Grand-Open in "Galeria", Final

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 43 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2525, and top seed was Sanan Sjugirov (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2608).

Alisher Suleymenov (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2500) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vugar Rasulov (6.5) and Sanan Sjugirov (6.5). Suleymenov shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Levon Babujian (GM, 2344) beat Sanan Sjugirov (GM, 2608), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia

Dates

17 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺GMSanan Sjugirov2608

Avg top 10

2,525

Participants

Titled players · 43

GM×18

IM×8

FM×12

CM×3

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇷🇺Russia×15

🇦🇲Armenia×9

FIDE (no federation)×8

🇧🇾Belarus×5

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×3

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAlisher Suleymenov
🇰🇿KAZ·2500
6.5pts·2591perf+11.3
🥈
GMVugar Rasulov
🇦🇿AZE·2525
6.5pts·2585perf+7.6
🥉
GMSanan Sjugirov
🇭🇺HUN·2608
6.5pts·2504perf-8.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Rasulov6.5Sjugirov6.5Suleymenov6.5Remizov6Makarian6Ahmad6— ex-leaders:Nikitenkoled R3, #17

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/9. Suleymenov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Vugar Rasulov 3 wins (R5–R7)GM Sanan Sjugirov 5 wins (R5–R9)GM Alisher Suleymenov 3 wins (R3–R5)

