St. Petersburg 99th Men Championship, Semifinal
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2137, and top seed was Alexey O. Zakharov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2246).
Dmitriy Mochalov ( FID, 2182) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vladislav Lartsev (6.5) and Anastassia Sinitsina (6.0). Mochalov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Vladislav Shishkin (1987) beat Alexey O. Zakharov (2246), a +259-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
12 Mar 2026 → 20 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×29
FIDE (no federation)×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE17 Mar
Vladislav Lartsev takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Mochalov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dmitriy Mochalov drew with Vladislav Lartsev (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmitriy Mochalov | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Vladislav Lartsev | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3WIMAnastassia Sinitsina | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vladislav Shishkin | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mochalov, Dmitriy | 2182 | FID | +5N | =4B | +22B | =11N | +9N | =7B | =2N | +8B | =6N | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 35.00 | 2201 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Lartsev, Vladislav | 2046 | RUS | +27B | −23B | +13N | +17N | +10B | +3N | =1B | =4N | =5B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 31.75 | 2215 | +82.0 |
| 3 | Sinitsina, AnastassiaWIM | 2161 | RUS | =13N | +18B | +6N | +21B | =23N | −2B | +7N | =5B | =4B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 29.00 | 2147 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Maslov, Nikolay A | 2024 | RUS | +30B | =1N | −21B | +26N | +6B | +23B | =5N | =2B | =3N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 27.00 | 2152 | +61.6 |
| 5 | Chernov, Lev | 1998 | FID | −1B | +31N | =24B | +29N | +15B | +11N | =4B | =3N | =2N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 25.50 | 2184 | +90.4 |
| 6 | Shishkin, Vladislav | 1987 | RUS | =34N | +32B | −3B | +24N | −4N | +21B | +23N | +11B | =1B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 21.00 | 2169 | +85.6 |
| 7 | Bondarenko, Ivan | 2126 | RUS | +8B | −22N | +16B | +14N | =11B | =1N | −3B | =19N | +21B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 25.75 | 2112 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Kurbanov, Marat | 1927 | RUS | −7N | −25B | +30N | +28B | +13N | +9B | +10N | −1N | =12B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 2071 | +67.6 |
| 9 | Aleksandrov, DanilaCM | 2104 | FID | +31B | =21N | =17B | +22N | −1B | −8N | +16B | =10N | +15B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 20.75 | 2061 | -8.2 |
| 10 | Buyanov, Gleb | 2158 | RUS | =16B | +20N | +15B | =23B | −2N | +22N | −8B | =9B | =11N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 2074 | -38.8 |
| 11 | Vlasenkov, Vladislav | 2077 | RUS | +28N | +26B | =23N | =1B | =7N | −5B | +24N | −6N | =10B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 2107 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Rakhmanov, Georgii | 2015 | RUS | =32N | =13B | =26N | =18B | =27N | =19B | =14N | +24B | =8N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 18.75 | 1989 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Lipovoy, Danila | 1955 | RUS | =3B | =12N | −2B | +20N | −8B | +17N | +22B | −15N | =14N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.25 | 1986 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Mineev, Sergey I. | 2010 | RUS | =17B | =16N | +19B | −7B | =18N | =27N | =12B | =22N | =13B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 18.25 | 1963 | -11.4 |
| 15 | Kuus, Erik | 1980 | RUS | =18N | +34B | −10N | +33B | −5N | −24B | +26N | +13B | −9N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 11.50 | 1996 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Grekhov, Roman | 1980 | RUS | =10N | =14B | −7N | −27B | +28N | +32B | −9N | +30B | =19B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 13.75 | 1967 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Dudarev, Viacheslav | 1823 | FID | =14N | +33B | =9N | −2B | −24N | −13B | =25N | +26B | =18N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 1942 | +26.2 |
| 18 | Igumnov, Nikita | 1872 | RUS | =15B | −3N | +34B | =12N | =14B | −29N | +20B | −21N | =17B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 13.50 | 1926 | +23.6 |
| 19 | Ulasevich, Andrey | 1971 | RUS | −23N | +30B | −14N | =25B | F | =12N | +29B | =7B | =16N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 14.25 | 2005 | +13.6 |
| 20 | Dmitriev, Maksim S | 1888 | RUS | =33N | −10B | =28N | −13B | +30N | =26B | −18N | +31B | =25N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1859 | -15.2 |
| 21 | Rakipi, Alexandr | 1949 | RUS | +24B | =9B | +4N | −3N | −22B | −6N | F | +18B | −7N | 3.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 16.25 | 2013 | +25.6 |
| 22 | Tambovskii, Kirill | 2028 | FID | +25N | +7B | −1N | −9B | +21N | −10B | −13N | =14B | F | 3.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 14.75 | 1989 | -16.0 |
| 23 | Zakharov, Alexey O. | 2246 | RUS | +19B | +2N | =11B | =10N | =3B | −4N | −6B | F | F | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 18.50 | 2061 | -33.0 |
| 24 | Nasibullin, Iskander | 2148 | RUS | −21N | +27B | =5N | −6B | +17B | +15N | −11B | −12N | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1922 | -47.0 |
| 25 | Kirichek, Viktor | 1771 | RUS | −22B | +8N | −29B | =19N | =26B | −30N | =17B | =28N | =20B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 14.50 | 1838 | +23.4 |
| 26 | Ershov, Artem | 1903 | RUS | +29B | −11N | =12B | −4B | =25N | =20N | −15B | −17N | =31N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 10.25 | 1819 | -41.2 |
| 27 | Shakuro, Petr E | 1894 | RUS | −2N | −24N | +31B | +16N | =12B | =14B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.25 | 2000 | +16.4 |
| 28 | Korotkikh, Miron | 1829 | RUS | −11B | =29N | =20B | −8N | −16B | =31N | F | =25B | +30N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 8.25 | 1830 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Makhmudov, Riyad | 2115 | RUS | −26N | =28B | +25N | −5B | =32N | +18B | −19N | F | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1832 | -49.6 |
| 30 | Artemyev, Miron | 1773 | RUS | −4N | −19N | −8B | +34N | −20B | +25B | F | −16N | −28B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 4.00 | 1703 | -29.2 |
| 31 | Vinogradov, Artem Pav. | 1800 | RUS | −9N | −5B | −27N | −32N | +34B | =28B | F | −20N | =26B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 1710 | -37.2 |
| 32 | Gerchikov, Matvey | 1833 | RUS | =12B | −6N | −33N | +31B | =29B | −16N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1867 | +8.8 |
| 33 | Artamonov, Valery | 2052 | RUS | =20B | −17N | +32B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1794 | -27.8 |
| 34 | Yakubovich, Vladimir | 1777 | RUS | =6B | −15N | −18N | −30B | −31N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1517 | -52.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chernov, LevFID+90.46.0 pts · #6
- 2Shishkin, VladislavRUS+85.66.0 pts · #4
- 3Lartsev, VladislavRUS+82.06.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Yakubovich, VladimirRUS-52.40.5 pts · #34
- 2Makhmudov, RiyadRUS-49.63.0 pts · #27
- 3Nasibullin, IskanderRUS-47.03.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R7+259 Elo gap
- R7+231 Elo gap
- R2+229 Elo gap