Standard of the Russian Chess School. February
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 166, and top seed was Alexey Egorov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1661).
Ivan Vlad Abushaev (🇷🇺 RUS, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Dmitry Nartsov (5.5) and Alexey Egorov (5.0). Abushaev won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Alexey Egorov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Abushaev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ivan Vlad Abushaev beat Dmitry Nartsov (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ivan Vlad Abushaev | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Dmitry Nartsov | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alexey Egorov | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Alexei Ilaidinov | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abushaev, Ivan Vlad | 0 | RUS | +10B | +5N | +2B | =7N | −3N | +9B | +4B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 21.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nartsov, Dmitry | 0 | RUS | =9N | +?B | −1N | +10B | +6N | +7B | +3N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Egorov, Alexey | 1661 | RUS | +6B | +8N | =7B | +5N | +1B | =4N | −2B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 21.75 | 1731 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Ilaidinov, Alexei | 0 | RUS | −5B | +9B | +10N | +8N | +7B | =3B | −1N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1661 | -4.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 570014671 | 0 | — | +4N | −1B | +?N | −3B | +?N | −6B | +9N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tyulina, Vera | 0 | RUS | −3N | +?B | −8B | +?N | −2B | +5N | +10B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Paduto, Dmitriy | 0 | RUS | +?N | +?B | =3N | =1B | −4N | −2N | +?B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Shemenev, Vasiliy A | 0 | RUS | +?N | −3B | +6N | −4B | =9N | +?B | =?N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Safonov, Vyacheslav | 0 | RUS | =2B | −4N | +?B | +?N | =8B | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.75 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sergeev, Igor | 0 | RUS | −1N | +?B | −4B | −2N | −?B | +?N | −6N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Egorov, AlexeyRUS+2.05.0 pts · #6
- 2Tyulina, VeraRUS0.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Shemenev, Vasiliy ARUS0.04.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Ilaidinov, AlexeiRUS-4.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Tyulina, VeraRUS0.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Shemenev, Vasiliy ARUS0.04.0 pts · #10