Pedagogical Chess Union Cup in Chess 2026 March STANDARD-B-C-D
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1673, and top seed was Gleb Netesa (🇷🇺 RUS, 1780).
Gleb Netesa (🇷🇺 RUS, 1780) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Andrei Averkiev (5.5) and German Ant Pinskiy (4.5). Netesa took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Alesya Konovalova (1458) beat Filipp Shustov (1672), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Andrei Averkiev takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Netesa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
Andrei Averkiev beat Gleb Netesa (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrei Averkiev | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Gleb Netesa | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Ivan Pechenkin | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Zakhar Vinogradov | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netesa, Gleb | 1780 | RUS | +12B | +19N | +5B | +8N | −2B | +9N | =6B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 20.75 | 1863 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Averkiev, Andrei | 1694 | RUS | =9B | +28N | +14B | +11B | +1N | F | +4B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 19.50 | 2024 | +77.2 |
| 3 | Pinskiy, German Ant | 1555 | FID | +6N | +15B | −8B | =19N | +13B | −5N | +12B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.25 | 1739 | +70.0 |
| 4 | Folomeev, Yakov Aleks | 1625 | RUS | +20N | +21B | −11N | =10N | +12B | +14B | −2N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1691 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Pechenkin, Ivan | 1595 | FID | +26N | +25B | −1N | −9B | +20N | +3B | =7B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1659 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Grigoryev, Vladislav | 1670 | RUS | −3B | +24N | =9B | =21N | +25B | +18B | =1N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1652 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Vinogradov, Zakhar | 1587 | RUS | +29B | −8N | =22B | =18N | +21B | +11B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1646 | +24.4 |
| 8 | Kutuzov, Svetozar | 1762 | RUS | +10N | +7B | +3N | −1B | +11N | F | F | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1842 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Khvatikov, Alexey Vl | 1564 | RUS | =2N | +27B | =6N | +5N | +19B | −1B | F | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1772 | +34.0 |
| 10 | Ushakova, Olga Dm | 1567 | RUS | −8B | +29N | +15N | =4B | −14N | =20B | +18N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1647 | +32.0 |
| 11 | Netesa, Yaroslav | 1525 | RUS | +13N | +16B | +4B | −2N | −8B | −7N | =15N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 13.25 | 1648 | +44.8 |
| 12 | Turukin, Artem Den | 1570 | RUS | −1N | =26B | +23N | +16B | −4N | +22B | −3N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1556 | -4.0 |
| 13 | Sorochenkova, Margarita | 1613 | RUS | −11B | =18N | +20N | +22B | −3N | +19B | −14N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1540 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Shpigotskiy, Dmitriy | 1662 | FID | =27N | +23B | −2N | F | +10B | −4N | +13B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1638 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Khomitskiy, Pavel | 1654 | RUS | +24B | −3N | −10B | −17N | +23B | +25N | =11B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1525 | -23.2 |
| 16 | Afanasiev, Roman Bor | 1593 | RUS | +18B | −11N | =21B | −12N | −22N | +24B | +20N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1518 | -14.2 |
| 17 | Shustov, Filipp | 1672 | RUS | −21N | −20B | +24N | +15B | −18N | =23B | +19N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1536 | -49.6 |
| 18 | Konovalova, Alesya | 1458 | RUS | −16N | =13B | +27N | =7B | +17B | −6N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1558 | +35.2 |
| 19 | Sargisian, Daniil | 1588 | FID | +22N | −1B | +25N | =3B | −9N | −13N | −17B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 5.75 | 1475 | -43.6 |
| 20 | Yakubovskiy, Robert Gen | 1543 | FID | −4B | +17N | −13B | +29N | −5B | =10N | −16B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1489 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Arykbaeva, Almira Tash | 1562 | RUS | +17B | −4N | =16N | =6B | −7N | F | =24N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1555 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Urbanov, Viktor Aleks | 1449 | RUS | −19B | F | =7N | −13N | +16B | −12N | +25B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1503 | +17.6 |
| 23 | Prokudin, Nikolay | 1431 | RUS | =28B | −14N | −12B | =24B | −15N | =17N | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1417 | -1.4 |
| 24 | Aniskin, Vladimir Andr | 1544 | RUS | −15N | −6B | −17B | =23N | F | −16N | =21B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1323 | -58.0 |
| 25 | Rozhkov, Andrey | 0 | RUS | F | −5N | −19B | +27B | −6N | −15B | −22N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.50 | 1311 | -25.2 |
| 26 | Darjin, Nikolay | 1471 | RUS | −5B | =12N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1389 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Gudkov, Egor | 1552 | RUS | =14B | −9N | −18B | −25N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1202 | -66.4 |
| 28 | Nikolaev, Kirill Val. | 1571 | RUS | =23N | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1367 | -20.8 |
| 29 | Sayapin, Nikita | 1435 | RUS | −7N | −10B | F | −20B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 764 | -43.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Averkiev, AndreiRUS+77.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Pinskiy, German AntFID+70.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Netesa, YaroslavRUS+44.83.5 pts · #16
- 1Gudkov, EgorRUS-66.40.5 pts · #28
- 2Aniskin, Vladimir AndrRUS-58.01.0 pts · #25
- 3Shustov, FilippRUS-49.63.5 pts · #11
- R5+214 Elo gap
- R5+144 Elo gap
- R2+129 Elo gap