R3 · FORMER LEADER FALL

GM Mihail Nikitenko held the sole lead at R3 but finished #17.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVugar Rasulov	*	—	½	1
2GMSanan Sjugirov	—	*	—	—
3GMAlisher Suleymenov	½	—	*	—
4IMYaroslav Remizov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Suleymenov, AlisherGM	2500	KAZ	=36B	=17N	+18B	+26N	+16B	=13N	+15B	=2B	=4N	6.5	41.5	45.0	32.00	2591	+11.3
2	Rasulov, VugarGM	2525	AZE	−26B	+48N	+35B	=27N	+8B	+5N	+13B	=1N	=19B	6.5	39.5	40.5	28.75	2585	+7.6
3	Sjugirov, SananGM	2608	HUN	−35B	=11N	=36B	=29N	+45B	+20N	+17B	+16N	+10B	6.5	37.0	40.0	30.00	2504	-8.8
4	Makarian, RudikGM	2535	FID	=17B	+36N	+28B	=13N	=6B	+38N	=10B	=19N	=1B	6.0	40.5	44.0	27.50	2561	+3.3
5	Remizov, YaroslavIM	2478	RUS	+11B	+35N	=38B	=15N	=14B	−2B	=9N	+27N	+13B	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.50	2576	+11.9
6	Lintchevski, DaniilGM	2489	RUS	+45B	=28N	+22B	=14B	=4N	=15N	=16B	=13N	+12B	6.0	40.0	43.0	28.00	2568	+9.6
7	Ahmad, KhaganIM	2472	AZE	+48B	+26N	−13B	=19N	+20B	−16N	+38B	=8N	+14B	6.0	38.0	39.0	23.75	2562	+11.0
8	Manafov, VugarIM	2441	AZE	+42N	+23B	−14N	=31B	−2N	=18B	+30N	=7B	+21N	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.00	2434	+0.4
9	Zarubitski, ViachaslauIM	2393	BLR	+30B	−13N	=32B	=11N	+26B	=17N	=5B	=15N	+22B	5.5	39.0	43.0	25.25	2433	+5.4
10	Aleksandrov, AleksejGM	2425	BLR	+29B	=37N	+43B	+38N	=13B	=14N	=4N	=12B	−3N	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.00	2485	+8.2
11	Shkuratov, VladimirFM	2275	RUS	−5N	=3B	+34N	=9B	−33N	+37B	+35N	=21B	+28N	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.25	2474	+47.4
12	Shturman, ArseniyFM	2364	FID	−37B	+29N	=30B	+43N	=19B	+27N	+14B	=10N	−6N	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.25	2438	+18.8
13	Nikitenko, MihailGM	2486	BLR	+46N	+9B	+7N	=4B	=10N	=1B	−2N	=6B	−5N	5.0	48.0	50.5	26.00	2498	+1.3
14	Ponkratov, PavelGM	2565	RUS	=18N	+34B	+8B	=6N	=5N	=10B	−12N	+28B	−7N	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.75	2457	-12.8
15	Moiseenko, VadimGM	2529	RUS	=34N	=18B	+44N	=5B	+21N	=6B	−1N	=9B	=20N	5.0	42.5	45.5	23.25	2438	-10.5
16	Shubin, KirillGM	2477	FID	−31N	+40B	+23N	+37B	−1N	+7B	=6N	−3B	=18N	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.00	2403	-7.6
17	Puzyrevsky, SemyonFM	2330	FID	=4N	=1B	+24N	−21B	+37N	=9B	−3N	=33B	+26N	5.0	41.5	45.0	23.00	2461	+30.2
18	Putrenko, KirillFM	2339	FID	=14B	=15N	−1N	=44B	+29B	=8N	=27B	+24N	=16B	5.0	39.5	42.5	22.25	2466	+15.0
19	Alekseev, EvgenyGM	2517	ISR	=39N	+41B	=31N	=7B	=12N	+35B	F	=4B	=2N	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.75	2460	-4.6
20	Fedorov, AlexeiGM	2391	BLR	−23N	=42B	+41N	+32B	−7N	−3B	+31B	+40N	=15B	5.0	37.0	40.5	19.25	2361	-3.2
21	Davtyan, ArsenIM	2443	ARM	=32B	−43N	+47B	+17N	−15B	=22N	+26B	=11N	−8B	4.5	36.5	38.5	18.00	2330	-13.2
22	Yeritsyan, HaykFM	2352	ARM	=41N	+39B	−6N	−30B	+32N	=21B	=33N	+25B	−9N	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.00	2309	-9.8
23	Matyakubov, MirazizCM	2177	UZB	+20B	−8N	−16B	−34N	=24B	+45N	=42B	=35N	+36B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.25	2353	+80.0
24	Volkov, SergeyGM	2409	RUS	+25N	−38N	−17B	−40B	=23N	+41B	+44N	−18B	+30B	4.5	33.5	36.5	17.25	2256	-17.6
25	Dilanyan, GrigorFM	2218	ARM	−24B	=47B	−39N	−45N	+48B	+32N	+36B	−22N	+35B	4.5	28.5	29.5	13.00	2304	+21.2
26	Shonazarov, OrashFM	2317	KAZ	+2N	−7B	+33N	−1B	−9N	+44B	−21N	+42B	−17B	4.0	41.5	44.5	17.00	2346	+7.2
27	Gorovets, AndreyGM	2448	BLR	+40N	=31B	=37N	=2B	=30N	−12B	=18N	−5B	=32B	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.00	2265	-20.8
28	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2399	IRI	+44N	=6B	−4N	=39B	+40N	+30B	F	−14N	−11B	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.25	2350	-5.2
29	Babanin, Gleb	2228	RUS	−10N	−12B	+46N	=3B	−18N	+34B	=39N	+31B	F	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.50	2362	+26.6
30	Iudina, VeronikaWFM	2182	RUS	−9N	+46B	=12N	+22N	=27B	−28N	−8B	+39B	−24N	4.0	37.0	39.5	15.25	2334	+66.1
31	Kazmin, SemenFM	2257	RUS	+16B	=27N	=19B	=8N	−38B	=33B	−20N	−29N	+43B	4.0	36.0	39.0	17.25	2358	+23.2
32	Zakharov, Alexey O.	2232	RUS	=21N	=33B	=9N	−20N	−22B	−25B	+48N	+41B	=27N	4.0	35.5	36.5	13.50	2292	+14.0
33	Levin, Evgeny A.GM	2406	RUS	=43B	=32N	−26B	=36N	+11B	=31N	=22B	=17N	F	4.0	34.5	37.5	17.50	2283	-13.2
34	Kozlov, AlexeiFM	2320	FID	=15B	−14N	−11B	+23B	−44N	−29N	+47B	=43N	+40B	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.00	2259	-15.8
35	Babujian, LevonGM	2344	ARM	+3N	−5B	−2N	+42B	+39N	−19N	−11B	=23B	−25N	3.5	42.0	45.5	15.75	2290	-7.4
36	Vlasenko, MiroslavIM	2289	RUS	=1N	−4B	=3N	=33B	=41N	=40B	−25N	+44B	−23N	3.5	39.0	42.0	15.00	2254	-5.4
37	Alikhanyan, Artak	2154	ARM	+12N	=10B	=27B	−16N	−17B	−11N	=41N	=46B	=39N	3.5	37.5	40.0	15.00	2255	+20.6
38	Goganov, AlekseyGM	2491	RUS	+47N	+24B	=5N	−10B	+31N	−4B	−7N	F	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.50	2408	-7.5
39	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2304	ARM	=19B	−22N	+25B	=28N	−35B	=43N	=29B	−30N	=37B	3.5	33.0	36.0	14.25	2210	-23.6
40	Dudkina, UlianaWFM	2243	FID	−27B	−16N	+48B	+24N	−28B	=36N	+43B	−20B	−34N	3.5	33.0	34.0	10.25	2274	+11.8
41	Grigoryan, Aram	2116	ARM	=22B	−19N	−20B	+47N	=36B	−24N	=37B	−32N	+46N	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.25	2242	+25.6
42	Kurchenko, EgorFM	2229	RUS	−8B	=20N	=45B	−35N	=43B	+46B	=23N	−26N	=44B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.75	2214	-4.4
43	Antipov, FedorCM	2213	FID	=33N	+21B	−10N	−12B	=42N	=39B	−40N	=34B	−31N	3.0	34.5	38.0	12.00	2207	-3.8
44	Nurdinov, Iliya	2206	RUS	−28B	+45N	−15B	=18N	+34B	−26N	−24B	−36N	=42N	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.25	2221	+2.2
45	Ghimoyan, NarekCM	2280	ARM	−6N	−44B	=42N	+25B	−3N	−23B	=46N	=47N	=48B	3.0	32.5	33.5	9.00	2178	-26.2
46	Gavryushin, OlegFM	2279	KAZ	−13B	−30N	−29B	=48N	+47B	−42N	=45B	=37N	−41B	2.5	28.5	29.5	5.75	2078	-24.4
47	Baghdasaryan, VaheGM	2280	ARM	−38B	=25N	−21N	−41B	−46N	+48B	−34N	=45B	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.75	2106	-18.1
48	Iljin, TimofeyIM	2244	UKR	−7N	−2B	−40N	=46B	−25N	−47N	−32B	F	=45N	1.0	32.0	32.0	2.75	1994	-22.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Matyakubov, MirazizCMUZB
+80.0
4.5 pts · #23
2Iudina, VeronikaWFMRUS
+66.1
4.0 pts · #32
3Shkuratov, VladimirFMRUS
+47.4
5.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Ghimoyan, NarekCMARM
-26.2
3.0 pts · #44
2Gavryushin, OlegFMKAZ
-24.4
2.5 pts · #46
3Hakobyan, MenuaFMARM
-23.6
3.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R1+264 Elo gap
GMBabujian, Levon2344 beat GMSjugirov, Sanan2608
R2+230 Elo gap
CMAntipov, Fedor2213 beat IMDavtyan, Arsen2443
R1+220 Elo gap
FMKazmin, Semen2257 beat GMShubin, Kirill2477