Orsha 2026 Masters 2
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Orsha, Belarus. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2233, and top seed was Maxim Turov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2526).
Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2226) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Semen Rumyantsev (5.0) and Artem Alek Fedorov (5.0). Bazyrtsyrenov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Veranika Abramkina (WFM, 1958) beat Sapar Batyrov (GM, 2312), a +354-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov led from R5 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
FM Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Maksim Popov); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov drew with FM Maksim Popov (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 | 🇷🇺FMBazyrtsyrenov, Kirill | 2226 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +51.8 | 2454 |
| 7 | FMRumyantsev, Semen | 2301 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | -6.4 | 2269 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺FMFedorov, Artem Alek | 2223 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +22.3 | 2277 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMPopov, Maksim | 2321 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | -5.8 | 2267 |
| 6 | WIMKuznetsova, Marina | 2149 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +30.4 | 2286 |
| 5 | 🇧🇾GMTeterev, Vitaly | 2248 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +3.2 | 2275 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMTurov, Maxim | 2526 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | -26.0 | 2269 |
| 8 | 🇧🇾Savelev, Matvei | 2069 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 40.5 | +69.5 | 2245 |
| 9 | WFMAbramkina, Veranika | 1958 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 41.5 | +75.6 | 2165 |
| 10 | 🇹🇲GMBatyrov, Sapar | 2312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -54.7 | 1425 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abramkina, VeranikaWFMFID+75.63.5 pts · #9
- 2Savelev, MatveiBLR+69.54.5 pts · #8
- 3Bazyrtsyrenov, KirillFMRUS+51.87.0 pts · #1
- 1Batyrov, SaparGMTKM-54.70.0 pts · #10
- 2Turov, MaximGMRUS-26.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Rumyantsev, SemenFMFID-6.45.0 pts · #7
- R7+354 Elo gap
- R8+343 Elo gap
- R2+300 Elo gap