Orsha 2026 Open

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Orsha, Belarus. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2342, and top seed was Pavel Ponkratov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2570).

Pavel Ponkratov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2570) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alexander Moskalenko (7.0) and Mikhail Spizharny (7.0). Ponkratov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ivan Emelchenkov (1776) beat Alexei Borshch (CM, 2157), a +381-point gap.

Location

🇧🇾Orsha, Belarus

Dates

18 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMPavel Ponkratov2570

Avg top 10

2,342

Participants

Titled players · 15

GM×2

IM×2

FM×6

CM×2

WGM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇧🇾Belarus×32

🇷🇺Russia×25

FIDE (no federation)×15

Top 3

🥇
GMPavel Ponkratov
🇷🇺RUS·2570
7.0pts·2501perf-4.9
🥈
GMAlexander Moskalenko
🇷🇺RUS·2415
7.0pts·2369perf-1.8
🥉
FMMikhail Spizharny
🇧🇾BLR·2265
7.0pts·2388perf+30.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Spizharny7Moskalenko7Ponkratov7Timoshin6.5Kharkevich6.5Krukouski6— ex-leaders:Zarubitskiled R5, #9

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Ponkratov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Mikhail Spizharny drew with GM Alexander Moskalenko (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mikhail Spizharny 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)GM Pavel Ponkratov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMikhail Spizharny	*	½	—	—
2GMAlexander Moskalenko	½	*	—	1
3GMPavel Ponkratov	—	—	*	½
4FMMaxim Timoshin	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ponkratov, PavelGM	2570	RUS	+33B	+11N	+15B	=8N	=4B	=7N	=5B	+6N	+9B	7.0	48.5	53.0	40.50	2501	-4.9
2	Moskalenko, AlexanderGM	2415	RUS	=50B	+53N	+29B	=6N	+12B	=8N	+15B	+4B	=3N	7.0	45.5	49.0	37.75	2369	-1.8
3	Spizharny, MikhailFM	2265	BLR	+44B	+51N	+17B	=7N	−5B	+18N	+8B	+22N	=2B	7.0	45.5	49.0	36.00	2388	+30.2
4	Timoshin, MaximFM	2404	FID	+13N	+61B	+10N	=23B	=1N	+6B	=7B	−2N	+17B	6.5	48.5	51.5	35.50	2364	-0.4
5	Kharkevich, StepanFM	2333	RUS	+57N	+20B	−23N	+61B	+3N	=9B	=1N	=10B	+7B	6.5	46.0	49.0	34.50	2354	+11.2
6	Krukouski, Serafim	2104	BLR	+46N	+27B	=9N	=2B	+10N	−4N	+11B	−1B	+18N	6.0	49.0	53.0	33.00	2285	+74.2
7	Zarubitski, ViachaslauIM	2417	BLR	+32N	+16B	+22N	=3B	+23N	=1B	=4N	=9B	−5N	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.25	2369	-2.7
8	Dambaev, DashiCM	2261	RUS	+34N	+28B	+26N	=1B	=9N	=2B	−3N	+20B	=14N	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.00	2268	+15.6
9	Obgolts, ErikIM	2354	RUS	+52B	+35N	=6B	+30N	=8B	=5N	+19B	=7N	−1N	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.25	2292	-2.8
