Snegurochka Cup 2026 standard open
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Kostroma, Russia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Andrey Shkurkin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2257).
Tatiana Chervyakova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1889) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Andrey Shkurkin (5.0) and Aleksey Sorokin (5.0). Chervyakova broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eva Shelaykina (1637) beat Margarita Shkalova (WIM, 2036), a +399-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTatiana Chervyakova led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Tatiana Chervyakova held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Tatiana Chervyakova drew with Aleksey Sorokin (Black).
Tatiana Chervyakova won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tatiana Chervyakova | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Aleksey Sorokin | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMAndrey Shkurkin | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Anton Pavl Kudryashov | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chervyakova, Tatiana | 1889 | RUS | +14B | +11N | +16B | =3N | =4B | =2N | +10B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 2004 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Shkurkin, AndreyFM | 2257 | RUS | +7N | =5B | =4N | =8B | +9N | =1B | +11N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 22.00 | 2044 | -25.8 |
| 3 | Sorokin, Aleksey | 1875 | RUS | +19N | +9B | =6N | =1B | =11N | +8B | =4N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.50 | 1962 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Kudryashov, Anton Pavl | 1807 | RUS | +21B | +22N | =2B | +5N | =1N | =6B | =3B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 1952 | +46.8 |
| 5 | Kharinov, Nikita An | 1672 | RUS | +23B | =2N | +12B | −4B | −8N | +13N | +15B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1945 | +77.6 |
| 6 | Rychikhin, Vladislav | 1890 | RUS | +15B | +17N | =3B | =16N | =10B | =4N | =7B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1761 | -16.2 |
| 7 | Polukhin, Sergey | 1777 | RUS | −2B | +21N | +22B | −10N | +16B | +12N | =6N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1859 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Shkalov, OlegCM | 2030 | RUS | +10B | −16N | +17B | =2N | +5B | −3N | =9B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1800 | -30.2 |
| 9 | Shelaykina, Eva | 1637 | RUS | +12B | −3N | =13B | +14N | −2B | +16N | =8N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1935 | +78.8 |
| 10 | Tolstov, Egor An | 1554 | RUS | −8N | +18B | +20N | +7B | =6N | =11B | −1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1770 | +71.2 |
| 11 | Boitsov, Maksim Mak | 1649 | RUS | +20N | −1B | +23N | +13B | =3B | =10N | −2B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1789 | +37.6 |
| 12 | Shkalova, MargaritaWIM | 2036 | RUS | −9N | +19B | −5N | +18B | +17N | −7B | +14N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1617 | -48.6 |
| 13 | Shevtsov, Demyan | 1905 | RUS | −17N | +15B | =9N | −11N | +22B | −5B | +18N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1595 | -70.4 |
| 14 | Vinogradov, Aleksandr | 0 | RUS | −1N | =20B | +19N | −9B | =15B | +21N | −12B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Chernenkova, Viktoriya | 1480 | RUS | −6N | −13N | +21B | +23B | =14N | =17B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1522 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Tapazov, Egor Ol | 1725 | RUS | +18N | +8B | −1N | =6B | −7N | −9B | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1718 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Begunov, Matvey Ser | 0 | RUS | +13B | −6B | −8N | +22N | −12B | =15N | −19B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Cherenkov, Lev Ser | 1423 | RUS | −16B | −10N | F | −12N | +20B | +19N | −13B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1559 | +30.8 |
| 19 | Pervovsky, Boris | 1720 | RUS | −3B | −12N | −14B | F | +23N | −18B | +17N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 978 | -25.4 |
| 20 | Kuznetsov, Ivan Alex | 1460 | RUS | −11B | =14N | −10B | =21N | −18N | F | =23B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1192 | -24.2 |
| 21 | Sokolenko, Alexandra | 1428 | RUS | −4N | −7B | −15N | =20B | F | −14B | =22N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1308 | -23.6 |
| 22 | Pravdin, Nikolay Vad | 0 | RUS | F | −4B | −7N | −17B | −13N | F | =21B | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shamsieva, Sabrina | 0 | RUS | −5N | F | −11B | −15N | −19B | F | =20N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 1230 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shelaykina, EvaRUS+78.84.0 pts · #9
- 2Kharinov, Nikita AnRUS+77.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Tolstov, Egor AnRUS+71.24.0 pts · #4
- 1Shevtsov, DemyanRUS-70.43.5 pts · #13
- 2Shkalova, MargaritaWIMRUS-48.64.0 pts · #16
- 3Shkalov, OlegCMRUS-30.24.0 pts · #11
- R1+399 Elo gap
- R3+364 Elo gap
- R2+305 Elo gap