Moscow Cup 2026 (men)
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1999, and top seed was Egor Vit Zdorov (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2098).
Dmitry Al. Rudenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 2049) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Viktor Tolstykh (6.5) and Egor Vit Zdorov (6.5). Rudenko won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ivan Dmit Medvedev (1742) beat Mihail Kanzychakov (1987), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 31 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×39
FIDE (no federation)×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDmitry Al. Rudenko led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Dmitry Al. Rudenko never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dmitry Al. Rudenko 4 wins (R1–R4)Viktor Tolstykh 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmitry Al. Rudenko | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Roman Blagoveshchenskiy | — | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Viktor Tolstykh | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4CMEgor Vit Zdorov | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudenko, Dmitry Al. | 2049 | RUS | +38N | +40B | +9N | +2B | =5N | =6B | +19N | +7B | =3N | 7.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 37.75 | 2230 | +76.0 |
| 2 | Tolstykh, Viktor | 1972 | FID | +18B | +39N | +13B | −1N | +32B | +5N | +4B | −3N | =6B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 32.50 | 2087 | +56.4 |
| 3 | Zdorov, Egor VitCM | 2098 | RUS | =43B | +23N | =4B | =11N | =7N | +20B | +18N | +2B | =1B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 34.50 | 2059 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Blagoveshchenskiy, Roman | 1912 | FID | =41N | +45B | =3N | +24B | =6N | +8B | −2N | +19B | +12B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 30.25 | 2088 | +85.2 |
| 5 | Bagdasaryan, Artem | 1951 | RUS | +27B | =32N | +22B | +19N | =1B | −2B | −7N | +21N | +15B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 28.50 | 1986 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Tunik, Denis | 2018 | RUS | +44B | +30N | −19B | +40N | =4B | =1N | +15B | =12N | =2N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 27.00 | 2029 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Yuldashev, Egor | 1913 | RUS | =48B | +34N | =15B | +38N | =3B | =17N | +5B | −1N | +30B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 25.25 | 2005 | +43.2 |
| 8 | Kovtunenko, AlexandrFM | 2018 | RUS | +47B | =22N | +46B | =32N | =19B | −4N | +14B | =11N | +17B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 23.00 | 1994 | -5.0 |
| 9 | Sviridov, Vladislav | 1995 | RUS | +16N | +24B | −1B | =15N | −17B | =42N | +38N | =20B | +19N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 1923 | -14.6 |
| 10 | Yakimenko, Alexander A. | 1948 | FID | −15N | =27B | +37N | =20B | −21N | +16B | +29N | +18B | =11B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 24.75 | 1861 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Davydenya, Mikhail | 1883 | RUS | =42B | =35N | +39B | =3B | +16N | −19N | +32B | =8B | =10N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 23.75 | 1951 | +33.2 |
| 12 | Lagashin, Pavel | 1926 | FID | +33N | =15B | F | =42N | +22B | +31N | +17B | =6B | −4N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 24.00 | 1964 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Zuev, Maksim Al | 1899 | RUS | +37N | +29B | −2N | =16B | −18N | =21B | =33N | +32B | +20N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 1870 | -12.8 |
| 14 | Gidaspov, Alexander | 1872 | RUS | =45N | =41B | −16N | +47N | +38B | =25B | −8N | +33B | +39N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 15.75 | 1912 | +19.6 |
| 15 | Medvedev, Ivan Dmit | 1742 | RUS | +10B | =12N | =7N | =9B | =25N | +26B | −6N | +24B | −5N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 25.25 | 1981 | +110.8 |
| 16 | Lebedev, Vladimir | 1784 | RUS | −9B | +31N | +14B | =13N | −11B | −10N | +43B | =23N | +38B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.00 | 1914 | +62.0 |
| 17 | Netaev, Aleksey Sav | 1879 | RUS | −29N | +33B | =18N | +41B | +9N | =7B | −12N | +39B | −8N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1907 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Gantsev, Daniil | 1785 | RUS | −2N | +49B | =17B | +46N | +13B | =32N | −3B | −10N | +31B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1906 | +55.2 |
| 19 | Voronkov, Denis | 1953 | FID | +21N | +20B | +6N | −5B | =8N | +11B | −1B | −4N | −9B | 4.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 23.50 | 1939 | -3.4 |
| 20 | Pshenina, Anastasia | 1854 | RUS | +36B | −19N | =42B | =10N | +40B | −3N | +31B | =9N | −13B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 1870 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Vershinin, Miroslav | 1771 | RUS | −19B | =36N | +48B | =30N | +10B | =13N | =25N | −5B | =26N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1882 | +53.2 |
