V.N. Startsev Memorial - 2026 (open)

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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2026 in Ufa, Russia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1694, and top seed was Amir Z Yunusov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1742).

Ivan Yarmak (🇷🇺 RUS, 1678) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Arseniy S. Vasilyev (6.5) and Radmir Saitgaleev (6.5). Yarmak shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Daniil Sadykov (1411) beat Yasmina R Abdrashitova (1656), a +245-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Ufa, Russia

Dates

23 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺Amir Z Yunusov1742

Avg top 10

1,694

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×44

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
Ivan Yarmak
🇷🇺RUS·1678
7.5pts·1902perf+96.8
🥈
Arseniy S. Vasilyev
🇷🇺RUS·1638
6.5pts·1802perf+71.6
🥉
Radmir Saitgaleev
🇷🇺RUS·1741
6.5pts·1761perf+13.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ivan Yarmak led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Yarmak7.5Saitgaleev6.5Vasilyev6.5Kovalchuk6.5Motina6Mingaliev6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan

Ivan Yarmak takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ivan Yarmak drew with Radmir Saitgaleev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ivan Yarmak 3 wins (R5–R7)Arseniy S. Vasilyev 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ivan Yarmak	*	½	1	1
2Radmir Saitgaleev	½	*	0	—
3Arseniy S. Vasilyev	0	1	*	½
4Artem An Kovalchuk	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yarmak, Ivan	1678	RUS	+12B	+20N	=5B	=3N	+4B	+2N	+11B	=6N	+7B	7.5	48.5	53.0	43.75	1902	+96.8
2	Vasilyev, Arseniy S.	1638	RUS	+26N	+42B	+6N	+8N	+11B	−1B	+3N	−7B	=4N	6.5	48.5	51.0	34.25	1802	+71.6
3	Saitgaleev, Radmir	1741	RUS	=22N	+30B	+24N	=1B	+9N	+7B	−2B	=5N	+20B	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.00	1761	+13.6
4	Kovalchuk, Artem An	1693	RUS	+31N	−6B	+22N	+12B	−1N	+26B	+13B	+11N	=2B	6.5	45.5	49.5	32.75	1725	+14.0
5	Mukhtarov, Samat	1602	RUS	+34N	+16B	=1N	−7B	=6N	+14B	+12N	=3B	=10N	6.0	48.0	52.0	33.00	1699	+35.2
6	Salimov, Ilia	1588	RUS	+43B	+4N	−2B	=14N	=5B	+21N	+25B	=1B	=8N	6.0	47.0	49.5	30.50	1711	+48.0
7	Yunusov, Amir Z	1742	RUS	+23B	−35N	+32B	+5N	+21B	−3N	+8B	+2N	−1N	6.0	45.5	49.0	31.50	1742	-1.2
8	Motina, Alisa	1682	RUS	+46N	+18B	+13N	−2B	=17N	+30B	−7N	+23B	=6B	6.0	42.5	44.5	26.50	1709	+12.0
9	Reshetnikov, Arseny	1650	RUS	+25B	+19N	+35B	−11N	−3B	−20N	+31B	+21N	+16B	6.0	39.5	43.0	26.50	1669	+7.6
10	Mingaliev, Bogdan	1682	RUS	=28B	=21N	+40B	=20N	+23B	−11N	+22B	+17N	=5B	6.0	39.0	42.5	27.25	1711	+12.0
11	Bikbaev, Askar	1594	RUS	+49N	+36B	+27N	+9B	−2N	+10B	−1N	−4B	=13N	5.5	46.0	46.0	22.75	1709	+50.8
12	Seleznev, Savelii	1464	RUS	−1N	+45B	+15B	−4N	+18N	+39B	−5B	+25N	=17B	5.5	43.5	45.5	23.00	1645	+78.4
13	Meleshko, Margarita	1606	RUS	+44B	+37N	−8B	=23N	+22B	+17B	−4N	=20N	=11B	5.5	40.0	42.5	22.75	1634	+14.0
14	Yusupov, Emil	1653	RUS	−24N	+29B	+31N	=6B	=20B	−5N	=15B	+40N	+26B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.50	1557	-35.6
15	Chistyakov, Matvei	1621	RUS	+29N	−24B	−12N	+46B	+37N	−16B	=14N	+30B	+23N	5.5	37.0	39.0	21.25	1602	-0.8
16	Sabirov, Artem Rustemovich	0	RUS	+17B	−5N	+19B	−22N	+40B	+15N	−20B	+28N	−9N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.50	1609	0.0
17	Yarmak, Maria	1580	RUS	−16N	+44B	+48N	+27B	=8B	−13N	+30N	−10B	=12N	5.0	39.0	40.5	18.25	1591	+3.2
18	Ignatieva, Sofya	1575	RUS	+41B	−8N	−25B	+44N	−12B	+33N	−21B	+45N	+24B	5.0	34.5	36.5	16.00	1458	-31.6
19	Gareeva, Milana	1589	RUS	+45N	−9B	−16N	−37B	−39N	+48B	+47B	+38N	+33B	5.0	29.0	30.5	12.50	1348	-52.0
20	Gatin, Marsel R	1593	FID	F	−1B	+37N	=10B	=14N	+9B	+16N	=13B	−3N	4.5	45.5	45.5	23.00	1637	+17.2
21	Valeev, Kamil	1677	RUS	=30N	=10B	+42N	+24B	−7N	−6B	+18N	−9B	=25N	4.5	42.0	44.5	19.25	1585	-37.6
22	Kamaletdinov, Daniil	1563	RUS	=3B	+28N	−4B	+16B	−13N	+36B	−10N	+29N	F	4.5	42.0	42.0	20.75	1607	+4.2
23	Kinzyabulatova, Reana	1565	FID	−7N	+34B	+36N	=13B	−10N	+42B	+35N	−8N	−15B	4.5	40.0	42.5	16.25	1610	+20.8
24	Sadykov, Daniil	1411	RUS	+14B	+15N	−3B	−21N	=42N	−35B	+39N	+27B	−18N	4.5	38.5	41.0	20.25	1635	+101.2
25	Akhmerov, Ernest	0	RUS	−9N	+47B	+18N	=35B	=36N	+27B	−6N	−12B	=21B	4.5	38.5	40.0	16.75	1574	0.0
26	Avidan, Ozias	0	ISR	−2B	−41N	+43B	+32N	+29B	−4N	=27N	+35B	−14N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.75	1496	0.0
27	Farvazov, Askar	1631	RUS	+33B	+32N	−11B	−17N	+31B	−25N	=26B	−24N	+38B	4.5	36.0	39.5	17.75	1338	-65.2
28	Razdymakho, Zlata	1534	RUS	=10N	−22B	−30N	+34B	=38N	=41B	+36N	−16B	+45B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.75	1575	+12.0
29	Gabdrakipov, Rinat	0	RUS	−15B	−14N	=38B	+43N	−26N	+44B	+42N	−22B	+36N	4.5	32.0	34.5	12.75	1556	0.0
30	Golota, Ostap Il	1463	RUS	=21B	−3N	+28B	+39B	+35N	−8N	−17B	−15N	=32B	4.0	39.5	43.0	15.75	1590	+50.0
31	Mukhamadiev, Ramil	1534	RUS	−4B	+38N	−14B	+47N	−27N	+34B	−9N	−36B	+41B	4.0	36.5	38.0	12.00	876	-31.0
32	Yarmak, Anna	1573	RUS	+47N	−27B	−7N	−26B	+45N	=37B	−38N	+39B	=30N	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.75	1562	0.0
33	Faizullin, Radomir	0	RUS	−27N	=39B	=46N	−36B	+48N	−18B	+41N	+34B	−19N	4.0	30.5	32.0	11.25	1347	0.0
34	Galkin, Andrey Ign	0	RUS	−5B	−23N	+45B	−28N	+47B	−31N	+43B	−33N	+46B	4.0	29.5	31.0	8.00	1401	0.0
35	Osmanova, Alina	1596	RUS	+38B	+7B	−9N	=25N	−30B	+24N	−23B	−26N	F	3.5	37.5	41.0	16.25	1493	-13.8
36	Zhirnov, Kirill	1734	RUS	+40B	−11N	−23B	+33N	=25B	−22N	−28B	+31N	−29B	3.5	36.0	39.5	13.75	1432	-95.6
37	Abelguzina, Elvina	1454	RUS	+39N	−13B	−20B	+19N	−15B	=32N	−40B	=41N	=43B	3.5	34.5	37.0	13.25	1476	+8.4
38	Konovalova, Darina	0	RUS	−35N	−31B	=29N	+49N	=28B	=40N	+32B	−19B	−27N	3.5	33.5	33.5	10.25	1304	0.0
39	Abdrashitova, Yasmina R	1656	RUS	−37B	=33N	+41B	−30N	+19B	−12N	−24B	−32N	+49N	3.5	33.5	33.5	10.00	1237	-104.4
40	Migalina, Viktoriia	1551	RUS	−36N	+49B	−10N	+48B	−16N	=38B	+37N	−14B	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	6.75	1437	-23.2
41	Shirokov, Andrey	0	RUS	−18N	+26B	−39N	−42B	+46N	=28N	−33B	=37B	−31N	3.0	31.5	33.5	10.50	1387	0.0
42	Kusaev, Artur	1570	RUS	+48B	−2N	−21B	+41N	=24B	−23N	−29B	−46N	F	2.5	31.0	32.5	6.75	1192	-82.8
43	Protsenko, Darya M	0	RUS	−6N	=46B	−26N	−29B	=44B	F	−34N	+49B	=37N	2.5	27.0	27.0	4.00	1391	0.0
44	Gafarova, Guldar	0	RUS	−13N	−17N	+49B	−18B	=43N	−29N	−45B	F	+48N	2.5	26.0	26.0	2.75	745	0.0
45	Mutallapov, Arslan	0	RUS	−19B	−12N	−34N	F	−32B	+46B	+44N	−18B	−28N	2.0	32.5	32.5	4.50	1295	-28.4
46	Khalatyan, Erik	1509	RUS	−8B	=43N	=33B	−15N	−41B	−45N	F	+42B	−34N	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.75	1377	-27.2
47	Startsev, Ivan	0	RUS	−32B	−25N	F	−31B	−34N	+49B	−19N	=48N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	0.75	768	0.0
48	FIDE 522086749	0	—	−42N	F	−17B	−40N	−33B	−19N	+49N	=47B	−44B	1.5	24.0	24.0	0.75	777	0.0
49	FIDE 522034919	0	—	−11B	−40N	−44N	−38B	F	−47N	−48B	−43N	−39B	0.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	799	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sadykov, DaniilRUS
+101.2
4.5 pts · #10
2Yarmak, IvanRUS
+96.8
7.5 pts · #1
3Seleznev, SaveliiRUS
+78.4
5.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Abdrashitova, Yasmina RRUS
-104.4
3.5 pts · #40
2Zhirnov, KirillRUS
-95.6
3.5 pts · #27
3Kusaev, ArturRUS
-82.8
2.5 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R7+245 Elo gap
Sadykov, Daniil1411 beat Abdrashitova, Yasmina R1656
R1+242 Elo gap
Sadykov, Daniil1411 beat Yusupov, Emil1653
R8+220 Elo gap
Sadykov, Daniil1411 beat Farvazov, Askar1631