NORTH CUP - 2026

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Cherepovets, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1930, and top seed was Artem Gogolev (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2235).

Artem Gogolev (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2235) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aleksandr A. Tropin (7.0) and Yaroslav Smirnov (7.0). Gogolev broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ekaterina Yakunenkova (1632) beat Oleg Semenov (1992), a +360-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Cherepovets, Russia

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMArtem Gogolev2235

Avg top 10

1,930

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×60

🇧🇾Belarus×1

Top 3

🥇
IMArtem Gogolev
🇷🇺RUS·2235
7.5pts·2137perf-5.9
🥈
Aleksandr A. Tropin
🇷🇺RUS·1867
7.0pts·2039perf+79.6
🥉
Yaroslav Smirnov
🇷🇺RUS·1911
7.0pts·2043perf+30.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Artem Gogolev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Gogolev7.5Vitalisov7Tropin7Smirnov7Mitin6.5Semenov6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Artem Gogolev held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Artem Gogolev 3 wins (R1–R3)Ivan Vitalisov 3 wins (R7–R9)Aleksandr A. Tropin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMArtem Gogolev	*	—	½	½
2Ivan Vitalisov	—	*	—	0
3Aleksandr A. Tropin	½	—	*	½
4Yaroslav Smirnov	½	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gogolev, ArtemIM	2235	RUS	+29N	+12B	+19N	=2B	+7N	=3B	+8N	=6B	+10N	7.5	48.5	53.0	43.00	2137	-5.9
2	Tropin, Aleksandr A.	1867	RUS	+43B	+26N	+8B	=1N	=5B	=6N	+11B	=3B	+13N	7.0	48.5	52.5	39.00	2039	+79.6
3	Smirnov, Yaroslav	1911	RUS	+47B	+16N	+41B	=6N	+4B	=1N	+19B	=2N	=5B	7.0	48.5	52.0	38.50	2043	+30.8
4	Vitalisov, Ivan	1873	BLR	+42N	=27B	+40N	+21B	−3N	=9B	+26N	+8B	+6N	7.0	43.0	47.0	34.75	1878	+4.8
5	Mitin, Nikita	1975	RUS	+37N	+22B	+15N	=7B	=2N	−19B	+40N	+9B	=3N	6.5	46.0	50.0	35.00	1867	-29.3
6	Barinov, Andrey	1835	RUS	+44N	+33B	+9N	=3B	=14N	=2B	+15N	=1N	−4B	6.0	50.0	54.0	33.50	1908	+30.4
7	Reshetov, Timofey	1811	RUS	+31B	+17N	+49B	=5N	−1B	−8N	+20B	=12N	+11B	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.00	1816	+2.0
8	Voshenkov, Nikita	1674	RUS	+60N	+51B	−2N	+35B	+26N	+7B	−1B	−4N	+21B	6.0	45.0	47.5	26.00	1832	+56.0
9	Sirotin, Nikita	1562	RUS	+53B	+11N	−6B	=41N	+28B	=4N	+21B	−5N	+19B	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.00	1872	+120.4
10	Semenov, Oleg	1992	RUS	=20B	=24N	+29B	−12N	+35B	+41N	+16B	+19N	−1B	6.0	42.5	46.5	28.50	1860	-17.4
11	Marievsky, Maxim	1857	RUS	+28N	−9B	+44N	+33B	=15N	+27B	−2N	+18B	−7N	5.5	43.5	47.5	25.75	1682	-30.8
12	Yakunenkova, Ekaterina	1632	RUS	+62N	−1N	+43B	+10B	−19N	+32B	=14N	=7B	=25N	5.5	43.5	45.0	24.25	1809	+68.4
13	Savvateev, Artem	1846	RUS	+36B	=40N	=20B	−26N	+24B	=17N	+28B	+15N	−2B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.75	1612	-80.0
14	Grafkov, Alexandr	1868	RUS	=39N	+59B	=32N	+22B	=6B	=16N	=12B	−17N	+27N	5.5	41.0	43.5	25.00	1638	-40.6
15	Zauzoltsev, Maxim	1633	RUS	+30B	+57N	−5B	+49N	=11B	+20N	−6B	−13B	+47N	5.5	40.0	43.0	22.25	1684	+5.0
16	Shaginyan, Mikael Gev	1606	RUS	+63N	−3B	+50N	=23B	+47N	=14B	−10N	=40B	+37N	5.5	39.0	40.5	20.25	1733	+38.4
17	Maksimov, Leonid	1521	RUS	+45N	−7B	+66N	−19B	+44N	=13B	+47N	+14B	F	5.5	34.5	34.5	20.75	1748	+49.6
18	Kondratjev, Nikolay	1651	RUS	+66N	−49B	=28N	−42B	+60B	+36N	+30B	−11N	+34B	5.5	33.5	34.5	19.25	1447	-21.8
19	Sokolov, Ivan Aleks	1748	RUS	+65B	+48N	−1B	+17N	+12B	+5N	−3N	−10B	−9N	5.0	47.5	49.0	22.50	1773	+1.6
20	Vinogradov, Maxim Dm	1472	RUS	=10N	+39B	=13N	+38B	=23N	−15B	−7N	+33B	=22N	5.0	42.0	46.5	24.25	1743	+112.0
21	Stefanov, Mark	1762	RUS	+50N	=32B	+27N	−4N	=40B	+25B	−9N	+26B	−8N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.75	1631	-54.4
22	Mitrofanova, Olga	1607	RUS	+61B	−5N	+36B	−14N	=31B	=48N	+29B	=34N	=20B	5.0	38.5	40.0	19.25	1646	+2.8
23	Ponikarovsky, AlexeyFM	1871	RUS	=24B	=30N	+37B	=16N	=20B	F	+39N	=27B	=40N	5.0	37.5	41.5	23.25	1652	-12.9
24	Smirnova, Alisa	1431	RUS	=23N	=10B	−38N	+58B	−13N	−34B	+52N	+54B	+45N	5.0	36.5	39.0	19.00	1651	0.0
25	Troshichev, Yaroslav	1722	RUS	−48B	+65N	=47B	=32B	+43N	−21N	=35B	+31N	=12B	5.0	35.0	36.5	19.00	1552	-50.4
26	Zhdanova, Mira Ser	1571	RUS	+46N	−2B	+58N	+13B	−8B	+42N	−4B	−21N	=28B	4.5	43.0	45.5	18.25	1597	+2.0
27	Selyukh, Artem	1572	RUS	+34B	=4N	−21B	+30N	+42B	−11N	=31B	=23N	−14B	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.25	1655	+20.0
28	Shmidt, Anastasia	1415	RUS	−11B	+53N	=18B	+29N	−9N	+52B	−13N	=38B	=26N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.75	1556	+36.8
29	Viktorov, Dmitriy	1492	RUS	−1B	+62N	−10N	−28B	+46N	+50B	−22N	+44B	=39N	4.5	39.0	40.5	15.25	1286	-48.8
30	Bagulin, Maksim	0	RUS	−15N	=23B	+39N	−27B	+37N	+33B	−18N	=32B	=38N	4.5	38.5	43.0	20.50	1594	0.0
31	Verzin, Aleksandr	0	RUS	−7N	+45B	−33N	+46B	=22N	+38B	=27N	−25B	=32N	4.5	38.0	42.0	19.50	1532	0.0
32	Kirusha, Andrey	1503	RUS	+55B	=21N	=14B	=25N	=41B	−12N	=48B	=30N	=31B	4.5	37.5	41.0	19.50	1676	+38.0
33	Matveev, Evgeny Ser	1560	RUS	+52B	−6N	+31B	−11N	=49B	−30N	+36B	−20N	+48B	4.5	37.0	40.5	17.75	1451	-25.2
34	Kochina, Varvara	0	RUS	−27N	=42B	=51N	=50B	=39N	+24N	+41B	=22B	−18N	4.5	36.0	39.5	19.25	1519	0.0
35	Agapitov, Egor	1506	RUS	−51B	+60N	+48B	−8N	−10N	+43B	=25N	−37B	+50N	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.00	1491	-10.8
36	Viktorov, Konstantin	1405	RUS	−13N	+64B	−22N	+45B	=38N	−18B	−33N	+52B	+53N	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.75	1292	-20.0
37	Antonov, Vladimir	1461	RUS	−5B	+61N	−23N	=48B	−30B	+51N	+59B	+35N	−16B	4.5	35.5	37.0	13.75	1515	+4.4
38	Gachina, Ekaterina	1666	RUS	−58B	+54N	+24B	−20N	=36B	−31N	+49B	=28N	=30B	4.5	35.0	37.5	18.75	1311	-27.4
39	Smelov, Andrey	1429	RUS	=14B	−20N	−30B	+62N	=34B	+58N	−23B	+48N	=29B	4.5	35.0	36.5	14.75	1466	+0.4
40	Kulkov, Kirill	1562	RUS	+64N	=13B	−4B	+51N	=21N	F	−5B	=16N	=23B	4.0	43.0	44.5	15.50	1697	+30.4
41	Storozhilova, Eseniya	1744	RUS	+54N	+58B	−3N	=9B	=32N	−10B	−34N	−43B	+61N	4.0	38.0	39.5	12.75	1442	-75.6
42	Bachurin, Yaroslav	1448	RUS	−4B	=34N	+57B	+18N	−27N	−26B	=44N	=50B	=46N	4.0	37.5	40.5	16.50	1467	+0.4
43	Kasyanenko, Platon	1416	RUS	−2N	+46B	−12N	F	−25B	−35N	+51B	+41N	+56B	4.0	37.0	38.0	15.00	1535	+22.8
44	Omelchenko, Fedor Mikh	0	RUS	−6B	+52N	−11B	+55N	−17B	=56N	=42B	−29N	+57B	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.75	1341	0.0
45	FIDE 540024245	0	—	−17B	−31N	+61B	−36N	−57B	+65N	+58B	+49N	−24B	4.0	30.0	31.5	9.00	672	0.0
46	Konanov, Mikhail	0	RUS	−26B	−43N	+65B	−31N	−29B	=55N	+64B	+59N	=42B	4.0	29.0	30.5	9.25	1168	0.0
47	Mazurov, Kirill	1458	RUS	−3N	+63B	=25N	F	−16B	+49N	−17B	+56N	−15B	3.5	38.0	39.5	11.00	1451	-6.8
48	Borovoy, Pavel	0	RUS	+25N	−19B	−35N	=37N	+59B	=22B	=32N	−39B	−33N	3.5	37.5	40.0	14.50	1427	0.0
49	Treschalov, Sergey V	0	RUS	+56B	+18N	−7N	−15B	=33N	−47B	−38N	−45B	+58B	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.75	1511	0.0
50	Malkov, Ignat Iv	0	RUS	−21B	+55N	−16B	=34N	=51B	−29N	+57B	=42N	−35B	3.5	35.0	38.0	12.50	1200	0.0
51	Tarasov, Ivan P	0	RUS	+35N	−8N	=34B	−40B	=50N	−37B	−43N	+62B	=54N	3.5	34.5	36.0	11.75	1290	0.0
52	Pyatunin, Zakhar	0	RUS	−33N	−44B	=62B	+57N	+54B	−28N	−24B	−36N	+59B	3.5	31.5	33.0	9.75	664	0.0
53	Kostromin, Fedor	0	RUS	−9N	−28B	=54B	−60N	+62B	+61N	−56B	+55N	−36B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.25	676	0.0
54	FIDE 540057569	0	—	−41B	−38B	=53N	+64B	−52N	=57N	+63B	−24N	=51B	3.5	28.5	30.0	8.00	909	0.0
55	FIDE 540057658	0	—	−32N	−50B	+63N	−44B	−58N	=46B	+60N	−53B	+64N	3.5	26.0	27.5	7.50	708	0.0
56	Omelchenko, Mark Mikh	1505	RUS	−49N	−66B	−59N	+61B	+63N	=44B	+53N	−47B	−43N	3.5	24.0	25.0	8.50	649	-46.4
57	Mironov, Gleb	0	RUS	=59N	−15B	−42N	−52B	+45N	=54B	−50N	+60B	−44N	3.0	30.5	33.0	9.50	741	0.0
58	Bragin, Vyacheslav	0	RUS	+38N	−41N	−26B	−24N	+55B	−39B	−45N	=61B	−49N	2.5	33.5	35.0	8.75	1412	0.0
59	FIDE 570013942	0	—	=57B	−14N	+56B	F	−48N	+60B	−37N	−46B	−52N	2.5	31.0	33.5	7.50	1486	0.0
60	Smirnova, Polina	0	RUS	−8B	−35B	=64N	+53B	−18N	−59N	−55B	−57N	+63B	2.5	30.0	31.5	5.75	812	0.0
61	Chemakin, Ilya	0	RUS	−22N	−37B	−45N	−56N	F	−53B	+65B	=58N	−41B	1.5	28.5	28.5	2.75	780	0.0
62	Belyutina, Alisa	0	RUS	−12B	−29B	=52N	−39B	−53N	=63B	F	−51N	=65N	1.5	28.0	28.0	3.25	721	0.0
63	FIDE 570013934	0	—	−16B	−47N	−55B	+65N	−56B	=62N	−54N	−64B	−60N	1.5	25.0	26.5	2.25	724	0.0
64	Leonov, Fedor Al	0	RUS	−40B	−36N	=60B	−54N	−65B	F	−46N	+63N	−55B	1.5	25.0	25.0	2.75	689	0.0
65	Afanasiev, Aleksandr Vlad	0	RUS	−19N	−25B	−46N	−63B	+64N	−45B	−61N	F	=62B	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.25	937	0.0
66	Timofeev, Ilya A	0	RUS	−18B	+56N	−17B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	3.50	1440	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sirotin, NikitaRUS
+120.4
6.0 pts · #8
2Vinogradov, Maxim DmRUS
+112.0
5.0 pts · #7
3Tropin, Aleksandr A.RUS
+79.6
7.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Savvateev, ArtemRUS
-80.0
5.5 pts · #14
2Storozhilova, EseniyaRUS
-75.6
4.0 pts · #40
3Stefanov, MarkRUS
-54.4
5.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R4+360 Elo gap
Yakunenkova, Ekaterina1632 beat Semenov, Oleg1992
R8+347 Elo gap
Maksimov, Leonid1521 beat Grafkov, Alexandr1868
R8+328 Elo gap
Kasyanenko, Platon1416 beat Storozhilova, Eseniya1744