Dnipro City Championship 2026

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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 16 Apr 2026 in Dnipro, Ukraine. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1900, and top seed was Vladimir Zhaldybin (🇺🇦 UKR, 2147).

Vladimir Zhaldybin (🇺🇦 UKR, 2147) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Olexandr Topal (7.5) and Vladyslav Anisimov (7.0). Zhaldybin shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Maxim Petukhov (1510) beat Ivan Dolynin (1752), a +242-point gap.

Location

🇺🇦Dnipro, Ukraine

Dates

10 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦Vladimir Zhaldybin2147

Avg top 10

1,900

Participants

Titled players · 1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇺🇦Ukraine×34

Top 3

🥇
Vladimir Zhaldybin
🇺🇦UKR·2147
8.0pts·2221perf+14.2
🥈
Olexandr Topal
🇺🇦UKR·2101
7.5pts·2120perf+19.2
🥉
Vladyslav Anisimov
🇺🇦UKR·1957
7.0pts·2047perf+50.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Vladimir Zhaldybin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zhaldybin8Topal7.5Anisimov7Soroka6Dolynin6Chobitok5.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE13 Apr

Vladyslav Anisimov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Vladimir Zhaldybin beat Olexandr Topal (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Vladimir Zhaldybin 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Olexandr Topal 4 wins (R6–R9)Vladyslav Anisimov 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vladimir Zhaldybin	*	1	0	1
2Olexandr Topal	0	*	1	—
3Vladyslav Anisimov	1	0	*	—
4Bohdan Soroka	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhaldybin, Vladimir	2147	UKR	+28N	+5B	+13N	+6B	+2N	−3B	+7N	+12B	+10N	8.0	47.0	50.0	43.00	2221	+14.2
2	Topal, Olexandr	2101	UKR	+14B	+11N	=12B	+7N	−1B	+8N	+4B	+3B	+6N	7.5	48.0	53.0	42.50	2120	+19.2
3	Anisimov, Vladyslav	1957	UKR	+18B	=9N	+25B	+12N	+8B	+1N	=6B	−2N	+7B	7.0	47.0	51.0	38.00	2047	+50.4
4	Dolynin, Ivan	1752	UKR	+34B	−15N	=9B	+5N	+19B	=12N	−2N	+16B	+13B	6.0	43.5	45.0	27.25	1750	-2.0
5	Soroka, Bohdan	1711	UKR	+36B	−1N	−14B	−4B	+26N	+15B	+27N	+8N	+12N	6.0	41.5	42.0	23.00	1736	+7.6
6	Chobitok, Yakov	1907	UKR	+17N	+16B	+15B	−1N	+13B	+10N	=3N	−7B	−2B	5.5	48.5	53.0	28.50	1904	+5.0
7	Tsirulnik, MaritsaWFM	2053	UKR	+27N	+20B	=8N	−2B	+17N	+9B	−1B	+6N	−3N	5.5	48.0	51.0	25.75	1904	-24.0
8	Yerokhin, David	1594	UKR	+30B	+10N	=7B	+11N	−3N	−2B	+9N	−5B	+18N	5.5	47.0	49.5	26.25	1838	+92.0
9	Shyrokyi, Illia	1656	UKR	+33B	=3B	=4N	+18N	=10B	−7N	−8B	+22B	+17N	5.5	42.5	44.5	24.25	1772	+44.8
10	Dyachenko, Pavlo	1825	UKR	+29N	−8B	+28N	+15B	=9N	−6B	+22N	+13N	−1B	5.5	41.5	44.0	22.25	1763	-22.8
11	Portnenko, Serhii	1694	UKR	+23N	−2B	+27N	−8B	+15N	−18B	+24N	=17B	+20N	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.75	1637	-24.8
12	Potyliev, Kyrylo	1600	UKR	+32N	+25B	=2N	−3B	+21N	=4B	+17N	−1N	−5B	5.0	47.0	49.0	21.25	1799	+72.0
13	Kochura, Taras	1717	UKR	+31N	+19B	−1B	+14N	−6N	+27B	+18N	−10B	−4N	5.0	42.0	44.5	19.50	1703	-10.0
14	Herasymenko, Daniela	1580	UKR	−2N	+23B	+5N	−13B	+16N	−17B	+21N	−20B	+19N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.50	1641	+18.4
15	Petukhov, Maxim	1510	UKR	+21B	+4B	−6N	−10N	−11B	−5N	+32N	+28B	+23N	5.0	39.5	41.5	19.00	1685	+56.0
16	Koziura, Maksym	1604	UKR	+35B	−6N	−19B	+33N	−14B	+29B	+23N	−4N	+21B	5.0	33.5	34.5	13.50	1533	-15.6
17	Zavizion, Demyd	1466	UKR	−6B	+35N	+21B	+22N	−7B	+14N	−12B	=11N	−9B	4.5	40.0	41.0	16.75	1656	+63.2
18	Skliar, Oleksii	1527	UKR	−3N	+33B	+20N	−9B	+34B	+11N	−13B	=19N	−8B	4.5	39.5	41.0	15.75	1587	+14.4
19	Pogribnyy, Oleg	0	UKR	+22B	−13N	+16N	=29B	−4N	=24B	+30N	=18B	−14B	4.5	36.0	38.5	17.00	1579	0.0
20	Liach, Anatoly	1687	UKR	+24B	−7N	−18B	=34N	−30B	+25N	+29B	+14N	−11B	4.5	33.5	35.0	16.25	1664	-10.4
21	Veksler, Oleksandr	1666	UKR	−15N	+34B	−17N	+23B	−12B	+28N	−14B	+24N	−16N	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.50	1288	-114.0
22	Nazarov, Mikhail	1641	UKR	−19N	+31B	+32N	−17B	=29N	+30B	−10B	−9N	=26N	4.0	31.5	33.5	10.25	1272	-69.6
23	Makashov, Nazar	0	UKR	−11B	−14N	+35B	−21N	+32B	+34N	−16B	+27N	−15B	4.0	31.0	32.0	7.50	1330	0.0
24	Mendrii, Andrii	0	UKR	−20N	−27B	=31N	+36B	+33B	=19N	−11B	−21B	+28N	4.0	29.0	29.5	9.00	1401	0.0
25	Belousov, Evgenij	1827	UKR	+26B	−12N	−3N	F	F	−20B	+36N	+32B	+30B	4.0	28.5	28.5	9.00	1475	-34.4
26	Chuprina, Varvara	1414	UKR	−25N	−32B	−29N	+35B	−5B	=36N	+34B	+30N	=22B	4.0	23.5	24.0	7.25	1449	+2.4
27	Kayukina, Nadiya	1564	UKR	−7B	+24N	−11B	F	+28N	−13N	−5B	−23B	+33N	3.0	37.0	39.0	9.00	1495	-19.6
28	Davtjan, Ararat	1586	UKR	−1B	+36N	−10B	+32N	−27B	−21B	+33N	−15N	−24B	3.0	33.5	34.0	4.50	912	-73.2
29	Bitsenko, Myron	0	UKR	−10B	=30N	+26B	=19N	=22B	−16N	−20N	F	F	2.5	32.0	32.0	9.50	1485	0.0
30	Voskoboinykova, Anastasiia	0	UKR	−8N	=29B	−34N	+31B	+20N	−22N	−19B	−26B	−25N	2.5	31.5	33.0	8.25	1393	0.0
31	FIDE 529047374	0	—	−13B	−22N	=24B	−30N	−35N	−33B	F	+36B	+34N	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.00	878	0.0
32	Stepanenko, Krystyna	0	UKR	−12B	+26N	−22B	−28B	−23N	+35N	−15B	−25N	F	2.0	30.0	30.5	5.00	1325	0.0
33	Pirotska, Daria	0	UKR	−9N	−18N	+36B	−16B	−24N	+31N	−28B	F	−27B	2.0	30.0	30.5	3.00	789	0.0
34	Dehtyareva, Sofia	0	UKR	−4N	−21N	+30B	=20B	−18N	−23B	−26N	F	−31B	1.5	32.0	32.0	4.75	1244	0.0
35	Shyrokova, Sofiia	0	UKR	−16N	−17B	−23N	−26N	+31B	−32B	F	F	F	1.0	22.0	22.0	2.50	700	0.0
36	FIDE 529047382	0	—	−5N	−28B	−33N	−24N	F	=26B	−25B	−31N	F	0.5	27.5	27.5	2.00	1314	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yerokhin, DavidUKR
+92.0
5.5 pts · #7
2Potyliev, KyryloUKR
+72.0
5.0 pts · #11
3Zavizion, DemydUKR
+63.2
4.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Veksler, OleksandrUKR
-114.0
4.0 pts · #23
2Davtjan, AraratUKR
-73.2
3.0 pts · #34
3Nazarov, MikhailUKR
-69.6
4.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R2+242 Elo gap
Petukhov, Maxim1510 beat Dolynin, Ivan1752
R2+231 Elo gap
Yerokhin, David1594 beat Dyachenko, Pavlo1825
R2+227 Elo gap
Potyliev, Kyrylo1600 beat Belousov, Evgenij1827