Etude NY Classic 2026
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Novosibirsk, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1595, and top seed was Mikhail Lebedev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1812).
Denis Todorov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1775) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mikhail Lebedev (4.5) and Aleksandr I. Panov (4.5). Todorov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aleksandr I. Panov (1481) beat Mikhail Lebedev (1812), a +331-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDenis Todorov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Denis Todorov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Denis Todorov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Mikhail Lebedev); the title is out of reach before R7.
Denis Todorov drew with Mikhail Lebedev (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺Todorov, Denis | 1775 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 18.00 | 22.0 | +26.8 | 1869 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Lebedev, Mikhail | 1812 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 14.50 | 23.5 | -14.2 | 1712 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Panov, Aleksandr I. | 1481 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 23.5 | +68.4 | 1702 |
| 4 | Aymerich Sazonova, Alexandra | 1525 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 24.0 | +33.2 | 1638 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Dashinamzhilov, Viktor | 1558 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.00 | 24.5 | +2.0 | 1575 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Kostovskaya, Darya | 1506 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 7.25 | 25.5 | -0.4 | 1516 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Mamatov, Nikita | 1682 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.50 | 26.0 | -101.6 | 1339 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Sidorovich, Yaroslav | 1422 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 1313 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Panov, Aleksandr I.RUS+68.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Aymerich Sazonova, AlexandraFID+33.24.0 pts · #4
- 3Todorov, DenisRUS+26.86.0 pts · #1
- 1Mamatov, NikitaRUS-101.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Lebedev, MikhailRUS-14.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Kostovskaya, DaryaRUS-0.42.5 pts · #6
- R5+331 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap
- R5+157 Elo gap