UR Cup 2026 (st. SCK_final)
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Izhevsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Kirill Shumilov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2049).
Kirill Shumilov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2049) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nikita Nikitin (5.5) and Vitaly Poletaev (5.0). Shumilov shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikita Nikitin (1905) beat Kirill Shumilov (2049), a +144-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsKirill Shumilov led from R6 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Kirill Shumilov takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Kirill Shumilov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Nikita Nikitin); the title is out of reach before R9.
Kirill Shumilov lost to Nikita Nikitin (Black).
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 | 🇷🇺Shumilov, Kirill | 2049 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +20.6 | 2152 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Nikitin, Nikita | 1905 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 25.25 | 39.5 | +17.6 | 1975 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Poletaev, Vitaly | 1949 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -4.2 | 1933 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Abashev, Alex | 1916 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +4.6 | 1937 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Baranov, Sergey | 1995 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -25.8 | 1885 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Dresvyannikov, Alexey P | 1764 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +34.2 | 1911 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Meluzov, Sergey | 1837 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -4.6 | 1823 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Ponomarev, Ilya S | 1867 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -24.8 | 1819 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Nasibullin, Timur | 1782 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -0.4 | 1784 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Vjuzhanin, Konstantin | 1895 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | -29.6 | 1771 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dresvyannikov, Alexey PRUS+34.24.5 pts · #6
- 2Shumilov, KirillRUS+20.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Nikitin, NikitaRUS+17.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Vjuzhanin, KonstantinRUS-29.63.0 pts · #10
- 2Baranov, SergeyRUS-25.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Ponomarev, Ilya SRUS-24.83.5 pts · #8
- R1+144 Elo gap
- R8+103 Elo gap