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Slavic Defense (28.03.2026)

SwissBlitz

105 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 28 Mar 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. 16 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2424, and top seed was Denis Lazavik (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2641).

Sergei Zhigalko (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2582) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Denis Lazavik (9.5) and Nikita Romanovskij (8.5). Zhigalko shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Hleb Vasiliuk (1423) beat Kiryl Babeikin (1916), a +493-point gap.

Location
🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus
Dates
28 Mar 2026
Time control
Blitz: 5 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇾GMDenis Lazavik2641
Avg top 10
2,424
Participants
105
Titled players · 16
GM×6
IM×3
FM×3
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇧🇾Belarus×72
FIDE (no federation)×20
🇫🇷France×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R10; 2 players tied at 9.5/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
51
22
10
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Zhigalko takes lead
Zhigalko9.5Lazavik9.5Romanovskij8.5Naumovich8Grebnev8Kushko8— ex-leaders:Lazavikled R5–R8, #10
R10 · LEADER CHANGE28 Mar

GM Sergei Zhigalko takes the sole lead (9.0/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.5/11. Zhigalko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (77.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Sergei Zhigalko drew with GM Denis Lazavik (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMSergei Zhigalko*
½
1
2GMDenis Lazavik
½
*
1
3Nikita Romanovskij
0
0
*
4Yaroslav Naumovich*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zhigalko, SergeiGM2582BLR+54N+20B+3N+9B=13N=2B+10N+6B+14N+15B=4N9.577.583.070.502630+7.4
2Lazavik, DenisGM2641BLR+49B+35N+16B+10N+8B=1N+5B+3N=4B=9N+12B9.577.082.570.002634+1.6
3Romanovskij, Nikita2166BLR+61B+53N1B+41N+49B+15N+8B2B+11N=4N+9B8.573.578.555.502416+71.8
4Grebnev, AlekseyGM2498FID+19B+37N=26B+27N+23B5N+25B+11N=2N=3B=1B8.076.082.057.002421-5.0
5Spizharny, MikhailFM2290BLR+80B+30N+33B=23N+11B+4B2N=14B=12N=8N+10B8.073.578.054.252444+47.4
6Kushko, DmitriyIM2257BLR+72B40N+78B+38N+37B+12B+9N1N15B+18B+16N8.068.573.050.502282+14.8
7Naumovich, Yaroslav2235BLR+52N+22B+28N8N36B+24N33B+42B+39N+34B+15N8.064.570.050.502167-8.4
8Tsaruk, MaksimGM2490FID+78N+39B+29N+7B2N+13B3N+16B9N=5B+23N7.575.079.550.002363-12.5
9Rudnev, Andrei2289FID+47B+41N+40B1N+35B+36N6B+34N+8B=2B3N7.573.079.048.252289+15.1
10Navumenka, MikheiFM2270FID+60N+36B+34N2B+20N+18B1B=33N+24B+23N5N7.572.077.047.002262+3.6
11Gorovets, AndreyGM2354BLR+64N=21B+43N+17B5N+34B+13N4B3B+24N+29B7.571.076.048.002265-7.4
12Aleksandrov, AleksejGM2350BLR+84B+38N23B+51N+33B6N+35B+26N=5B+17N2N7.569.073.045.002273-6.1
13Bulgak, DamirCM2289FID+65N+68B+50N+25B=1B8N11B24N+45B+51N+30B7.566.071.044.752214-14.4
14Stribuk, ArtiomIM2429FID+59B=24N+31B=26N=25B+27N+23B=5N1B=29N=20B7.070.075.045.002237-20.4
15Zarubitski, ViachaslauIM2313BLR+57N+51B25N+68B+50N3B+39N+29B+6N1N7B7.069.574.542.002207-22.0
16Siniauski, ArtsiomFM2169FID+79N+42B2N22B+63B+41N+30B8N+40B+21N6B7.068.573.041.002095-13.0
17Tarasenka, AliaksandraWIM2222BLR+58B=31N+24B11N+45B25N+38B+27N+33B12B=19N7.066.071.543.252095-25.6
18Lapin, Artem2066RUS+71B28N+59B+40N+19B10N+36B23N+37B6N+25B7.065.070.041.502011-8.0
19Luhinin, Maksim1666BLR4N+66B+77N+32B18N+20B34N=51B+38B+33N=17B7.064.068.541.252016+163.2
20Mazanik, Mikita1988FID+82B1N+84B+48N10B19N=49B+63N+77B+28B=14N7.063.067.036.751951-11.9
21Venskaya, NikaWCM1931FID+85B=11N27B+60B+46N23N+63B=35N+26B16B+34N7.062.066.039.252063+69.0
22Kireyeu , Barys1825FID+103B7N+71B+16N27B26N+84B+61N25B+41N+37B7.060.562.535.001988+73.1
23Novikau, Mikita2134BLR+73N+56B+12N=5B4N+21B14N+18B+50N10B8B6.570.575.541.502235+60.8
24Drozd , Alexandr1928BLR+88N=14B17N+43B+31N7B+46N+13B10N11B+56N6.568.572.539.002093+84.8
25Kozhedub, Ivan2047FID+69N+48B+15B13N=14N+17B4N50B+22N+46B18N6.568.073.041.502143+55.2
26Tsarkou, Mikhail2149FID+93N+44B=4N=14B34N+22B+51N12B21N+42B=32N6.566.570.038.752083-25.6
27Gasparian, Siarhei2035BLR+76N=43B+21N4B+22N14B+31N17B28N+55N+53B6.566.071.039.501983-18.6
28Voishnis, Ivan1705BLR+101N+18B7B35N=38B=32N+85B=30N+27B20N+51B6.563.065.034.501954+120.4
29Savelev, Matvei2135BLR+70B+63N8B36N+78B+53N+44B15N+59B=14B11N6.561.566.034.502060-19.6
30Makarau, Kiryl1855BLR+100N5B60N+73B+64N+48B16N=28B+52N+50B13N6.561.063.532.751890+6.0
31Emchenko, Makar1800BLR+74N=17B14N+90B24B+62N27B58N+57N+54B+50N6.559.062.533.501857+10.4
32Babeikin, Kiryl1916FID62B+45N+47B19N=80B=28B+64N+49N34B+59N=26B6.558.563.036.251794-49.7
33Dziarkach, Aliaksandr2019BLR+66N+77B5N+44B12N+42B+7N=10B17N19B=46N6.068.072.536.252008-2.0
34Vitsiuk, Anton2034FID+81B+96N10B+53N+26B11N+19B9B+32N7N21B6.067.570.533.002024-0.7
35Bendik, MargaritaWFM1983FID+99N2B+64N+28B9N+67B12N=21B46N=43B+52N6.065.568.031.001914-25.2
36Tsyhanou, Andrei1837BLRF10N+70B+29B+7N9B18N59N+61B+65N+39B6.062.562.535.501998+67.0
37Rantsevich, Mikhail1935BLR+75N4B+57N+54B6N44B+78N+67B18N+60B22N6.062.066.530.501867-35.6
38Baghirov, Rasul1904SUI+86N12B+65N6B=28N+43B17N+79B19N=49B+59N6.062.066.030.501836-19.4
39Papou, Illia1947BLR+91B8N+80B49N+59B+47N15B+44N7B+40N36N6.061.565.031.001891-26.6
40Elyashevich, Zakhar1809BLR+83N+6B9N18B=52N=79B+60N+65B16N39B+76N6.060.565.032.501852+12.2
41Zhukov, Roman1850FID+92N9B+52N3B+60N16B65N+71B+69N22B+64N6.060.564.029.001792-29.2
42Dubina, Yauheni1801BLR+97B16N+55B50B+69N33N+47B7N+70B26N+65B6.059.562.529.501843+14.0
43Tylkov, Timofey1687BLR+98B=27N11B24N+73B38N=62B=81N+82B=35N+61B6.056.559.528.501748+24.0
44Zoryn, Mikhail1776BLR+87B26N+81B33N+71B+37N29N39B60N+70B+66N6.055.559.529.501790+3.4
45Bartash, Saveli1772BLR=90N32B+92N+79B17N+52B50N+54B13N=66B+60N6.055.559.028.251807+8.0
46Kakhno, Barys1850BLR96B+90B=79N+62N21B+80N24B+72N+35B25N=33B6.054.557.529.251839+1.1
47Yakovleva, Katrina1607BLR9N+86B32N+88B+68N39B42N66B+101N+69B+67N6.054.056.025.001710+37.2
48Puzanov, Nazar1727BLR+105B25N+96B20B+95N30N61B55N+93B+85N+62B6.049.549.519.001594-59.2
49Kholiusev, Mikhail1683BLR2N+76B+69N+39B3N=50B=20N32B=66N=38N=55B5.564.569.530.501832+61.2
50Yemelyanau, Zakhar2042BLR+55B+62N13B+42N15B=49N+45B+25N23B30N31B5.563.568.531.751907-65.6
51Astrovski, Roman1884BLR+94B15N+72B12B+54N+77N26B=19N+58B13B28N5.562.566.027.501835-33.8
52Kazak, Siamion1596BLR7B+97N41B+96N=40B45N+80B+53N30B+63N35B5.556.559.524.001745+58.0
53Puchkouski, Arsenii1794BLR+104N3B+93N34B+66N29B=79N52B+74N+77B27N5.555.557.522.251688-50.4
54Zakharenko, Varvara1673BLR1B+82N+101B37N51B+81N=77B45N+90B31N+83B5.555.057.021.251620-26.4
55Berillo, Pavel1533BLR50N+95B42N67B83N+57B+75N+48B+64N27B=49N5.554.558.027.751730+82.8
56Timoh, Gleb1769BLR+89B23N=62B63N77B+94N58B+91N+72B+81N24B5.550.053.523.001630-58.0
57Kazlou, Albert1623BLR15B+94N37B=91N62B55N+87B+92N31B+82N+81B5.550.053.521.751503-57.6
58Hankou, Aliaksandr1592BLR17N=92B90N99B+101N+86B+56N+31B51N67B+77N5.547.549.524.251660+14.4
59Khainiuk, Yauheni1637BLR14N+99B18N+81B39N+76B+68N+36B29N32B38B5.059.562.023.001788+35.0
60Vitsiuk, Aleksandra1596FID10B+103N+30B21N41B+91N40B+85N+44B37N45B5.058.560.522.001712+39.9
61Khakhlou, Arseni1586BLR3N+83B68N+74B67N+66B+48N22B36N+86B43N5.058.062.024.501582-7.2
62Vasiliuk, Hleb1423BLR+32N50B=56N46B+57N31B=43N64B+75N+78B48N5.057.562.027.251672+123.6
63Damnitski, Uladzislau1744BLR+95N29B=73N+56B16N+90B21N20B+79N52B=74N5.056.560.022.001698-29.6
64Pytko, Lev1629BLR11B+85N35B+82N30B+99N32B+62N55B+71N41B5.056.559.021.001646+0.4
65Yakavenka, Daniil1609BLR13B+102N38B=94N=91B+82N+41B40N+67N36B42N5.054.056.021.001691+28.8
66Bedz, Adryian1494BLR33B19N+97B+84N53B61N+102B+47N=49B=45N44B5.054.056.020.751587+35.2
67Shkred, Timofei1796BLR77B81N+102B+55N+61B35N+70B37N65B+58N47B5.053.055.023.001615-81.6
68Razhnou, Lev1852FID+102B13N+61B15N47B+71N59B77N85B+89N+87B5.052.054.020.001602-93.6
69Tachony Artsiom1534BLR25B+98N49B+87N42B78N+88B+84N41B47N+85B5.050.553.519.001544-3.2
70Zhytkevich, Valeryia1576BLR29N+74B36N95B+100N+75B67N+96B42N44N+84B5.050.052.519.501592+0.4
71Novik, Piotr1535BLR18N+104B22N+101B44N68B+90N41N+88B64B+86N5.049.551.515.501447-28.4
72Averkin, Amvrosiy1596BLR6N+100B51N=86B90N+95B+92N46B56N+91B=73N5.048.050.517.501560-17.2
73Kozhedub, Elizaveta1559BLR23B+105N=63B30N43N92B=86N=83B+94B+90N=72B5.048.048.016.251528-10.8
74Korsak, Mikhail0BLR31B70N+85B61N82B+89N=99B+80N53B+93N=63B5.047.550.019.7515350.0
75Griniuyk Aleksandr1444BLR37B84N+89B80N+87B70N55B+102N62B+96N+88B5.045.047.017.001268-27.4
76Baghirov, Elmar1519FRA27B49N+103B78N+102B59N96B+87N+89B+84N40B5.044.546.516.001447-21.6
77Koushar, Aliaksandr0BLR+67N33N19B+93B+56N51B=54N+68B20N53N58B4.557.561.021.7517180.0
78Mlechka, Vitali1647BLR8B+91N6N+76B29N+69B37B=82N81B62N+100B4.555.558.018.251589-46.8
79Kirtchouk, Alyaksandr1588BLR16B+87N=46B45N+94B=40N=53B38N63B83N+90B4.553.557.019.751607+1.8
80Vasiluk Matvey1619BLR5N+88B39N+75B=32N46B52N74B86N+94B+91N4.553.557.019.251665+4.2
81Nartovich, Daminika1509BLR34N+67B44N59N+96B54B+83N=43B+78N56B57N4.553.556.520.001558+14.8
82Razantsau, Pavel1471BLR20N54B+100N64B+74N65B+95N=78B43N57B+92N4.550.553.016.751255-48.4
83Charniak, Uladzimir0BLR40B61N91B+105N+55B84N81B=73N+99B+79B54N4.546.046.015.0014710.0
84Zhur, Yelisei1627BLR12N+75B20N66B+86N+83B22N69B+96N76B70N4.055.058.016.501353-108.4
85Dmukhovskaya, Eva1441BLR21N64B74N+92B+98N+93B28N60B+68N48B69N4.051.554.515.001490+11.2
86Padaliak, Dariy0BLR38B47N+98B=72N84B58N=73B+103N+80B61N71B4.049.051.014.5014050.0
87FIDE 13533770044N79B+99N69B75N+100B57N76B+97N+101B68N4.044.046.010.0012780.0
88Sienko, Alisa1431FID24B80N+105B47N93N+101B69N+95B71N+103B75N4.043.043.07.50792-84.0
89FIDE 13542281056N93B75N+103N99B74B+98N+105B76N68B+102N4.038.538.57.008050.0
90Narubin, Arseni0FID=45B46N+58B31N+72B63N71B+99N54N73B79N3.554.056.516.0015190.0
91Zapatylak, Mikhail1462BLR39N78B+83N=57B=65N60B=93N56B+92B72N80B3.549.052.515.001384-32.8
92Bialetski, Andrei0BLR41B=58N45B85N+103B+73N72B57B91N+99N82B3.547.549.512.2513900.0
93Kavgarenia, Darya1580BLR26B+89N53B77N+88B85N=91B+94N48N74B95N3.546.550.013.251445-46.4
94FIDE 13542303051N57B+104N=65B79N56B+97N93B73N80N+101B3.544.046.09.5012100.0
95Shayunova, Krystsina0BLR63B55NF+70N48B72N82B88N+102B=100N+93B3.543.043.011.7513880.0
96Boidak, Artem0BLR+46N34B48N52B81N+98B+76N70N84B75B97N3.050.053.014.0014320.0
97FIDE 13542273042N52B66N100B104NF94B+98N87B+105N+96B3.034.534.56.008300.0
98FIDE 13539779043N69B86NF85B96N89B97B+105N+104B+103N3.033.033.04.007540.0
99Lastauka, Kseniya1465BLR35B59N87B+58N+89N64B=74N90B83N92BF2.546.046.012.001488+1.6
100Biako, Artsiom0BLR30B72N82B+97N70B87NF101B+104N=95B78N2.540.040.06.758270.0
101FIDE 13541650028BF54N71N58B88N+104B+100N47B87N94N2.044.544.54.507900.0
102FIDE 13539647068N65B67N+104B76N+105B66N75B95NF89B2.039.539.52.008190.0
103FIDE 13542257022N60B76N89B92N+104B+105N86BF88N98B2.037.537.52.007950.0
104FIDE 13537458053B71N94B102N+97B103N101NF100B98N+105B2.028.528.53.008640.0
105FIDE 13542290048N73B88N83BF102N103B89N98B97B104N0.035.535.50.007710.0

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Slavic Defense (28.03.2026) — Minsk, Belarus | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats