Russian Championship G17 2026

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 9 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Uliana Dudkina ( FID, WFM, 2244).

Anastasiya Shishkareva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1928) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oksana Goriachkina (6.5) and Veronika Iudina (6.5). Shishkareva shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Veronika Chipurnykh (1617) beat Mariya N Vlasova (WFM, 2188), a +571-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

WFMUliana Dudkina2244

Avg top 10

2,101

Participants

Titled players · 9

WFM×6

WCM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×45

FIDE (no federation)×9

Top 3

🥇
Anastasiya Shishkareva
🇷🇺RUS·1928
7.5pts·2308perf+164.8
🥈
Oksana Goriachkina
FID·2241
6.5pts·2153perf-25.6
🥉
WFMVeronika Iudina
🇷🇺RUS·2182
6.5pts·2120perf-14.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Anastasiya Shishkareva led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Shishkareva7.5Dudkina6.5Ivashentseva6.5Iudina6.5Golovatenko6.5Goriachkina6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Feb

Oksana Goriachkina takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anastasiya Shishkareva beat WFM Uliana Dudkina (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anastasiya Shishkareva 5 wins (R1–R5)WFM Uliana Dudkina 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anastasiya Shishkareva	*	1	—	½
2WFMUliana Dudkina	0	*	1	—
3WCMDominika Ivashentseva	—	0	*	—
4WFMVeronika Iudina	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shishkareva, Anastasiya	1928	RUS	+42B	+25N	+15B	+10N	+18B	−2N	+4B	=3B	+12N	7.5	45.0	48.5	38.75	2308	+164.8
2	Goriachkina, Oksana	2241	FID	+30B	+24N	=18B	+22N	+21B	+1B	−3N	+7B	−4N	6.5	46.5	51.0	35.50	2153	-25.6
3	Iudina, VeronikaWFM	2182	RUS	+46B	=7N	=16B	+47N	+19B	+15N	+2B	=1N	−6B	6.5	45.0	48.0	32.25	2120	-14.1
4	Dudkina, UlianaWFM	2244	FID	=23N	+26B	−7N	+37B	+39N	+5B	−1N	+16B	+2B	6.5	44.5	48.0	32.00	2090	-42.9
5	Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM	1994	FID	=43B	+36N	+12B	=19N	+6B	−4N	=8B	+17B	+11N	6.5	44.0	47.5	33.75	2100	+50.0
6	Golovatenko, EvaWCM	1904	RUS	+32B	−10N	+35B	+17B	−5N	+29N	+15B	=11B	+3N	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.25	2145	+114.8
7	Ryzhova, Mariya	1911	RUS	+51N	=3B	+4B	=21N	−15B	+10N	+13B	−2N	+29B	6.0	45.0	46.5	29.25	2191	+127.6
8	Bubnova, Uliana	1927	FID	=37N	=33B	+26N	=27B	=20N	+23B	=5N	=9B	+17N	6.0	40.5	44.0	29.25	1936	+9.2
9	Chipurnykh, Veronika	1617	RUS	−11B	−34N	+54B	=28N	+43B	+30N	+19B	=8N	+15B	6.0	38.0	38.5	23.75	1949	+149.6
10	Smirnova, Polina AWFM	2146	FID	+28N	+6B	=11N	−1B	=16N	−7B	+26N	=14B	+27N	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.00	1934	-82.4
11	Trofimova, Mariya D	1905	RUS	+9N	+17B	=10B	−15N	+25B	=18N	+22B	=6N	−5B	5.5	44.5	49.0	29.00	2036	+64.4
12	Lopukhova, Anna Al	1880	RUS	+49N	=13B	−5N	=38B	=26N	+33B	+20N	+27B	−1B	5.5	41.0	43.5	22.75	1885	+8.0
13	Sokolova, ReginaWFM	1974	RUS	+35B	=12N	−19B	+40B	=23N	+14B	−7N	=25N	+31B	5.5	40.0	43.5	25.00	1897	-32.8
14	Imykhelova, Tatyana	1893	RUS	+52B	=21N	−22B	=41N	+34B	−13N	+28B	=10N	+25B	5.5	37.5	39.0	21.50	1935	+23.2
15	Vlasova, Mariya NWFM	2188	FID	+27N	+47B	−1N	+11B	+7N	−3B	−6N	+18B	−9N	5.0	47.5	50.5	24.00	1961	-92.8
16	Makarova, Maria A.	1828	RUS	+53B	+20B	=3N	−18N	=10B	=21N	+24B	−4N	=19B	5.0	43.5	45.0	22.50	2016	+82.4
17	Fedorenko, Ekaterina I.WCM	2060	FID	+34B	−11N	+28B	−6N	+41B	+22N	+18B	−5N	−8B	5.0	43.0	46.5	22.00	1917	-63.6
18	Pjankova, Olga	1945	RUS	+41N	+39B	=2N	+16B	−1N	=11B	−17N	−15N	+34B	5.0	42.0	45.5	22.00	1989	+18.0
19	Blinova, Sofia	1898	RUS	=38N	+45B	+13N	=5B	−3N	=20B	−9N	+37B	=16N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.50	1861	-13.6
20	Gerasimova, Maria V.	1940	RUS	+31B	−16N	+34B	=25N	=8B	=19N	−12B	+28N	=22B	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.25	1878	-28.8
21	Fefelova, EkaterinaWFM	1984	RUS	+40N	=14B	+38N	=7B	−2N	=16B	−27N	=23B	+33N	5.0	40.0	43.5	21.75	1876	-46.4
22	Chernyshova, Alisa	1931	RUS	=33N	+37B	+14N	−2B	+27N	−17B	−11N	+38B	=20N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.50	1906	-9.6
23	Senkus, Elizaveta	1810	RUS	=4B	=43N	=42B	+53N	=13B	−8N	=29B	=21N	+39B	5.0	38.0	39.5	19.25	1922	+50.0
24	Popenkova, Varvara	1919	FID	+48B	−2B	−40N	=31N	+42B	+38B	−16N	=34N	+36B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.25	1825	-42.8
25	Sultanova, Kristina	1817	RUS	+50N	−1B	+33N	=20B	−11N	=26B	+40N	=13B	−14N	4.5	41.0	43.0	17.00	1805	-2.8
26	Sokolova, Maria	1752	RUS	+29B	−4N	−8B	+48N	=12B	=25N	−10B	=32N	+42B	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.25	1874	+48.8
27	Skvortsova, Sofia	1789	RUS	−15B	+44N	+51B	=8N	−22B	+31N	+21B	−12N	−10B	4.5	40.0	41.5	17.50	1891	+40.0
28	Gafarova, Adelaida	1773	RUS	−10B	+32N	−17N	=9B	+51N	+39B	−14N	−20B	+44N	4.5	38.5	40.0	16.00	1824	+19.6
29	Schipina, Anna	1999	RUS	−26N	−38B	+52N	+35B	+40N	−6B	=23N	+41B	−7N	4.5	36.5	38.0	15.00	1750	-105.2
30	Elaeva, Dariya	1802	RUS	−2N	=48B	=45N	=33B	=37N	−9B	+50N	=44B	+38N	4.5	33.5	35.5	14.25	1673	-62.4
31	Artemova, Alexandra	1690	RUS	−20N	=53B	=48N	=24B	+45N	−27B	+39N	+46B	−13N	4.5	33.5	35.0	15.25	1777	+39.2
32	Shabalina, Magdalena	1615	RUS	−6N	−28B	=50N	=51N	−46B	+49B	+47N	=26B	+41N	4.5	30.0	31.5	13.00	1720	+45.2
33	Ishonina, Yulia	1681	RUS	=22B	=8N	−25B	=30N	+36B	−12N	=46B	+35N	−21B	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.50	1809	+60.0
34	Kuzmina, Viktoria	1772	RUS	−17N	+9B	−20N	+49B	−14N	+48B	=38N	=24B	−18N	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.75	1758	-7.6
35	Shabunina, Nadezhda	1727	RUS	−13N	+49B	−6N	−29N	−44B	+43N	+51B	−33B	+37N	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.00	1713	-4.4
36	Pertseva, Tatyana	1837	RUS	=45N	−5B	−37N	+50B	−33N	+51B	=41N	+40B	−24N	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.50	1662	-77.6
37	Pupkova, Polina	1653	RUS	=8B	−22N	+36B	−4N	=30B	=46N	+42B	−19N	−35B	3.5	38.5	42.0	14.50	1766	+44.0
38	Chernyshkova, Milena	1608	RUS	=19B	+29N	−21B	=12N	+47B	−24N	=34B	−22N	−30B	3.5	38.5	41.5	14.75	1819	+81.2
39	Chistova, Ekaterina	1874	RUS	+54B	−18N	=41B	+42N	−4B	−28N	−31B	+48N	−23N	3.5	35.5	36.0	8.75	1707	-82.4
40	Gladkova, Alexandra	1736	RUS	−21B	+52N	+24B	−13N	−29B	+44N	−25B	−36N	=47N	3.5	35.0	36.5	11.50	1770	+12.4
41	Bykovskaya, Anzhelika	1720	RUS	−18B	+54N	=39N	=14B	−17N	+47B	=36B	−29N	−32B	3.5	35.0	35.5	10.00	1776	+21.6
42	Masalova, Elizaveta	1676	RUS	−1N	+50B	=23N	−39B	−24N	+45B	−37N	+52B	−26N	3.5	34.5	36.0	9.50	1645	-18.8
43	Nesterova, Kseniya	1750	RUS	=5N	=23B	−47N	=45B	−9N	−35B	−52N	+54B	+51N	3.5	31.0	31.5	9.50	1631	-59.2
44	Leonova, Arina	1635	RUS	−47N	−27B	−49N	+54B	+35N	−40B	+48N	=30N	−28B	3.5	29.5	30.0	9.75	1645	+1.6
45	Dubovikova, Rada	1567	RUS	=36B	−19N	=30B	=43N	−31B	−42N	=54N	=47B	+52N	3.5	29.5	30.0	9.25	1666	+40.8
46	Bobunova, Ekaterina	1773	RUS	−3N	−51B	−53N	+52B	+32N	=37B	=33N	−31N	=49B	3.5	28.5	30.0	11.00	1600	-86.8
47	Sleptsova, Valeriya Eg	1906	FID	+44B	−15N	+43B	−3B	−38N	−41N	−32B	=45N	=40B	3.0	33.5	37.0	10.50	1652	-117.2
48	Filippova, Anastasia	1652	RUS	−24N	=30N	=31B	−26B	+49N	−34N	−44B	−39B	+54N	3.0	32.0	32.5	7.50	1608	-23.2
49	Budaeva, Kseniya	1577	RUS	−12B	−35N	+44B	−34N	−48B	−32N	F	+50B	=46N	2.5	30.0	30.0	7.25	1545	-15.6
50	Alidibirova, Salimat	1444	RUS	−25B	−42N	=32B	−36N	=52B	+54N	−30B	−49N	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.50	1493	+11.2
51	Kokoreva, Ksenia	1638	RUS	−7B	+46N	−27N	=32B	−28B	−36N	−35N	F	−43B	1.5	34.5	34.5	5.75	1520	-44.8
52	Ostapenko, Ekaterina Evg	1580	RUS	−14N	−40B	−29B	−46N	=50N	F	+43B	−42N	−45B	1.5	29.5	29.5	4.50	1475	-44.8
53	Gavrisheva, Polina	1515	RUS	−16N	=31N	+46B	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	5.75	1688	+30.0
54	Tubol, Angelina	1573	RUS	−39N	−41B	−9N	−44N	F	−50B	=45B	−43N	−48B	0.5	28.5	28.5	1.75	1212	-106.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shishkareva, AnastasiyaRUS
+164.8
7.5 pts · #1
2Chipurnykh, VeronikaRUS
+149.6
6.0 pts · #8
3Ryzhova, MariyaRUS
+127.6
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Sleptsova, Valeriya EgFID
-117.2
3.0 pts · #48
2Tubol, AngelinaRUS
-106.4
0.5 pts · #54
3Schipina, AnnaRUS
-105.2
4.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R9+571 Elo gap
Chipurnykh, Veronika1617 beat WFMVlasova, Mariya N2188
R2+391 Elo gap
Chernyshkova, Milena1608 beat Schipina, Anna1999
R3+333 Elo gap
Ryzhova, Mariya1911 beat WFMDudkina, Uliana2244