PFO championship 2026 - men

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. 11 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2237, and top seed was Leonid Efimov ( FID, FM, 2338).

Artur Ganiev (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2306) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Lev M Kotelva (7.0) and Leonid Efimov (6.5). Ganiev shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Timur Khadiev (1736) beat Aleksandr V. Samusenko (FM, 2173), a +437-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia

Dates

20 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

FMLeonid Efimov2338

Avg top 10

2,237

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×1

FM×6

CM×4

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×66

FIDE (no federation)×7

Top 3

🥇
FMArtur Ganiev
🇷🇺RUS·2306
7.5pts·2415perf+24.6
🥈
CMLev M Kotelva
🇷🇺RUS·2201
7.0pts·2232perf+20.4
🥉
FMLeonid Efimov
FID·2338
6.5pts·2312perf-0.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Artur Ganiev led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Ganiev7.5Kotelva7Efimov6.5Khasanov6.5Ignatiev6.5Khismatov6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Mar

FM Artur Ganiev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Artur Ganiev drew with CM Lev M Kotelva (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FM Artur Ganiev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMArtur Ganiev	*	½	1	—
2CMLev M Kotelva	½	*	—	½
3FMLeonid Efimov	0	—	*	½
4Oleg Khasanov	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ganiev, ArturFM	2306	RUS	+46B	+24N	+7B	=22N	=2B	+14N	+3B	=4N	+6B	7.5	47.5	51.5	42.25	2415	+24.6
2	Kotelva, Lev MCM	2201	RUS	+16N	+23B	=15N	+9B	=1N	=34B	=5N	+7B	+17N	7.0	47.5	52.0	40.00	2232	+20.4
3	Efimov, LeonidFM	2338	FID	+36N	+11B	=5N	+8B	+22B	=6N	−1N	+10B	=4B	6.5	49.5	54.0	37.00	2312	-0.6
4	Ignatiev, Aleksey	2170	RUS	+33N	=43B	+27N	=15B	+23N	=5B	+28N	=1B	=3N	6.5	46.0	50.0	35.00	2205	+24.0
5	Khasanov, Oleg	2053	RUS	+60B	+38N	=3B	=6N	+44B	=4N	=2B	=9N	+15B	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.00	2272	+103.6
6	Kataev, Aleksandr	2258	RUS	+32N	+72B	=9N	=5B	+20N	=3B	+34N	=8B	−1N	6.0	47.5	49.0	29.00	2233	-2.0
7	Surikov, Alexey	1987	RUS	+66N	+49B	−1N	+42B	+15N	=22B	=8N	−2N	+30B	6.0	44.0	46.5	26.50	2187	+91.2
8	Glidzhain, GorFM	2225	RUS	+30B	+62N	+40B	−3N	=14B	+41N	=7B	=6N	=9B	6.0	43.0	46.0	27.75	2207	-2.0
9	Borshch, AlexeiCM	2078	FID	+51B	+73N	=6B	−2N	=53B	+45N	+22N	=5B	=8N	6.0	42.0	42.5	24.50	2147	+40.8
10	Goltsev, DmitryFM	2153	RUS	=53B	+52N	+25B	−14N	=45B	+40N	+20B	−3N	+23B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.75	2102	-7.4
