Orsha 2026 Masters 1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Orsha, Belarus. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2239, and top seed was Dmitriy Kushko (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2449).
Dmitriy Kushko (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2449) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gleb Scheglov (5.5) and Peter Korzubov (5.0). Kushko won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kirill An. Gerasimov (2050) beat Sergei Khamitskiy (IM, 2241), a +191-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Dmitriy Kushko led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
IM Dmitriy Kushko never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Dmitriy Kushko opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Gleb Scheglov); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Dmitriy Kushko beat FM Gleb Scheglov (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇾IMKushko, Dmitriy | 2449 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 36.5 | +6.4 | 2499 |
| 2 | FMScheglov, Gleb | 2354 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 22.75 | 38.5 | +11.4 | 2402 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾IMKorzubov, Peter | 2323 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | -4.8 | 2272 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺FMFomkin, Dmitry | 2407 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.50 | 39.0 | -14.3 | 2269 |
| 7 | WIMPotapova, Margarita | 2265 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 39.5 | -5.8 | 2236 |
| 5 | Gafurov, Aidan | 2125 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 39.5 | +54.0 | 2251 |
| 6 | FMYezhel, Valiantsin | 2225 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.75 | 39.5 | +4.0 | 2240 |
| 8 | 🇧🇾IMKhamitskiy, Sergei | 2241 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | -5.0 | 2195 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Gerasimov, Kirill An. | 2050 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | +8.4 | 2094 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Fotchenkov, Timofey | 1949 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 43.0 | -13.6 | 1919 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gafurov, AidanFID+54.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Scheglov, GlebFMFID+11.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Gerasimov, Kirill An.RUS+8.42.5 pts · #9
- 1Fomkin, DmitryFMRUS-14.35.0 pts · #3
- 2Fotchenkov, TimofeyRUS-13.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Potapova, MargaritaWIMFID-5.84.5 pts · #7
- R6+191 Elo gap
- R4+142 Elo gap