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Etude February 2026 Classic

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10 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Novosibirsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1790, and top seed was Stanislav Vorobjov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2058).

Denis Todorov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1805) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Stanislav Vorobjov (6.5) and Nikolai Pozharsky (6.0). Todorov won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Oleg Chernokulsky (1598) beat Vladimir Tretyakov (1811), a +213-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Novosibirsk, Russia
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Stanislav Vorobjov2058
Avg top 10
1,790
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Denis Todorov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Todorov7Vorobjov6.5Pozharsky6Gusarov4.5Lebedev4.5Chernokulsky3.5
R6–R8 · LEAD HELD

Denis Todorov held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Denis Todorov drew with Stanislav Vorobjov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Denis Todorov 3 wins (R4–R6)Nikolai Pozharsky 5 wins (R4–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Denis Todorov*
½
1
1
2Stanislav Vorobjov
½
*
0
1
3Nikolai Pozharsky
0
1
*
1
4Sergey A. Gusarov
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Todorov, Denis1805RUS+5B+3N=2N+4B+6B+7N=9N+8B7.030.032.027.752148+123.6
2Vorobjov, Stanislav2058RUS+8B+7N=1B+6N+4B−3B+5N+10B6.530.531.522.002040-0.6
3Pozharsky, Nikolai1985RUS+6N−1B−4N+10B+5B+2N+7B+9N6.030.531.520.001963+0.4
4Lebedev, Mikhail1813RUS=9B+8N+3B−1N−2N−5B+10N+6B4.532.033.014.001810-0.8
5Gusarov, Sergey A.1927RUS−1N=10B+8N+9B−3N+4N−2B+7N4.531.032.012.001875-15.6
6Chernokulsky, Oleg1598RUS−3B+9N+7B−2B−1N+10B=8N−4N3.531.032.06.751714+31.6
7Tretyakov, Vladimir1811RUS+10N−2B−6N=8B+9N−1B−3N−5B2.532.033.04.251580-40.0
8Budantsev, Sergei1674RUS−2N−4B−5B=7N+10N=9B=6B−1N2.530.531.55.001575-18.2
9Okunkov, Alexey1629RUS=4N−6B=10N−5N−7B=8N=1B−3B2.030.531.57.501571-10.6
10Filinsky, Nikita1595RUS−7B=5N=9B−3N−8B−6N−4B−2N1.030.032.03.2514900.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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