Blitz Moscow. March 2026 - 7

SwissBlitz

49 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 27 Mar 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 14 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2432, and top seed was Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2591).

Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2591) won with 10.5/11, ahead of Mikayel Manvelyan (8.0) and Anna Shukhman (7.5). Makarian won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Artem Dm Betenev (2062) beat Vladimir Zakhartsov (GM, 2499), a +437-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

27 Mar 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

GMRudik Makarian2591

Avg top 10

2,432

Participants

Titled players · 14

GM×4

IM×2

FM×5

CM×1

WGM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇷🇺Russia×35

FIDE (no federation)×12

🇪🇪Estonia×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMRudik Makarian
FID·2591
10.5pts·2811perf+18.9
🥈
FMMikayel Manvelyan
🇦🇲ARM·2494
8.0pts·2478perf+1.2
🥉
WGMAnna Shukhman
FID·2309
7.5pts·2365perf+21.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Rudik Makarian led from R5; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Makarian10.5Manvelyan8Shukhman7.5Zakhartsov7.5Najer7Bukreev7

R5–R11 · LEAD HELD

GM Rudik Makarian never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Rudik Makarian beat FM Mikayel Manvelyan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Rudik Makarian 6+4 wins (R1–R6, R8–R11)FM Mikayel Manvelyan 4 wins (R7–R11)WGM Anna Shukhman 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRudik Makarian	*	1	1	1
2FMMikayel Manvelyan	0	*	1	—
3WGMAnna Shukhman	0	0	*	—
4GMVladimir Zakhartsov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Makarian, RudikGM	2591	FID	+16N	+28B	+11N	+3B	+5N	+2B	=9N	+4B	+6N	+7N	+12B	10.5	70.0	75.0	71.50	2811	+18.9
2	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2494	ARM	+22B	+19N	−6B	+17N	+23B	−1N	+15N	+11B	F	+5B	+3N	8.0	68.0	72.5	50.50	2478	+1.2
3	Shukhman, AnnaWGM	2309	FID	+40N	+12B	+8N	−1N	=10B	+20N	+6B	+9B	−5N	+15B	−2B	7.5	72.0	76.0	47.00	2365	+21.4
4	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2499	RUS	+21N	−18B	+16N	−15B	+40N	+12B	+28N	−1N	+8B	=9B	+5N	7.5	67.0	71.0	45.00	2358	-12.3
5	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2422	RUS	+31B	+15N	+23B	+6N	−1B	−9N	+19B	+8N	+3B	−2N	−4B	7.0	72.0	77.0	44.00	2392	-1.3
6	Panichkin, Aleksey	2223	RUS	+30N	+20B	+2N	−5B	+15N	+7B	−3N	+10B	−1B	+23N	−9N	7.0	71.5	76.5	44.50	2388	+34.8
7	Najer, EvgeniyGM	2517	FID	+26B	−17N	+33B	+19N	+36B	−6N	−8B	+14N	+10N	−1B	+18N	7.0	66.0	70.5	40.00	2316	-21.0
8	Rudakov, Sergey S.	2181	RUS	+46B	+27N	−3B	+25N	−9B	+14N	+7N	−5B	−4N	+19B	+17N	7.0	65.5	68.0	39.00	2297	+16.6
