Championship of the Poltava region in chess (standard) among juniors under 20 years old 2026
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 02 Mar 2026 in Poltava, Ukraine. Top 10 Elo average was 1641, and top seed was Dmytro Borkov (🇺🇦 UKR, 1863).
Dmytro Borkov (🇺🇦 UKR, 1863) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Yelisei Ananiev (7.0) and Yaroslav Otiuskyi (6.0). Borkov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Bohdan Burmus (1423) beat Serhii Lieonov (1800), a +377-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDmytro Borkov led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dmytro Borkov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Dmytro Borkov beat Yelisei Ananiev (White).
Dmytro Borkov 9 wins (R1–R9)Yelisei Ananiev 3 wins (R5–R7)Yaroslav Otiuskyi 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmytro Borkov | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Yelisei Ananiev | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Yaroslav Otiuskyi | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Nikita Klimenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borkov, Dmytro | 1863 | UKR | +9B | +6N | +2B | +3N | +7B | +4N | +5B | +8B | +10N | 9.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 44.00 | 2364 | +51.6 |
| 2 | Ananiev, Yelisei | 1713 | UKR | +11B | +8N | −1N | =5B | +6N | +3B | +4B | =7N | +14N | 7.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 28.25 | 1783 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Otiuskyi, Yaroslav | 1684 | UKR | +13N | =10B | +4N | −1B | =5N | −2N | +12B | +6N | +7B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 1711 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Klimenko, Nikita | 1652 | UKR | =7B | +9N | −3B | +10B | +8N | −1B | −2N | +14B | +5N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 18.25 | 1598 | -19.6 |
| 5 | Chernov, Hlib | 1541 | UKR | −6B | +11N | +8B | =2N | =3B | +7N | −1N | +9B | −4B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 21.50 | 1635 | +42.0 |
| 6 | Blazhko, Andrii | 1454 | UKR | +5N | −1B | +13N | =7N | −2B | +10B | =8N | −3B | +11N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 17.00 | 1616 | +61.6 |
| 7 | Burmus, Bohdan | 1423 | UKR | =4N | +12B | +10N | =6B | −1N | −5B | +14N | =2B | −3N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 14.25 | 1453 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Maslak, Artem | 1523 | UKR | +12N | −2B | −5N | +11B | −4B | +14N | =6B | −1N | +9N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 11.00 | 1503 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Tolokonnikova, Maia | 1430 | UKR | −1N | −4B | +14N | +13B | −10N | =12B | +11N | −5N | −8B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 5.75 | 1497 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Lieonov, Serhii | 1800 | UKR | +14B | =3N | −7B | −4N | +9B | −6N | F | =12N | −1B | 3.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 7.75 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bilenko, Anton | 1573 | UKR | −2N | −5B | =12N | −8N | +14B | F | −9B | +13N | −6B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.25 | 1274 | -89.2 |
| 12 | Bulhakov, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | −8B | −7N | =11B | +14B | F | =9N | −3N | =10B | −13B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.50 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Khorolskyi, Mykhailo | 1606 | UKR | −3B | +14N | −6B | −9N | F | F | F | −11B | +12N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.50 | 737 | -94.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 529042135 | 0 | — | −10N | −13B | −9B | −12N | −11N | −8B | −7B | −4N | −2B | 0.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Blazhko, AndriiUKR+61.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Borkov, DmytroUKR+51.69.0 pts · #1
- 3Chernov, HlibUKR+42.05.0 pts · #3
- 1Khorolskyi, MykhailoUKR-94.82.0 pts · #13
- 2Bilenko, AntonUKR-89.22.5 pts · #12
- 3Klimenko, NikitaUKR-19.65.5 pts · #6
- R3+377 Elo gap
- R6+346 Elo gap
- R4+176 Elo gap