Russian Championship B9 2026
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1216, and top seed was Kirill Den Chekunov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1618).
Vladimir Nik Sergeev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1502) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oskar Fatkhlislamov (7.0) and Mikhail Shishov (7.0). Sergeev clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,216
Participants
34
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×23
FIDE (no federation)×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVladimir Nik Sergeev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE14 Feb
Vladimir Nik Sergeev takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vladimir Nik Sergeev beat Oskar Fatkhlislamov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Vladimir Nik Sergeev 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Oskar Fatkhlislamov 5 wins (R1–R5)Mikhail Shishov 6 wins (R4–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladimir Nik Sergeev | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Oskar Fatkhlislamov | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mikhail Shishov | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mikhail Ev. Markov | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergeev, Vladimir Nik | 1502 | RUS | +19B | +10N | +14B | −4N | =9B | +12N | +8N | +6B | +2B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 42.25 | 1637 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Fatkhlislamov, Oskar | 1534 | FID | +30B | +12N | +7B | +15N | +4B | −6N | +9N | +18B | −1N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 36.50 | 1503 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Shishov, Mikhail | 1452 | RUS | +33N | −23B | −9N | +27B | +28N | +31B | +14N | +13B | +6N | 7.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 28.00 | 2279 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Markov, Mikhail Ev. | 1533 | FID | +26N | +8B | +18N | +1B | −2N | −9B | =5N | +11B | +14N | 6.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 36.25 | 1669 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Gavyrin, Artem | 0 | RUS | +34B | −13N | −19B | +?N | +17B | +10N | =4B | +?N | +9B | 6.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 20.25 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Giniyatov, Khalid | 1478 | RUS | +29B | +17N | +13B | −9N | +10B | +2B | +18N | −1N | −3B | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 31.00 | 1366 | -18.0 |
| 7 | Kuznetsov, Sergey Max | 0 | RUS | +?B | +25N | −2N | −8B | −20N | +27B | +31N | +21B | +13N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 19.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bardin, Timofey | 0 | RUS | +?B | −4N | +?B | +7N | +?B | +14N | −1B | =9N | =10B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Asmalov, Abdumuslim As | 0 | RUS | +28B | =?N | +3B | +6B | =1N | +4N | −2B | =8B | −5N | 5.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 29.75 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kopiev, Fedor | 0 | RUS | +?N | −1B | +20N | +11B | −6N | −5B | +24N | +23B | =8N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 21.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gatin, Marsel R | 1610 | FID | −13B | +34N | +17B | −10N | +16B | =19N | +15B | −4N | +21B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 1657 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Shapovalov, Mikhail Ant | 0 | RUS | +?B | −2B | +27N | +?N | =15B | −1B | −13N | +?N | +20B | 5.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.50 | 1234 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Katsko, Matvey Ser | 0 | RUS | +11N | +5B | −6N | −18B | +24N | +23B | +12B | −3N | −7B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 25.50 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Starkov, Lev | 0 | RUS | +?N | +27B | −1N | +31B | +23N | −8B | −3B | +16N | −4B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 15.00 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Atabekov, Ibragim Saf | 1497 | FID | +32N | +21B | +23N | −2B | =12N | −18B | −11N | =25B | +24N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 767 | -32.8 |
| 16 | Orlov, Vyacheslav Aleks | 1557 | FID | −23N | +22B | =26N | +32B | −11N | =20B | +28N | −14B | +25N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 18.75 | 810 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Aslanov, Daniil | 0 | RUS | +20N | −6B | −11N | +?B | −5N | −24B | +34N | +27B | +23N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Belyaev, Damir R | 0 | RUS | +?B | +?N | −4B | +13N | +19B | +15N | −6B | −2N | −?B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.50 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Segodnyaev, Nikolay Vl | 0 | RUS | −1N | +?B | +5N | +24B | −18N | =11B | −21N | −20B | +28N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 16.75 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 540067556 | 0 | — | −17B | +29N | −10B | +34N | +7B | =16N | −?B | +19N | −12N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Berikov, Ayuka Ser | 0 | RUS | +31B | −15N | =?B | −28N | +29B | +25N | +19B | −7N | −11N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 14.50 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 540052966 | 0 | — | =?B | −16N | +?B | −23B | −26N | +?N | −25B | +32N | +?B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Grischenko, Elisey Vlad | 0 | RUS | +16B | +3N | −15B | +22N | −14B | −13N | +?B | −10N | −17B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Avagyan, Musheg | 0 | RUS | −27N | +?B | +25B | −19N | −13B | +17N | −10B | +31N | −15B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bazarbaev, Arman Bul | 0 | RUS | +?B | −7B | −24N | =?N | +34B | −21B | +22N | =15N | −16B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mikhailov, Nikolai Ig | 0 | RUS | −4B | +?N | =16B | −?N | +22B | −?N | −?N | =?B | +?N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Grebennik, Lev | 0 | RUS | +24B | −14N | −12B | −3N | +30B | −7N | +33B | −17N | =29B | 3.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 11.25 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Smirnov, Stepan Ser | 0 | RUS | −9N | +?B | −31N | +21B | −3B | +29N | −16B | =?N | −19B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 540032450 | 0 | — | −6N | −20B | +?N | +?B | −21N | −28B | +?B | −?N | =27N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.75 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Togotin, Maksim | 0 | RUS | −2N | −?B | −32N | +?B | −27N | =?B | =?N | +34B | −?N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 570009945 | 0 | — | −21N | F | +28B | −14N | +?B | −3N | −7B | −24B | =33N | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 4.75 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 55889328 | 0 | — | −15B | =?N | +30B | −16N | +?B | −?N | −?N | −22B | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Romanov, Dmitrii | 0 | RUS | −3B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | −27N | F | =31B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 570009104 | 0 | — | −5N | −11B | +?N | −20B | −25N | F | −17B | −30N | −?N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Markov, Mikhail Ev.FID+22.06.5 pts · #6
- 2Sergeev, Vladimir NikRUS+22.07.5 pts · #3
- 3Shishov, MikhailRUS+21.67.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Atabekov, Ibragim SafFID-32.85.0 pts · #25
- 2Giniyatov, KhalidRUS-18.06.0 pts · #8
- 3Orlov, Vyacheslav AleksFID-17.65.0 pts · #28