 |
| 7 | Semenchenko, Evgeny | 0 | RUS | −1N | +12B | =9N | −8B | +11N | +13B | =2N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1868 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sharovatov, Gennadiy | 1488 | RUS | −3B | +13N | −6B | +7N | =10B | −2N | +14B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1564 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Prokhoda, NikolaFM | 2046 | BLR | =14B | =4N | =7B | −3N | +12B | =10N | =5B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 1853 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Kondratenko, Anatoly | 2022 | RUS | +12N | −2B | −5N | +13B | =8N | =9B | −3N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1792 | -21.8 |
| 11 | Kokhanenko, V. | 1914 | RUS | +13B | =6N | −1N | −4B | −7B | =14N | −12N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1651 | -19.4 |
| 12 | Ivanenko, Darya | 0 | RUS | −10B | −7N | −13B | +14B | −9N | −6N | +11B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1773 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Gevorgyan, Edgar S | 0 | RUS | −11N | −8B | +12N | −10N | +14B | −7N | −6B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1026 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Vasilyev, Alexander D | 0 | RUS | =9N | −5B | −4B | −12N | −13N | =11B | −8N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 1630 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Plokidin, AlekseyRUS+74.04.5 pts · #4
- 2Bekker, MaximFMRUS+21.66.0 pts · #1
- 3Zhukov, DaniilRUS+7.44.5 pts · #2
- 1Kondratenko, AnatolyRUS-21.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Kokhanenko, V.RUS-19.42.0 pts · #12
- 3Prokhoda, NikolaFMBLR-15.23.5 pts · #10
- R6+222 Elo gap