Championship SFO 2026. Men

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Prokopyevsk, Russia. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2254, and top seed was Andrei Belozerov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2366).

Anton Isaev (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2222) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Andrei Belozerov (6.5) and Dmitry Slizunkov (6.5). Isaev shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Miroslav Shiryaev (1830) beat Anton Gurkin (2188), a +358-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Prokopyevsk, Russia

Dates

09 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMAndrei Belozerov2366

Avg top 10

2,254

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×1

FM×3

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×47

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

Top 3

🥇
CMAnton Isaev
🇷🇺RUS·2222
7.0pts·2263perf+29.6
🥈
GMAndrei Belozerov
🇷🇺RUS·2366
6.5pts·2242perf-10.5
🥉
Dmitry Slizunkov
🇷🇺RUS·2234
6.5pts·2282perf+35.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Anton Isaev led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Isaev7Fomkin6.5Makeev6.5Slizunkov6.5Belozerov6.5Burmakin6— ex-leaders:Belozerovled R4–R5, #10

R7 · LEADER CHANGE12 Mar

CM Anton Isaev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Anton Isaev drew with FM Dmitry Fomkin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Anton Isaev 5 wins (R3–R7)FM Dmitry Fomkin 3 wins (R1–R3)Igor Makeev 4 wins (R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAnton Isaev	*	½	—	1
2FMDmitry Fomkin	½	*	—	½
3Igor Makeev	—	—	*	—
4Dmitry Slizunkov	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Isaev, AntonCM	2222	RUS	+25B	−15N	+30B	+21N	+8B	+2B	+3N	=6N	=4B	7.0	45.5	49.5	38.25	2263	+29.6
2	Belozerov, AndreiGM	2366	RUS	+46B	+14N	+16B	+6N	=4B	−1N	+11B	=3B	=5N	6.5	48.0	51.0	34.25	2242	-10.5
3	Slizunkov, Dmitry	2234	RUS	+33N	+44B	+7B	=4N	=6B	+12N	−1B	=2N	+11N	6.5	47.0	50.0	33.50	2282	+35.0
4	Fomkin, DmitryFM	2297	RUS	+30B	+31N	+8B	=3B	=2N	−11N	+12B	+14B	=1N	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.50	2272	-9.0
5	Makeev, Igor	2128	RUS	+41B	−6N	+38B	−7N	+30B	+24N	+8B	+21N	=2B	6.5	41.0	44.5	29.25	2122	+59.2
6	Ponomarev, Andrey A.	2189	RUS	+22N	+5B	+19N	−2B	=3N	+17B	=14N	=1B	=7B	6.0	47.5	52.0	33.25	2199	+32.8
7	Boiarintsev, VitalyFM	2288	RUS	+26N	+13B	−3N	+5B	=18N	=14B	+10N	=11B	=6N	6.0	46.0	50.5	33.25	2155	-5.6
8	Burmakin, EvgeniyFM	2073	RUS	+32N	+27B	−4N	+19B	−1N	+9B	−5N	+22B	+17N	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.00	2098	+4.4
9	Puryga, Ilya	2090	RUS	=20B	−10N	=35B	+40N	+36B	−8N	+25B	+16N	+24B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.00	2008	+64.0
10	Gurkin, Anton	2188	KAZ	−44N	+9B	−22N	+38B	+29B	+15N	−7B	+31N	+18B	6.0	38.0	41.0	27.50	2154	-13.8
11	Sukhov, Artur	2081	RUS	=29B	+20N	+23B	+17B	=12N	+4B	−2N	=7N	−3B	5.5	45.5	49.5	28.75	2170	+35.6
12	Petrov, Andrej	2128	RUS	+37B	=23N	+29B	+15N	=11B	−3B	−4N	=24N	+21B	5.5	41.0	45.0	24.75	2008	-34.2
13	Arikainen, Maksim	2162	RUS	+35B	−7N	+25B	−16N	−24B	+38N	=23B	+29N	+28B	5.5	37.0	40.5	22.75	1865	-32.8
14	Karelov, Pavel	2062	RUS	+40N	−2B	+47N	+34B	+16B	=7N	=6B	−4N	F	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.00	2155	+33.2
15	Plotnikov, Alexander	1993	RUS	+39N	+1B	=17N	−12B	=22N	−10B	+44N	+19B	F	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.25	2060	+29.2
16	Marchuk, Rostislav	2218	RUS	+47N	+34B	−2N	+13B	−14N	=18B	=19N	−9B	+32N	5.0	41.0	43.5	21.00	1961	-32.6
17	Loskutov, OlegIM	2275	RUS	+36B	+21N	=15B	−11N	+23B	−6N	+34B	=18N	−8B	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.00	1997	-25.4
18	Kazakov, Vadim	2266	RUS	+38B	−19N	+36B	+28N	=7B	=16N	=21B	=17B	−10N	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.25	2011	-16.2
19	Patichev, Anton	1910	RUS	+50N	+18B	−6B	−8N	+25B	=23N	=16B	−15N	+34B	5.0	40.0	40.0	18.25	1961	+26.4
20	Merenkov, Vadim	1791	RUS	=9N	−11B	=26N	=47B	=32N	=33B	+36B	=23N	+31B	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.75	1790	0.0
21	Krivich, Ilya	2088	RUS	+42N	−17B	+33N	−1B	+26N	+22B	=18N	−5B	−12N	4.5	42.0	45.5	19.00	1914	+7.0
22	Karataev, Roman M.	1990	RUS	−6B	+41N	+10B	=31N	=15B	−21N	+35B	−8N	=23B	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.25	1887	+33.2
23	Malakhov, Nikita	2023	RUS	+48N	=12B	−11N	+32B	−17N	=19B	=13N	=20B	=22N	4.5	40.0	42.5	19.25	1889	+36.0
24	Radionenko, Gleb	2090	FID	−28N	−33B	+50N	+45B	+13N	−5B	+39N	=12B	−9N	4.5	38.5	38.5	14.75	1736	-33.2
25	Kakurin, Artem	1845	RUS	−1N	+50B	−13N	+39B	−19N	+45B	−9N	+44B	=27N	4.5	37.5	37.5	11.75	1713	-22.0
26	Barkovskii, Bogdan	1821	RUS	−7B	=35N	=20B	+37N	−21B	=28N	−29B	+43N	+42B	4.5	35.5	39.0	17.75	1598	-9.2
27	Kirillov, Vladimir	1976	RUS	+43B	−8N	=40B	−29N	+28B	=35N	−31B	+30N	=25B	4.5	34.5	38.0	18.00	1740	-40.0
28	Kuzmin, Roman R.	1808	RUS	+24B	−29N	+44N	−18B	−27N	=26B	+47N	+39B	−13N	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.75	1646	+44.0
29	Potorokin, Maksim	1843	RUS	=11N	+28B	−12N	+27B	−10N	−34B	+26N	−13B	=33N	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.25	1787	+52.4
30	Lozhnikov, Platon	1911	RUS	−4N	+45B	−1N	+33B	−5N	−39B	+41N	−27B	+46N	4.0	38.5	41.5	13.50	1685	-53.2
31	Potapenko, Nikita	2018	FID	+45N	−4B	=32N	=22B	=34N	=44B	+27N	−10B	−20N	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.25	1920	-30.8
32	Kuznetsov, Alexander S	1849	RUS	−8B	+43N	=31B	−23N	=20B	=36N	+42B	=34N	−16B	4.0	36.0	39.5	15.50	1758	+18.8
33	Gilev, Viacheslav	1812	RUS	−3B	+24N	−21B	−30N	=49B	=20N	+38B	=35N	=29B	4.0	36.0	38.5	15.75	1694	+15.2
34	Senkus, Elizaveta	1924	RUS	+49B	−16N	+37B	−14N	=31B	+29N	−17N	=32B	−19N	4.0	36.0	38.5	14.50	1801	-31.6
35	Dokin, Ratimir	1855	RUS	−13N	=26B	=9N	=44B	+47N	=27B	−22N	=33B	=39N	4.0	35.5	38.0	15.25	1644	+28.8
36	Pimenov, Artem S	1691	RUS	−17N	+39B	−18N	+48B	−9N	=32B	−20N	=45B	+44N	4.0	34.5	37.0	12.50	1680	+19.2
37	Nem, Aleksandr	1715	RUS	−12N	+42B	−34N	−26B	−39N	+50N	=43B	=46B	+45N	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.75	1578	0.0
38	Kabakov, Maxim	1784	RUS	−18N	+48B	−5N	−10N	+41B	−13B	−33N	=40N	+50B	3.5	36.5	36.5	7.75	1591	-3.6
39	Butanaev, Alexander	1655	RUS	−15B	−36N	+43B	−25N	+37B	+30N	−24B	−28N	=35B	3.5	34.5	38.0	13.50	1539	-18.4
40	Vlizko, Maxim	1711	RUS	−14B	+46N	=27N	−9B	−44N	−47B	=45N	=38B	+48N	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.00	1644	-34.0
41	Perevalov, Matvey	1619	RUS	−5N	−22B	=42N	=46B	−38N	+49N	−30B	=48B	+47N	3.5	30.0	32.5	9.50	1508	0.0
42	Artemov, Semen	1565	RUS	−21B	−37N	=41B	−49N	+48N	+46B	−32N	+47B	−26N	3.5	28.5	31.0	9.75	1400	-8.4
43	Shachnev, Gleb	1747	RUS	−27N	−32B	−39N	+50B	−45N	+48B	=37N	−26B	+49N	3.5	28.5	28.5	7.00	1457	-40.4
44	Shiryaev, Miroslav	1830	RUS	+10B	−3N	−28B	=35N	+40B	=31N	−15B	−25N	−36B	3.0	38.5	42.0	13.50	1698	0.0
45	Borisov, Sergey	1735	RUS	−31B	−30N	+49B	−24N	+43B	−25N	=40B	=36N	−37B	3.0	32.0	34.5	9.75	1639	+39.2
46	Malaev, Arseniy	1849	RUS	−2N	−40B	−48N	=41N	+50B	−42N	+49B	=37N	−30B	3.0	30.0	30.0	6.25	1471	0.0
47	Safonov, Sergey	1732	RUS	−16B	+49N	−14B	=20N	−35B	+40N	−28B	−42N	−41B	2.5	34.0	36.5	8.50	1540	0.0
48	Frolov, Matvey	1559	RUS	−23B	−38N	+46B	−36N	−42B	−43N	+50B	=41N	−40B	2.5	29.0	29.0	4.75	815	-82.4
49	Barabanov, Ivan A	1509	RUS	−34N	−47B	−45N	+42B	=33N	−41B	−46N	+50N	−43B	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.50	1452	-40.8
50	Abdullin, Mark	0	RUS	−19B	−25N	−24B	−43N	−46N	−37B	−48N	−49B	−38N	0.0	30.5	33.0	0.00	858	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Puryga, IlyaRUS
+64.0
6.0 pts · #8
2Makeev, IgorRUS
+59.2
6.5 pts · #7
3Potorokin, MaksimRUS
+52.4
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Frolov, MatveyRUS
-82.4
2.5 pts · #49
2Lozhnikov, PlatonRUS
-53.2
4.0 pts · #43
3Barabanov, Ivan ARUS
-40.8
2.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R1+358 Elo gap
Shiryaev, Miroslav1830 beat Gurkin, Anton2188
R2+356 Elo gap
Patichev, Anton1910 beat Kazakov, Vadim2266
R3+290 Elo gap
Frolov, Matvey1559 beat Malaev, Arseniy1849