North-West chess Championship 2026 men
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 13 Mar 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2118, and top seed was Vladislav Sheremetev (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2351).
Danial Rysaev (🇷🇺 RUS, 2038) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ilya Putintsev (7.0) and Aleksandr Kulnev (6.5). Rysaev won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ilya Putintsev (2000) beat Vladislav Sheremetev (FM, 2351), a +351-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 13 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×5
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×36
FIDE (no federation)×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDanial Rysaev led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Danial Rysaev held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Danial Rysaev beat Ilya Putintsev (Black).
2× WIN STREAK · 3+4 wins
Danial Rysaev posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 4 in a row (R5–R8) — total 7 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Danial Rysaev | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Ilya Putintsev | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMAleksandr Kulnev | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Daniil Akochenok | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rysaev, Danial | 2038 | RUS | +36N | +29B | +19N | =5B | +7B | +2N | +4B | +8N | −3B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 37.00 | 2263 | +49.4 |
| 2 | Putintsev, Ilya | 2000 | RUS | +32N | +38B | =25N | +4B | +19N | −1B | +6N | =5B | +14N | 7.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 32.00 | 2200 | +90.0 |
| 3 | Kulnev, AleksandrCM | 2141 | FID | =17N | +16B | −4N | +9B | +25N | =5B | =20N | +7B | +1N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 34.25 | 2129 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Akochenok, Daniil | 2017 | RUS | +28B | =30N | +3B | −2N | +29B | +6B | −1N | +10N | +18B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 31.75 | 2196 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Lekhtonen, Yaroslav | 2063 | RUS | +21B | =20N | +30B | =1N | =11B | =3N | =10B | =2N | +9B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 30.75 | 2103 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Sheremetev, VladislavFM | 2351 | RUS | =9B | +33N | =7B | +26N | +8B | −4N | −2B | +23N | +12B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 26.00 | 2118 | -40.2 |
| 7 | Osoblivi, Grigory | 1977 | RUS | +12B | +8B | =6N | +25B | −1N | =15B | =9N | −3N | =11B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 24.50 | 2096 | +26.6 |
| 8 | Vlassow, ValentinFM | 2143 | RUS | +13B | −7N | +21B | +20B | −6N | =16B | +19N | −1B | =17N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 23.50 | 2022 | -27.0 |
| 9 | Ryaboklyach, Artem Nik | 1828 | RUS | =6N | +15B | =10B | −3N | +26B | +31N | =7B | =12N | −5N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 23.00 | 2081 | +110.4 |
| 10 | Ryumin, Zakhar | 2020 | RUS | =22N | +23B | =9N | =29B | =20N | +13B | =5N | −4B | =16N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 23.25 | 1971 | -12.2 |
| 11 | Toivonen, Alexander V.FM | 2077 | RUS | =23N | =17B | =13N | +30B | =5N | =20B | =14N | =16B | =7N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 1969 | -25.8 |
| 12 | Kondratiev, Viktor | 1780 | RUS | −7N | =14B | =16N | =21N | +37B | +25B | +15N | =9B | −6N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 20.25 | 1996 | +47.2 |
| 13 | Popkov, Alexander R. | 1889 | RUS | −8N | +37B | =11B | +18N | =24B | −10N | +31B | =19N | =21B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 2040 | +70.0 |
| 14 | Konoplev, Kirill | 1914 | RUS | −35B | =12N | =33B | =34N | +22B | +21N | =11B | +24N | −2B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 1950 | +19.6 |
| 15 | Radkov, Bazhen D. | 2113 | RUS | =24B | −9N | +22B | =35N | +27B | =7N | −12B | =21N | +23B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 1958 | -33.8 |
| 16 | Seryshev, Viktor | 1956 | RUS | =33B | −3N | =12B | +37N | +35B | =8N | =23B | =11N | =10B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 17.50 | 1999 | +20.4 |
| 17 | Efremov, Ivan | 1860 | RUS | =3B | =11N | =35B | =24N | −31B | =26N | +29B | +27N | =8B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 21.00 | 2075 | +98.0 |
| 18 | Popov, Sergey | 2096 | RUS | −29N | =27B | +23N | −13B | +36N | =19B | +30N | +20B | −4N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 18.75 | 1930 | -73.6 |
| 19 | Merzanyukov, Vladislav | 1925 | RUS | +27B | +35N | −1B | +31N | −2B | =18N | −8B | =13B | =20N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 17.25 | 2001 | +36.0 |
| 20 | Nikitin, Nikolay | 1922 | RUS | +37N | =5B | +24B | −8N | =10B | =11N | =3B | −18N | =19B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 19.00 | 2029 | +50.4 |
| 21 | Berdashkevich, Makar | 1897 | FID | −5N | +36B | −8N | =12B | +39N | −14B | +34N | =15B | =13N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 1879 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Pereverzev, Valerii | 1892 | RUS | =10B | −24N | −15N | +28B | −14N | +36B | =35B | =32N | +31B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 15.50 | 1953 | +14.2 |
| 23 | Seleznev, Mikhail V. | 1869 | FID | =11B | −10N | −18B | +32N | +34B | +29N | =16N | −6B | −15N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 15.00 | 1933 | +13.6 |
| 24 | Pavlov, AleksandrFM | 2091 | RUS | =15N | +22B | −20N | =17B | =13N | =30B | +27N | −14B | −28N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 17.75 | 1861 | -52.8 |
| 25 | Likhovskikh, Dmitriy | 2003 | RUS | +39B | +34N | =2B | −7N | −3B | −12N | =32B | =26N | =33N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 13.25 | 1824 | -77.6 |
| 26 | Napalkov, Vladimir | 2000 | RUS | −30N | +32B | +38N | −6B | −9N | =17B | =28N | =25B | =34N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1831 | -38.6 |
| 27 | Barinov, Andrey | 1835 | RUS | −19N | =18N | =32B | +38B | −15N | +35N | −24B | −17B | +30N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 1906 | +31.2 |
| 28 | Batyrev, Kirill | 1831 | RUS | −4N | −31N | =36B | −22N | F | +39B | =26B | +35N | +24B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.25 | 1942 | +22.4 |
| 29 | Smirnov, Yaroslav | 1911 | RUS | +18B | −1N | +34B | =10N | −4N | −23B | −17N | F | +32B | 3.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1863 | -9.8 |
| 30 | Semenenko, Sergey | 1882 | RUS | +26B | =4B | −5N | −11N | +33B | =24N | −18B | =31N | −27B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 14.00 | 1920 | +7.6 |
| 31 | Rumak, Mikhail A. | 2022 | RUS | −38N | +28B | +39N | −19B | +17N | −9B | −13N | =30B | −22N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 1759 | -62.0 |
| 32 | Droschak, Artem | 1785 | RUS | −2B | −26N | =27N | −23B | +38N | +37B | =25N | =22B | −29N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 1802 | +6.0 |
| 33 | Makarchik, Arseniy Vik | 1798 | RUS | =16N | −6B | =14N | =39B | −30N | −34B | F | +36N | =25B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.25 | 1784 | -14.0 |
| 34 | Romanishin, Vladimir Vyach | 1559 | RUS | F | −25B | −29N | =14B | −23N | +33N | −21B | +37N | =26B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.00 | 1790 | +74.0 |
| 35 | Ambartsumjan, Evgeny | 2067 | RUS | +14N | −19B | =17N | =15B | −16N | −27B | =22N | −28B | F | 2.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.25 | 1775 | -61.4 |
| 36 | Voshenkov, Nikita | 1734 | RUS | −1B | −21N | =28N | F | −18B | −22N | +38B | −33B | +39N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.00 | 1734 | -4.0 |
| 37 | Schetchikov, VladimirFM | 1703 | RUS | −20B | −13N | F | −16B | −12N | −32N | +39B | −34B | =38N | 1.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.25 | 1541 | -31.8 |
| 38 | Osoblivyy, Mikhail Ar | 1726 | RUS | +31B | −2N | −26B | −27N | −32B | F | −36N | −39N | =37B | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.25 | 1598 | -51.6 |
| 39 | Bajaramov, Elvin | 1719 | RUS | −25N | F | −31B | =33N | −21B | −28N | −37N | +38B | −36B | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.00 | 1588 | -26.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ryaboklyach, Artem NikRUS+110.45.0 pts · #14
- 2Efremov, IvanRUS+98.05.0 pts · #12
- 3Putintsev, IlyaRUS+90.07.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Likhovskikh, DmitriyRUS-77.64.0 pts · #24
- 2Popov, SergeyRUS-73.65.0 pts · #17
- 3Rumak, Mikhail A.RUS-62.03.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R7+351 Elo gap
- R6+334 Elo gap
- R7+333 Elo gap