Championship Rostov-on-Don - 2026 (B-17)

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23 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 31 Mar 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1252, and top seed was Yusuf Polevoy ( FID, 1748).

Ruslan Sayadov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1645) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Yusuf Polevoy (6.5) and Daniil S Li (6.0). Sayadov won solo starting round 7.

Location

🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Dates

31 Mar 2026 → 03 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

Yusuf Polevoy1748

Avg top 10

1,252

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×13

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Ruslan Sayadov
🇷🇺RUS·1645
7.0pts·1815perf+35.6
🥈
Yusuf Polevoy
FID·1748
6.5pts·1688perf-10.0
🥉
Daniil S Li
🇷🇺RUS·1679
6.0pts·1685perf+2.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Ruslan Sayadov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Sayadov7Polevoy6.5Li6Mitasev5.5Boldyrev4.5Kalachev4.5

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Ruslan Sayadov held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ruslan Sayadov drew with Yusuf Polevoy (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ruslan Sayadov 3 wins (R1–R3)Yusuf Polevoy 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ruslan Sayadov	*	½	½	1
2Yusuf Polevoy	½	*	½	—
3Daniil S Li	½	½	*	—
4Artem Mitasev	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sayadov, Ruslan	1645	RUS	+5B	+4N	+10B	=2B	+6N	=3N	+11B	+8N	7.0	36.0	40.5	34.25	1815	+35.6
2	Polevoy, Yusuf	1748	FID	+18B	+17N	+9B	=1N	=3B	+5B	=7N	+6B	6.5	34.0	37.0	28.25	1688	-10.0
3	Li, Daniil S	1679	RUS	+16N	=6B	=7N	+13B	=2N	=1B	+9N	+5B	6.0	35.0	38.0	26.75	1685	+2.4
4	Mitasev, Artem	0	RUS	+15N	−1B	=8N	+11N	=9B	+20B	=5N	+7B	5.5	32.5	35.0	21.25	1569	0.0
5	Tanasiichuk, Daniil	0	RUS	−1N	+15B	+17B	+8N	+10B	−2N	=4B	−3N	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.75	1519	0.0
6	Boldyrev, Dmitriy	0	RUS	+20B	=3N	=11B	+12N	−1B	=9N	+10B	−2N	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.00	1556	0.0
7	Gaziev, Abilvap	1422	RUS	=12B	+19N	=3B	=9N	+13B	=10N	=2B	−4N	4.5	34.0	37.0	19.00	1612	+36.8
8	Kalachev, Georgiy	0	RUS	+11B	−10N	=4B	−5B	+17N	+12N	+14B	−1B	4.5	33.0	36.0	17.25	1528	0.0
9	Belozertseva, Miroslava	1546	RUS	+21B	+23N	−2N	=7B	=4N	=6B	−3B	+13N	4.5	32.5	32.5	12.75	1344	-28.8
10	Volkanov, Kirill	1487	RUS	+14N	+8B	−1N	+20B	−5N	=7B	−6N	+12B	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.25	1341	-14.4
11	Puzanova, Polina	1587	RUS	−8N	+14B	=6N	−4B	+19N	+15B	−1N	+20B	4.5	31.0	33.5	14.25	844	-16.8
12	Gaponov, Matvey	0	RUS	=7N	=13B	+16N	−6B	=15N	−8B	+21N	−10N	3.5	27.5	29.5	10.50	1258	0.0
13	FIDE 570021236	0	—	=19B	=12N	+23B	−3N	−7N	+21B	=16N	−9B	3.5	26.5	26.5	6.75	749	0.0
14	FIDE 522047743	0	—	−10B	−11N	+22B	+17N	=20N	+16B	−8N	−15B	3.5	25.0	26.5	8.75	1365	0.0
15	FIDE 570021252	0	—	−4B	−5N	F	+21N	=12B	−11N	=18B	+14N	3.0	26.5	26.5	8.75	785	0.0
16	Korol, Nikita	0	RUS	−3B	=21N	−12B	+23N	+18B	−14N	=13B	−17N	3.0	24.5	24.5	5.75	742	0.0
17	Maleychik, Taisiya	1407	RUS	+22N	−2B	−5N	−14B	−8B	F	+23N	+16B	3.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	948	-4.8
18	FIDE 540065723	0	—	−2N	+22B	−20N	=19B	−16N	+23B	=15N	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	948	0.0
19	FIDE 570021244	0	—	=13N	−7B	=21B	=18N	−11B	=22N	F	+23B	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	705	0.0
20	FIDE 570021210	0	—	−6N	F	+18B	−10N	=14B	−4N	+22B	−11N	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.25	732	0.0
21	FIDE 540031039	0	—	−9N	=16B	=19N	−15B	F	−13N	−12B	+22N	2.0	22.0	22.0	4.50	744	0.0
22	FIDE 522086315	0	—	−17B	−18N	−14N	F	+23B	=19B	−20N	−21B	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.50	606	0.0
23	FIDE 570021228	0	—	F	−9B	−13N	−16B	−22N	−18N	−17B	−19N	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	675	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gaziev, AbilvapRUS
+36.8
4.5 pts · #7
2Sayadov, RuslanRUS
+35.6
7.0 pts · #2
3Li, Daniil SRUS
+2.4
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Belozertseva, MiroslavaRUS
-28.8
4.5 pts · #12
2Puzanova, PolinaRUS
-16.8
4.5 pts · #15
3Volkanov, KirillRUS
-14.4
4.5 pts · #11