Bryansk region Chess Championship 2026 (Men)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Bryansk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1833, and top seed was Eugene Kryuchkov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2090).
Eugene Kryuchkov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2090) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Aleksey Shirokun (7.0) and Vyacheslav Khulapov (6.5). Kryuchkov won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yuri A Makarov (1620) beat Pavel Luchinsky (1803), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsEugene Kryuchkov led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Eugene Kryuchkov never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Eugene Kryuchkov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Aleksey Shirokun); the title is out of reach before R9.
Eugene Kryuchkov beat Aleksey Shirokun (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 | 🇷🇺Kryuchkov, Eugene | 2090 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 34.00 | 36.5 | +20.4 | 2257 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Shirokun, Aleksey | 1843 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +94.8 | 2054 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Khulapov, Vyacheslav | 1862 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +32.4 | 1998 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Kuznetsov, Egor V | 1843 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | +14.8 | 1877 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Nikolaychik, Andrey | 1798 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | -1.0 | 1796 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Proshkin, Alexandr | 1775 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | +4.0 | 1798 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Potapov, Oleg E | 1859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 41.0 | -33.2 | 1789 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Denisov, Alexander | 1841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 42.5 | -42.6 | 1668 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Luchinsky, Pavel | 1803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -41.8 | 1618 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Makarov, Yuri A | 1620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 4.00 | 43.5 | -19.2 | 1578 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shirokun, AlekseyRUS+94.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Khulapov, VyacheslavRUS+32.46.5 pts · #3
- 3Kryuchkov, EugeneRUS+20.48.5 pts · #1
- 1Denisov, AlexanderRUS-42.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Luchinsky, PavelRUS-41.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Potapov, Oleg ERUS-33.24.0 pts · #6
- R4+183 Elo gap