Vladimir Region Women Chess Championship
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Kolchugino, Russia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1659, and top seed was Svetlana Chirva (🇷🇺 RUS, WFM, 1968).
Varvara Fits (🇷🇺 RUS, 1793) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Anna Savosto (7.5) and Yana Chistyakova (6.0). Fits shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Elizaveta Den Shvedova (1440) beat Svetlana Chirva (WFM, 1968), a +528-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVarvara Fits led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Varvara Fits takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
Varvara Fits beat Anna Savosto (Black).
Varvara Fits 8 wins (R2–R9)Anna Savosto 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Varvara Fits | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Anna Savosto | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Yana Chistyakova | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Elizaveta Den Shvedova | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fits, Varvara | 1793 | RUS | F | +12B | +9N | +13B | +2N | +3N | +11B | +4B | +6N | 8.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 2424 | +96.8 |
| 2 | Savosto, Anna | 1878 | RUS | +14N | +6B | +3N | +11B | −1B | +4N | +8B | =5N | +7B | 7.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 32.50 | 1809 | -12.0 |
| 3 | Chistyakova, Yana | 1487 | RUS | +15B | +4N | −2B | +7N | +11N | −1B | =5N | +6B | =8N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 24.50 | 1731 | +85.2 |
| 4 | Shvedova, Elizaveta Den | 1440 | RUS | +13N | −3B | +6N | =5B | +15N | −2B | +9B | −1N | =12B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 18.00 | 1669 | +84.0 |
| 5 | Radushinskaya, Svetlana | 1760 | FID | −8B | +15N | +17B | =4N | =6B | =11N | =3B | =2B | =14N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 18.00 | 1571 | -44.4 |
| 6 | Kirillova, Polina | 1471 | RUS | +17N | −2N | −4B | +14B | =5N | +10B | +13N | −3N | −1B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 13.00 | 1563 | +19.2 |
| 7 | Yuklyayevskikh, Diana | 1480 | RUS | =10N | −13B | +14N | −3B | −9N | +17B | +12N | +16B | −2N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 1448 | -17.2 |
| 8 | Kuzmina, Sofia | 0 | RUS | +5N | −10B | −13N | =9B | +16N | +15B | −2N | F | =3B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zalesnova, Anna Aleks | 1558 | RUS | +16B | −11N | −1B | =8N | +7B | +13B | −4N | =10N | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.50 | 1557 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Vorontsova, Margarita | 1435 | RUS | =7B | +8N | −11B | −17N | +12B | −6N | F | =9B | +16N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1468 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Fayzieva, Darina | 1582 | TJK | +12N | +9B | +10N | −2N | −3B | =5B | −1N | F | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 13.50 | 1645 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Egorova, Angelina | 1613 | RUS | −11B | −1N | =16B | F | −10N | +14N | −7B | +15B | =4N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1180 | -97.6 |
| 13 | Chirva, SvetlanaWFM | 1968 | RUS | −4B | +7N | +8B | −1N | +17B | −9N | −6B | F | F | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1373 | -68.2 |
| 14 | Matveeva, Eseniya | 0 | RUS | −2B | =16N | −7B | −6N | F | −12B | =15N | +17B | =5B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.75 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kudryashova, Anastasiya Andr | 0 | RUS | −3N | −5B | F | +16N | −4B | −8N | =14B | −12N | +17N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.25 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 34358030 | 0 | — | −9N | =14B | =12N | −15B | −8B | F | +17N | −7N | −10B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.75 | 1199 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dorofeeva, Viktoriya | 0 | RUS | −6B | F | −5N | +10B | −13N | −7N | −16B | −14N | −15B | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1382 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Fits, VarvaraRUS+96.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Chistyakova, YanaRUS+85.26.0 pts · #3
- 3Shvedova, Elizaveta DenRUS+84.05.0 pts · #4
- 1Egorova, AngelinaRUS-97.63.0 pts · #16
- 2Chirva, SvetlanaWFMRUS-68.23.0 pts · #13
- 3Radushinskaya, SvetlanaFID-44.45.0 pts · #7
- R1+528 Elo gap
- R7+497 Elo gap
- R6+410 Elo gap