11	Khismatov, Nurlan	1938	RUS	+47B	−3N	−52B	=29N	+35B	+54N	+42B	=14N	+34B	6.0	37.5	41.0	25.75	2050	+49.6
12	Filipenko, Alexander VIM	2055	RUS	=39N	=69B	=35N	+61B	=40N	=16B	=18N	+27B	+28N	6.0	37.0	39.0	26.00	2009	-2.4
13	Zakirov, Ruslan	2002	RUS	−52B	=60N	+47B	−53N	+38B	+57N	+25B	=23N	+43B	6.0	33.0	36.0	25.00	1986	-6.0
14	Konstantinov, Nikita	2134	RUS	+48N	=27B	+61N	+10B	=8N	−1B	=15N	=11B	=16N	5.5	45.5	48.5	27.00	2065	-10.4
15	Ivanov, Zakhar A	1968	RUS	+63B	+44N	=2B	=4N	−7B	+50N	=14B	+26N	−5N	5.5	44.5	47.5	25.50	2114	+70.4
16	Khadiev, Timur	1736	RUS	−2B	+63N	−44B	+64N	+31B	=12N	=19B	+41N	=14B	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.00	2092	+148.8
17	Lipovoy, Ivan	1910	RUS	−18N	=56B	+54N	+37B	=26B	+24N	=41B	+34N	−2B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.75	2074	+78.8
18	Nurdinov, Iliya	2208	RUS	+17B	=25N	=43B	=45N	=41B	=42N	=12B	+40N	=20B	5.5	38.0	42.0	25.75	2040	-34.2
19	Sharikov, Alexander	2057	RUS	=29N	−61B	=48N	+49B	=21N	=33B	=16N	+35B	+36N	5.5	38.0	41.0	25.50	1899	-31.0
20	Vadeev, Timofey	1941	RUS	=55B	=53N	+65B	+52N	−6B	+30N	−10N	+22B	=18N	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.25	2067	+59.2
21	Galiev, Rasul	1945	RUS	−44B	+67N	−31B	+65N	=19B	−25N	+54B	+52N	+45B	5.5	33.0	35.5	18.75	1986	+25.2
22	Yatzenko, Anton	2270	FID	+59B	+41N	+42B	=1B	−3N	=7N	−9B	−20N	+40B	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.25	2094	-17.7
23	Zhuraev, Arslan	1817	RUS	+65B	−2N	+55B	+31N	−4B	+53N	=26B	=13B	−10N	5.0	42.5	45.0	20.00	2024	+85.6
24	Khakimov, Azat	1938	RUS	+35N	−1B	+29N	+36B	−34N	−17B	+32B	−30N	+51B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.00	1987	+20.8
25	Rakhimkulov, Askar	1999	FID	+56N	=18B	−10N	+35B	−28N	+21B	−13N	=36B	+48N	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.50	2000	+4.4
26	Volkov, Aleksandr Ser	1999	RUS	−49N	+66B	+38N	=40B	=17N	+27B	=23N	−15B	=29N	5.0	38.5	41.0	21.75	1919	-35.6
27	Gusev, Arseniy	1906	RUS	+70B	=14N	−4B	=56N	+52B	−26N	+38B	−12N	+47B	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.50	1932	+18.0
28	Zhidelev, Nikolay	2160	RUS	+50B	−42N	=53B	+57N	+25B	=44N	−4B	+45N	−12B	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.25	2000	-64.4
29	Napolskikh, Gleb	1646	RUS	=19B	=31N	−24B	=11B	−37N	+64N	+68B	+59N	=26B	5.0	37.0	39.5	19.25	1973	+136.4
30	Volynets, Bogdan	1992	RUS	−8N	+68B	+69N	−41N	+56B	−20B	+37N	+24B	−7N	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.50	1977	-3.2
31	Samusenko, Aleksandr V.FM	2173	RUS	=61N	=29B	+21N	−23B	−16N	=52B	=48N	+49B	+46N	5.0	36.5	39.5	21.25	1894	-55.6
32	Ukolov, Egor	1923	RUS	−6B	=47N	=64B	+63N	=55B	=37B	−24N	+60N	+42B	5.0	33.0	35.5	17.25	1953	+10.4
