Y.V. Knyshenko Memorial 2026
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Nikita Evseev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1941).
Nikita Evseev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1941) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Valeriy Berov (6.5) and Boris Igdirov (6.5). Evseev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Valeriy Berov (1628) beat Vitaly Yermolenko (1884), a +256-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Dates
02 Mar 2026 → 20 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇺Russia×28
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNikita Evseev led from R4; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Nikita Evseev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nikita Evseev beat Boris Igdirov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikita Evseev 9 wins (R1–R9)Valeriy Berov 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikita Evseev | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Boris Igdirov | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Valeriy Berov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Dariya Zenkova | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evseev, Nikita | 1941 | RUS | +2N | +3B | +5N | +7B | +10N | +25B | +6N | +4B | +13N | 9.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 2607 | +118.4 |
| 2 | Berov, Valeriy | 1628 | RUS | −1B | +27N | +31B | +8N | +13B | +7B | −5N | =3N | +11B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 25.25 | 1925 | +121.6 |
| 3 | Igdirov, Boris | 1777 | RUS | +27B | −1N | +26N | +19B | =25N | =13B | +8N | =2B | +5N | 6.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 26.25 | 1910 | +33.4 |
| 4 | Zenkova, Dariya | 1687 | RUS | +29B | =6N | −9B | +21B | =5N | +15N | +7B | −1N | +8B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 24.50 | 1866 | +43.0 |
| 5 | Zakhozhai, Vladimir | 1833 | RUS | +17B | +15N | −1B | =13N | =4B | +12N | +2B | =10N | −3B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 27.75 | 1812 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Radchenko, Dmitry | 1794 | RUS | +21N | =4B | −25N | +16B | +9N | +10B | −1B | −7N | +22B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1841 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Yermolenko, Vitaly | 1884 | RUS | +23B | +12N | +8B | −1N | +11B | −2N | −4N | +6B | −10B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 23.50 | 1778 | -22.8 |
| 8 | Korovjakovsky, Dmitryi | 1805 | RUS | +19N | +25B | −7N | −2B | +21N | +11N | −3B | +17B | −4N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 1727 | -16.6 |
| 9 | Grigoriev, Sergey | 1746 | RUS | =18N | +11B | +4N | −10B | −6B | +22N | +12B | −13N | =14B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 1723 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Demidov, Alexey | 1891 | RUS | +26B | +30N | =13B | +9N | −1B | −6N | F | =5B | +7N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 18.50 | 1891 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Kirichenko, Anatoliy | 1655 | RUS | +28B | −9N | +14B | +23N | −7N | −8B | +18N | +15B | −2N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 1667 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Mikhno, Maksim | 1677 | RUS | +22N | −7B | −21N | +31B | +23N | −5B | −9N | +18B | +17N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 14.00 | 1632 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Popov, Evgeny | 1881 | RUS | +14N | +16B | =10N | =5B | −2N | =3N | F | +9B | −1B | 4.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 22.50 | 1795 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Suliga, Eckhard | 1536 | GER | −13B | +24N | −11N | =26B | =18N | +16B | −17N | +19B | =9N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 1612 | +17.2 |
| 15 | Sapunova, Maria | 1634 | RUS | +31N | −5B | +22N | −25B | +17N | −4B | =24B | −11N | +20B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1587 | -21.2 |
| 16 | Tkachev, Grigoriy | 1674 | RUS | +24B | −13N | −23B | −6N | +28B | −14N | =19N | +27B | +21N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 12.00 | 1583 | -42.4 |
| 17 | Tuktamyshev, Marat | 1492 | RUS | −5N | −22B | +24N | +29B | −15B | +21N | +14B | −8N | −12B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 12.00 | 1571 | +37.2 |
| 18 | Barashev, Albert | 1459 | RUS | =9B | F | F | +27N | =14B | +20N | −11B | −12N | +28B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.25 | 1623 | +67.6 |
| 19 | Lysakova, Iya | 1592 | RUS | −8B | +28N | +30B | −3N | =22B | −26N | =16B | −14N | +29B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 7.75 | 1573 | -8.4 |
| 20 | Stolpovskiy, Aleksey | 1480 | RUS | −30B | −23N | =27B | +28N | −26N | −18B | +29N | +31B | −15N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1397 | -19.2 |
| 21 | Bobylev, Mikhail | 1565 | RUS | −6B | +29N | +12B | −4N | −8B | −17B | −23N | +28N | −16B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 8.00 | 1492 | -35.6 |
| 22 | Soliev, Isroil | 0 | TJK | −12B | +17N | −15B | F | =19N | −9B | +27N | =24B | −6N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1521 | -24.4 |
| 23 | Kutovoi, Valery | 1542 | RUS | −7N | +20B | +16N | −11B | −12B | −24N | +21B | F | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 1575 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Travkina, Nikol Aleks | 1445 | FID | −16N | −14B | −17B | F | +31N | +23B | =15N | =22N | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 6.75 | 1448 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Korovtenko, Mikhail | 1899 | RUS | F | −8N | +6B | +15N | =3B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 13.25 | 1789 | -14.2 |
| 26 | Gevorkyan, David | 1617 | RUS | −10N | F | −3B | =14N | +20B | +19B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 9.75 | 1655 | +8.0 |
| 27 | Volkova, Viktoriya | 1502 | RUS | −3N | −2B | =20N | −18B | +29N | F | −22B | −16N | +31N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 3.25 | 1349 | -27.4 |
| 28 | Galkin, Oleg | 1512 | RUS | −11N | −19B | =29N | −20B | −16N | F | +31B | −21B | −18N | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.75 | 1132 | -67.2 |
| 29 | Tekhin, Nikolay | 1483 | RUS | −4N | −21B | =28B | −17N | −27B | +31N | −20B | F | −19N | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.75 | 1110 | -100.8 |
| 30 | Drachev, Evgeniy | 1678 | RUS | +20N | −10B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1529 | -12.0 |
| 31 | Shloma, Aleksander | 0 | RUS | −15B | F | −2N | −12N | −24B | −29B | −28N | −20N | −27B | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Berov, ValeriyRUS+121.66.5 pts · #5
- 2Evseev, NikitaRUS+118.49.0 pts · #1
- 3Barashev, AlbertRUS+67.64.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Tekhin, NikolayRUS-100.81.5 pts · #30
- 2Galkin, OlegRUS-67.21.5 pts · #29
- 3Tkachev, GrigoriyRUS-42.44.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R6+256 Elo gap
- R5+253 Elo gap
- R7+197 Elo gap