Russian Championship B13 2026

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Timofey Fisher ( FID, CM, 2232).

Kirill Dryzhinin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1827) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Artem Den Tsepilov (7.0) and Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin (6.5). Dryzhinin shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ilya Mikh Malchenko (1759) beat Timofey Fisher (CM, 2232), a +473-point gap.

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

Top seed

CMTimofey Fisher2232

Avg top 10

2,003

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×4

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×51

FIDE (no federation)×7

Top 3

🥇
Kirill Dryzhinin
🇷🇺RUS·1827
7.0pts·2100perf+123.6
🥈
CMArtem Den Tsepilov
FID·2033
7.0pts·2043perf+8.0
🥉
Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin
🇷🇺RUS·1917
6.5pts·1999perf+38.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Tsepilov7Dryzhinin7Zhelonkin6.5Borshch6.5Kiselev6Osipchuk6— ex-leaders:Belikled R3, #10

R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Feb

Kirill Dryzhinin takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Dryzhinin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Artem Den Tsepilov drew with Kirill Dryzhinin (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMArtem Den Tsepilov	*	½	—	½
2Kirill Dryzhinin	½	*	1	—
3Kirill Mikh Zhelonkin	—	0	*	—
4CMAlexei Borshch	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dryzhinin, Kirill	1827	RUS	+46B	+11N	=15B	+7B	+12N	+3N	=2B	−5N	+10B	7.0	47.0	50.5	38.50	2100	+123.6
2	Tsepilov, Artem DenCM	2033	FID	=52N	=44B	+37N	+18B	+14N	+17B	=1N	=4B	+5N	7.0	42.5	45.5	35.50	2043	+8.0
3	Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh	1917	RUS	+58N	=6B	=18N	+19B	+35N	−1B	=7N	+14B	+12N	6.5	44.0	44.0	28.50	1999	+38.8
4	Borshch, AlexeiCM	2106	FID	+30B	=13N	−5B	+25N	=23B	+52N	+15B	=2N	+11B	6.5	43.5	46.5	31.75	2012	-28.0
5	Gorshkov, Artem O	1804	RUS	=47B	+41N	+4N	−14B	=10N	+40B	+6N	+1B	−2B	6.0	45.5	49.0	32.00	1914	+49.0
6	Khaertynov, Amirkhan	1772	RUS	+48B	=3N	+53B	=13N	=11B	=15N	−5B	+17B	+16N	6.0	42.0	44.5	27.25	1952	+88.4
7	Osipchuk, Artem	1840	RUS	+43B	=10N	+29B	−1N	+48B	=35N	=3B	=19N	+13B	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.50	1886	+26.4
8	Lymar, Viktor	1672	RUS	−13B	+30N	−19B	+37B	−20N	+31N	+52B	+35N	+28B	6.0	37.0	40.0	24.50	1938	+126.8
9	Kiselev, Rostislav	1880	RUS	−10B	=43N	+45B	−16N	+46B	=30N	+39B	+36N	+19B	6.0	35.0	38.5	24.00	1833	-20.8
10	Prikaznov, Ilia	1709	RUS	+9N	=7B	−14N	+20N	=5B	+24B	=28N	+18B	−1N	5.5	45.5	50.0	29.25	1935	+110.0
11	Kaminskii, DaniilCM	2049	FID	+27N	−1B	+57N	=21B	=6N	+23B	+17N	=12B	−4N	5.5	45.0	46.0	24.25	1942	-38.4
12	Belik, Ivan	2041	RUS	+23B	+31N	+35B	=15N	−1B	+14N	=13B	=11N	−3B	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.00	1943	-41.6
13	Solyannikov, Ivan	1829	RUS	+8N	=4B	+44N	=6B	−17N	+38B	=12N	+28B	−7N	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.00	1936	+51.2
14	Kravchenko, Nikita A	1834	RUS	=16B	+47N	+10B	+5N	−2B	−12B	+43N	−3N	+30B	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.50	1882	+25.2
15	Gordeev, Fedor	1901	RUS	+34N	+57B	=1N	=12B	=28N	=6B	−4N	−16B	+37N	5.0	43.0	44.0	21.00	1881	-9.1
16	Akhmetov, Sergei	1674	RUS	=14N	−18B	+27N	+9B	+21N	=28B	−19B	+15N	−6B	5.0	42.5	47.0	26.00	1877	+95.2
17	Chelyadinov, Nikolay	1912	RUS	−29B	+39N	+36B	+22N	+13B	−2N	−11B	−6N	+38B	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.50	1859	-25.6
18	Pozdnyakov, Nikita A	1789	RUS	=41B	+16N	=3B	−2N	=43B	+48N	+33B	−10N	=24N	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.50	1835	+17.9
19	Malakhov, Nikita	1794	RUS	=54N	=37B	+8N	−3N	=39B	+44B	+16N	=7B	−9N	5.0	41.0	43.5	22.75	1783	-4.4
20	Kislov, Miron Ol	1879	RUS	=37N	=42B	=40N	−10B	+8B	+29N	=36B	=25N	=22B	5.0	38.0	42.0	23.50	1765	-56.0
21	Kudryashov, Anton Pavl	1853	RUS	+39B	=29N	=22B	=11N	−16B	−36N	+48B	+45N	=25B	5.0	36.5	40.0	21.00	1775	-34.4
22	Bychkovsky, Alexander	1780	RUS	+51N	=28B	=21N	−17B	=53B	−33N	+49B	+29N	=20N	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.00	1901	+55.2
23	Stupa, Gleb	1747	RUS	−12N	=56B	+54N	+44B	=4N	−11N	=45B	=33N	+39B	5.0	35.5	37.0	18.00	1891	+57.2
24	Yakovlev, Ivan D	1898	RUS	=36B	=45N	=38B	+29N	=52B	−10N	=40B	+32N	=18B	5.0	35.0	38.0	20.75	1767	-62.4
25	Melnichuk, Miroslav	1765	RUS	=55N	+54B	=28N	−4B	=26N	+53N	=35B	=20B	=21N	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.75	1869	+46.7
26	Rodin, Dmitriy Aleks	1870	RUS	=45B	=36N	=48B	=43N	=25B	=39N	=32B	=38N	+35B	5.0	32.5	36.0	20.00	1749	-54.0
27	Grechkin, Grigoriy	1748	RUS	−11B	=46N	−16B	−54N	+56B	+55N	+53B	+40N	=33B	5.0	29.5	31.0	14.00	1791	+16.4
28	Siverin, Vladislav	1944	FID	+38B	=22N	=25B	+31N	=15B	=16N	=10B	−13N	−8N	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.25	1764	-83.2
29	Meleshko, Nikolay	1730	RUS	+17N	=21B	−7N	−24B	+51N	−20B	+50N	−22B	+36B	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.50	1800	+33.6
30	Sokolov, Ivan Aleks	1749	RUS	−4N	−8B	=51N	+56B	+47N	=9B	=38N	+43B	−14N	4.5	38.5	40.0	15.25	1735	-10.0
31	Tyrtyshnikov, Luka And	1810	RUS	+56N	−12B	+32N	−28B	−38N	−8B	+44N	=34B	+43N	4.5	36.0	37.5	15.25	1757	-27.2
32	Vasekin, Vyacheslav	1692	RUS	+49B	−35N	−31B	−36N	+42N	+34B	=26N	−24B	+45B	4.5	34.5	38.0	18.00	1794	+47.6
33	Fisher, TimofeyCM	2232	FID	−57N	+55B	+42N	−35B	=40N	+22B	−18N	=23B	=27N	4.5	34.0	35.0	18.00	1836	-150.4
34	Aleksashin, Timofei	1718	FID	−15B	=49N	−47B	=41N	+54B	−32N	+46B	=31N	+48B	4.5	32.0	34.5	15.50	1677	-18.8
35	Palchik, Oleg Ig	1866	RUS	+40N	+32B	−12N	+33N	−3B	=7B	=25N	−8B	−26N	4.0	43.0	47.0	18.50	1816	-26.8
36	Buldakov, Ivan	1717	RUS	=24N	=26B	−17N	+32B	=50N	+21B	=20N	−9B	−29N	4.0	40.0	43.5	18.75	1797	+34.8
37	Firmanyuk, Mikhail	1704	RUS	=20B	=19N	−2B	−8N	−41B	+57B	+51N	+52N	−15B	4.0	38.5	39.5	12.50	1711	+1.6
38	Malanin, Egor	1734	FID	−28N	+51B	=24N	=53N	+31B	−13N	=30B	=26B	−17N	4.0	37.5	40.0	16.50	1777	+21.6
39	Sukhenko, Vladimir Dm	1698	RUS	−21N	−17B	+58N	+42B	=19N	=26B	−9N	+53B	−23N	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.50	1778	+39.6
40	Stepikhov, Daniil Ant	1703	RUS	−35B	+50N	=20B	+49N	=33B	−5N	=24N	−27B	=41B	4.0	37.0	40.5	16.25	1792	+40.8
41	Shilin, Ivan Den	1525	RUS	=18N	−5B	−50N	=34B	+37N	−45N	=42B	+44B	=40N	4.0	34.5	38.0	16.25	1695	+72.8
42	Vorobiev, Yan	1713	RUS	=53B	=20N	−33B	−39N	−32B	+47B	=41N	=49N	+52B	4.0	32.0	34.5	14.00	1734	+5.6
43	Gevorkian, Stepan	1689	RUS	−7N	=9B	+55N	=26B	=18N	+50B	−14B	−30N	−31B	3.5	40.0	42.0	13.50	1702	+3.2
44	Sorokin, Daniil	1687	RUS	+50B	=2N	−13B	−23N	+49B	−19N	−31B	−41N	+56N	3.5	38.0	39.5	12.00	1704	+4.4
45	Bliznyakov, Anton	1704	RUS	=26N	=24B	−9N	−50B	+57N	+41B	=23N	−21B	−32N	3.5	38.0	39.0	12.50	1705	+2.8
46	Popov, Mikhail Vlad	1637	RUS	−1N	=27B	−52N	+55B	−9N	=51B	−34N	+54B	=50N	3.5	35.0	37.0	10.50	1614	-13.6
47	Kochnev, Lev Aleks	1591	RUS	=5N	−14B	+34N	−52B	−30B	−42N	+54N	=50B	=49B	3.5	34.5	37.0	13.50	1680	+38.0
48	Salnikov, Aleksandr	1461	RUS	−6N	+58B	=26N	+57B	−7N	−18B	−21N	+56B	−34N	3.5	34.0	34.0	5.00	1693	+82.8
49	Esenov, Timur	1850	RUS	−32N	=34B	+56N	−40B	−44N	+54B	−22N	=42B	=47N	3.5	31.5	33.0	10.00	1598	-120.4
50	Kislyi, Daniil N	1838	RUS	−44N	−40B	+41B	+45N	=36B	−43N	−29B	=47N	=46B	3.5	30.5	34.0	13.00	1586	-119.6
51	Bunin, Aleksey Kon	1475	RUS	−22B	−38N	=30B	+58N	−29B	=46N	−37B	=55N	+53N	3.5	30.0	30.0	7.50	1629	+60.4
52	Nepomnyashchy, Timur	1743	RUS	=2B	−53N	+46B	+47N	=24N	−4B	−8N	−37B	−42N	3.0	39.5	42.0	13.00	1680	-34.8
53	Konovalov, Timofei Al.	1891	RUS	=42N	+52B	−6N	=38B	=22N	−25B	−27N	−39N	−51B	2.5	36.5	39.5	9.50	1550	-159.2
54	Pankevich, Fedor	1564	RUS	=19B	−25N	−23B	+27B	−34N	−49N	−47B	−46N	+55B	2.5	35.0	37.0	9.50	1531	-30.8
55	Shustrov, Timofey	1416	RUS	=25B	−33N	−43B	−46N	+58B	−27B	−56N	=51B	−54N	2.0	29.0	29.0	4.25	1459	+7.2
56	Makarov, Mikhail	1628	RUS	−31B	=23N	−49B	−30N	−27N	F	+55B	−48N	−44B	1.5	31.5	31.5	4.50	1436	-74.8
57	Malchenko, Ilya Mikh	1759	RUS	+33B	−15N	−11B	−48N	−45B	−37N	F	F	F	1.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	1557	-61.2
58	Kulakov, Petr Dm	1733	RUS	−3B	−48N	−39B	−51B	−55N	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	799	-132.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lymar, ViktorRUS
+126.8
6.0 pts · #7
2Dryzhinin, KirillRUS
+123.6
7.0 pts · #2
3Prikaznov, IliaRUS
+110.0
5.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Konovalov, Timofei Al.RUS
-159.2
2.5 pts · #54
2Fisher, TimofeyCMFID
-150.4
4.5 pts · #29
3Kulakov, Petr DmRUS
-132.8
0.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R1+473 Elo gap
Malchenko, Ilya Mikh1759 beat CMFisher, Timofey2232
R7+443 Elo gap
Pozdnyakov, Nikita A1789 beat CMFisher, Timofey2232
R9+416 Elo gap
Bunin, Aleksey Kon1475 beat Konovalov, Timofei Al.1891