Russian Championship G15 1st league 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 1678, and top seed was Yana M Petrova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1783).
Zlata Zykova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1467) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Anastasia Epifanova (6.5) and Kseniia Martiushova (6.5). Zykova shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kira Byzrova (1579) beat Yana M Petrova (1783), a +204-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×33
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsZlata Zykova led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Zykova7.5Epifanova6.5Martiushova6.5Bajyrly6Zavivaeva6Malyjkina6— ex-leaders:Ignatievaled R3–R4, #21Obraztsovaled R5, #10
R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 Feb
Elizaveta Obraztsova takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zlata Zykova drew with Anastasia Epifanova (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Zlata Zykova 3 wins (R5–R7)Anastasia Epifanova 3 wins (R5–R7)Kseniia Martiushova 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zlata Zykova | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Anastasia Epifanova | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Kseniia Martiushova | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Dilara Bajyrly | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zykova, Zlata | 1467 | RUS | +27N | +15B | =11B | =7N | +4B | +20B | +10N | =2N | +3B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 38.00 | 1858 | +174.8 |
| 2 | Epifanova, Anastasia | 1655 | RUS | +30N | +4B | −20N | =3B | +16N | +11B | +8N | =1B | =5N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 34.00 | 1731 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Martiushova, Kseniia | 1582 | RUS | −25B | +34N | +32B | =2N | +5B | +17B | +20N | +10B | −1N | 6.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 27.75 | 1697 | +48.0 |
| 4 | Malyjkina, Elizaveta | 1581 | RUS | +32N | −2N | +6B | +12B | −1N | −13N | +22B | +24B | +9N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 1737 | +65.6 |
| 5 | Zavivaeva, Angelina | 1628 | FID | =26N | −6B | +18N | +14B | −3N | +16B | +11N | +17B | =2B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 28.50 | 1726 | +46.8 |
| 6 | Bajyrly, Dilara | 1717 | RUS | −10B | +5N | −4N | +23B | +15N | +7B | −9B | +21N | +13B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 29.00 | 1731 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Ganina, Polina | 1586 | RUS | +18N | =16B | +14N | =1B | −8N | −6N | +28B | =12B | +10N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 1680 | +48.8 |
| 8 | Makeeva, Anna | 1560 | RUS | =14N | =26B | +24N | +15B | +7B | =10N | −2B | −9N | +21B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 24.75 | 1677 | +60.4 |
| 9 | Lazareva, Mariya | 1672 | RUS | +31N | +22B | =10N | −20B | −11N | +26B | +6N | +8B | −4B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 24.50 | 1649 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Obraztsova, Elizaveta | 1579 | RUS | +6N | +12B | =9B | +11N | +20N | =8B | −1B | −3N | −7B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 25.50 | 1641 | +34.0 |
| 11 | Vozhegova, Ekaterina | 1613 | RUS | +23N | +21B | =1N | −10B | +9B | −2N | −5B | +15N | =12N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 24.25 | 1630 | +8.4 |
| 12 | Kimmel, Sofia | 1641 | RUS | +29B | −10N | +21B | −4N | =13B | =22N | +27B | =7N | =11B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 20.25 | 1640 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Petrova, Yana M | 1783 | RUS | −21N | =23B | =26N | +30B | =12N | +4B | =24N | +20B | −6N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 21.25 | 1619 | -72.8 |
| 14 | Ustyugova, Maria | 1687 | RUS | =8B | +25N | −7B | −5N | +33B | −21N | =26B | +22N | +24B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 1593 | -41.2 |
| 15 | Surova, Anastasiya | 1590 | RUS | +34B | −1N | +33B | −8N | −6B | =23N | +18B | −11B | +20N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 15.50 | 1543 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Suchkova, Evangelina Pet | 1567 | RUS | +28B | =7N | =17B | =22N | −2B | −5N | =23B | =25N | +26B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shaipova, Rabbiya | 1667 | RUS | −20B | +29N | =16N | +26B | +22B | −3N | =21B | −5N | =19N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1551 | -48.0 |
| 18 | Kudryashova, Marina Al | 1472 | RUS | −7B | =28N | −5B | −29N | +34B | +31B | −15N | +33N | +27B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1563 | +42.8 |
| 19 | Aminova, Diana Z | 1449 | RUS | −22B | =31B | =23N | =28N | −27B | +33N | +29B | =26N | =17B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1556 | +24.0 |
| 20 | Ignatieva, Sofya | 1528 | RUS | +17N | +24B | +2B | +9N | −10B | −1N | −3B | −13N | −15B | 4.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 20.50 | 1574 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Byzrova, Kira | 1579 | RUS | +13B | −11N | −12N | +32B | =24N | +14B | =17N | −6B | −8N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 16.75 | 1570 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Elnikova, Angelika | 1582 | RUS | +19N | −9N | +25B | =16B | −17N | =12B | −4N | −14B | +28N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 16.25 | 1563 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Moskalenko, Aleksandra | 1514 | RUS | −11B | =13N | =19B | −6N | +32N | =15B | =16N | =27N | =25B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 1509 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Meleshko, Margarita | 1622 | RUS | +33B | −20N | −8B | +25N | =21B | +29N | =13B | −4N | −14N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1533 | -40.8 |
| 25 | Aibazova, Zarina | 1438 | RUS | +3N | −14B | −22N | −24B | +30N | −27N | +32B | =16B | =23N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 16.25 | 1494 | +20.4 |
| 26 | Kirillova, Mariya D | 1516 | RUS | =5B | =8N | =13B | −17N | +28B | −9N | =14N | =19B | −16N | 3.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 16.00 | 1559 | +42.0 |
| 27 | Gileva, Ekaterina V | 1584 | RUS | −1B | −33N | =29B | =34N | +19N | +25B | −12N | =23B | −18N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.25 | 1426 | -77.2 |
| 28 | Baldanova, Alina | 1704 | RUS | −16N | =18B | =31N | =19B | −26N | +30B | −7N | =34B | −22B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 10.25 | 1397 | -146.0 |
| 29 | Novikova, Margarita Nik | 1517 | RUS | −12N | −17B | =27N | +18B | +31N | −24B | −19N | −30B | =32N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 10.50 | 1423 | -36.8 |
| 30 | Oorzhak, Anastasia | 1526 | RUS | −2B | −32N | +34B | −13N | −25B | −28N | −33B | +29N | +31N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1488 | -23.2 |
| 31 | Skobelina, Valeriya | 1541 | RUS | −9B | =19N | =28B | =33N | −29B | −18N | +34B | =32N | −30B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1409 | -40.8 |
| 32 | Arevshatyan, Klavdia | 1404 | RUS | −4B | +30B | −3N | −21N | −23B | =34N | −25N | =31B | =29B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 7.25 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Egorova, Karelia | 1515 | RUS | −24N | +27B | −15N | =31B | −14N | −19B | +30N | −18B | −34N | 2.5 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 1383 | -62.0 |
| 34 | Matienko, Valeriya | 1500 | RUS | −15N | −3B | −30N | =27B | −18N | =32B | −31N | =28N | +33B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 7.00 | 1363 | -51.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zykova, ZlataRUS+174.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Malyjkina, ElizavetaRUS+65.66.0 pts · #9
- 3Makeeva, AnnaRUS+60.45.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Baldanova, AlinaRUS-146.03.0 pts · #26
- 2Gileva, Ekaterina VRUS-77.23.5 pts · #23
- 3Petrova, Yana MRUS-72.85.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R1+204 Elo gap
- R5+188 Elo gap
- R4+144 Elo gap