Blitz Moscow. March 2026 - 1

SwissBlitz

62 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 06 Mar 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 23 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2464, and top seed was Zhamsaran Tsydypov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2602).

Kirill Somkin (🇷🇺 RUS, 2283) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Nikolay Averin (8.5) and Dmitry Rostovtsev (8.0). Somkin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Arman Tolengit (1967) beat Aleksandr E. Usov (IM, 2507), a +540-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

06 Mar 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMZhamsaran Tsydypov2602

Avg top 10

2,464

Participants

Titled players · 23

GM×2

IM×7

FM×7

CM×4

WGM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇺Russia×42

FIDE (no federation)×17

🇲🇪Montenegro×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

Top 3

🥇
Kirill Somkin
🇷🇺RUS·2283
8.5pts·2434perf+34.8
🥈
IMNikolay Averin
FID·2422
8.5pts·2762perf+30.4
🥉
IMDmitry Rostovtsev
🇷🇺RUS·2520
8.0pts·2551perf+6.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 8.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Somkin8.5Averin8.5Talibov8Usov8Rostovtsev8Rudakov7.5— ex-leaders:Savchenkoled R5–R6, #15

R9 · LEADER CHANGE06 Mar

IM Dmitry Rostovtsev takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.5/11. Somkin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (65.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kirill Somkin 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Nikolay Averin 7 wins (R3–R9)IM Shiroghlan Talibov 3 wins (R6–R8)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Somkin, Kirill	2283	RUS	+37N	+27B	−12B	+48N	+15B	+22N	−3B	+8N	+21B	=7N	+11B	8.5	65.5	69.5	51.25	2434	+34.8
2	Averin, NikolayIM	2422	FID	F	F	+44N	+45B	+30N	+14B	+11N	+31B	+12N	=3N	+6B	8.5	58.5	58.5	51.50	2762	+30.4
3	Rostovtsev, DmitryIM	2520	RUS	+36N	+9B	+7N	=11B	+6N	=21B	+1N	=12B	+4N	=2B	−5N	8.0	75.0	80.0	58.00	2551	+6.1
4	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2335	AZE	+52N	+38B	−6N	+14B	−9N	+17B	+16N	+11B	−3B	+20N	+12B	8.0	67.5	71.0	48.00	2447	+33.8
5	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2507	RUS	−23B	+35N	+33B	−15N	+48B	+29N	−21B	+22N	+18B	+13N	+3B	8.0	62.0	66.0	47.50	2412	-7.5
6	Tsydypov, ZhamsaranGM	2602	RUS	+28B	+24N	+4B	−21N	−3B	+15N	+22B	=10N	+27B	+12N	−2N	7.5	68.5	74.0	47.75	2454	-14.9
7	Gilfanov, Marat IFM	2301	FID	+40B	+19N	−3B	+29N	+24B	+8N	=12B	=21N	=13B	=1B	=10N	7.5	68.5	73.5	48.00	2396	+15.7
8	Voloshkin, Daniil	2229	FID	−43N	+39B	+36N	+17B	+16N	−7B	=9N	−1B	+19B	+27N	+14N	7.5	65.0	69.5	45.25	2226	+3.6
9	Rudakov, Sergey S.	2181	RUS	+54B	−3N	+23B	+40N	+4B	−13N	=8B	−27N	+25B	+28N	+21B	7.5	64.0	67.5	43.75	2273	+14.7
10	Ponomarev, GrigoriFM	2345	RUS	+34B	+29N	−22B	−13N	+23B	+28N	+24B	=6B	=31N	+21N	=7B	7.5	62.0	67.5	44.75	2342	+7.0
11	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2494	ARM	+48B	+30N	+15B	=3N	+13B	=12N	−2B	−4N	+14N	+31B	−1N	7.0	70.0	74.0	41.75	2411	-8.8
12	Savchenko, BorisGM	2496	RUS	+49N	+16B	+1N	+22B	+21N	=11B	=7N	=3N	−2B	−6B	−4N	6.5	73.5	77.5	42.25	2401	-10.1
13	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2422	RUS	+45N	+17B	=14N	+10B	−11N	+9B	−31N	+24B	=7N	−5B	=16N	6.5	68.5	73.0	42.25	2323	-11.3
14	Sutormin, DanilaIM	2198	RUS	+35B	+23N	=13B	−4N	+27B	−2N	+37B	+25N	−11B	+29N	−8B	6.5	66.0	71.0	36.75	2216	+8.0
15	Asatryan, GorCM	2124	RUS	+44N	+18B	−11N	+5B	−1N	−6B	+36N	=28B	−20N	+43N	+27B	6.5	64.5	69.0	36.75	2260	+35.8
16	Vasilkov, NikolayFM	2156	FID	+58B	−12N	+34B	+18N	−8B	+26N	−4B	−29N	+48B	+24N	=13B	6.5	62.0	65.0	34.25	2214	+14.6
17	Shishkin, Demid	2124	RUS	+61B	−13N	+51B	−8N	+40B	−4N	+23B	+34N	=29B	−22N	+28B	6.5	59.0	61.5	30.75	2113	-0.4
18	Antipov, FedorCM	2419	FID	+25B	−15N	+43N	−16B	+36N	−31B	=49N	+32B	−5N	+37N	+22B	6.5	58.5	62.5	34.00	2183	-25.7
19	Fominykh, MariaWGM	2043	RUS	+62N	−7B	=37N	+43B	−31N	−25N	+26B	+30B	−8N	+32B	+33B	6.5	58.5	60.5	31.50	2098	+17.8
20	Fisher, TimofeyCM	2248	FID	+26B	−22N	=28B	−27N	+56N	−32B	+45B	+37N	+15B	−4B	+29N	6.5	58.0	61.0	33.25	2074	-41.2
21	Khripachenko, AlexanderIM	2400	FID	+32N	+46B	+56N	+6B	−12B	=3N	+5N	=7B	−1N	−10B	−9N	6.0	71.0	74.0	36.25	2337	-6.7
22	Kleschevnikov, ArsenyCM	2040	FID	+57N	+20B	+10N	−12N	+33B	−1B	−6N	−5B	+51N	+17B	−18N	6.0	66.5	69.5	32.50	2260	+112.4
23	Tolengit, Arman	1967	RUS	+5N	−14B	−9N	+41B	−10N	+52B	−17N	+39B	−24N	+51B	+38N	6.0	60.5	64.0	30.00	2116	+23.0
24	Dedkov, Roman Ol	2162	RUS	+41N	−6B	+49N	+56B	−7N	+51B	−10N	−13N	+23B	−16B	+35N	6.0	59.5	62.5	27.00	2131	-5.3
25	Petrov, Matvey	1928	RUS	−18N	−44B	+61B	=47N	+53N	+19B	+30N	−14B	−9N	=46B	+36N	6.0	54.5	57.0	27.50	2043	+29.6
26	Demina, Alena	1877	RUS	−20N	+57B	+38N	−31B	+46N	−16B	−19N	−36B	+50N	+41B	+45N	6.0	53.0	56.0	26.00	2020	+13.3
27	Kondakov, Konstantin	2027	FID	+59B	−1N	=31N	+20B	−14N	+33B	+32N	+9B	−6N	−8B	−15N	5.5	67.0	69.5	30.25	2162	+27.8
28	Pereverzev, Timofei	2005	RUS	−6N	+41B	=20N	=55B	+44N	−10B	+39N	=15N	+33B	−9B	−17N	5.5	62.0	65.5	28.25	2110	+12.2
29	Morozevich, Kirill Aleks	2102	FID	+50N	−10B	+52N	−7B	+49N	−5B	+51N	+16B	=17N	−14B	−20B	5.5	60.5	64.0	24.75	2122	+11.2
30	Lyutsinger, IrenFM	2158	FID	+47N	−11B	=32N	+37B	−2B	+43N	−25B	−19N	+34B	−35N	+44B	5.5	58.5	63.0	26.75	1988	-26.6
31	Yurasov, MatfeyFM	2354	FID	F	=51N	=27B	+26N	+19B	+18N	+13B	−2N	=10B	−11N	F	5.5	57.5	57.5	33.75	2311	-1.2
32	Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM	1921	FID	−21B	+42N	=30B	−33N	+47B	+20N	−27B	−18N	+40B	−19N	+43B	5.5	56.5	61.0	28.25	2049	+33.4
33	Tregubenko, NikolayFM	2189	FID	+39N	=43B	−5N	+32B	−22N	−27N	+53B	+49B	−28N	+36B	−19N	5.5	55.5	59.0	25.25	2001	-30.1
34	Asachenko, Ksenia	1901	RUS	−10N	+50B	−16N	−44B	+41N	+56B	+38N	−17B	−30N	=39B	+46N	5.5	54.0	57.0	24.00	1982	+32.7
35	Makalkin, Andrey	1854	RUS	−14N	−5B	+50N	−38B	+60N	−49B	=44N	+47B	+45N	+30B	−24B	5.5	52.5	55.0	23.25	1958	+19.4
36	Palchik, Oleg Ig	1994	RUS	−3B	+53N	−8B	+39N	−18B	+54N	−15B	+26N	+38B	−33N	−25B	5.0	59.5	63.0	23.00	2023	+6.5
37	Kleschev, Semen	1889	RUS	−1B	+59N	=19B	−30N	+55N	+46B	−14N	−20B	+49N	−18B	=39N	5.0	57.0	59.5	20.25	2033	+56.1
38	Frolova, Lyubov V.	2043	RUS	+60B	−4N	−26B	+35N	−51B	+40N	−34B	+43B	−36N	+48N	−23B	5.0	53.0	55.5	21.50	1888	-32.6
39	Zakharov, Mikael Dm	1849	RUS	−33B	−8N	+42B	−36B	+57N	+48N	−28B	−23N	+53B	=34N	=37B	5.0	52.5	55.5	20.75	1884	+14.3
40	Kuznetsov, Nikos	1890	RUS	−7N	+62B	+46N	−9B	−17N	−38B	−50N	+58B	−32N	+57B	+52N	5.0	50.0	52.0	16.00	1889	-1.0
41	Zaika, Sergey	1817	RUS	−24B	−28N	+60B	−23N	−34B	−47N	+57B	+59N	+42B	−26N	+48B	5.0	48.0	50.5	17.00	1776	-11.0
42	Khmelinin, Alexey	1697	RUS	−46N	−32B	−39N	−59B	+62N	+60B	+52N	−51B	−41N	+58B	+50N	5.0	39.0	41.0	15.00	1753	+14.2
43	Volkov, Vladislav	1875	RUS	+8B	=33N	−18B	−19N	+45N	−30B	+47B	−38N	+55N	−15B	−32N	4.5	57.5	61.0	22.75	2012	+16.0
44	Mamedov, Elshad	1767	RUS	−15B	+25N	−2B	+34N	−28B	−45N	=35B	−55B	+52N	+49B	−30N	4.5	55.0	58.5	21.75	1941	+40.6
45	Nigmatzyanov, Marat	1929	RUS	−13B	=61N	+53B	−2N	−43B	+44B	−20N	+54N	−35B	+47N	−26B	4.5	53.5	56.0	17.25	1883	-10.0
46	Neklyudov, Taras	2075	RUS	+42B	−21N	−40B	+52N	−26B	−37N	=54B	=53N	+56B	=25N	−34B	4.5	49.0	52.0	18.00	1835	-68.4
47	Manzhikov, Vladimir	1776	RUS	−30B	−48N	+59B	=25B	−32N	+41B	−43N	−35N	+54B	−45B	+58N	4.5	47.0	49.5	17.00	1800	+5.4
48	Gapon, Ilya	1930	RUS	−11N	+47B	+55N	−1B	−5N	−39B	+56N	+50B	−16N	−38B	−41N	4.0	57.0	60.0	15.00	1921	-9.4
49	Osipov, Pavel	1945	FID	−12B	+58N	−24B	+54N	−29B	+35N	=18B	−33N	−37B	−44N	=56B	4.0	51.5	54.5	16.75	1902	-18.4
50	Solunov, Danila	1728	RUS	−29B	−34N	−35B	−60N	+61B	+57N	+40B	−48N	−26B	+53N	−42B	4.0	45.5	48.0	14.00	1707	-8.0
51	Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser	1899	RUS	F	=31B	−17N	+57B	+38N	−24N	−29B	+42N	−22B	−23N	F	3.5	48.5	48.5	15.75	1915	+0.6
52	Vorotynzev, Vitaly	1898	RUS	−4B	+60N	−29B	−46B	+58N	−23N	−42B	=56N	−44B	+54N	−40B	3.5	48.0	50.5	10.50	1755	-44.6
53	Bakay, Alexander	1807	RUS	F	−36B	−45N	+61N	−25B	+55B	−33N	=46B	−39N	−50B	+57N	3.5	43.5	43.5	11.25	1802	-8.6
54	Rodionov, Nikita Pav	1823	RUS	−9N	−55B	+62N	−49B	+59N	−36B	=46N	−45B	−47N	−52B	+60N	3.5	42.0	44.0	9.25	1746	-29.0
55	Chibukhchyan, Erik	2159	RUS	−56B	+54N	−48B	=28N	−37B	−53N	+59B	+44N	−43B	F	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.25	1769	-83.2
56	Ivaschenko, AnnaWCM	1787	FID	+55N	F	−21B	−24N	−20B	−34N	−48B	=52B	−46N	+62B	=49N	3.0	52.0	54.0	9.25	1858	+14.9
57	Rybakov, Stepan	1520	RUS	−22B	−26N	+58B	−51N	−39B	−50B	−41N	+62B	+61N	−40N	−53B	3.0	43.5	45.5	7.50	1636	+39.9
58	Koroteev, Aleksandr	1774	RUS	−16N	−49B	−57N	+62B	−52B	−59N	+61B	−40N	+60B	−42N	−47B	3.0	39.0	41.0	7.00	1583	-57.8
59	Nechaev, Alexandr	1516	RUS	−27N	−37B	−47N	+42N	−54B	+58B	−55N	−41B	−62N	=60N	−61B	2.5	40.0	42.0	9.25	1566	+4.9
60	Tishin, Aleksey	1582	RUS	−38N	−52B	−41N	+50B	−35B	−42N	−62N	+61B	−58N	=59B	−54B	2.5	39.5	41.5	7.75	1557	-19.2
61	Sorochenkov, Alexander	1746	MNE	−17N	=45B	−25N	−53B	−50N	+62B	−58N	−60N	−57B	F	+59N	2.5	37.5	37.5	6.75	1559	-99.6
62	Khizhnyakov, Mikhail Mak	1620	FID	−19B	−40N	−54B	−58N	−42B	−61N	+60B	−57N	+59B	−56N	F	2.0	36.5	36.5	5.00	1495	-57.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kleschevnikov, ArsenyCMFID
+112.4
6.0 pts · #26
2Kleschev, SemenRUS
+56.1
5.0 pts · #36
3Mamedov, ElshadRUS
+40.6
4.5 pts · #46

Top rating losers

1Sorochenkov, AlexanderMNE
-99.6
2.5 pts · #60
2Chibukhchyan, ErikRUS
-83.2
3.5 pts · #52
3Neklyudov, TarasRUS
-68.4
4.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R1+540 Elo gap
Tolengit, Arman1967 beat IMUsov, Aleksandr E.2507
R4+383 Elo gap
CMAsatryan, Gor2124 beat IMUsov, Aleksandr E.2507
R1+372 Elo gap
WCMIvaschenko, Anna1787 beat Chibukhchyan, Erik2159