Championship Tuimazy 2026 Men
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Tuimazy, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1742, and top seed was Ilnar Bigalin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1988).
Ilnar Bigalin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1988) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nikita Zemlyanov (7.0) and Vitaly Luchkov (7.0). Bigalin won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Iskander Gareev (1541) beat Nafis Mullagaliev (1857), a +316-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIlnar Bigalin led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Ilnar Bigalin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ilnar Bigalin drew with Nikita Zemlyanov (Black).
Ilnar Bigalin 5 wins (R1–R5)Nikita Zemlyanov 3 wins (R7–R9)Vitaly Luchkov 4 wins (R5–R8)
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 | 🇷🇺Bigalin, Ilnar | 1988 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 30.00 | 37.0 | +17.8 | 2084 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Zemlyanov, Nikita | 1974 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.50 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 1950 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Luchkov, Vitaly | 1839 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.50 | 38.0 | +52.0 | 1951 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Khamidullin, Tair | 1662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.00 | 39.0 | +104.0 | 1878 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Mullagaliev, Nafis | 1857 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.00 | 40.0 | -16.8 | 1773 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Lugancev, Viktor | 1820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.00 | 40.0 | -8.6 | 1777 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Gareev, Iskander | 1541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 41.0 | +74.4 | 1711 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Nasyrova, Samira | 1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1.0 | 1.00 | 44.0 | -66.8 | 1408 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Galiev, Danis | 1517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.0 | 1.00 | 44.0 | -38.8 | 1400 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Davletshin, Vener | 1675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1.00 | 44.0 | -54.8 | 1399 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khamidullin, TairRUS+104.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Gareev, IskanderRUS+74.44.0 pts · #7
- 3Luchkov, VitalyRUS+52.07.0 pts · #3
- 1Nasyrova, SamiraRUS-66.81.0 pts · #8
- 2Davletshin, VenerRUS-54.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Galiev, DanisRUS-38.81.0 pts · #9
- R8+316 Elo gap
- R6+195 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap