Armavir 2026
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Armavir, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1594, and top seed was Aleksandr Kulchitski (🇷🇺 RUS, 1967).
Aleksandr Kulchitski (🇷🇺 RUS, 1967) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alexander Titov (5.0) and Nikita Zharikov (5.0). Kulchitski shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bogdan Levanov (1601) beat Aleksandr Kulchitski (1967), a +366-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAleksandr Kulchitski led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Nikita Zharikov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Aleksandr Kulchitski beat Nikita Zharikov (White).
Aleksandr Kulchitski 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Nikita Zharikov 3 wins (R3–R5)Artem Manukyan 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aleksandr Kulchitski | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nikita Zharikov | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Artem Manukyan | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Boris Tvelov | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kulchitski, Aleksandr | 1967 | RUS | +30B | +4N | +2B | −7N | +9B | +3B | +5N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 24.00 | 1856 | -8.8 |
| 2 | Titov, Alexander | 1451 | RUS | +17N | +14B | −1N | +8B | +6N | =7B | =3N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 21.25 | 1667 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Zharikov, Nikita | 1657 | RUS | +20N | =8B | +12N | +18B | +7B | −1N | =2B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 1734 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Tvelov, Boris | 1687 | RUS | +22N | −1B | +27N | +11B | −5N | +18B | +7N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1824 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Manukyan, Artem | 0 | RUS | +15B | −23N | +26B | +10N | +4B | +19N | −1B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 17.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Samohin, Yaroslav | 1558 | RUS | −27B | +24B | +22N | +23N | −2B | +13N | +14B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1597 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Levanov, Bogdan | 1601 | RUS | +21B | +16N | +9B | +1B | −3N | =2N | −4B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 19.00 | 1665 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Karakaev, Nikolai | 0 | RUS | +11N | =3N | =10B | −2N | =19B | +23N | +18B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bashkova, Valeria | 1427 | RUS | +25N | +27B | −7N | +13B | −1N | =14N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 914 | -14.0 |
| 10 | Kulikov, Bogdan | 0 | RUS | +19N | =18B | =8N | −5B | +12N | =20B | =9N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sergienko, Artyom | 0 | RUS | −8B | +21N | +16B | −4N | =24B | =15N | +19B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Godin, Yaroslav | 1481 | RUS | =24N | =19B | −3B | +22N | −10B | +25N | +21B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1541 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Nizelnik, Rodion | 0 | RUS | −18N | +29B | +28N | −9N | +21B | −6B | +20N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Oganesyan, Ruben | 0 | RUS | +28B | −2N | =15B | +16N | =18N | =9B | −6N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lobotskaya, Marina | 1551 | RUS | −5N | +20B | =14N | −19B | +17N | =11B | =16N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1256 | -30.8 |
| 16 | Koniahin, Arhip | 1459 | RUS | +26N | −7B | −11N | −14B | +27B | +24N | =15B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1383 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Kiyashko, Daniil | 0 | RUS | −2B | −28N | +30B | =26N | −15B | +29N | +23B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Avetisova, Milana | 1426 | RUS | +13B | =10N | +23B | −3N | =14B | −4N | −8N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 10.25 | 1468 | +4.8 |
| 19 | Karabakhtsyan, Ashot | 1438 | RUS | −10B | =12N | +24B | +15N | =8N | −5B | −11N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1709 | +28.4 |
| 20 | Klesov, Mikhail | 0 | RUS | −3B | −15N | +25B | +27N | =23B | =10N | −13B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Karakaeva, Maria | 0 | RUS | −7N | −11B | +29N | +28B | −13N | +22B | −12N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Shustova, Arina | 1528 | RUS | −4B | +30N | −6B | −12B | +28N | −21N | +26B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 775 | -52.8 |
| 23 | Manukyan, Violetta | 1436 | RUS | +29N | +5B | −18N | −6B | =20N | −8B | −17N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 692 | -33.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 540019390 | 0 | — | =12B | −6N | −19N | +29B | =11N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1162 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kulbaev, Ramil | 0 | RUS | −9B | F | −20N | F | +26B | −12B | +29N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 570005885 | 0 | — | −16B | F | −5N | =17B | −25N | +28B | −22N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nosova, Lidiya | 0 | RUS | +6N | −9N | −4B | −20B | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 570005893 | 0 | — | −14N | +17B | −13B | −21N | −22B | −26N | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 570005877 | 0 | — | −23B | −13N | −21B | −24N | F | −17B | −25B | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 55864236 | 0 | — | −1N | −22B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Titov, AlexanderRUS+41.25.0 pts · #10
- 2Karabakhtsyan, AshotRUS+28.43.0 pts · #12
- 3Zharikov, NikitaRUS+20.05.0 pts · #3
- 1Shustova, ArinaRUS-52.83.0 pts · #30
- 2Manukyan, ViolettaRUS-33.62.5 pts · #28
- 3Lobotskaya, MarinaRUS-30.83.5 pts · #18
- R4+366 Elo gap
- R4+113 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap