St. Petersburg 99th Championship, Quarterfinal, Men
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31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Maksim S Dmitriev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1913).
Deni Visitov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1764) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Artem Ershov (6.5) and Andrey Ryabchenko (6.5). Visitov shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sergey Klobukov (1585) beat Pavel Stepikov (1886), a +301-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
13 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×30
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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5
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Visitov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Deni Visitov won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrey Ryabchenko | * | — | 0 | ½ |
| 2Artem Ershov | — | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Deni Visitov | 1 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Artem Pav. Vinogradov | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visitov, Deni | 1764 | RUS | +18B | =4N | =5B | +19N | +3B | +2B | =7N | =10N | =6B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 35.75 | 1937 | +85.2 |
| 2 | Ershov, Artem | 1856 | RUS | +28N | +20B | =11N | +7B | =4B | −1N | +14B | +9N | =5B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 30.75 | 1954 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Ryabchenko, Andrey | 1712 | RUS | +31N | =8B | +12N | =15B | −1N | +6B | =5N | +21B | +4B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 28.00 | 1990 | +133.2 |
| 4 | Shakuro, Petr E | 1901 | RUS | +22N | =1B | +16N | +11B | =2N | +5B | =8N | =6B | −3N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 31.50 | 1928 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Vinogradov, Artem Pav. | 1884 | RUS | =24N | +26B | =1N | +20B | +8N | −4N | =3B | +15B | =2N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 1886 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Dmitriev, Maksim S | 1913 | RUS | =16B | +14N | =7B | +9N | =10B | −3N | +13B | =4N | =1N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 29.50 | 1856 | -24.0 |
| 7 | Gerchikov, Matvey | 1782 | RUS | +21N | +15B | =6N | −2N | +11B | =10N | =1B | =8B | =14N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 27.50 | 1881 | +50.0 |
| 8 | Dudarev, Viacheslav | 1823 | FID | +27B | =3N | =9B | +23N | −5B | +17N | =4B | =7N | =10B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 23.50 | 1818 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Yakubovich, Vladimir | 1683 | RUS | +13N | =12B | =8N | −6B | +20N | =15B | +23N | −2B | +21N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 22.50 | 1871 | +88.8 |
| 10 | Kirichek, Viktor | 1746 | RUS | −26N | +19B | +25N | +13B | =6N | =7B | =21N | =1B | =8N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 24.25 | 1779 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Korotkikh, Miron | 1837 | RUS | +29N | +25B | =2B | −4N | −7N | −21B | +24N | +23B | +15N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 16.25 | 1810 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Shapovalov, Timofey Mikh | 1788 | RUS | +17B | =9N | −3B | =14N | −21B | +27N | =19B | =13N | +20B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1729 | -27.6 |
| 13 | Dudkin, Mikhail Dm. | 1852 | RUS | −9B | +17N | +21B | −10N | =15N | +29B | −6N | =12B | +19B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1759 | -42.0 |
| 14 | Vereteshkin, Artyom | 1810 | RUS | =19N | −6B | +28N | =12B | +25N | =23B | −2N | +16N | =7B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 17.00 | 1773 | -16.8 |
| 15 | Polnikov, Ivan | 1876 | RUS | +23B | −7N | +27B | =3N | =13B | =9N | +17B | −5N | −11B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 1741 | -62.8 |
| 16 | Sergeev, Egor V. | 1717 | RUS | =6N | +24B | −4B | =29N | −17B | +18N | =22N | −14B | +23N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 14.75 | 1726 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Klobukov, Sergey | 1585 | RUS | −12N | −13B | +31N | +26B | +16N | −8B | −15N | =22B | +25B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 1740 | +32.8 |
| 18 | Kulakov, Igor | 1546 | RUS | −1N | +22B | −20N | −28B | +30N | −16B | +29N | =19N | +24B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 10.50 | 1673 | +60.8 |
| 19 | Puchkov, Yury Yu. | 1592 | RUS | =14B | −10N | +24N | −1B | =22N | +20B | =12N | =18B | −13N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 15.50 | 1696 | +48.8 |
| 20 | Nazarov, Mikhail Yu | 1730 | RUS | +30B | −2N | +18B | −5N | −9B | −19N | +25B | +29N | −12N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 9.00 | 1625 | -48.0 |
| 21 | Antonov, Savva Dm | 1578 | RUS | −7B | F | −13N | +22B | +12N | +11N | =10B | −3N | −9B | 3.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 16.75 | 1723 | +57.2 |
| 22 | Yatsyshin, Aleksandr | 1716 | RUS | −4B | −18N | +30B | −21N | =19B | +26N | =16B | =17N | F | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 9.50 | 1567 | -32.2 |
| 23 | Gantsevich, Dmitry | 1700 | RUS | −15N | +29B | +26N | −8B | F | =14N | −9B | −11N | −16B | 2.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 6.00 | 1596 | -22.0 |
| 24 | Komlievskaya, Zlata Ser | 1703 | RUS | =5B | −16N | −19B | +30N | −29B | +25N | −11B | −26B | −18N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 1469 | -108.0 |
| 25 | Simkin, Alexander | 1517 | RUS | F | −11N | −10B | +27N | −14B | −24B | −20N | +30B | −17N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 3.00 | 1497 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Shutkov, Maksim | 1469 | RUS | +10B | −5N | −23B | −17N | −27B | −22B | F | +24N | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1550 | +19.6 |
| 27 | Nuritdinov, Nizomitdin | 1622 | RUS | −8N | +31B | −15N | −25B | +26N | −12B | −30B | F | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 1534 | -18.6 |
| 28 | Zavgorodniy, Valentin | 1697 | RUS | −2B | +30N | −14B | +18N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1672 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Tselminsh, Milana | 1660 | RUS | −11B | −23N | F | =16B | +24N | −13N | −18B | −20B | F | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.75 | 1496 | -56.4 |
| 30 | Zakharov, Yuri | 1470 | RUS | −20N | −28B | −22N | −24B | −18B | F | +27N | −25N | F | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 1337 | -19.6 |
| 31 | Stepikov, Pavel | 1886 | RUS | −3B | −27N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 842 | -48.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ryabchenko, AndreyRUS+133.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Yakubovich, VladimirRUS+88.85.5 pts · #9
- 3Visitov, DeniRUS+85.26.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Komlievskaya, Zlata SerRUS-108.02.5 pts · #23
- 2Polnikov, IvanRUS-62.84.5 pts · #15
- 3Tselminsh, MilanaRUS-56.41.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R3+301 Elo gap
- R1+277 Elo gap
- R2+264 Elo gap