9	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2507	RUS	F	F	+24N	+28B	+8N	+5B	=1B	−3N	+18B	=4N	+6B	7.0	63.0	63.0	46.50	2510	+3.0
10	Ippolitov, Mikhail Al	2180	RUS	−39N	+46B	+40N	+12B	=3N	+13B	=11N	−6N	−7B	+29B	+15N	7.0	60.0	62.5	37.50	2192	+6.4
11	Zhukov, AntonFM	2212	FID	+34B	+25N	−1B	+14N	=20B	+36N	=10B	−2N	−15N	=18B	+24B	6.5	65.5	70.0	36.00	2221	+3.2
12	Pereverzev, Timofei	2005	RUS	+45B	−3N	+34B	−10N	+33B	−4N	+31B	=23N	+16B	+13B	−1N	6.5	64.5	67.5	32.25	2162	+18.9
13	Polkovnikyan, ArtemFM	2293	RUS	+33B	+14N	=17B	−36N	+35B	−10N	+20B	−18N	+25B	−12N	+23B	6.5	58.0	62.5	35.50	2154	-32.8
14	Lovakov, Egor Vladimirovich	2041	RUS	+43N	−13B	+39N	−11B	+38N	−8B	+29N	−7B	+33N	+28B	=16N	6.5	56.0	59.5	29.50	2081	+27.2
15	Betenev, Artem Dm	2062	RUS	+47B	−5B	+29N	+4N	−6B	+23N	−2B	+19N	+11B	−3N	−10B	6.0	67.0	69.0	32.50	2230	+33.0
16	Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh	1963	RUS	−1B	+42N	−4B	+27N	−34B	=30N	+21B	+24N	−12N	+35B	=14B	6.0	62.0	66.0	31.25	2029	+22.0
17	Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al	2132	FID	+32N	+7B	=13N	−2B	−28N	−24B	+30B	=25N	+31B	+20N	−8B	6.0	60.5	65.5	34.00	2134	-1.6
18	Babakekhyan, Artem	2120	FID	+37B	+4N	−36B	−23N	=26B	+34N	+24B	+13B	−9N	=11N	−7B	6.0	60.0	64.5	34.50	2234	+21.0
19	Denisenko, DenisCM	2098	RUS	+38N	−2B	+30N	−7B	+29N	+39B	−5N	−15B	+40N	−8N	+32B	6.0	58.5	62.5	27.50	2090	-2.9
20	Pankratov, Mikhail A.	1984	RUS	+48B	−6N	+27B	+37N	=11N	−3B	−13N	=40B	+28N	−17B	+30N	6.0	57.5	59.5	27.25	2060	+22.3
21	Barkasheva, SofiaWCM	1930	EST	−4B	=37N	+22B	−35N	−39N	+43B	−16N	+47B	+27N	=30B	+29N	6.0	51.5	53.5	26.75	1912	-4.0
22	Nigmatzyanov, Marat	1929	RUS	−2N	−38B	−21N	+49B	+47N	−29B	−32N	+41B	+46B	+39N	+28N	6.0	46.0	47.0	18.50	1867	-8.4
23	Osetrov, DmitrijFM	2204	RUS	+29N	+39B	−5N	+18B	−2N	−15B	+33N	=12B	+35N	−6B	−13N	5.5	61.0	65.0	27.25	2103	-20.3
24	Siverin, Vladislav	1913	FID	=36B	+35N	−9B	−26N	+37B	+17N	−18N	−16B	+38N	+25B	−11N	5.5	56.0	60.5	27.25	2042	+34.0
25	Sidelnikov, Fedor Andr	1993	FID	+49N	−11B	+38N	−8B	+30N	−28B	+39N	=17B	−13N	−24N	+34B	5.5	54.5	55.5	22.00	1979	-3.4
26	Saakyan, Emil A.	1933	RUS	−7N	+32B	−28N	+24B	=18N	−35B	−27N	+44B	−29N	+46B	+33N	5.5	51.0	53.5	23.50	1937	-1.2
27	Abramov, Pavel	1808	RUS	+41N	−8B	−20N	−16B	=43N	+44B	+26B	−31N	−21B	+37N	+45B	5.5	50.5	53.5	21.75	1826	+3.0
28	Vasilkov, NikolayFM	2156	FID	+42B	−1N	+26B	−9N	+17B	+25N	−4B	+36N	−20B	−14N	−22B	5.0	65.0	69.0	25.50	2129	-8.6
29	Makalkin, Andrey	1854	RUS	−23B	+48N	−15B	+47N	−19B	+22N	−14B	+32N	+26B	−10N	−21B	5.0	55.5	57.5	20.50	1902	+10.1
30	Mizerova, Yana	1880	RUS	−6B	+45N	−19B	+48N	−25B	=16B	−17N	+37N	+34B	=21N	−20B	5.0	54.5	56.5	20.00	1880	+0.9
31	Saveljev, Roman	1906	RUS	−5N	−43B	+49N	−39B	+41N	+32B	−12N	+27B	−17N	=33B	=35N	5.0	50.5	51.5	20.00	1816	-52.4
32	Izotov, Vladimir	1770	FID	−17B	−26N	+45B	−33N	+48B	−31N	+22B	−29B	+44N	+40B	−19N	5.0	48.0	50.0	18.00	1821	+11.5
33	Davydenya, Mikhail	1892	RUS	−13N	+49B	−7N	+32B	−12N	+38B	−23B	+39N	−14B	=31N	−26B	4.5	56.0	57.0	17.00	1893	-7.9
34	Demina, Alena	1877	RUS	−11N	+41B	−12N	+43B	+16N	−18B	=40N	−35B	−30N	+38B	−25N	4.5	52.5	56.0	20.00	1833	-4.8
35	Tolengit, Arman	1967	RUS	F	−24B	+43N	+21B	−13N	+26N	−36B	+34N	−23B	−16N	=31B	4.5	52.5	52.5	22.00	1967	-1.9
36	Khismatullin, DenisGM	2462	RUS	=24N	+44B	+18N	+13B	−7N	−11B	+35N	−28B	F	F	F	4.5	52.0	52.0	22.75	2228	-19.5
37	Begjanian, Hrajr	1768	RUS	−18N	=21B	+44N	−20B	−24N	−46B	+41N	−30B	+43N	−27B	+40N	4.5	48.5	51.0	17.50	1758	-4.4
38	Arutyunova, Yuliya	1749	RUS	−19B	+22N	−25B	+44N	−14B	−33N	+42B	=46N	−24B	−34N	+49B	4.5	48.0	49.0	15.25	1807	+13.4
39	Kuzmin, Mikhail	1791	RUS	+10B	−23N	−14B	+31N	+21B	−19N	−25B	−33B	+48N	−22B	−42N	4.0	56.0	58.0	20.00	1844	+8.1
40	Oorzhak, Aldar	1898	RUS	−3B	+47N	−10B	+42N	−4B	+45N	=34B	=20N	−19B	−32N	−37B	4.0	55.0	57.0	14.25	1842	-21.4
41	Shubin, Anton	0	RUS	−27B	−34N	−42B	+46N	−31B	+48N	−37B	−22N	−45B	+49N	+47N	4.0	39.0	40.0	7.50	1649	0.0
42	Savelyev, Andrey	1780	RUS	−28N	−16B	+41N	−40B	−45N	+47B	−38N	−48B	F	+44N	+39B	4.0	37.5	37.5	13.00	1658	-30.0
43	Melnikov, Evgeny	1646	FID	−14B	+31N	−35B	−34N	=27B	−21N	−44N	F	−37B	+48B	+46N	3.5	44.0	44.0	12.25	1718	+13.2
44	Sidorova, Ekaterina A	1686	RUS	F	−36N	−37B	−38B	+49N	−27N	+43B	−26N	−32B	−42B	+48N	3.0	40.0	40.0	6.50	1608	-46.0
45	Sakhno, Robert Ev	1629	RUS	−12N	−30B	−32N	F	+42B	−40B	−46N	−49B	+41N	+47B	−27N	3.0	39.5	39.5	10.00	1583	-12.9
46	Rodionov, Nikita Pav	1823	RUS	−8N	−10N	−47B	−41B	F	+37N	+45B	=38B	−22N	−26N	−43B	2.5	47.0	47.0	9.75	1692	-40.0
47	Lagoyda, Mikhail	1708	RUS	−15N	−40B	+46N	−29B	−22B	−42N	F	−21N	+49B	−45N	−41B	2.0	41.5	41.5	3.50	1610	-23.2
48	Aksakova, Lana	1473	FID	−20N	−29B	F	−30B	−32N	−41B	+49N	+42N	−39B	−43N	−44B	2.0	40.5	40.5	5.00	1539	+16.2
49	Orlov, Denis	1562	RUS	−25B	−33N	−31B	−22N	−44B	F	−48B	+45N	−47N	−41B	−38N	1.0	39.5	39.5	3.00	1419	-26.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Panichkin, AlekseyRUS
+34.8
7.0 pts · #9
2Siverin, VladislavFID
+34.0
5.5 pts · #25
3Betenev, Artem DmRUS
+33.0
6.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Saveljev, RomanRUS
-52.4
5.0 pts · #36
2Sidorova, Ekaterina ARUS
-46.0
3.0 pts · #43
3Rodionov, Nikita PavRUS
-40.0
2.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R4+437 Elo gap
Betenev, Artem Dm2062 beat GMZakhartsov, Vladimir2499
R1+389 Elo gap
Kuzmin, Mikhail1791 beat Ippolitov, Mikhail Al2180
R2+385 Elo gap
Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al2132 beat GMNajer, Evgeniy2517