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Pskov Region Championship 2026

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Velikie Luki, Russia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1915, and top seed was Aleksandr Kulnev ( FID, CM, 2188).

Aleksandr Kulnev ( FID, CM, 2188) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Odisey Suleymanyants (6.0) and Vladislav Merzanyukov (5.5). Kulnev won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Dmitry E Golubev (1851) beat Odisey Suleymanyants (FM, 2121), a +270-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Velikie Luki, Russia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
CMAleksandr Kulnev2188
Avg top 10
1,915
Participants
10
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×9
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Aleksandr Kulnev led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Kulnev7.5Suleymanyants6Merzanyukov5.5Golubev4.5Nikitin4.5Melkonyan3.5
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Aleksandr Kulnev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Aleksandr Kulnev beat FM Odisey Suleymanyants (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Aleksandr Kulnev 7 wins (R1–R7)FM Odisey Suleymanyants 3 wins (R6–R8)Vladislav Merzanyukov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMAleksandr Kulnev*
1
½
1
2FMOdisey Suleymanyants
0
*
1
0
3Vladislav Merzanyukov
½
0
*
1
4Dmitry E Golubev
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kulnev, AleksandrCM2188FID+4B+6N+2B+10N+9B+8B+5N=3BF7.529.530.525.252358+38.4
2Suleymanyants, OdiseyFM2121RUS+9B+10B−1N+8B−5N+3B+7N+4BF6.031.032.016.502077-4.2
3Merzanyukov, Vladislav1925RUS+5N+9N+7B−4N+6B−2NF=1N+8B5.531.532.517.252063+58.4
4Nikitin, Nikolay1922RUS−1N=8B=5N+3B+7N=9N+6B−2NF4.532.533.515.251965+18.8
5Golubev, Dmitry E1851RUS−3B=7N=4B+6N+2BF−1B=8N+9B4.532.533.515.001974+50.0
6Melkonyan, LeonardFM1979RUS+10N−1B+8N−5B−3N=7B−4N+9NF3.533.534.55.251838-30.4
7Novikov, Andrei A.1695RUS+8N=5B−3N=9N−4B=6N−2BFF2.534.535.56.501811+34.0
8Makarov, Ivan I1737RUS−7B=4N−6B−2NF−1N+9B=5B−3N2.035.036.05.501746-4.0
9Makarenko, Gennadiy1880RUS−2N−3B−10N=7B−1N=4B−8N−6B−5N1.036.037.03.501568-123.6
10Rasputko, Anton1848RUS−6B−2N+9B−1BFFFFF1.036.037.01.001849-2.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets