VPHS_RIVIERA 2026 February STANDARD-A
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1538, and top seed was Alexander Gorelov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1697).
Mikael Dm Zakharov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1563) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Timur Batiraliev (5.5) and Alexander Gorelov (5.0). Zakharov won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×15
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMikael Dm Zakharov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Mikael Dm Zakharov held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mikael Dm Zakharov beat Timur Batiraliev (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mikael Dm Zakharov 3 wins (R1–R3)Timur Batiraliev 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mikael Dm Zakharov | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Timur Batiraliev | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alexander Gorelov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vladislav Kalashnikov | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zakharov, Mikael Dm | 1563 | RUS | +11N | +8B | +2N | =3B | +5N | +4B | =6N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 26.75 | 1721 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Batiraliev, Timur | 0 | RUS | +7B | +14N | −1B | +9N | +13B | +3B | =5N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.25 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gorelov, Alexander | 1697 | RUS | +14B | =10N | +13B | =1N | +6B | −2N | +8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.75 | 1739 | +52.4 |
| 4 | Vysotsky, Svyatoslav | 0 | RUS | +17B | =9N | +7B | −5B | +11N | −1N | +10B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 1562 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Krivolapova, Daria S | 1509 | RUS | +15B | +19N | =9B | +4N | −1B | =8N | =2B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1292 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Kalashnikov, Vladislav | 1548 | RUS | +16B | =13N | +10B | =8N | −3N | +11B | =1B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1638 | +30.4 |
| 7 | Milosavlevich, Aleksandr | 1594 | RUS | −2N | +15B | −4N | +12N | +9B | =10N | +14B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1703 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Perov, Kirill | 0 | RUS | +20B | −1N | +12B | =6B | +14N | =5B | −3N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rozhkova, Veronika | 1407 | RUS | +12N | =4B | =5N | −2B | −7N | +19B | +15N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1346 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Svintsov, Ivan | 1428 | RUS | +18N | =3B | −6N | =11B | +17N | =7B | −4N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1468 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Tosenko, Aleksandr | 1517 | RUS | −1B | +17N | +19B | =10N | −4B | −6N | +18B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 1238 | -47.6 |
| 12 | Yonal, Veronica | 0 | TUR | −9B | +20N | −8N | −7B | +18N | −16B | +19N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Liashenko, Roman | 1517 | RUS | F | =6B | −3N | +18B | −2N | −15B | +16N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1525 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Gadzhieva, Meseda Mag | 1500 | RUS | −3N | −2B | +15N | +19B | −8B | F | −7N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 760 | -29.2 |
| 15 | Yonal, Isabel | 0 | TUR | −5N | −7N | −14B | +20B | F | +13N | −9B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chaplygin, Maxim | 1507 | RUS | −6N | −18B | +20N | −17B | F | +12N | −13B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 722 | -19.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 13541668 | 0 | — | −4N | −11B | =18N | +16N | −10B | F | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 522056718 | 0 | — | −10B | +16N | =17B | −13N | −12B | F | −11N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 570014540 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −11N | −14N | +20B | −9N | −12B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Goncharenko, Ivan | 0 | RUS | −8N | −12B | −16B | −15N | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gorelov, AlexanderRUS+52.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Zakharov, Mikael DmRUS+32.06.0 pts · #5
- 3Kalashnikov, VladislavRUS+30.44.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Tosenko, AleksandrRUS-47.63.5 pts · #14
- 2Gadzhieva, Meseda MagRUS-29.22.0 pts · #16
- 3Krivolapova, Daria SRUS-20.04.5 pts · #15