GM Chess Classic 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Cherepovets, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1863, and top seed was Stanislav Tsyhanchuk (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2273).
Stanislav Tsyhanchuk (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2273) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nikita Mitin (6.0) and Alexandr Grafkov (6.0). Tsyhanchuk won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arina Ig Isaeva (1581) beat Maxim Marievsky (1857), a +276-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
IM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Nikita Mitin); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk drew with Nikita Mitin (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇾IMTsyhanchuk, Stanislav | 2273 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.75 | 37.0 | -2.1 | 2237 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Mitin, Nikita | 1943 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 39.0 | +19.0 | 1980 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Grafkov, Alexandr | 1868 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | +27.4 | 1988 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Veselov, Andrey | 1922 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | +4.8 | 1938 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Kudryavtsev, Nikita | 1846 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +4.4 | 1863 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Lyashuk, Nikita | 1828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -5.6 | 1820 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Marievsky, Maxim | 1857 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 17.50 | 41.5 | -19.6 | 1783 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Isaeva, Arina Ig | 1581 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 11.75 | 41.5 | +76.0 | 1783 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Storozhilova, Eseniya | 1649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.25 | 42.5 | +10.8 | 1697 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Kupriyanov, Pavel | 1863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.25 | 43.5 | -122.4 | 1590 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Isaeva, Arina IgRUS+76.03.5 pts · #7
- 2Grafkov, AlexandrRUS+27.46.0 pts · #3
- 3Mitin, NikitaRUS+19.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Kupriyanov, PavelRUS-122.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Marievsky, MaximRUS-19.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Lyashuk, NikitaRUS-5.64.0 pts · #6
- R3+276 Elo gap
- R4+214 Elo gap
- R9+179 Elo gap