CH UrFO 2026

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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. 9 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2277, and top seed was Yaroslav Remizov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2490).

Roman Kuzmin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2224) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Prokhor Moskvinov (6.5) and Maksim Dm Demchenko (6.5). Kuzmin won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Stepan Kochkin (1807) beat Aleksey Prokhorov (FM, 2286), a +479-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Chelyabinsk, Russia

Dates

17 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMYaroslav Remizov2490

Avg top 10

2,277

Participants

Titled players · 9

IM×3

FM×5

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×32

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRoman Kuzmin
🇷🇺RUS·2224
7.5pts·2426perf+45.6
🥈
CMProkhor Moskvinov
FID·2239
6.5pts·2338perf+50.0
🥉
FMMaksim Dm Demchenko
FID·2104
6.5pts·2336perf+110.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Roman Kuzmin led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kuzmin7.5Demchenko6.5Salemgareev6.5Moskvinov6.5Kochkin5.5Zharkov5.5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Roman Kuzmin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Roman Kuzmin drew with FM Maksim Dm Demchenko (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Roman Kuzmin 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Tagir Salemgareev 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRoman Kuzmin	*	½	—	½
2FMMaksim Dm Demchenko	½	*	1	½
3IMTagir Salemgareev	—	0	*	½
4CMProkhor Moskvinov	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kuzmin, RomanFM	2224	RUS	+23N	+9B	+13N	=5B	+7N	+28B	=2N	+6B	=3N	7.5	44.0	47.5	38.25	2426	+45.6
2	Moskvinov, ProkhorCM	2239	FID	=17N	+8B	=10N	+9B	=3N	+11B	=1B	=4N	+7N	6.5	48.0	52.5	37.25	2338	+50.0
3	Demchenko, Maksim DmFM	2104	FID	+25N	+4B	=16B	=30N	=2B	=19N	+15B	+5N	=1B	6.5	43.0	46.0	33.25	2336	+110.4
4	Salemgareev, TagirIM	2423	RUS	+27B	−3N	−30B	+24N	+20B	+21N	+19B	=2B	+6N	6.5	38.0	41.0	28.25	2234	-14.9
5	Remizov, YaroslavIM	2490	RUS	+18N	=10B	+14N	=1N	+30B	−7B	+13N	−3B	=8N	5.5	45.0	48.0	26.75	2234	-23.5
6	Kochkin, Stepan	1807	RUS	−13N	+22N	=27B	+8B	+16N	+10B	+7N	−1N	−4B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.75	2234	+175.2
7	Prokhorov, AlekseyFM	2286	FID	+12B	=19N	+33B	+16N	−1B	+5N	−6B	+22N	−2B	5.5	43.0	45.5	24.00	2195	-15.6
8	Zharkov, Nikolay	2230	RUS	=24B	−2N	+32B	−6N	+23N	+9B	+11N	=10B	=5B	5.5	42.0	44.5	25.00	2144	-13.6
9	Gemel, Fedor	2042	RUS	+35B	−1N	+12B	−2N	=15B	−8N	+32B	+21N	+19B	5.5	40.0	42.0	20.25	2099	+36.8
10	Protasov, Maksim	2064	RUS	+36B	=5N	=2B	+20N	=19B	−6N	+30B	=8N	=22B	5.5	38.0	39.5	21.25	2130	+35.6
11	Iljin, TimofeyIM	2221	UKR	+31B	=30N	=19B	=18N	+21B	−2N	−8B	+14B	+17N	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.25	2141	-7.8
12	Kovalenko, Mark	1989	RUS	−7N	+36B	−9N	=34B	+33N	=14B	+23N	=17B	+18N	5.5	33.5	35.0	18.25	1995	+8.8
13	Kozachkov, Pavel	2167	RUS	+6B	+34N	−1B	−21N	+27B	+30N	−5B	−19N	+15B	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.50	2106	-22.3
14	Toropov, Timofey	2107	RUS	+29B	=33N	−5B	−28N	+32B	=12N	+24B	−11N	+20N	5.0	34.0	36.5	18.00	2068	-9.6
15	Makov, Artem	2109	RUS	−20N	+26B	−17N	+33B	=9N	+18B	−3N	+16B	−13N	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.25	1972	-28.4
16	Sattarov, DinisFM	2196	RUS	+26N	+20B	=3N	−7B	−6B	−22N	+27B	−15N	+23N	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.75	1998	-82.8
17	Palamar, Stefan	1956	RUS	=2B	=28N	+15B	−19N	=22B	=27N	+21B	=12N	−11B	4.5	37.5	41.0	20.00	2118	+71.6
18	Shakhov, Dmitriy	2013	RUS	−5B	+29N	+24B	=11B	−28N	−15N	+31B	+25N	−12B	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.25	2029	+2.4
19	Somkin, Kirill	2102	RUS	F	=7B	=11N	+17B	=10N	=3B	−4N	+13B	−9N	4.0	44.5	44.5	21.00	2158	+10.8
20	Voronov, Kirill	1805	RUS	+15B	−16N	+31B	−10B	−4N	+29N	−25B	+24N	−14B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.00	1947	+56.0
21	Zambrzhitskiy, Yan	1999	RUS	=28B	=24N	+34B	+13B	−11N	−4B	−17N	−9B	+30N	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.75	2036	+14.4
22	Smekalov, Alexei	2091	RUS	−34N	−6B	+25N	+26B	=17N	+16B	F	−7B	=10N	4.0	37.0	39.0	17.50	1942	-26.4
23	Yusupov, Emil	1927	RUS	−1B	+35N	=28B	=27N	−8B	+31N	−12B	+30N	−16B	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.50	1999	+30.8
24	Artamonov, Matvei	1933	RUS	=8N	=21B	−18N	−4B	+34N	+33B	−14N	−20B	+29N	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.75	1898	-22.0
25	Ovchinnikov, Vsevolod	1693	RUS	−3B	−27N	−22B	=31N	+36N	+34B	+20N	−18B	=26N	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.00	1843	+62.0
26	Eremeev, Vladislav	1834	RUS	−16B	−15N	+35B	−22N	−31B	+36N	=29B	+32N	=25B	4.0	28.0	29.5	9.75	1781	-26.4
27	Korolenko, Artem	2013	RUS	−4N	+25B	=6N	=23B	−13N	=17B	−16N	−29B	+31B	3.5	37.5	40.5	14.00	1895	-59.6
28	Yuzhakov, OlegFM	2298	RUS	=21N	=17B	=23N	+14B	+18B	−1N	F	F	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	15.75	2095	-26.4
29	Silaev, Arseniy	1755	RUS	−14N	−18B	+36N	−32N	+35B	−20B	=26N	+27N	−24B	3.5	29.5	31.0	9.00	1745	-9.6
30	Fedotov, Alexey	2049	RUS	+32N	=11B	+4N	=3B	−5N	−13B	−10N	−23B	−21B	3.0	42.5	45.0	15.00	1986	-16.6
31	Kiselev, Rostislav	1858	RUS	−11N	=32B	−20N	=25B	+26N	−23B	−18N	+35B	−27N	3.0	32.0	34.0	9.25	1717	-65.6
32	Zudilkin, Nikita	1620	RUS	−30B	=31N	−8N	+29B	−14N	+35B	−9N	−26B	−33N	2.5	32.0	34.0	7.00	1732	+14.2
33	Tikhonkikh, Arsenii	0	RUS	F	=14B	−7N	−15N	−12B	−24N	−36B	+34N	+32B	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.00	1775	0.0
34	Solovev, Georgiy Nik	1642	RUS	+22B	−13B	−21N	=12N	−24B	−25N	−35N	−33B	=36N	2.0	31.0	32.5	7.50	1655	-8.4
35	Rudenko, Dmitry	1456	RUS	−9N	−23B	−26N	+36B	−29N	−32N	+34B	−31N	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.50	1564	+28.8
36	Mekhvanik, Ivan	1629	RUS	−10N	−12N	−29B	−35N	−25B	−26B	+33N	F	=34B	1.5	29.0	29.0	3.50	1350	-78.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kochkin, StepanRUS
+175.2
5.5 pts · #5
2Demchenko, Maksim DmFMFID
+110.4
6.5 pts · #2
3Palamar, StefanRUS
+71.6
4.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Sattarov, DinisFMRUS
-82.8
4.5 pts · #12
2Mekhvanik, IvanRUS
-78.8
1.5 pts · #36
3Kiselev, RostislavRUS
-65.6
3.0 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R7+479 Elo gap
Kochkin, Stepan1807 beat FMProkhorov, Aleksey2286
R1+449 Elo gap
Solovev, Georgiy Nik1642 beat Smekalov, Alexei2091
R4+423 Elo gap
Kochkin, Stepan1807 beat Zharkov, Nikolay2230