Russian Championship G9 2026
15 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 313, and top seed was Viktoriya Yu Kulchieva ( FID, 1573).
Elizaveta Prayger (🇷🇺 RUS, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Taisiia Agapova (7.0) and Viktoriya Yu Kulchieva (6.5). Prayger won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Prayger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
Elizaveta Prayger lost to Taisiia Agapova (Black).
Elizaveta Prayger 3 wins (R3–R5)Taisiia Agapova 7 wins (R1–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elizaveta Prayger | * | 0 | — | ½ |
| 2Taisiia Agapova | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Viktoriya Yu Kulchieva | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4FIDE 570008795 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prayger, Elizaveta | 0 | RUS | +6B | =9N | +7B | +12N | +?B | −2N | +8N | +10B | =4B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 31.25 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Agapova, Taisiia | 0 | RUS | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +10N | +1B | +4B | −?N | −3B | 7.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.50 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kulchieva, Viktoriya Yu | 1573 | FID | =4N | +13B | +11N | −10B | +5N | +9B | −6N | +8B | +2N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 35.25 | 2356 | +20.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 570008795 | 0 | — | =3B | +15N | +5B | =8B | +?N | +10B | −2N | +6B | =1N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 28.75 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 540061450 | 0 | — | +?N | =11B | −4N | +?B | −3B | +14N | =?B | +12N | +9B | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 15.50 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zinovieva, Polina | 0 | RUS | −1N | +?B | +?N | +7B | +?N | =8B | +3B | −4N | −?B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 14.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Akhmetova, Alexandra | 0 | RUS | +?B | =8B | −1N | −6N | +?B | +?N | +?B | =9N | =?B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mishenina, Mira Art | 1557 | RUS | +15B | =7N | +9B | =4N | +14B | =6N | −1B | −3N | =12B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 22.50 | 756 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Maisiuk, Adelina | 0 | FID | +?N | =1B | −8N | +?B | +11N | −3N | +15B | =7B | −5N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sinitsyna, Olga | 0 | RUS | +?N | +?B | +?B | +3N | −2B | −4N | +12B | −1N | −?B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 540073009 | 0 | — | +13B | =5N | −3B | +?N | −9B | −?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Nechaeva, Maria | 0 | RUS | +14N | +?B | −?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | −10N | −5B | =8N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 540075990 | 0 | — | −11N | −3N | +?B | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 522067370 | 0 | — | −12B | +?N | +?N | +?B | −8N | −5B | −?N | =?B | −?N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 570011141 | 0 | — | −8N | −4B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −9N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kulchieva, Viktoriya YuFID+20.06.5 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 5220673700.03.5 pts · #11
- 3Prayger, ElizavetaRUS0.07.0 pts · #3
- 1Mishenina, Mira ArtRUS-20.05.0 pts · #12
- 2FIDE 5220673700.03.5 pts · #11
- 3Prayger, ElizavetaRUS0.07.0 pts · #3