Chess Center Classic Cup Final 2026
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Astrakhan, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1493, and top seed was Kamil Akhmedzhanov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2045).
Dmitriy Esin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1636) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Kirill Vik Krasovsky (4.0) and Kirill Kurochkin (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikita Lavrinenko (1000) beat Kirill Kurochkin (1593), a +593-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Astrakhan, Russia
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 09 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,493
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDmitriy Esin led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jan
Nikita Chernov takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dmitriy Esin drew with Kirill Kurochkin (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Dmitriy Esin won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmitriy Esin | * | ½ | — | 0 |
| 2Kirill Kurochkin | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Kirill Vik Krasovsky | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vladimir Tiuzin | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esin, Dmitriy | 1636 | RUS | +11N | +?B | +?B | −?N | −4N | +6B | =3B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1797 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Krasovsky, Kirill Vik | 1454 | RUS | =9N | =6B | =10N | =?B | −5B | +11N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1531 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Kurochkin, Kirill | 1593 | RUS | −8N | +11B | +6N | −?B | +?N | =?B | =1N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1811 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Tiuzin, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | F | =?B | =?N | =?N | +1B | =5N | +?B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mukhtedinov, Roman | 1548 | RUS | −?N | =7B | =9N | +8B | +2N | =4B | −?N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 1683 | +21.6 |
| 6 | Tomeev, Daniel | 1519 | RUS | =?B | =2N | −3B | F | +9N | −1N | =11B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1479 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Belousov, Victor | 1586 | RUS | −?B | =5N | +8N | +10B | −?N | −?B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1726 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Lavrinenko, Nikita | 1000 | RUS | +3B | −?N | −7B | −5N | F | +10B | −2N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kuvshinov, Sergey | 1614 | RUS | =2B | −?N | =5B | +11N | −6B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1496 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Mankieva, Elizaveta | 1517 | RUS | −?N | F | =2B | −7N | +11B | −8N | =?B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1507 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Islamgaziev, Ilgam | 1459 | RUS | −1B | −3N | F | −9B | −10N | −2B | =6N | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.25 | 1155 | -69.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kurochkin, KirillRUS+31.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Esin, DmitriyRUS+22.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Mukhtedinov, RomanRUS+21.63.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Islamgaziev, IlgamRUS-69.20.5 pts · #11
- 2Kuvshinov, SergeyRUS-12.42.0 pts · #6
- 3Tomeev, DanielRUS-11.62.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+593 Elo gap
- R6+517 Elo gap
- R3+409 Elo gap