10	Denishev, MaratFM	2101	FID	+54B	+25N	−4B	+37N	−6B	+21B	+23N	=5N	=13B	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2111	+6.8
11	Parkhimchyk, Kiryl	2030	BLR	+49N	−1B	=13N	+34B	=25N	+27B	−6N	+39B	+26N	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.50	2011	0.0
12	Emelchenkov, Ivan	1776	RUS	=24N	=55B	+49N	+26B	−2N	=16B	=21N	+28B	+22B	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.75	2062	+105.6
13	Kazlou, Petr	1739	BLR	−4B	+68N	=11B	+35N	−14N	+56B	+61N	+16B	=10N	6.0	41.0	42.5	24.00	2047	+136.4
14	Navumenka, Makar	1927	BLR	=53B	=50N	=43B	+44N	+13B	−22B	+31N	+15N	=8B	6.0	38.5	42.0	28.50	2009	+34.9
15	Navumenka, MikheiFM	2248	FID	+38B	+19N	−1N	=27B	+31N	+20B	−2N	−14B	+32N	5.5	45.0	49.5	27.00	2101	-23.4
16	Venskaya, NikaWCM	1998	FID	+39B	−7N	+50B	=33N	=30B	=12N	+25B	−13N	+36B	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.00	1914	-33.4
17	Klachkou, Platon	2085	BLR	+45N	+58B	−3N	=31B	=27N	+40B	=22N	+32B	−4N	5.5	41.0	44.5	23.75	2008	-10.0
18	Evtukhov, Lev	2056	RUS	=55N	+65B	=31N	=25B	+32N	−3B	+24N	+19B	−6B	5.5	41.0	43.5	24.00	1915	-23.4
19	Sorokin, Aleksey	1875	RUS	+56N	−15B	+46N	=22B	+24N	+23B	−9N	−18N	+30B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.50	2022	+28.2
20	Kozhedub, Ivan	1984	FID	+48B	−5N	=38B	+52N	+33B	−15N	+30B	−8N	+31B	5.5	40.0	43.5	23.25	1994	+8.4
21	Chervyakova, Tatiana	1889	RUS	=47B	+59N	−30B	+38N	+45B	−10N	=12B	=36N	+34B	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.75	1816	-13.0
22	Borshch, AlexeiCM	2157	FID	+43B	+36N	−7B	=19N	+29B	+14N	=17B	−3B	−12N	5.0	45.5	49.5	25.00	2025	-51.2
23	Strizhnev, Ivan	2080	BLR	+41B	+37N	+5B	=4N	−7B	−19N	−10B	=44N	+48B	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.75	2042	-5.0
24	Gurev, Leonid	0	RUS	=12B	−29N	+53B	+36N	−19B	+52N	−18B	+37N	=27N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.50	1842	0.0
25	Bashilov, Vyacheslav Pav	1829	RUS	+64N	−10B	+55N	=18N	=11B	=26B	−16N	=46B	+43N	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.25	1900	+33.2
26	Tsarkou, Mikhail	2039	FID	+63B	+62N	−8B	−12N	+41B	=25N	=36B	+33N	−11B	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.25	1869	-66.0
27	Bunev, Petr	1870	RUS	+69B	−6N	+62B	=15N	=17B	−11N	=45B	+38N	=24B	5.0	39.5	41.0	19.00	1898	+15.2
28	Shuliak, Zakhar	1874	BLR	+70B	−8N	=41B	=43N	+39B	=30N	=33B	−12N	+44B	5.0	38.0	39.0	18.25	1794	-34.6
29	Dorashava, Viktoryia	1871	FID	=65N	+24B	−2N	+58B	−22N	+43B	−32N	=34B	+46N	5.0	37.5	40.0	20.00	1809	-14.6
30	Papou, Illia	1777	BLR	=42B	+47N	+21N	−9B	=16N	=28B	−20N	+40B	−19N	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.50	1824	+20.0
31	Babeikin, Kiryl	1838	FID	=59B	+42N	=18B	=17N	−15B	+47N	−14B	+45N	−20N	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.75	1829	-1.6
