VPHS_NEVA OPEN February 2026 Standard A
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1585, and top seed was Alexandra Khorsheva (🇺🇦 UKR, WFM, 1828).
Alexandra Khorsheva (🇺🇦 UKR, WFM, 1828) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Georgy Egorychev (5.5) and Sergey Lapitsky (5.0). Khorsheva took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×12
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWFM Alexandra Khorsheva led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
WFM Alexandra Khorsheva takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Alexandra Khorsheva drew with Georgy Egorychev (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WFM Alexandra Khorsheva 3 wins (R5–R7)Georgy Egorychev 3 wins (R1–R3)Sergey Lapitsky 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMAlexandra Khorsheva | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Georgy Egorychev | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Sergey Lapitsky | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Alexander Simkin | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khorsheva, AlexandraWFM | 1828 | UKR | +10N | =8B | +3N | =2B | +7N | +9B | +6B | 6.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 24.00 | 1883 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Egorychev, Georgy | 1603 | RUS | +13B | +4N | +7B | =1N | +5B | −3N | +8B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 21.00 | 1832 | +69.2 |
| 3 | Lapitsky, Sergey | 1774 | RUS | =9B | +5N | −1B | +4N | +8B | +2B | =7N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 21.50 | 1744 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Petrochenko, Ksenia | 1542 | RUS | +12N | −2B | +6N | −3B | =10N | +11B | +14N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 1581 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Simkin, Alexander | 1511 | RUS | +6N | −3B | +12N | =11B | −2N | +16B | +9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1566 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Pravdin, Aleksandr | 0 | RUS | −5B | +13N | −4B | +12B | +14N | +7B | −1N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1441 | -16.8 |
| 7 | Egorychev, Ivan | 1649 | RUS | +16N | +11B | −2N | +8B | −1B | −6N | =3B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 10.50 | 1567 | -28.4 |
| 8 | Kislukhina, Polina | 1514 | RUS | +15B | =1N | +9B | −7N | −3N | +10B | −2N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1578 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Nikulin, Alexander Aleks | 1435 | RUS | =3N | +10B | −8N | +16B | +11N | −1N | −5B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1551 | +29.2 |
| 10 | Kosheleva, Alesya | 1495 | RUS | −1B | −9N | +13B | +15N | =4B | −8N | +16B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1261 | -48.0 |
| 11 | Sych, Maria | 1500 | RUS | +14B | −7N | +15B | =5N | −9B | −4N | +12B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1214 | -52.4 |
| 12 | Grigorian, Mikhail B | 0 | RUS | −4B | +14N | −5B | −6N | =15B | +13N | −11N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 570014590 | 0 | — | −2N | −6B | −10N | −14B | +16N | −12B | +15B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 55798616 | 0 | — | −11N | −12B | −16N | +13N | −6B | +15N | −4B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Koshelev, Mikhail | 0 | RUS | −8N | +16B | −11N | −10B | =12N | −14B | −13N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.25 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 570014582 | 0 | — | −7B | −15N | +14B | −9N | −13B | −5N | −10N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Egorychev, GeorgyRUS+69.25.5 pts · #3
- 2Nikulin, Alexander AleksRUS+29.23.5 pts · #6
- 3Kislukhina, PolinaRUS+12.83.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Sych, MariaRUS-52.43.5 pts · #11
- 2Kosheleva, AlesyaRUS-48.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Egorychev, IvanRUS-28.43.5 pts · #5