| 22 | Kazakov, Alexandr Ivan | 1849 | RUS | +49N | =8B | −5N | =26B | −12N | −33B | =28N | +40B | +29N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1843 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Tolengit, Arman | 1825 | RUS | +26N | −3B | −40N | −29B | +45N | +28B | =24N | =16B | =25N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 18.00 | 1849 | +9.6 |
| 24 | Dronov, Ivan And | 1797 | RUS | +31B | −9N | +35B | −4N | =42B | =39N | =23B | −15N | +33B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 16.25 | 1807 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Khmelev, Mikhail | 1907 | RUS | =34B | +43N | −32B | +44N | =15B | =14N | =21B | −30N | =23B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 16.00 | 1800 | -25.6 |
| 26 | Kanzychakov, Mihail | 1987 | RUS | −23B | =42N | +34B | =22N | +43B | −15N | −39B | +27N | =21B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 16.50 | 1781 | -47.0 |
| 27 | Babochkin, Andrey A | 1769 | RUS | −5N | =10N | =43B | −31N | =36B | +48B | +40N | −26B | +35N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1836 | +31.6 |
| 28 | Osetrov, Prokhor | 1711 | FID | −30B | =47N | −44B | +48N | =34B | −23N | =22B | +43N | +41B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1815 | +51.6 |
| 29 | Netesa, Gleb | 1754 | RUS | +17B | −13N | −38B | +23N | −30B | +44N | −10B | +34N | −22B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 15.00 | 1806 | +25.6 |
| 30 | Ilyina, Lada | 1870 | RUS | +28N | −6B | =41N | =21B | +29N | F | F | +25B | −7N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 16.75 | 1887 | +3.8 |
| 31 | Zakharova, Milana | 1729 | RUS | −24N | −16B | +49N | +27B | +46N | −12B | −20N | +41B | −18N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 10.50 | 1758 | +14.8 |
| 32 | Kuralin, Arseniy Ev | 1737 | RUS | F | =5B | +25N | =8B | −2N | =18B | −11N | −13N | +36B | 3.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 16.50 | 1838 | +39.6 |
| 33 | Polevoy, Yusuf | 1763 | FID | −12B | −17N | +36B | −43N | +49B | +22N | =13B | −14N | −24N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 11.75 | 1731 | -16.4 |
| 34 | Gorshkov, Artem O | 1701 | RUS | =25N | −7B | −26N | +45B | =28N | =40B | =41N | −29B | =37N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 11.25 | 1737 | +12.9 |
| 35 | Saifulov, Gleb | 1767 | RUS | =46N | =11B | −24N | =39B | =37N | −38B | +44B | =36N | −27B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.75 | 1718 | -25.2 |
| 36 | Lukashevich, Luka | 1629 | RUS | −20N | =21B | −33N | =37B | =27N | =46B | +48N | =35B | −32N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1703 | +30.8 |
| 37 | Gantsev, Igor | 1691 | RUS | −13B | =44N | −10B | =36N | =35B | −49N | =45B | +48N | =34B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 8.25 | 1687 | -4.4 |
| 38 | Kislyi, Daniil N | 1839 | RUS | −1B | F | +29N | −7B | −14N | +35N | −9B | +49B | −16N | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 8.50 | 1756 | -37.2 |
| 39 | Glazkov, Kirill | 1836 | RUS | F | −2B | −11N | =35N | +47B | =24B | +26N | −17N | −14B | 3.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 10.00 | 1787 | -23.6 |
| 40 | Gorchakov, Aleksandr | 1877 | FID | +50B | −1N | +23B | −6B | −20N | =34N | −27B | −22N | =48B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 6.75 | 1716 | -77.6 |
| 41 | Sobolev, Lev Yu. | 1788 | FID | =4B | =14N | =30B | −17N | =44B | =43N | =34B | −31N | −28N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1692 | -45.6 |
| 42 | Kutuzov, Svetozar | 1699 | RUS | =11N | =26B | =20N | =12B | =24N | =9B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 15.00 | 1907 | +62.4 |
| 43 | Chesnokov, Danila | 1846 | RUS | =3N | −25B | =27N | +33B | −26N | =41B | −16N | −28B | F | 2.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 1710 | -29.8 |
| 44 | Blashko, Matvey Vad | 1837 | RUS | −6N | =37B | +28N | −25B | =41N | −29B | −35N | F | F | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.75 | 1647 | -72.4 |
| 45 | Kazaryan, Karina | 1726 | FID | =14B | −4N | −47B | −34N | −23B | F | =37N | F | +49B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.50 | 1618 | -42.0 |
| 46 | Shevtsov, Demyan | 1905 | RUS | =35B | +48N | −8N | −18B | −31B | =36N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 1662 | -76.4 |
| 47 | Filippov, Alexandr Denisovich | 1832 | RUS | −8N | =28B | +45N | −14B | −39N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1684 | -20.0 |
| 48 | Grigoryev, Vladislav | 1792 | RUS | =7N | −46B | −21N | −28B | F | −27N | −36B | −37B | =40N | 1.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 4.50 | 1461 | -61.4 |
| 49 | Domashchenko, Alisa | 1605 | FID | −22B | −18N | −31B | F | −33N | +37B | F | −38N | −45N | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.50 | 1460 | -40.0 |
| 50 | Barchuk, Ilya A | 1716 | RUS | −40N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1076 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Medvedev, Ivan DmitRUS+110.85.0 pts · #15
- 2Blagoveshchenskiy, RomanFID+85.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Rudenko, Dmitry Al.RUS+76.07.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gorchakov, AleksandrFID-77.63.0 pts · #41
- 2Shevtsov, DemyanRUS-76.42.0 pts · #44
- 3Blashko, Matvey VadRUS-72.42.0 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R6+245 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap