Titans Cup 2026_B13

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83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 09 Mar 2026 in Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1685, and top seed was Dmitry Kuznetsov ( FID, 1758).

Dmitry Kuznetsov ( FID, 1758) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nikolai Tupitsin (7.0) and Marat Rakhimov (7.0). Kuznetsov shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Matvei Petrishchev (1511) beat Nikolay Meleshko (1756), a +245-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia

Dates

04 Mar 2026 → 09 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

Dmitry Kuznetsov1758

Avg top 10

1,685

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×60

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
Dmitry Kuznetsov
FID·1758
7.5pts·1874perf+46.4
🥈
Nikolai Tupitsin
🇷🇺RUS·1546
7.0pts·1823perf+127.6
🥉
Marat Rakhimov
🇷🇺RUS·1564
7.0pts·1797perf+96.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Dmitry Kuznetsov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Kuznetsov7.5Tupitsin7Rakhimov7Shablov7Voskoboynikov7Bliznyakov6.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE08 Mar

Dmitry Kuznetsov takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Dmitry Kuznetsov beat Nikolai Tupitsin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Dmitry Kuznetsov 3 wins (R6–R8)Nikolai Tupitsin 3 wins (R4–R6)Marat Rakhimov 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Dmitry Kuznetsov	*	1	½	½
2Nikolai Tupitsin	0	*	½	—
3Marat Rakhimov	½	½	*	—
4Sergey Shablov	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kuznetsov, Dmitry	1758	FID	+27B	=20N	+15B	+25N	=3N	+23B	+6N	+2B	=4B	7.5	49.5	54.5	44.75	1874	+46.4
2	Tupitsin, Nikolai	1546	RUS	+50N	+30B	=8N	+22B	+21N	+19B	=3N	−1N	+7B	7.0	48.0	52.0	38.00	1823	+127.6
3	Rakhimov, Marat	1564	RUS	=49B	+72N	+32B	+13N	=1B	+7N	=2B	+8N	=6B	7.0	48.0	51.0	38.50	1797	+96.4
4	Shablov, Sergey	1529	RUS	+42N	+38B	+26N	+31B	=19N	=6B	+10N	=5B	=1N	7.0	47.5	52.0	38.75	1804	+60.4
5	Voskoboynikov, Yaroslav	1636	RUS	+52B	+44N	−7B	=39N	+29B	+22N	+14B	=4N	+10B	7.0	44.5	48.5	36.75	1750	+46.4
6	Bliznyakov, Anton	1704	RUS	+36B	=32N	+20B	+9N	+8B	=4N	−1B	+11B	=3N	6.5	50.0	55.0	38.00	1736	+15.6
7	Matveev, Klimenty	1592	RUS	+59N	+11B	+5N	−19N	+27B	−3B	+21N	+26B	−2N	6.0	48.0	52.0	32.50	1699	+41.6
8	Valeev, Kamil	1673	RUS	+57B	+40N	=2B	+28N	−6N	+13B	+19N	−3B	=21N	6.0	47.0	51.0	31.25	1742	+42.8
9	Tkachenko, Alexandr Serg	1578	RUS	+37N	+10B	=22N	−6B	+15N	+30B	−11N	+20B	=13N	6.0	46.5	51.5	33.25	1633	-21.6
10	Yandulov, Kirill	1538	RUS	+61B	−9N	+34B	+52N	+33B	+51N	−4B	+18B	−5N	6.0	44.0	47.5	27.50	1535	-8.0
11	Pankevich, Petr	1580	RUS	+34B	−7N	=41B	+46N	+44B	+50N	+9B	−6N	=14B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	1671	+14.4
12	Akhmetov, Erali As	1475	RUS	+43N	−45B	+42N	=17B	+24N	−14B	+44N	+23B	=15N	6.0	42.5	47.0	30.50	1606	-6.4
13	Sosnovskikh, Artem	1674	RUS	+55B	=46N	+48B	−3B	+20N	−8N	+40B	+31N	=9B	6.0	42.5	46.5	28.25	1624	-16.4
14	Ustyantsev, Fedor Aleks	1616	RUS	+65B	=29N	−28B	+48N	+39B	+12N	−5N	+27B	=11N	6.0	42.5	46.0	28.50	1662	+22.8
15	Artamonov, Yaroslav	0	RUS	+66N	=21B	−1N	+70B	−9B	+60N	+28B	+25N	=12B	6.0	42.0	45.0	25.75	1681	0.0
16	Kargapoltsev, Timofei	1551	RUS	+64N	−39B	+43N	−51B	+37N	+33B	−23N	+34B	+38N	6.0	38.5	42.0	28.00	1405	-40.0
17	Suleimanov, Said	1452	RUS	+73B	−19N	+60B	=12N	−25B	+57N	=22B	+49N	+26B	6.0	38.5	41.5	25.25	1571	+28.8
18	Shabalda, Artem	1501	RUS	+60B	=48N	−29B	=49N	+55B	+53N	+51B	−10N	+30B	6.0	36.0	39.5	24.50	1527	-13.2
19	Medvedev, Mark	1630	RUS	+71N	+17B	+45N	+7B	=4B	−2N	−8B	=30N	=22N	5.5	47.0	50.0	28.25	1610	-4.4
20	Korobeinikov, Dmitriy	0	RUS	+63N	=1B	−6N	+47B	−13B	+36N	+41B	−9N	+40B	5.5	44.5	48.0	25.75	1623	0.0
21	Malanin, Egor	1734	FID	+41B	=15N	+46B	+29N	−2B	=25N	−7B	+39N	=8B	5.5	44.0	48.5	27.00	1630	-48.4
22	Gorbachev, Dmitriy A	1600	RUS	+69B	+77N	=9B	−2N	+40B	−5B	=17N	+48N	=19B	5.5	43.5	45.5	22.75	1575	-9.6
23	Petrishchev, Matvei	1511	RUS	+81B	−26N	+56B	+35N	+28B	−1N	+16B	−12N	=31B	5.5	43.5	44.5	23.50	1612	+36.4
24	Toritsyn, Matvey	1669	RUS	+54B	=28N	−25B	+36N	−12B	−40N	+65B	+41N	+46B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.00	1529	-43.2
25	Pyankov, Egor	1526	RUS	=47N	+70B	+24N	−1B	+17N	=21B	−26N	−15B	+50N	5.0	44.0	47.0	23.50	1670	+46.8
26	Zaytsev, Timofey Ol.	1569	RUS	+68N	+23B	−4B	−33N	+52B	+49N	+25B	−7N	−17N	5.0	42.5	46.0	22.00	1534	-25.6
27	Liubas, Matvei	1448	RUS	−1N	+63B	+81N	+45B	−7N	+32B	=31B	−14N	=35B	5.0	42.5	43.5	19.00	1560	+46.0
28	Meleshko, Nikolay	1756	RUS	+53N	=24B	+14N	−8B	−23N	+29B	−15N	=50B	+49N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.75	1619	-52.8
29	Zaripov, Semen	1444	RUS	+79N	=14B	+18N	−21B	−5N	−28N	+60B	=32N	+58B	5.0	42.0	43.5	20.50	1519	+19.6
30	Kucherenkov, Gleb Mikh	1479	RUS	+56B	−2N	+55B	=40N	+41B	−9N	+50B	=19B	−18N	5.0	41.5	45.5	21.50	1518	+12.4
31	Pankevich, Fedor	1564	RUS	+67N	+33B	+39N	−4N	−51B	+43B	=27N	−13B	=23N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.75	1418	-46.4
32	Shishmarev, Miron	1503	RUS	+62N	=6B	−3N	+71B	−50N	−27N	+47B	=29B	+53N	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.75	1385	-47.6
33	Konovalov, Artem Pav	0	RUS	+74B	−31N	+57B	+26B	−10N	−16N	+61B	=35N	=36B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.00	1399	0.0
34	Kunts, Yaroslav	0	RUS	−11N	+59B	−10N	+66B	=35B	=48N	+53B	−16N	+51B	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.00	1468	0.0
35	Safarov, Suleiman	1454	RUS	−70N	+47B	+37N	−23B	=34N	=42B	+43N	=33B	=27N	5.0	39.0	42.0	23.75	1464	+2.0
36	FIDE 540035930	0	—	−6N	=62B	+68N	−24B	+70N	−20B	+71N	+44B	=33N	5.0	37.0	40.0	18.25	1495	0.0
37	Sharifullin, Mikhail	1431	RUS	−9B	+82N	−35B	+54N	−16B	+58N	−49B	+56N	+48B	5.0	37.0	38.0	17.00	1286	-36.0
38	Schelokov, Artem	1477	RUS	+82B	−4N	−52B	−41N	+76B	+56N	+54B	+51N	−16B	5.0	35.5	36.5	15.00	1365	-23.2
39	Frolov, Roman Serg.	1485	RUS	+78B	+16N	−31B	=5B	−14N	=61N	+52B	−21B	=43N	4.5	41.5	43.5	19.50	1474	-4.0
40	Klimov, Anton	1546	RUS	+80N	−8B	+67N	=30B	−22N	+24B	−13N	+45B	−20N	4.5	41.5	43.0	17.50	1539	-4.0
41	Sukiasian, David	1541	RUS	−21N	+66B	=11N	+38B	−30N	+45B	−20N	−24B	+64N	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.50	1532	-4.8
42	Balakin, Timofey	0	RUS	−4B	+58N	−12B	+56N	=57B	=35N	−48B	=54N	+61B	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.00	1237	0.0
43	Mokhamed Osman, Amir	0	RUS	−12B	+54N	−16B	+69N	+58B	−31N	−35B	+65N	=39B	4.5	38.0	41.5	17.25	1169	0.0
44	Maximov, Leonid	1492	RUS	+75N	−5B	+64N	=50B	−11N	+71B	−12B	−36N	+60B	4.5	38.0	40.5	14.50	1267	-41.6
45	Chuvaev, Daniil	1471	RUS	+58B	+12N	−19B	−27N	=60B	−41N	+57B	−40N	+52B	4.5	37.5	41.0	19.75	1318	-51.6
46	Tikhanovich, Mark Ig	1507	RUS	+76N	=13B	−21N	−11B	−71N	+63B	+67N	+62B	−24N	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.50	1493	-4.4
47	Kurbatov, Artem	0	RUS	=25B	−35N	+61B	−20N	−48B	+72N	−32N	+79B	+62N	4.5	34.5	36.0	14.00	1179	0.0
48	Rybakov, Mikhail Yu	1494	RUS	+83N	=18B	−13N	−14B	+47N	=34B	+42N	−22B	−37N	4.0	42.5	43.0	15.00	1209	-59.2
49	Salomatov, Nikolay D	1456	RUS	=3N	=51B	=70N	=18B	+65N	−26B	+37N	−17B	−28B	4.0	41.5	44.5	18.50	1456	+4.8
50	Dudin, Demid	1452	RUS	−2B	+69N	+77B	=44N	+32B	−11B	−30N	=28N	−25B	4.0	41.0	43.0	15.25	1412	-18.0
51	Ilinykh, Savva Aleks	1492	RUS	=72B	=49N	+65B	+16N	+31N	−10B	−18N	−38B	−34N	4.0	40.5	43.5	18.00	1468	-5.6
52	Starkov, Egor	0	RUS	−5N	+75B	+38N	−10B	−26N	+68B	−39N	+66B	−45N	4.0	39.0	41.5	14.50	1277	0.0
53	Vuzhenko, Georgiy	1446	RUS	−28B	−56N	+62N	+68B	+67N	−18B	−34N	+63B	−32B	4.0	35.5	39.0	14.00	1395	-11.6
54	FIDE 522098534	0	—	−24N	−43B	+59N	−37B	+77N	+64B	−38N	=42B	=63N	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.50	1192	0.0
55	Shmarlin, George	0	RUS	−13N	+76B	−30N	+63B	−18N	=67B	−62N	+68B	=57N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.75	1358	0.0
56	Pecherskikh, Leonid	0	RUS	−30N	+53B	−23N	−42B	+80N	−38B	+70N	−37B	+72N	4.0	35.0	36.5	11.50	1230	0.0
57	FIDE 55771190	0	—	−8N	+80B	−33N	+81B	=42N	−17B	−45N	+67B	=55B	4.0	35.0	36.0	10.25	750	0.0
58	FIDE 570001057	0	—	−45N	−42B	+83N	+64B	−43N	−37B	+73N	+71B	−29N	4.0	33.0	33.5	10.00	667	0.0
59	FIDE 522063676	0	—	−7B	−34N	−54B	+82N	−68N	+81B	−66N	+80B	+73N	4.0	27.5	28.5	6.50	799	0.0
60	Ershov, Rostislav	0	RUS	−18N	+83B	−17N	+79B	=45N	−15B	−29N	+70B	−44N	3.5	36.5	37.0	7.25	1138	0.0
61	FIDE 522045848	0	—	−10N	=71B	−47N	+77B	+62N	=39B	−33N	=64B	−42N	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.00	1329	0.0
62	Breslavetc, Nikita	0	RUS	−32B	=36N	−53B	+72N	−61B	+79N	+55B	−46N	−47B	3.5	33.5	35.0	11.00	695	0.0
63	Zorin, Mikhail	1489	RUS	−20B	−27N	+73B	−55N	+83B	−46N	+74B	−53N	=54B	3.5	32.5	33.0	8.00	668	-63.6
64	FIDE 522025537	0	—	−16B	+73N	−44B	−58N	+75B	−54N	+76B	=61N	−41B	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.25	732	0.0
65	FIDE 540092810	0	—	−14N	+79B	−51N	+80B	−49B	+74N	−24N	−43B	=66N	3.5	31.5	33.0	7.25	744	0.0
66	FIDE 570016399	0	—	−15B	−41N	+78B	−34N	−74B	+83N	+59B	−52N	=65B	3.5	31.5	32.0	8.25	741	0.0
67	Taflevich, Makar	0	RUS	−31B	+78N	−40B	+74N	−53B	=55N	−46B	−57N	+75B	3.5	31.0	33.0	9.00	716	0.0
68	FIDE 540029883	0	—	−26B	+74N	−36B	−53N	+59B	−52N	=75B	−55N	+79B	3.5	31.0	32.5	9.25	731	0.0
69	FIDE 540058506	0	—	−22N	−50B	+75N	−43B	=79N	−70B	=72N	+78B	=74N	3.5	27.0	28.5	8.00	727	0.0
70	Afanasev, Arseniy	0	RUS	+35B	−25N	=49B	−15N	−36B	+69N	−56B	−60N	=71N	3.0	36.0	39.0	12.00	1470	0.0
71	Garipov, Erik	0	RUS	−19B	=61N	+72B	−32N	+46B	−44N	−36B	−58N	=70B	3.0	35.0	38.0	10.75	1348	0.0
72	Medvedev, Yaroslav	0	RUS	=51N	−3B	−71N	−62B	+81N	−47B	=69B	+76N	−56B	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.75	1330	0.0
73	Nikolaev, Demid	0	RUS	−17N	−64B	−63N	−76B	+82B	+77N	−58B	+75N	−59B	3.0	27.5	28.5	5.50	685	0.0
74	FIDE 522037853	0	—	−33N	−68B	+76N	−67B	+66N	−65B	−63N	F	=69B	2.5	28.0	28.0	7.25	689	0.0
75	FIDE 522052399	0	—	−44B	−52N	−69B	+78N	−64N	+80B	=68N	−73B	−67N	2.5	27.5	29.0	5.25	705	0.0
76	FIDE 55762603	0	—	−46B	−55N	−74B	+73N	−38N	+78B	−64N	−72B	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	693	0.0
77	FIDE 522063633	0	—	F	−22B	−50N	−61N	−54B	−73B	−78N	+83N	+82B	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.50	727	0.0
78	FIDE 522045856	0	—	−39N	−67B	−66N	−75B	F	−76N	+77B	−69N	+81B	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	683	0.0
79	FIDE 540029956	0	—	−29B	−65N	+82B	−60N	=69B	−62B	F	−47N	−68N	1.5	28.0	28.0	2.75	642	0.0
80	FIDE 570002240	0	—	−40B	−57N	F	−65N	−56B	−75N	+82B	−59N	=83B	1.5	24.0	24.0	1.25	748	0.0
81	FIDE 55762638	0	—	−23N	F	−27B	−57N	−72B	−59N	+83B	−82N	−78N	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.50	681	0.0
82	FIDE 522045961	0	—	−38N	−37B	−79N	−59B	−73N	F	−80N	+81B	−77N	1.0	23.0	23.0	1.00	655	0.0
83	FIDE 570016380	0	—	−48B	−60N	−58B	F	−63N	−66B	−81N	−77B	=80N	0.5	23.0	23.0	0.75	693	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tupitsin, NikolaiRUS
+127.6
7.0 pts · #1
2Rakhimov, MaratRUS
+96.4
7.0 pts · #3
3Shablov, SergeyRUS
+60.4
7.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Zorin, MikhailRUS
-63.6
3.5 pts · #64
2Rybakov, Mikhail YuRUS
-59.2
4.0 pts · #54
3Meleshko, NikolayRUS
-52.8
5.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R5+245 Elo gap
Petrishchev, Matvei1511 beat Meleshko, Nikolay1756
R5+194 Elo gap
Akhmetov, Erali As1475 beat Toritsyn, Matvey1669
R5+188 Elo gap
Tupitsin, Nikolai1546 beat Malanin, Egor1734