Kur Memorial_Blitz Grand-Prix of Russia 2026

SwissBlitz

96 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 20 Feb 2026 in Barnaul, Russia. 35 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2449, and top seed was Alexander Riazantsev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2516).

Artem Pingin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2282) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Anton Shomoev (9.0) and Alexander Riazantsev (8.5). Pingin shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Elizaveta Kashperova (1720) beat Mikhail Mashkov (2218), a +498-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Barnaul, Russia

Dates

20 Feb 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMAlexander Riazantsev2516

Avg top 10

2,449

Participants

Titled players · 35

GM×9

IM×6

FM×9

CM×4

WIM×2

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×91

FIDE (no federation)×5

Top 3

🥇
IMArtem Pingin
🇷🇺RUS·2282
9.0pts·2581perf+82.6
🥈
GMAnton Shomoev
🇷🇺RUS·2450
9.0pts·2496perf+7.5
🥉
GMAlexander Riazantsev
🇷🇺RUS·2516
8.5pts·2544perf+5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Shomoev9Pingin9Riazantsev8.5Kezin8Obgolts8Zablotsky8

R8 · LEADER CHANGE20 Feb

GM Anton Shomoev takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.0/11. Pingin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (74.5).

R11 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Anton Shomoev drew with IM Artem Pingin (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAnton Shomoev	*	½	½	—
2IMArtem Pingin	½	*	½	—
3GMAlexander Riazantsev	½	½	*	1
4IMRoman Kezin	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pingin, ArtemIM	2282	RUS	+80B	+24N	=9B	+44N	+5B	+11B	=3N	=14N	+13B	+10B	=2N	9.0	74.5	78.5	62.50	2581	+82.6
2	Shomoev, AntonGM	2450	RUS	=67B	+78N	+64B	=22N	+18B	+8N	+15B	+12N	+14B	=3N	=1B	9.0	69.5	73.5	59.25	2496	+7.5
3	Riazantsev, AlexanderGM	2516	RUS	+38B	+17N	+15B	+43N	=9B	=14N	=1B	+23N	+4B	=2B	=6N	8.5	75.0	80.5	60.25	2544	+5.8
4	Kezin, RomanIM	2480	RUS	+53N	+16B	=8N	−11B	+33N	+31B	+5N	=9B	−3N	+30B	+14N	8.0	71.0	76.5	53.00	2467	+0.7
5	Zablotsky, SergeiGM	2369	RUS	+50N	+20B	+35N	=10B	−1N	+34B	−4B	+16N	+23B	=14N	+17B	8.0	71.0	76.5	52.25	2402	+6.0
6	Obgolts, ErikIM	2410	RUS	+36B	+32N	=31B	=18N	+25B	+22N	−14B	=15N	+8B	+9N	=3B	8.0	69.5	75.5	54.25	2429	+5.4
7	Pakhomov, EgorIM	2365	RUS	+52N	+70B	+46N	−14B	−30N	+67N	+32B	−8N	+31B	+18B	+15N	8.0	62.0	66.5	46.00	2359	+1.5
8	Belozerov, AndreiGM	2378	RUS	+58B	+39N	=4B	+31N	=10N	−2B	+18N	+7B	−6N	+12B	=11N	7.5	74.5	79.5	51.00	2428	+9.9
9	Lysyj, IgorGM	2496	FID	+71N	+40B	=1N	+19B	=3N	+30B	−12N	=4N	+26B	−6B	+27N	7.5	73.0	77.5	49.25	2427	-6.8
10	Bocharov, DmitryGM	2512	RUS	+29B	+34N	+23B	=5N	=8B	−15N	+17B	+22N	=12B	−1N	+24B	7.5	72.0	78.0	50.50	2395	-12.9
11	Kryakvin, DmitryGM	2363	RUS	+54B	+61N	+45B	+4N	=14B	−1N	=13B	=26N	+19B	=15N	=8B	7.5	70.0	75.0	48.25	2393	+6.6
12	Tuzov, Alexander	2215	RUS	+59B	−45N	+55B	+61N	+32B	+43N	+9B	−2B	=10N	−8N	+23B	7.5	65.0	70.0	44.25	2367	+46.4
13	Smirnov, PavelGM	2462	RUS	+85N	=33B	−14N	+71B	+28N	+47B	=11N	+30B	−1N	=27B	+26N	7.5	65.0	69.0	43.00	2321	-14.6
14	Borisovsky, DmitryFM	2207	RUS	+56B	+74N	+13B	+7N	=11N	=3B	+6N	=1B	−2N	=5B	−4B	7.0	78.5	82.5	49.00	2408	+59.8
15	Fomkin, DmitryFM	2316	RUS	+82N	+72B	−3N	+70B	+16N	+10B	−2N	=6B	+28N	=11B	−7B	7.0	71.0	75.0	41.75	2372	+20.8
16	Marchuk, Rostislav	2212	RUS	+76B	−4N	+58B	+45N	−15B	=25N	+38B	−5B	+43N	=19N	+39B	7.0	64.5	68.5	38.75	2272	+19.0
17	Karpukhin, Mikhail	2226	RUS	+75N	−3B	+50N	−54B	+77N	+53B	−10N	+20B	+46N	+22B	−5N	7.0	63.0	67.0	38.00	2246	+22.4
18	Zhuk, Aleksei	2186	RUS	+96B	=92N	+67B	=6B	−2N	+39N	−8B	+36N	+54B	−7N	+38B	7.0	62.5	63.5	33.75	2200	+7.6
19	Kazakov, Vadim	2227	RUS	+84B	=55N	+92B	−9N	−24B	+71N	+72B	+34N	−11N	=16B	+33N	7.0	58.5	61.0	33.50	2193	-3.8
20	Sukhov, Artur	2059	RUS	+90B	−5N	=87B	=55N	+29B	+27N	−26B	−17N	+76B	+56N	+32B	7.0	58.0	61.0	35.25	2146	+25.8
21	Mashkov, Mikhail	2218	RUS	−55B	=84N	+78B	−67N	+59B	+52N	+48B	−31N	=22B	+36N	+35N	7.0	54.0	58.0	37.25	2105	-38.1
22	Slizhevsky, AlexanderIM	2329	RUS	=44N	+83B	+33N	=2B	+54N	−6B	+42N	−10B	=21N	−17N	+45B	6.5	66.5	70.5	37.25	2236	-9.5
23	Boiarintsev, VitalyFM	2262	RUS	+60N	+49B	−10N	=63B	+72N	+24B	+43N	−3B	−5N	+34B	−12N	6.5	65.0	69.5	35.50	2262	+3.1
24	Guzikov, DanilCM	2238	RUS	+66N	−1B	+77N	=35B	+19N	−23N	−47B	+67N	+45B	+46B	−10N	6.5	62.0	66.0	34.50	2203	-4.4
25	Vlasova, Mariya NWFM	2036	FID	+69N	−35B	+37N	+40B	−6N	=16B	−34N	−44B	+87B	+48N	+47B	6.5	60.0	63.5	34.50	2116	+35.0
26	Vlassov, NikolaiIM	2325	RUS	=83N	−44B	=75N	+49B	+68N	+61B	+20N	=11B	−9N	+47N	−13B	6.5	59.5	63.5	35.25	2172	-15.7
27	Shvetsov, Maksim	2235	RUS	−49N	+60B	−54N	+96B	+57N	−20B	+68N	+41B	+37N	=13N	−9B	6.5	59.0	60.0	31.25	2091	-30.2
28	Panin, MikhailCM	2148	RUS	=81N	+88B	−44N	+41B	−13B	+50N	+67B	+47N	−15B	+31N	−30N	6.5	57.5	61.0	33.00	2179	+10.4
29	Dronov, Alexander	2050	RUS	−10N	−68B	+93N	+75B	−20N	+57B	−37N	=79B	+69N	+44B	+43N	6.5	53.5	56.0	29.00	2073	+4.4
30	Kalinin, Nikita An.FM	2247	FID	F	+62N	−43B	+42N	+7B	−9N	+45B	−13N	+39B	−4N	+28B	6.0	65.5	65.5	37.00	2335	+23.8
31	Mescheryakov, ArtemCM	2267	RUS	+94N	+77B	=6N	−8B	+82N	−4N	+51B	+21B	−7N	−28B	=34N	6.0	64.5	67.0	30.00	2205	-21.8
32	Poluyanov, Alexander	2058	RUS	+57N	−6B	+49N	+95B	−12N	+54B	−7N	−37B	+41N	+62B	−20N	6.0	63.0	65.0	28.50	2076	+7.4
33	Bakiev, Diyor	2036	RUS	+48B	=13N	−22B	+87N	−4B	=41N	=55B	=38N	+59B	+54N	−19B	6.0	61.5	65.0	31.25	2125	+21.0
34	Borisova, EkaterinaFM	2157	RUS	+68N	−10B	=82N	+69B	+63N	−5N	+25B	−19B	+44N	−23N	=31B	6.0	61.0	65.0	31.00	2173	+4.2
35	Zhirkov, VladislavCM	2123	RUS	+73B	+25N	−5B	=24N	−67B	=38N	−36B	+83N	+58B	+51N	−21B	6.0	59.5	63.5	31.75	2094	-8.6
36	Bekasov, Ivan	1934	RUS	−6N	−57B	−79N	+66B	+49N	+77B	+35N	−18B	+40N	−21B	+60N	6.0	58.5	62.5	31.50	2028	+46.4
37	Barmin, Kalion	1852	RUS	−51B	+65N	−25B	+73N	−39B	+58N	+29B	+32N	−27B	−38N	+54B	6.0	58.0	62.5	32.00	2065	+119.2
38	Loskutova, ViktoriyaWFM	1988	RUS	−3N	=75B	+81N	=74B	+70N	=35B	−16N	=33B	+55N	+37B	−18N	6.0	58.0	62.0	29.50	2081	+24.8
39	Protasov, Nikolay	1987	RUS	+79N	−8B	+68N	−46B	+37N	−18B	+69N	+74B	−30N	+50B	−16N	6.0	57.5	61.5	28.50	2105	+59.2
40	Slizunkov, Dmitry	2200	RUS	+87B	−9N	+80B	−25N	+44B	−45N	−41B	+48N	−36B	+76N	+59B	6.0	55.5	59.0	27.50	2061	-37.2
41	Gaydym, MichailFM	2097	RUS	−43B	+86N	=74B	−28N	+87B	=33B	+40N	−27N	−32B	+55N	+56B	6.0	54.5	58.0	28.50	2061	-8.6
42	Novikov, Stanislav M.	2013	RUS	−77N	+94B	+57N	−30B	+69N	+46B	−22B	−54N	−56B	+73N	+74B	6.0	50.0	52.5	26.00	2001	-6.8
43	Vorobiov, Evgeny E.GM	2418	RUS	+41N	+63B	+30N	−3B	+46N	−12B	−23B	=45N	−16B	+67N	−29B	5.5	64.0	68.5	29.75	2200	-28.4
44	Puryga, Ilya	1954	RUS	=22B	+26N	+28B	−1B	−40N	−51N	+71B	+25N	−34B	−29N	+67B	5.5	63.5	68.0	31.75	2133	+77.2
45	Kochikyan, Georgy	2164	RUS	+89N	+12B	−11N	−16B	+74N	+40B	−30N	=43B	−24N	+52B	−22N	5.5	62.0	65.0	28.75	2161	+4.8
46	Lazarev, Vladislav	2310	RUS	+65B	+51N	−7B	+39N	−43B	−42N	+85B	+62N	−17B	−24N	=50N	5.5	60.0	64.0	28.25	2130	-46.8
47	Andreenko, Rodion	2023	RUS	=78B	−67N	+84B	+76N	+48B	−13N	+24N	−28B	+52N	−26B	−25N	5.5	57.0	61.0	27.50	2057	+9.3
48	Larionov, Mikhail	1879	RUS	−33N	+52B	=72N	+62B	−47N	+63B	−21N	−40B	+53N	−25B	+70N	5.5	56.5	61.0	27.75	2044	+69.1
49	Kopanitsa, Andrey	1830	RUS	+27B	−23N	−32B	−26N	−36B	+78N	+90B	−61N	+95B	+58N	=51B	5.5	54.0	56.0	23.25	2024	+99.2
50	Mayer, Denis	1976	RUS	−5B	+91N	−17B	=56N	+92B	−28B	=63N	+95N	+61B	−39N	=46B	5.5	53.5	55.5	20.25	2042	+32.8
51	Maletina, TatianaWIM	2020	RUS	+37N	−46B	−95N	=60B	+81N	+44B	−31N	=55B	+75N	−35B	=49N	5.5	52.5	54.5	27.25	1963	-15.2
52	Kozyrev, Alexey A	1898	RUS	−7B	−48N	=91B	+78N	+76B	−21B	+87N	+72N	−47B	−45N	+68B	5.5	52.0	55.0	22.00	2010	+57.6
53	Dashunin, Andrey	1820	RUS	−4B	−56N	+94B	+86N	+55B	−17N	−74B	=92N	−48B	+87N	+73B	5.5	49.0	51.5	20.75	1914	+46.4
54	Lapa, Viktoriya	1968	RUS	−11N	+93B	+27B	+17N	−22B	−32N	+61N	+42B	−18N	−33B	−37N	5.0	63.5	66.0	27.00	2073	+40.3
55	Kashperova, Elizaveta	1720	RUS	+21N	=19B	−12N	=20B	−53N	+70B	=33N	=51N	−38B	−41B	+83N	5.0	62.0	66.0	28.25	2003	+137.2
56	Lozhnikov, Platon	1839	RUS	−14N	+53B	−63N	=50B	−71N	=81B	+89N	+70B	+42N	−20B	−41N	5.0	55.0	58.0	23.75	1993	+81.6
57	Zherebnenko, Artem	1853	RUS	−32B	+36N	−42B	+80N	−27B	−29N	−58B	+64N	+83B	−65N	+85B	5.0	54.0	58.0	23.00	1991	+59.2
58	Guempel, ViktorFM	2016	RUS	−8N	+79B	−16N	−68B	+96N	−37B	+57N	+81B	−35N	−49B	+75N	5.0	53.5	54.5	18.00	1963	-16.4
59	Tsepennikova, TatianaWFM	1976	FID	−12N	+89B	−70N	+79B	−21N	−69B	+77N	+68B	−33N	+75B	−40N	5.0	52.0	55.0	19.50	1962	-4.2
60	Akulov, Ivan	1833	RUS	−23B	−27N	+90B	=51N	=64B	−62N	−76B	+86N	+85B	+61N	−36B	5.0	51.5	54.5	21.25	1989	+62.0
61	Makeev, Igor	2048	RUS	+93N	−11B	+96N	−12B	+95N	−26N	−54B	+49B	−50N	−60B	+69N	5.0	51.5	52.5	15.50	1934	-49.0
62	Malakhov, Nikita	2098	RUS	F	−30B	−69N	−48N	+86B	+60B	+79N	−46B	+74N	−32N	+65B	5.0	49.5	49.5	22.00	1981	-47.9
63	Ubiennykh, EkaterinaWIM	2110	RUS	+91B	−43N	+56B	=23N	−34B	−48N	=50B	−76N	+92B	−74N	+78B	5.0	49.0	51.5	20.50	1956	-42.8
64	Medzinovskiy, Petr	2025	RUS	=88N	+81B	−2N	−82B	=60N	−68B	−75N	−57B	+89N	+77B	+79N	5.0	47.0	50.0	19.25	1908	-34.6
65	Kochnev, Vladislav	2017	RUS	−46N	−37B	+66N	−77B	=89N	−87B	+93N	=69B	+81N	+57B	−62N	5.0	45.5	48.0	20.25	1878	-38.4
66	Memeshkin, Maxim	1680	RUS	−24B	−80N	−65B	−36N	+94B	=73N	−95B	+93B	+82N	=78N	+84B	5.0	43.0	45.0	17.25	1875	+101.6
67	Pashin, Vyacheslav	1943	RUS	=2N	+47B	−18N	+21B	+35N	−7B	−28N	−24B	+79N	−43B	−44N	4.5	66.5	70.5	27.00	2104	+37.2
68	Arbuzov, Andrey	1998	RUS	−34B	+29N	−39B	+58N	−26B	+64N	−27B	−59N	=80B	+72B	−52N	4.5	56.5	60.5	23.00	1982	-7.2
69	Kolobov, Nikita	1825	RUS	−25B	+73N	+62B	−34N	−42B	+59N	−39B	=65N	−29B	+80N	−61B	4.5	55.5	59.5	21.00	1960	+70.4
70	Burmakin, EvgeniyFM	2130	RUS	+86B	−7N	+59B	−15N	−38B	−55N	+82B	−56N	=84B	+92N	−48B	4.5	53.5	56.0	17.50	1907	-62.2
71	Bykov, Mikhail	1975	RUS	−9B	=76N	+88B	−13N	+56B	−19B	−44N	−73N	−78B	+86N	+92B	4.5	52.5	55.0	17.00	1944	-15.2
72	Nikolaeva, Nadezhda	1912	RUS	+95B	−15N	=48B	+92N	−23B	+82N	−19N	−52B	−73B	−68N	+76B	4.5	51.0	53.0	15.25	1925	-1.8
73	Turbanov, Maksim	1946	RUS	−35N	−69B	+89N	−37B	−79N	=66B	+96N	+71B	+72N	−42B	−53N	4.5	49.0	50.0	15.50	1821	-74.8
74	Kiselev, Artem	1835	RUS	F	−14B	=41N	=38N	−45B	+83B	+53N	−39N	−62B	+63B	−42N	4.0	56.0	56.0	20.50	1969	+29.6
75	Tyukalova, Darya	1891	RUS	−17B	=38N	=26B	−29N	−80B	+91N	+64B	+85N	−51B	−59N	−58B	4.0	54.5	57.5	18.25	1942	+12.9
76	Markelov, Alexander	1873	RUS	−16N	=71B	+83N	−47B	−52N	=92B	+60N	+63B	−20N	−40B	−72N	4.0	54.0	56.5	17.50	1899	+9.6
77	Akentjev, Kirill	1715	RUS	+42B	−31N	−24B	+65N	−17B	−36N	−59B	−80N	+93B	−64N	+90B	4.0	53.5	56.0	16.50	1896	+83.2
78	Scherbakov, Aleksandr	1945	RUS	=47N	−2B	−21N	−52B	=93N	−49B	+91N	=89B	+71N	=66B	−63N	4.0	53.0	55.5	15.50	1863	-26.8
79	Chernov, Alexander A.FM	1940	RUS	−39B	−58N	+36B	−59N	+73B	+80N	−62B	=29N	−67B	=84N	−64B	4.0	51.5	55.5	19.75	1884	-16.4
80	Krivich, Ilya	1942	RUS	−1N	+66B	−40N	−57B	+75N	−79B	−81N	+77B	=68N	−69B	=82B	4.0	50.0	54.0	17.25	1849	-28.4
81	Kuprin, Vladimir	2124	RUS	=28B	−64N	−38B	+84N	−51B	=56N	+80B	−58N	−65B	−85N	+87B	4.0	50.0	53.5	17.25	1890	-68.0
82	Osadchy, Andrey K	1949	RUS	−15B	+90N	=34B	+64N	−31B	−72B	−70N	−87N	−66B	+88B	=80N	4.0	49.0	52.0	16.50	1904	-24.5
83	Bragina, AnnaWCM	1928	RUS	=26B	−22N	−76B	=91N	+90B	−74N	+86B	−35B	−57N	+95N	−55B	4.0	47.0	49.0	13.75	1839	-48.1
84	Anufrienko, DariaWFM	1922	RUS	−19N	=21B	−47N	−81B	+88N	=89B	−92N	+90B	=70N	=79B	−66N	4.0	46.5	49.0	15.75	1873	-16.6
85	Plotnikov, Alexander	2075	RUS	−13B	−87N	−86B	+88N	+91B	+95N	−46N	−75B	−60N	+81B	−57N	4.0	45.0	47.0	12.50	1869	-59.6
86	Kolesnikov, Sergey	1867	RUS	−70N	−41B	+85N	−53B	−62N	+96B	−83N	−60B	+90N	−71B	+89N	4.0	44.5	45.5	11.00	1846	-7.8
87	Khegai, Darya	1922	FID	−40N	+85B	=20N	−33B	−41N	+65N	−52B	+82B	−25N	−53B	−81N	3.5	55.5	59.5	16.50	1895	-20.4
88	Kiryanova, Snezhana	1846	RUS	=64B	−28N	−71N	−85B	−84B	−90N	=94B	+96N	=91B	−82N	+93B	3.5	39.0	40.0	8.75	1796	-26.4
89	Levin, Mikhail	1813	RUS	−45B	−59N	−73B	+94N	=65B	=84N	−56B	=78N	−64B	=91N	−86B	3.0	45.0	47.5	10.50	1763	-15.5
90	Vassiliev, G.	1864	RUS	−20N	−82B	−60N	+93B	−83N	+88B	−49N	−84N	−86B	+94B	−77N	3.0	43.5	46.0	8.50	1693	-49.2
91	Dokin, Ratimir	1874	RUS	−63N	−50B	=52N	=83B	−85N	−75B	−78B	+94N	=88N	=89B	−96N	3.0	41.0	42.0	10.50	1736	-64.7
92	Borisova, Polina A.	1858	RUS	F	=18B	−19N	−72B	−50N	=76N	+84B	=53B	−63N	−70B	−71N	2.5	51.5	51.5	12.25	1820	-20.8
93	Koroleva, Zlata	1851	RUS	−61B	−54N	−29B	−90N	=78B	+94N	−65B	−66N	−77N	+96B	−88N	2.5	43.5	44.5	5.50	1668	-104.0
94	Ulturgasheva, Kseniya	1745	RUS	−31B	−42N	−53N	−89B	−66N	−93B	=88N	−91B	+96B	−90N	+95B	2.5	39.5	40.5	4.75	1643	-62.8
95	Budaeva, Kseniya	1692	RUS	−72N	F	+51B	−32N	−61B	−85B	+66N	−50B	−49N	−83B	−94N	2.0	47.5	47.5	10.50	1687	-8.6
96	Zudilkin, Nikita	1792	RUS	−18N	F	−61B	−27N	−58B	−86N	−73B	−88B	−94N	−93N	+91B	1.0	43.5	43.5	3.00	1591	-41.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kashperova, ElizavetaRUS
+137.2
5.0 pts · #55
2Barmin, KalionRUS
+119.2
6.0 pts · #34
3Memeshkin, MaximRUS
+101.6
5.0 pts · #56

Top rating losers

1Koroleva, ZlataRUS
-104.0
2.5 pts · #92
2Turbanov, MaksimRUS
-74.8
4.5 pts · #67
3Kuprin, VladimirRUS
-68.0
4.0 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R1+498 Elo gap
Kashperova, Elizaveta1720 beat Mashkov, Mikhail2218
R6+410 Elo gap
Kashperova, Elizaveta1720 beat FMBurmakin, Evgeniy2130
R1+405 Elo gap
Kopanitsa, Andrey1830 beat Shvetsov, Maksim2235