Russian Championship B21 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2408, and top seed was Erdem Khubukshanov ( FID, GM, 2502).
Semen Novozhilov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2445) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Artem Pingin (6.5) and Maxim Timoshin (5.5). Novozhilov shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexander Khripachenko (IM, 2370) beat Erdem Khubukshanov (GM, 2502), a +132-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Semen Novozhilov takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
IM Artem Pingin lost to IM Semen Novozhilov (White).
IM Artem Pingin went unbeaten across 7 games (R3–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇷🇺IMNovozhilov, Semen | 2445 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +14.9 | 2570 |
| 1 | 🇷🇺IMPingin, Artem | 2459 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | +12.9 | 2568 |
| 4 | FMTimoshin, Maxim | 2405 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +10.4 | 2488 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺IMUsov, Aleksandr E. | 2401 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +11.0 | 2489 |
| 5 | GMKhubukshanov, Erdem | 2502 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | -7.8 | 2441 |
| 6 | IMParpiev, Isaak | 2433 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | -3.2 | 2405 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺FMVolkov, Maksim | 2380 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | -2.2 | 2368 |
| 8 | IMKhripachenko, Alexander | 2370 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 16.50 | 41.5 | -4.9 | 2332 |
| 10 | IMTyurin, Artem | 2335 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -30.2 | 2196 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺FMSheremetev, Vladislav | 2351 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -34.2 | 2194 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Novozhilov, SemenIMRUS+14.96.5 pts · #2
- 2Pingin, ArtemIMRUS+12.96.5 pts · #1
- 3Usov, Aleksandr E.IMRUS+11.05.5 pts · #3
- 1Sheremetev, VladislavFMRUS-34.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Tyurin, ArtemIMFID-30.22.0 pts · #10
- 3Khubukshanov, ErdemGMFID-7.85.0 pts · #5
- R3+132 Elo gap