A.S. Kiselev Memorial 2026

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16 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Volgodonsk, Russia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1754, and top seed was Evgeniya Sukhareva (🇷🇺 RUS, WFM, 2122).

Alexander Tretiakov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 1950) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Dmitriy Dolmatov (6.5) and Evgeniya Sukhareva (6.0). Tretiakov won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Vladislav Egorov (1423) beat Roman Sham-Pasha (1625), a +202-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Volgodonsk, Russia

Dates

07 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺WFMEvgeniya Sukhareva2122

Avg top 10

1,754

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇺Russia×15

Top 3

🥇
FMAlexander Tretiakov
🇷🇺RUS·1950
7.0pts·2080perf+21.8
🥈
Dmitriy Dolmatov
🇷🇺RUS·1950
6.5pts·2026perf+33.2
🥉
WFMEvgeniya Sukhareva
🇷🇺RUS·2122
6.0pts·2128perf+2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Alexander Tretiakov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Tretiakov7Dolmatov6.5Sukhareva6Shapovalov4.5Semenikhin4.5Dokuchaev4

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Alexander Tretiakov held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alexander Tretiakov drew with Dmitriy Dolmatov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Alexander Tretiakov 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Evgeniya Sukhareva 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlexander Tretiakov	*	½	½	1
2Dmitriy Dolmatov	½	*	0	1
3WFMEvgeniya Sukhareva	½	1	*	0
4Yury Shapovalov	0	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tretiakov, AlexanderFM	1950	RUS	+13N	+8B	+7N	=3N	+4B	=2B	+5N	+6B	7.0	33.5	35.5	29.25	2080	+21.8
2	Dolmatov, Dmitriy	1950	RUS	+6B	+9N	−3B	+5N	+7B	=1N	+4B	+8N	6.5	34.0	38.0	28.50	2026	+33.2
3	Sukhareva, EvgeniyaWFM	2122	RUS	+11N	+4B	+2N	=1B	−5N	+8B	=6N	+7N	6.0	34.5	37.5	27.50	2128	+2.6
4	Semenikhin, Oleg	1723	RUS	+15B	−3N	+6B	+10N	−1N	+5B	−2N	=9B	4.5	36.0	37.5	16.00	1743	+0.6
5	Shapovalov, Yury	0	RUS	=7N	+11B	+9N	−2B	+3B	−4N	−1B	+12N	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.00	1850	0.0
6	Egorov, Vladislav	1423	RUS	−2N	+12B	−4N	=8B	+15N	+10N	=3B	−1N	4.0	35.0	36.5	13.50	1597	+42.0
7	Shapovalov, Viktor	1946	RUS	=5B	+10N	−1B	+15N	−2N	+12B	=9N	−3B	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.75	1728	-28.0
8	Shevtsov, Lev	1537	RUS	+16B	−1N	=15B	=6N	+14B	−3N	+10B	−2B	4.0	31.0	31.0	8.75	1622	+8.8
9	Dokuchaev, Valery	1736	RUS	+14N	−2B	−5B	+13N	−10B	+11N	=7B	=4N	4.0	28.5	30.5	11.25	1682	-8.0
10	Sham-Pasha, Roman	1625	RUS	+12N	−7B	+14N	−4B	+9N	−6B	−8N	+13B	4.0	25.5	27.5	11.00	1431	-49.6
11	Novichenko, Artem	1525	RUS	−3B	−5N	+12B	−14N	F	−9B	+13B	+15N	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	1030	-12.4
12	Gaponov, Matvey	0	RUS	−10B	−6N	−11N	+16B	+13B	−7N	+15B	−5B	3.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	828	0.0
13	Ignatovsky, Egor	0	RUS	−1B	−15N	+16B	−9B	−12N	+14B	−11N	−10N	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	909	0.0
14	Eremenko, Irina	0	RUS	−9B	+16N	−10B	+11B	−8N	−13N	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1413	0.0
15	Tkachenko, Elizaveta	0	RUS	−4N	+13B	=8N	−7B	−6B	F	−12N	−11B	1.5	24.5	24.5	4.00	1263	0.0
16	FIDE 570011826	0	—	−8N	−14B	−13N	−12N	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	737	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Egorov, VladislavRUS
+42.0
4.0 pts · #7
2Dolmatov, DmitriyRUS
+33.2
6.5 pts · #2
3Tretiakov, AlexanderFMRUS
+21.8
7.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Sham-Pasha, RomanRUS
-49.6
4.0 pts · #10
2Shapovalov, ViktorRUS
-28.0
4.0 pts · #9
3Novichenko, ArtemRUS
-12.4
3.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R6+202 Elo gap
Egorov, Vladislav1423 beat Sham-Pasha, Roman1625
R5+111 Elo gap
Sham-Pasha, Roman1625 beat Dokuchaev, Valery1736