Russian Championship G19 2026

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 13 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2102, and top seed was Valeria Kleymenova ( FID, WFM, 2289).

Valeria Kleymenova ( FID, WFM, 2289) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Evgeniia Satanovskaia (6.5) and Alena Volchkova (6.5). Kleymenova took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Varvara Isaeva (1665) beat Marina Kamenskaya (WCM, 2046), a +381-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

WFMValeria Kleymenova2289

Avg top 10

2,102

Participants

Titled players · 13

WFM×7

WCM×6

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×39

FIDE (no federation)×9

Top 3

🥇
WFMValeria Kleymenova
FID·2289
7.5pts·2261perf0.0
🥈
WFMEvgeniia Satanovskaia
🇷🇺RUS·2230
6.5pts·2211perf-0.4
🥉
WFMAlena Volchkova
FID·2106
6.5pts·2162perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Valeria Kleymenova led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kleymenova7.5Volchkova6.5Satanovskaia6.5Yusupova6.5Bragina6Kusakina6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Feb

WFM Alena Volchkova takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Valeria Kleymenova beat WFM Alena Volchkova (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Valeria Kleymenova 5 wins (R3–R7)WFM Alena Volchkova 4 wins (R3–R6)WFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMValeria Kleymenova	*	1	½	—
2WFMAlena Volchkova	0	*	1	0
3WFMEvgeniia Satanovskaia	½	0	*	—
4WCMAdel Yusupova	—	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kleymenova, ValeriaWFM	2289	FID	+42N	−11B	+38N	+26B	+18N	+17B	+3B	=2N	+5N	7.5	42.0	45.0	36.25	2261	0.0
2	Satanovskaia, EvgeniiaWFM	2230	RUS	+13B	+8N	+24B	+9N	=6B	−3N	+19B	=1B	=12N	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.00	2211	-0.4
3	Volchkova, AlenaWFM	2106	FID	+30B	=15N	+14B	+7N	+5B	+2B	−1N	+13B	−4N	6.5	47.5	51.5	35.00	2162	+32.4
4	Yusupova, AdelWCM	1965	RUS	=43N	+23B	+27N	−6B	+8B	=5N	=15B	+22N	+3B	6.5	42.5	45.0	32.25	2084	+59.6
5	Tabermakova, LeilaWFM	2132	FID	=40N	+29B	+20N	+11B	−3N	=4B	+6N	+7N	−1B	6.0	47.0	50.5	31.50	2120	-0.4
6	Vlasova, OlesiaWFM	2137	FID	+10B	+18N	=7B	+4N	=2N	=11B	−5B	=15N	+14B	6.0	46.5	51.5	34.00	2091	-15.2
7	Efimova, DaryaWCM	1952	FID	+35B	+47N	=6N	−3B	+26N	=16B	+17N	−5B	+13N	6.0	41.0	42.5	24.50	2018	+38.0
8	Bragina, AnnaWCM	1947	RUS	+22N	−2B	+35N	+33B	−4N	+29B	−13N	+11B	+16N	6.0	40.5	44.0	26.00	2019	+34.0
9	Dolinskaia, MariiaWCM	1964	RUS	+34B	+46N	+33N	−2B	−17N	+20B	=11N	=16B	+15B	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.25	2012	+24.0
10	Kusakina, UlianaWCM	1844	FID	−6N	=28B	=12N	−22B	+35N	+41N	+23B	+33B	+24N	6.0	36.0	39.0	23.75	1982	+65.2
11	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	1926	FID	+31B	+1N	=19B	−5N	+14B	=6N	=9B	−8N	+22B	5.5	46.0	50.0	29.50	2065	+64.0
12	Kozlova, Olga	2006	RUS	=21B	−14N	=10B	+31N	=22B	=28N	+27B	+19N	=2B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.00	1945	-22.8
13	Fedorova, Olesya	1857	RUS	−2N	=22B	+25N	+23B	=16N	+18B	+8B	−3N	−7B	5.0	44.0	48.5	24.75	1975	+51.6
14	Pavlova, Ekaterina S	1777	RUS	=16N	+12B	−3N	+48B	−11N	+38B	=18N	+17B	−6N	5.0	42.0	43.5	20.50	2002	+101.2
15	Meshcheriakova, Emiliia	1933	RUS	+39N	=3B	−26N	+21B	=27N	+33B	=4N	=6B	−9N	5.0	41.5	45.0	23.50	1905	-10.8
16	Elnikova, Milena	1944	RUS	=14B	=21N	+46B	=19N	=13B	=7N	+36B	=9N	−8B	5.0	41.5	43.5	21.50	1894	-19.2
17	Kostygova, Margarita	1880	RUS	=26B	=36N	+47B	+24N	+9B	−1N	−7B	−14N	+28B	5.0	40.5	42.0	19.75	1869	-3.6
18	Malysheva, Viktoriya	1941	RUS	+28N	−6B	+45N	+32B	−1B	−13N	=14B	+34N	=21B	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.50	1926	-8.4
19	Evteenko, YuliyaWFM	2143	RUS	=29N	+40B	=11N	=16B	=20N	+27B	−2N	−12B	+26N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.25	1952	-78.0
20	Kulygina, Uliyana	1897	RUS	=23N	+43B	−5B	+30N	=19B	−9N	=28B	=36N	+27B	5.0	37.0	39.5	19.00	1890	-4.0
21	Borisova, Polina A.	1798	RUS	=12N	=16B	=44B	−15N	=41B	+45N	=29N	+37B	=18N	5.0	33.5	35.5	18.00	1937	+66.0
22	Nefedova, Mariia	1781	RUS	−8B	=13N	=41B	+10N	=12N	+32B	+26N	−4B	−11N	4.5	42.5	45.5	20.75	1888	+52.0
23	Zaitseva, Aleksandra	1692	RUS	=20B	−4N	+42B	−13N	+30B	=24N	−10N	=25B	+37N	4.5	39.0	42.0	17.50	1876	+84.8
24	Khuzina, Zuleikha	1958	RUS	+25N	+45B	−2N	−17B	−33N	=23B	+38N	+29B	−10B	4.5	37.5	39.5	16.25	1819	-62.0
25	Kiseleva, Emma	1795	RUS	−24B	=41N	−13B	+43N	−44B	=47N	+45B	=23N	+34B	4.5	27.5	29.0	12.50	1793	-1.2
26	Bondarevskaya, Anastasiya I	1642	RUS	=17N	+32B	+15B	−1N	−7B	+34N	−22B	=28N	−19B	4.0	41.0	44.5	17.00	1861	+91.2
27	Goncharenko, Valeria	1740	RUS	=32N	+37B	−4B	+44N	=15B	−19N	−12N	+31B	−20N	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.50	1900	+67.6
28	Golubeva, Mariya	1774	RUS	−18B	=10N	−29N	+37B	+48N	=12B	=20N	=26B	−17N	4.0	38.0	39.5	15.25	1827	+25.2
29	Ivanova, Tatiana V	1852	RUS	=19B	−5N	+28B	=34N	+45B	−8N	=21B	−24N	=35B	4.0	37.5	39.5	14.50	1837	-10.0
30	Budaeva, Victoria	1829	RUS	−3N	+39B	=36N	−20B	−23N	+35B	−33N	+38B	=32N	4.0	34.0	37.5	14.25	1755	-35.6
31	Maslova, Veronika	1693	RUS	−11N	−38B	+39N	−12B	−37N	+43B	+41B	−27N	+42N	4.0	31.5	34.0	12.00	1800	+49.2
32	Isakova, Anna	1934	RUS	=27B	−26N	+40B	−18N	+46B	−22N	−34B	+47N	=30B	4.0	30.5	32.0	11.00	1709	-100.0
33	Isaeva, Varvara	1665	RUS	F	+44N	−9B	−8N	+24B	−15N	+30B	−10N	=36B	3.5	37.5	37.5	12.75	1841	+52.0
34	Motorina, Vera	1797	RUS	−9N	=48B	+37N	=29B	=36N	−26B	+32N	−18B	−25N	3.5	34.5	36.0	12.00	1747	-24.8
35	Shoshina, Irina	1787	RUS	−7N	+42B	−8B	=47N	−10B	−30N	+46B	=39N	=29N	3.5	34.5	36.0	9.50	1721	-32.0
36	Kiryanova, Snezhana	1549	RUS	=37N	=17B	=30B	=41N	=34B	F	−16N	=20B	=33N	3.5	32.5	35.0	13.75	1806	+91.2
37	Aristova, Yuliya	1869	RUS	=36B	−27N	−34B	−28N	+31B	+46N	+39B	−21N	−23B	3.5	32.0	34.0	11.25	1635	-111.6
38	Zaikina, Yuliya	1799	FID	−44B	+31N	−1B	=46N	+47B	−14N	−24B	−30N	+48N	3.5	31.0	32.5	8.00	1765	-22.0
39	Nikolaeva, Daria S.	1710	RUS	−15B	−30N	−31B	=42N	+40B	+48B	−37N	=35B	=43N	3.5	29.0	30.5	9.50	1753	+18.0
40	Dobrovolskaya, Polina	1830	RUS	=5B	−19N	−32N	−45B	−39N	=42N	+48B	=46N	+47B	3.5	27.0	28.5	8.50	1750	-41.6
41	Savosto, Anna	1878	RUS	−45N	=25B	=22N	=36B	=21N	−10B	−31N	−43B	+46N	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.75	1598	-129.2
42	Mizerova, Yana	1865	RUS	−1B	−35N	−23N	=39B	=43N	=40B	=47B	+45N	−31B	3.0	31.0	32.5	7.50	1641	-108.8
43	Lytasova, Katerina	1798	RUS	=4B	−20N	−48N	−25B	=42B	−31N	F	+41N	=39B	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.50	1697	-42.8
44	Kamenskaya, MarinaWCM	2046	RUS	+38N	−33B	=21N	−27B	+25N	F	F	F	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	10.50	1767	-67.2
45	Niyazova, Violetta	1577	RUS	+41B	−24N	−18B	+40N	−29N	−21B	−25N	−42B	F	2.0	32.5	32.5	6.50	1672	+28.0
46	Vereschagina, Anastasiya	1672	RUS	+48N	−9B	−16N	=38B	−32N	−37B	−35N	=40B	−41B	2.0	32.0	33.5	5.00	1658	-6.4
47	Aibazova, Zemfira	1536	RUS	F	−7B	−17N	=35B	−38N	=25B	=42N	−32B	−40N	1.5	33.0	33.0	5.50	1602	+16.0
48	Khlypovka, Lada	1897	FID	−46B	=34N	+43B	−14N	−28B	−39N	−40N	F	−38B	1.5	27.5	27.5	4.25	1520	-153.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pavlova, Ekaterina SRUS
+101.2
5.0 pts · #14
2Bondarevskaya, Anastasiya IRUS
+91.2
4.0 pts · #27
3Kiryanova, SnezhanaRUS
+91.2
3.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Khlypovka, LadaFID
-153.2
1.5 pts · #47
2Savosto, AnnaRUS
-129.2
3.0 pts · #42
3Aristova, YuliyaRUS
-111.6
3.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R2+381 Elo gap
Isaeva, Varvara1665 beat WCMKamenskaya, Marina2046
R2+363 Elo gap
WFMMaslova, Anastasiya Yar1926 beat WFMKleymenova, Valeria2289
R4+306 Elo gap
Goncharenko, Valeria1740 beat WCMKamenskaya, Marina2046