Championship of the Leningrad Region U19. 2026
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40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Sosnovyy Bor, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Dmitriy Likhovskikh (🇷🇺 RUS, 2025).
Vladislav Buga (🇷🇺 RUS, 1759) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Dmitriy Likhovskikh (7.0) and Andrey Belov (6.5). Buga shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Egor A Ermakov (1484) beat Matvey Ksenzov (1762), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sosnovyy Bor, Russia
Dates
21 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Buga takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dmitriy Likhovskikh beat Vladislav Buga (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Dmitriy Likhovskikh 4 wins (R4–R7)Vladislav Buga 4 wins (R1–R4)Sevastyan Kuznetsov 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmitriy Likhovskikh | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Vladislav Buga | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Sevastyan Kuznetsov | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Andrey Belov | 1 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buga, Vladislav | 1759 | RUS | +27B | +19N | +8B | +13B | =3N | =5N | −2B | +10N | +14B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 35.75 | 1930 | +77.6 |
| 2 | Likhovskikh, Dmitriy | 2025 | RUS | +18N | =17B | −3N | +21B | +10B | +13N | +1N | =8B | +5B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 37.50 | 1946 | -22.8 |
| 3 | Belov, Andrey | 1899 | RUS | +38B | =14N | +2B | +28N | =1B | +4N | =8B | =5N | =9B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 33.50 | 1924 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Kuznetsov, Sevastyan | 1815 | RUS | +21N | −6B | +23N | +19B | =13N | −3B | +18N | +16B | +8N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 30.50 | 1818 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Droschak, Artem | 1736 | RUS | +24N | +15B | −13N | +38B | +9N | =1B | +11N | =3B | −2N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 28.75 | 1835 | +48.4 |
| 6 | Selimetov, Nikolay | 1601 | RUS | +31B | +4N | =28B | −8N | =14B | =10N | +22B | =7N | +13B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 29.50 | 1747 | +61.2 |
| 7 | Gavrikov, Maksim | 1473 | RUS | −13N | +34B | +26N | =14N | =12B | =9B | +17N | =6B | +15N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 27.50 | 1738 | +118.4 |
| 8 | Lytasova, Katerina | 1798 | RUS | +25N | +26B | −1N | +6B | =11N | +18B | =3N | =2N | −4B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 28.00 | 1786 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Makarchik, Arseniy Vik | 1805 | RUS | +10B | =11N | =14B | +22N | −5B | =7N | +30B | =13N | =3N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 27.50 | 1702 | -38.0 |
| 10 | Ermakov, Egor A | 1484 | RUS | −9N | +20B | +16N | +17B | −2N | =6B | +28N | −1B | +25N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 24.50 | 1742 | +100.4 |
| 11 | Gaydukov, Vasiliy | 1663 | RUS | +29N | =9B | =17N | +15B | =8B | =14N | −5B | =12N | +22B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 26.00 | 1714 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Abashev, Vladimir | 1596 | RUS | +34N | −13B | =21N | +24B | =7N | −15B | +23N | =11B | +20N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 23.50 | 1567 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Melnichuk, Miroslav | 1765 | RUS | +7B | +12N | +5B | −1N | =4B | −2B | +15N | =9B | −6N | 5.0 | 49.5 | 54.5 | 28.50 | 1744 | -8.7 |
| 14 | Yagodin, Alexey | 1610 | RUS | +20N | =3B | =9N | =7B | =6N | =11B | =16N | +24B | −1N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 25.75 | 1645 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Zivert, Lev | 1528 | RUS | +36B | −5N | +35B | −11N | +20B | +12N | −13B | +25N | −7B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.50 | 1538 | -2.8 |
| 16 | Polyakov, Timofey Dm | 1569 | RUS | +32B | −28N | −10B | +33N | +25B | =30N | =14B | −4N | +24N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 18.75 | 1562 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Solntseva, Arina | 1697 | RUS | +33B | =2N | =11B | −10N | F | =22N | −7B | +29B | +18N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 19.50 | 1608 | -34.8 |
| 18 | Postnikova, Alexandra | 1526 | RUS | −2B | =35N | +36B | +23B | +28N | −8N | −4B | +30N | −17B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1646 | +37.2 |
| 19 | Pekshev, Konstantin A | 1567 | RUS | +37N | −1B | +25N | −4N | −30B | =20B | −29N | +23B | +28N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1571 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Abashev, Pavel S | 0 | RUS | −14B | −10N | +37B | +27B | −15N | =19N | +26B | +33N | −12B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kotsur, Egor | 1490 | RUS | −4B | +31N | =12B | −2N | −26N | −33B | +37N | +34B | +29N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1418 | -29.6 |
| 22 | Goroschenya, Maksim A | 1537 | RUS | +40N | −23B | +27N | −9B | +34N | =17B | −6N | +28B | −11N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1565 | +8.0 |
| 23 | Repin, Mikhail | 1639 | RUS | =35B | +22N | −4B | −18N | +29B | =24N | −12B | −19N | +30B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1482 | -72.8 |
| 24 | Pavlova, Anna | 1422 | RUS | −5B | =36N | +33B | −12N | +35B | =23B | +27N | −14N | −16B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1516 | +36.8 |
| 25 | Tushin, Vladislav | 1480 | RUS | −8B | +32N | −19B | +35N | −16N | +34B | +33N | −15B | −10B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 12.50 | 1384 | -50.4 |
| 26 | Porfiriev, Andrei | 1539 | RUS | +39B | −8N | −7B | =29N | +21B | −28B | −20N | +31B | =27N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1442 | -33.2 |
| 27 | Rubanova, Anastasiya | 1451 | RUS | −1N | +37B | −22B | −20N | =31B | +36N | −24B | +32N | =26B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1241 | -47.6 |
| 28 | Ksenzov, Matvey | 1762 | RUS | +30N | +16B | =6N | −3B | −18B | +26N | −10B | −22N | −19B | 3.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 15.50 | 1497 | -123.6 |
| 29 | Zyuryunina, Tatiana | 1410 | RUS | −11B | −38N | +32B | =26B | −23N | +31N | +19B | −17N | −21B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1357 | -13.6 |
| 30 | Cheremnykh, Varvara V | 1436 | RUS | −28B | +39N | −38B | +31N | +19N | =16B | −9N | −18B | −23N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1397 | -22.4 |
| 31 | Mingazova, Yesenia | 0 | RUS | −6N | −21B | +40N | −30B | =27N | −29B | +39B | −26N | +36B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Akhmedova, Amina | 0 | RUS | −16N | −25B | −29N | +39B | −33B | +35N | =34N | −27B | +40B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1196 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chebotarev, Maksim L | 1421 | RUS | −17N | +40B | −24N | −16B | +32N | +21N | −25B | −20B | −35N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 1243 | -52.4 |
| 34 | Murashova, Kseniya | 0 | RUS | −12B | −7N | +39B | +36N | −22B | −25N | =32B | −21N | =37B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 7.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Starykh, Mark | 1404 | RUS | =23N | =18B | −15N | −25B | −24N | −32B | F | +40N | +33B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 1387 | -6.0 |
| 36 | Serova, Kira Al | 0 | RUS | −15N | =24B | −18N | −34B | +37N | −27B | =40N | =39B | −31N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 5.25 | 1177 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Krylova, Darya Andr | 0 | RUS | −19B | −27N | −20N | +40B | −36B | =39N | −21B | F | =34N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Kovalenko, Ilya | 1508 | RUS | −3N | +29B | +30N | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.00 | 1624 | +19.2 |
| 39 | FIDE 522073817 | 0 | — | −26N | −30B | −34N | −32N | +40B | =37B | −31N | =36N | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Zhukova, Alena | 0 | RUS | −22B | −33N | −31B | −37N | −39N | F | =36B | −35B | −32N | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.25 | 655 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gavrikov, MaksimRUS+118.46.0 pts · #11
- 2Ermakov, Egor ARUS+100.45.5 pts · #13
- 3Buga, VladislavRUS+77.67.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ksenzov, MatveyRUS-123.63.5 pts · #17
- 2Repin, MikhailRUS-72.84.0 pts · #16
- 3Chebotarev, Maksim LRUS-52.43.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R7+278 Elo gap
- R5+236 Elo gap
- R8+225 Elo gap