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Businessman Cup 2026

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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.

Location
🇷🇺Kstovo, Russia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Nikita Nagornov2195
Avg top 10
1,864
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nikita Nagornov led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nikita Nagornov never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikita Nagornov drew with Ivan Chernov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nagornov, Nikita2195RUS+3B+8N+4B+5N+7B=2B+6N6.520.020.517.752286+8.4
2Chernov, Ivan1851RUS+6B3N+8B+4N+5B=1N+7B5.521.021.513.252097+84.4
3Surikov, Alexey1986RUS1N+2B+6N+7N+8B4N+5B5.021.522.012.502009+14.8
4Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A1958RUSF5B1N2B+6N+3B+8N3.023.524.07.501868-24.8
5Borsch, Alexander1870RUS=8B+4N=7B1B2N+6B3N3.023.524.06.001814-22.8
6Chetverikov, Lev1747RUS2N+7N3B+8N4B5N1B2.024.525.02.001717-17.6
7Kozlov, Kirill Dm.1749RUSF6B=5N3B1N+8B2N1.525.025.52.001668-29.2
8Safonova, Anastasiya1558RUS=5N1B2N6B3N7N4B0.525.026.51.501449-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets