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Saratov Men Chess Championship 2026

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14 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Saratov, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Nikita Konstantinov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2118).

Nikita Konstantinov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2118) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Dmitriy Biryukov (7.0) and Aleksandr Ser Volkov (6.5). Konstantinov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Daniil S Shkolyarov (1556) beat Pavel Al Tarasov (1836), a +280-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Saratov, Russia
Dates
19 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Nikita Konstantinov2118
Avg top 10
1,805
Participants
14
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×13
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Nikita Konstantinov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Konstantinov7.5Biryukov7Volkov6.5Tarasov4.5Sudnik4Shkolyarov4
R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Nikita Konstantinov held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikita Konstantinov beat FM Dmitriy Biryukov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nikita Konstantinov 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)FM Dmitriy Biryukov 5 wins (R4–R8)Aleksandr Ser Volkov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nikita Konstantinov*
1
½
—
2FMDmitriy Biryukov
0
*
1
—
3Aleksandr Ser Volkov
½
0
*
1
4Pavel Al Tarasov——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Konstantinov, Nikita2118RUS+7N+11B+2N=3B+5N+9B+6N+8B7.533.036.032.752258+16.4
2Biryukov, DmitriyFM2089RUS+6B+12N−1B+9N+3N+11B+10N+5B7.032.035.027.502130+9.0
3Volkov, Aleksandr Ser1936RUS+4N+9B+11N=1N−2B+5B+7N+10B6.534.037.026.252044+48.4
4Tarasov, Pavel Al1836RUS−3B+14N−5N+8B=10N−6B+13B+11N4.526.026.510.251701-46.8
5Sudnik, Pavel1855RUS−9B+8N+4B+6N−1B−3N+11B−2N4.037.040.015.501818-7.4
6Shkolyarov, Daniil S1556RUS−2N+13B=10N−5B+14N+4N−1B=12N4.030.531.09.251711+44.4
7Gadisov, Ali1621FID−1B=10B=8N+14N−9B+12N−3B+13N4.029.029.58.251671+9.2
8Pankov, Matvey Ser1757RUS=10N−5B=7B−4N+13B+14B+9N−1N4.028.028.58.751691-28.8
9Karabashev, Iliya1615RUS+5N−3N+12B−2B+7N−1N−8B=14B3.536.036.511.251749+48.0
10Arustamyan, Aram1583RUS=8B=7N=6B=12N=4B+13N−2B−3N3.533.034.010.751649+17.2
11Baydulin, Karim Al1643RUS+14B−1N−3B+13N+12B−2N−5N−4B3.033.534.04.501681+0.4
12Arustamyan, Marat Ash1575RUS+13N−2B−9N=10B−11N−7B+14N=6B3.026.026.55.251493-35.6
13Khamzatov, Imran0RUS−12B−6N+14B−11B−8N−10B−4N−7B1.026.026.50.5013210.0
14Semenov, Georgiy K1580RUS−11N−4B−13N−7B−6B−8N−12B=9N0.526.027.01.751235-92.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets