Businessman Cup 2026
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Kstovo, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Nikita Nagornov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2195).
Nikita Nagornov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2195) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ivan Chernov (5.5) and Alexey Surikov (5.0). Nagornov won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ivan Chernov (1851) beat Matvey A Pyatnitsyn (1958), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNikita Nagornov led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Nikita Nagornov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Nikita Nagornov drew with Ivan Chernov (White).
Nikita Nagornov 5 wins (R1–R5)Ivan Chernov 3 wins (R3–R5)Alexey Surikov 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikita Nagornov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ivan Chernov | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Alexey Surikov | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Alexander Borsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagornov, Nikita | 2195 | RUS | +3B | +8N | +4B | +5N | +7B | =2B | +6N | 6.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 17.75 | 2286 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Chernov, Ivan | 1851 | RUS | +6B | −3N | +8B | +4N | +5B | =1N | +7B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 2097 | +84.4 |
| 3 | Surikov, Alexey | 1986 | RUS | −1N | +2B | +6N | +7N | +8B | −4N | +5B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 2009 | +14.8 |
| 4 | Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A | 1958 | RUS | F | −5B | −1N | −2B | +6N | +3B | +8N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1868 | -24.8 |
| 5 | Borsch, Alexander | 1870 | RUS | =8B | +4N | =7B | −1B | −2N | +6B | −3N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1814 | -22.8 |
| 6 | Chetverikov, Lev | 1747 | RUS | −2N | +7N | −3B | +8N | −4B | −5N | −1B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 1717 | -17.6 |
| 7 | Kozlov, Kirill Dm. | 1749 | RUS | F | −6B | =5N | −3B | −1N | +8B | −2N | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 2.00 | 1668 | -29.2 |
| 8 | Safonova, Anastasiya | 1558 | RUS | =5N | −1B | −2N | −6B | −3N | −7N | −4B | 0.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 1.50 | 1449 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chernov, IvanRUS+84.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Surikov, AlexeyRUS+14.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Nagornov, NikitaRUS+8.46.5 pts · #1
- 1Kozlov, Kirill Dm.RUS-29.21.5 pts · #7
- 2Pyatnitsyn, Matvey ARUS-24.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Borsch, AlexanderRUS-22.83.0 pts · #4
- R4+107 Elo gap