32	Maliush, Alisa	1751	FID	−7B	=39N	+47B	+54N	−18B	+42N	+29B	−17N	−15B	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.25	1845	+32.8
33	Eidelson, RakhilWGM	1756	BLR	−1N	+49B	+70N	=16B	−20N	+63B	=28N	−26B	=39N	4.5	39.0	40.0	15.00	1829	+14.2
34	Voishnis, Ivan	1704	BLR	−8B	+70N	=35B	−11N	+48B	=51N	+50B	=29N	−21N	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.00	1852	+62.8
35	Mazanik, Mikita	1956	FID	+40N	−9B	=34N	−13B	=42B	=41N	+54N	=43B	=52N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.50	1732	-95.2
36	Borovikova, Marija	1862	BLR	+66N	−22B	=45N	−24B	+58N	+54B	=26N	=21B	−16N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1864	+4.4
37	Puchkouski, Arsenii	1792	BLR	+67N	−23B	+63N	−10B	−40N	=45N	+41B	−24B	+53N	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.50	1754	-14.8
38	Poukh, Pavel	1699	FID	−15N	+56B	=20N	−21B	−51B	+70N	+49N	−27B	+63N	4.5	35.0	36.0	13.75	1791	+36.0
39	Lagutin, Ilya	1617	RUS	−16N	=32B	=64N	+71B	−28N	+57B	+51B	−11N	=33B	4.5	35.0	35.5	13.25	1775	+53.2
40	Tolpygo, Lev Ant	1580	RUS	−35B	=52N	=42B	+62N	+37B	−17N	=44B	−30N	+50B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.00	1740	+67.2
41	Bas, Marsel	1624	BLR	−23N	+67B	=28N	=46B	−26N	=35B	−37N	+66B	+51N	4.5	34.0	36.0	14.75	1808	+74.4
42	Zoryn, Mikhail	1469	BLR	=30N	−31B	=40N	+55B	=35N	−32B	−46N	+68B	+54B	4.5	33.5	35.0	15.25	1706	+101.6
43	Podkopaev, Andrei	1679	BLR	−22N	+66B	=14N	=28B	=56N	−29N	+47B	=35N	−25B	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.00	1756	+30.0
44	Damnitski, Uladzislau	1708	BLR	−3N	=60B	+65N	−14B	+66N	=61B	=40N	=23B	−28N	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.00	1756	+13.6
45	Shkred, Timofei	1627	BLR	−17B	+71N	=36B	+51N	−21N	=37B	=27N	−31B	=57N	4.0	36.5	37.0	12.75	1777	+52.0
46	Tsyhanou, Andrei	1678	BLR	−6B	+69N	−19B	=41N	−52B	+67N	+42B	=25N	−29B	4.0	36.0	37.5	12.75	1676	-4.4
47	Samoilichenko, Stepan	1565	RUS	=21N	−30B	−32N	+60B	+55N	−31B	−43N	=57B	+62N	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.50	1663	+42.8
48	Shrubok, Herman	1593	FID	−20N	−57B	=67N	+65B	−34N	+60B	+58N	=51B	−23N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.25	1690	+35.6
49	Yakovleva, Katrina	1617	BLR	−11B	−33N	−12B	=69N	+68B	+71N	−38B	=59N	+67B	4.0	29.5	30.0	6.50	1585	-19.2
50	Kasperovich, Mikhail	1750	BLR	=2N	=14B	−16N	−56B	+64N	+59B	−34N	=63B	−40N	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.75	1650	-26.8
51	Pogosian, GeorgyFM	1920	RUS	+60N	−3B	=58N	−45B	+38N	=34B	−39N	=48N	−41B	3.5	36.5	40.0	14.00	1631	-65.2
52	Ozerov, Yaroslav Mikh	1720	RUS	−9N	=40B	+60N	−20B	+46N	−24B	=63N	F	=35B	3.5	36.0	38.5	13.25	1787	+18.4
53	Knysh, Mikhail	1577	BLR	=14N	−2B	−24N	=59B	=67N	=66B	+56N	=58B	−37B	3.5	35.5	37.5	12.25	1642	+18.0
54	Matseralnik, Vera	1636	BLR	−10N	=64B	+59N	−32B	+57N	−36N	−35B	+56B	−42N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.75	1628	-12.0
55	Sevostianov, Kirill	1622	RUS	=18B	=12N	−25B	−42N	−47B	+62N	=59B	+64N	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.00	1607	-12.8
56	Yaroslavtsev, Vladislav Ev	1562	RUS	−19B	−38N	+69B	+50N	=43B	−13N	−53B	−54N	+64B	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.50	1586	+8.0
57	Tylkov, Timofey	1713	BLR	−5B	+48N	−61N	=66B	−54B	−39N	+70B	=47N	=45B	3.5	32.0	33.0	10.25	1612	-56.4
58	Apalkov, Nikolai	1696	RUS	+71B	−17N	=51B	−29N	−36B	+65N	−48B	=53N	=59B	3.5	32.0	32.5	8.25	1604	-44.4
59	Salnikov, Evgeny Pet	1518	RUS	=31N	−21B	−54B	=53N	+62B	−50N	=55N	=49B	=58N	3.5	31.5	34.5	12.50	1601	+32.0
60	Siarkou, Aliaksandr	1571	BLR	−51B	=44N	−52B	−47N	+69B	−48N	=67B	=65N	+71B	3.5	25.0	25.5	6.25	1491	-18.8
61	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	1985	FID	+68N	−4N	+57B	−5N	=63B	=44N	−13B	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.25	1822	-58.8
62	Yakavenka, Daniil	1513	BLR	+72N	−26B	−27N	−40B	−59N	−55B	+71B	+70N	−47B	3.0	27.0	27.0	1.50	1485	-17.2
63	Natapov, Eugeniy	1622	RUS	−26N	F	−37B	+64B	=61N	−33N	=52B	=50N	−38B	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.50	1639	-0.8
64	Fedotova, Anastasia	1513	BLR	−25B	=54N	=39B	−63N	−50B	+69N	=66N	−55B	−56N	2.5	28.5	30.0	6.75	1467	-23.2
65	Radiukevich, Viacheslau	1537	BLR	=29B	−18N	−44B	−48N	F	−58B	=68N	=60B	+69N	2.5	28.5	28.5	6.50	1547	-1.6
66	Podgayskiy, Andrei	1526	BLR	−36B	−43N	+68B	=57N	−44B	=53N	=64B	−41N	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.25	1518	-7.2
67	Dolotova, Kseniya Rom	1492	RUS	−37B	−41N	=48B	=68N	=53B	−46B	=60N	F	−49N	2.0	29.5	29.5	6.25	1438	-18.4
68	Kazakova, Maria	1604	RUS	−61B	−13B	−66N	=67B	−49N	F	=65B	−42N	=70B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.75	1363	-99.6
69	Zhylchyk, Mark	1532	BLR	−27N	−46B	−56N	=49B	−60N	−64B	F	+71N	−65B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.50	1197	-89.6
70	Lamaka, Mikhail	1561	BLR	−28N	−34B	−33B	F	=71N	−38B	−57N	−62B	=68N	1.0	27.0	27.0	1.00	1272	-72.8
71	Salmin, Oleg	0	RUS	−58N	−45B	F	−39N	=70B	−49B	−62N	−69B	−60N	0.5	25.0	25.0	0.50	1147	0.0
72	Zhukov, Roman	1798	FID	−62B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	712	-33.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kazlou, PetrBLR
+136.4
6.0 pts · #7
2Emelchenkov, IvanRUS
+105.6
6.0 pts · #15
3Zoryn, MikhailBLR
+101.6
4.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Kazakova, MariaRUS
-99.6
1.5 pts · #68
2Mazanik, MikitaFID
-95.2
4.5 pts · #31
3Zhylchyk, MarkBLR
-89.6
1.5 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R9+381 Elo gap
Emelchenkov, Ivan1776 beat CMBorshch, Alexei2157
R8+321 Elo gap
Navumenka, Makar1927 beat FMNavumenka, Mikhei2248
R7+303 Elo gap
Lagutin, Ilya1617 beat FMPogosian, Georgy1920