33	Chelyadinov, Nikolay	1887	RUS	−4B	−65N	+67B	+70N	=43B	=19N	=46B	=42N	+41B	5.0	33.0	35.0	17.25	1909	+14.8
34	Naumov, PetrCM	2185	RUS	+57B	−40N	+50B	+43N	+24B	=2N	−6B	−17B	−11N	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.00	1982	-86.0
35	Konovalov, Timofei Al.	1733	RUS	−24B	+46N	=12B	−25N	−11N	+58B	+62B	−19N	+53B	4.5	38.5	41.5	17.00	1922	+82.8
36	Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A	1935	RUS	−3B	+51N	+73B	−24N	=57B	+55N	=44B	=25N	−19B	4.5	37.0	37.5	14.25	1953	+6.8
37	Artemenko, Lev	2174	RUS	−38B	=55N	+60B	−17N	+29B	=32N	−30B	=57N	+54B	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.50	1861	-128.0
38	Luchkov, Vitaly	1904	RUS	+37N	−5B	−26B	+73N	−13N	+71B	−27N	=39B	+67N	4.5	35.5	36.0	11.25	1877	-6.8
39	Gafiyatullin, Fail	1658	RUS	=12B	=45N	−62B	=46N	+60B	=43N	−40B	=38N	+52B	4.5	33.0	36.0	17.75	1934	+117.2
40	Tsepilov, Artem DenCM	2042	FID	+71N	+34B	−8N	=26N	=12B	−10B	+39N	−18B	−22N	4.0	42.5	44.0	16.00	2026	-3.6
41	Gorin, Andrey	1997	RUS	+54N	−22B	+49N	+30B	=18N	−8B	=17N	−16B	−33N	4.0	41.5	45.0	18.00	1932	-30.4
42	Sharipov, Eduard	1896	RUS	+58N	+28B	−22N	−7N	+48B	=18B	−11N	=33B	−32N	4.0	41.5	45.0	17.75	1946	+18.8
43	Romaneev, Fedor	1916	RUS	+64B	=4N	=18N	−34B	=33N	=39B	+53B	F	−13N	4.0	39.5	42.0	16.75	1947	+10.8
44	Gitelson, ArkadyFM	2205	RUS	+21N	−15B	+16N	+62B	−5N	=28B	=36N	F	F	4.0	39.5	39.5	18.75	2019	-29.6
45	Kozlov, Vladimir Dm.	1890	RUS	=69N	=39B	+70N	=18B	=10N	−9B	+50N	−28B	−21N	4.0	38.5	40.5	15.00	1877	-5.6
46	Iljushin, Yaroslav	1985	RUS	−1N	−35B	+68N	=39B	=47N	+56B	=33N	=48B	−31B	4.0	38.0	40.5	14.75	1828	-68.4
47	Utyatnikov, Andrey	1818	RUS	−11N	=32B	−13N	+59N	=46B	=62N	=57B	+61B	−27N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.25	1858	+20.4
48	Gulyan, Artur	1880	RUS	−14B	=64N	=19B	+71N	−42N	+70B	=31B	=46N	−25B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.00	1883	+2.4
49	Neukrytykh, Maxim	1842	RUS	+26B	−7N	−41B	−19N	−70B	+73N	+63B	−31N	+60B	4.0	33.5	34.0	11.50	1830	-3.2
50	Romanov, Artemiy	1805	RUS	−28N	+58B	−34N	+69B	+62N	−15B	−45B	−51N	+63B	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.50	1861	+21.2
51	Garaev, Tamerlan	1864	FID	−9N	−36B	=58N	−54B	+66N	=69B	+70N	+50B	−24N	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.25	1762	-45.2
52	Borsch, Alexander	1871	RUS	+13N	−10B	+11N	−20B	−27N	=31N	+55B	−21B	−39N	3.5	43.5	47.0	18.00	1867	-4.8
53	Larionov, Tikhon	1759	RUS	=10N	=20B	=28N	+13B	=9N	−23B	−43N	=67B	−35N	3.5	42.0	44.5	18.50	1863	+36.0
54	Labutin, Giorgi	1707	RUS	−41B	=59N	−17B	+51N	+61N	−11B	−21N	+68B	−37N	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.25	1827	+24.2
55	Khammatullin, Danis	1809	RUS	=20N	=37B	−23N	+72B	=32N	−36B	−52N	=58B	=56N	3.5	35.0	36.5	12.50	1785	-14.8
56	Shayazdanov, Timur	1543	RUS	−25B	=17N	+59B	=27B	−30N	−46N	−60B	+71N	=55B	3.5	34.5	36.0	12.00	1810	+98.4
57	Boykov, Artemiy Aleks	1831	RUS	−34N	+71B	+72N	−28B	=36N	−13B	=47N	=37B	F	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.50	1965	+46.8
58	Terekhov, Aleksandr Dm	1652	RUS	−42B	−50N	=51B	=60N	=63B	−35N	+66B	=55N	=59B	3.5	29.5	32.0	11.00	1743	+40.4
59	Chernov, Ivan	1851	RUS	−22N	=54B	−56N	−47B	+73B	=67N	+69N	−29B	=58N	3.5	29.0	29.5	7.25	1654	-96.4
60	Mullagaliev, Nafis	1843	RUS	−5N	=13B	−37N	=58B	−39N	+65B	+56N	−32B	−49N	3.0	37.5	40.0	10.75	1699	-34.0
61	Vagizov, Aidar	1756	RUS	=31B	+19N	−14B	−12N	−54B	−63N	+64B	−47N	=70B	3.0	35.0	37.0	11.50	1753	-13.6
62	Makhmudov, Samir	1914	RUS	+68N	−8B	+39N	−44N	−50B	=47B	−35N	=63N	F	3.0	33.5	36.0	10.50	1787	-30.0
63	Yusupov, Kamil	1750	RUS	−15N	−16B	+66N	−32B	=58N	+61B	−49N	=62B	−50N	3.0	33.5	36.0	8.75	1703	-23.2
64	Dyakonov, Kirill	1710	RUS	−43N	=48B	=32N	−16B	=72N	−29B	−61N	+73B	−68N	2.5	30.5	31.0	5.75	1625	-40.8
65	Shtanko, Egor	1561	RUS	−23N	+33B	−20N	−21B	−71B	−60N	+73B	=70N	−66B	2.5	30.0	30.5	6.50	1636	+17.2
66	Khaertynov, Amirkhan	1860	RUS	−7B	−26N	−63B	=67N	−51B	F	−58N	+69B	+65N	2.5	28.5	28.5	5.75	1642	-90.8
67	Khabibullin, Danis M.	1692	RUS	−72N	−21B	−33N	=66B	F	=59B	+71N	=53N	−38B	2.5	27.5	27.5	6.25	1733	+17.6
68	Amirov, Dinar	1801	RUS	−62B	−30N	−46B	F	=69N	+72B	−29N	−54N	+64B	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.00	1688	-48.4
69	Malanin, Egor	1759	FID	=45B	=12N	−30B	−50N	=68B	=51N	−59B	−66N	F	2.0	31.5	31.5	8.25	1696	-25.6
70	Khusnutdinov, Emil	1516	RUS	−27N	F	−45B	−33B	+49N	−48N	−51B	=65B	=61N	2.0	31.5	31.5	6.75	1630	+29.6
71	Mitiushkin, Marat	1868	RUS	−40B	−57N	F	−48B	+65N	−38N	−67B	−56B	=73N	1.5	25.0	25.0	2.75	1498	-71.8
72	Chupakhin, Evgeny	1925	RUS	+67B	−6N	−57B	−55N	=64B	−68N	F	F	F	1.5	20.5	20.5	3.75	1656	-43.2
73	Makhmutov, Ilgizar	1559	RUS	F	−9B	−36N	−38B	−59N	−49B	−65N	−64N	=71B	0.5	29.0	29.0	0.75	1382	-37.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Khadiev, TimurRUS
+148.8
5.5 pts · #17
2Napolskikh, GlebRUS
+136.4
5.0 pts · #24
3Gafiyatullin, FailRUS
+117.2
4.5 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Artemenko, LevRUS
-128.0
4.5 pts · #35
2Chernov, IvanRUS
-96.4
3.5 pts · #57
3Khaertynov, AmirkhanRUS
-90.8
2.5 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R5+437 Elo gap
Khadiev, Timur1736 beat FMSamusenko, Aleksandr V.2173
R4+356 Elo gap
Zhuraev, Arslan1817 beat FMSamusenko, Aleksandr V.2173
R8+329 Elo gap
Vadeev, Timofey1941 beat Yatzenko, Anton2270