Yakutsk Champ. 2026
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Yakutsk, Russia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Vladislav Zhirkov (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2159).
Polina Pak (🇷🇺 RUS, 2017) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vladislav Zhirkov (7.5) and Vadim Filippov (6.0). Pak shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Timur A Okoneshnikov (1529) beat Vladislav Tarsky (1795), a +266-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Pak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
CM Vladislav Zhirkov drew with Polina Pak (Black).
CM Vladislav Zhirkov 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Polina Pak 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVladislav Zhirkov | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Polina Pak | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Vadim Filippov | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4David Mestnikov | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pak, Polina | 2017 | RUS | +14B | +10N | +4B | =2B | +3N | −6N | +7B | +8N | +11B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 38.75 | 2075 | +15.4 |
| 2 | Zhirkov, VladislavCM | 2159 | RUS | +15B | +12N | +11B | =1N | F | +10N | +6B | +4N | +7B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 46.0 | 37.25 | 2268 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Filippov, Vadim | 1841 | RUS | +18B | +7N | =6B | +5N | −1B | =4N | −8B | +9N | +10B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 29.25 | 1836 | +2.2 |
| 4 | Mestnikov, David | 1927 | RUS | +9N | +8B | −1N | =10B | +13N | =3B | =5N | −2B | +12N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 27.00 | 1808 | -36.8 |
| 5 | Andrievskiy, Roman | 1507 | RUS | +23B | =6N | +17B | −3B | =9N | +18N | =4B | −11N | +13B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 23.75 | 1740 | +76.8 |
| 6 | Ivanov, Aleksandr Lukich | 1917 | RUS | +19N | =5B | =3N | +20B | F | +1B | −2N | +12B | F | 5.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 25.25 | 1957 | +44.8 |
| 7 | Argunova, Saiaana | 1616 | RUS | +25N | −3B | =13N | +15B | =20N | +9B | −1N | +18B | −2N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 18.50 | 1744 | +38.4 |
| 8 | Sleptsov, Artur | 1733 | RUS | +22B | −4N | −18B | +17N | +23B | +14N | +3N | −1B | F | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.50 | 1827 | +14.2 |
| 9 | Okoneshnikov, Timur A | 1529 | RUS | −4B | +23N | +12B | =11N | =5B | −7N | +14B | −3B | +18N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 1727 | +76.4 |
| 10 | Grigoryev, Semyon D | 1544 | RUS | +24N | −1B | +16N | =4N | +11B | −2B | −12N | +19B | −3N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 18.25 | 1747 | +81.2 |
| 11 | Kaskevich, Leonid S | 1683 | RUS | +16N | +20B | −2N | =9B | −10N | +19B | F | +5B | −1N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 20.00 | 1729 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Malyshev, Alexey | 1765 | RUS | +13N | −2B | −9N | =16B | +25N | +20B | +10B | −6N | −4B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1633 | -26.6 |
| 13 | Matveev, Andrey A | 0 | RUS | −12B | +14N | =7B | +18N | −4B | +17N | F | +20B | −5N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tarsky, Vladislav | 1795 | RUS | −1N | −13B | +24N | +21B | +15N | −8B | −9N | =16B | +25N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 13.75 | 1603 | -31.4 |
| 15 | Kharlampieva, Alisa A | 1488 | RUS | −2N | =17B | +21B | −7N | −14B | =16N | =22B | +23N | +26B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 1581 | +26.8 |
| 16 | Kolodeznikov, Egor | 1501 | RUS | −11B | +26N | −10B | =12N | −17B | =15B | +24N | =14N | +20B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 13.75 | 1609 | +24.2 |
| 17 | Simonyan, David A | 1699 | RUS | +26B | =15N | −5N | −8B | +16N | −13B | −20N | +25B | +21N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 12.25 | 1541 | -56.0 |
| 18 | Sergeev, Vladimir S | 1683 | RUS | −3N | +24B | +8N | −13B | +19N | −5B | +21N | −7N | −9B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 15.00 | 1606 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Okoemov, Konstantin A | 1664 | RUS | −6B | −21N | +26B | +22N | −18B | −11N | +25B | −10N | +24B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1431 | -43.2 |
| 20 | Rumyantseva, Alena | 1608 | RUS | +21B | −11N | +22B | −6N | =7B | −12N | +17B | −13N | −16N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 14.00 | 1557 | -33.2 |
| 21 | Egorova, Svetlana E | 1508 | RUS | −20N | +19B | −15N | −14N | +22B | +23N | −18B | =26N | −17B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 11.00 | 1396 | -38.0 |
| 22 | Everstov, Daniil N | 0 | RUS | −8N | +25B | −20N | −19B | −21N | +26B | =15N | =24B | =23N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kubarov, Kirill D | 0 | RUS | −5N | −9B | +25N | +24B | −8N | −21B | =26N | −15B | =22B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 5.75 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kharitonov, Ivan N | 1449 | RUS | −10B | −18N | −14B | −23N | +26B | +25N | −16B | =22N | −19N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 3.75 | 1328 | -36.0 |
| 25 | Sleptsova, Anna N | 0 | RUS | −7B | −22N | −23B | +26N | −12B | −24B | −19N | −17N | −14B | 1.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 1.00 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Krivoshapkina, Lyudmila I | 1414 | RUS | −17N | −16B | −19N | −25B | −24N | −22N | =23B | =21B | −15N | 1.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 3.25 | 1150 | -58.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Grigoryev, Semyon DRUS+81.24.5 pts · #7
- 2Andrievskiy, RomanRUS+76.85.5 pts · #12
- 3Okoneshnikov, Timur ARUS+76.45.0 pts · #10
- 1Krivoshapkina, Lyudmila IRUS-58.01.0 pts · #26
- 2Simonyan, David ARUS-56.04.5 pts · #15
- 3Okoemov, Konstantin ARUS-43.24.0 pts · #21
- R7+266 Elo gap
- R3+236 Elo gap
- R3+192 Elo gap