The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026
Team Round-RobinRapid
21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Shanghai, China. 16 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2462, and top seed was Vladislav Artemiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2739).
Alexander Grischuk (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2673) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladislav Artemiev (5.5) and Aliaksandra Tarasenka (5.5). Grischuk took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Davron Sharipov (FM, 2140) beat Mihail Nikitenko (GM, 2428), a +288-point gap.
Location
🇨🇳Shanghai, China
Dates
08 Apr 2026 → 09 Apr 2026
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×5
IM×4
FM×2
CM×1
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇳🇵Nepal×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3
🇨🇳China×3
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×3
🇧🇾Belarus×2
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇲🇲Myanmar×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | GMGrischuk, Alexander | 🇷🇺RUS | 2673 | 6.0 | 2333 | 3133 | +6.3 |
| 5 | GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 🇷🇺RUS | 2739 | 5.5 | 2406 | 2772 | +1.4 |
| 1 | WIMTarasenka, Aliaksandra | 🇧🇾BLR | 2151 | 5.5 | 1987 | 2388 | +30.0 |
| 2 | IMShuvalova, Polina | FID | 2382 | 5.0 | 2067 | 2340 | -0.5 |
| 4 | WGMNi, Shiqun | 🇨🇳CHN | 2324 | 4.5 | 2043 | 2236 | -3.1 |
| 6 | IMMeng, Yihan | 🇨🇳CHN | 2476 | 4.0 | 2360 | 2485 | +2.0 |
| 10 | GMNikitenko, Mihail | 🇧🇾BLR | 2428 | 4.0 | 2302 | 2374 | -2.3 |
| 8 | GMTsaruk, Maksim | FID | 2450 | 3.5 | 2360 | 2417 | -1.0 |
| 7 | IMOrozbaev, Eldiyar | 🇰🇬KGZ | 2425 | 3.5 | 2360 | 2417 | +0.6 |
| 9 | IMOmonov, Asrorjon | 🇺🇿UZB | 2305 | 3.5 | 2354 | 2411 | +17.8 |
| 14 | FMSharipov, Davron | 🇺🇿UZB | 2140 | 3.0 | 2333 | 2261 | +11.8 |
| 13 | CMSharshenbekov, Emir | 🇰🇬KGZ | 2165 | 3.0 | 2333 | 2261 | +18.0 |
| 11 | WFMSamaganova, Aleksandra | 🇰🇬KGZ | 1952 | 3.0 | 1974 | 1974 | +2.2 |
| 15 | GMXu, Yi | 🇨🇳CHN | 2419 | 2.5 | 2304 | 2155 | -16.9 |
| 16 | Phunyal, Aashish | 🇳🇵NEP | 2113 | 2.5 | 2333 | 2184 | +5.0 |
| 12 | WCMAkhmedova, Shohina | 🇺🇿UZB | 1707 | 2.0 | 1926 | 1801 | +15.6 |
| 17 | May Mahar | 🇲🇲MYA | 1525 | 1.0 | 1860 | 1587 | +8.4 |
| 18 | FMJaiswal, Rupesh | 🇳🇵NEP | 2162 | 1.0 | 2330 | 2057 | -15.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 13028251 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2323 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Adhikari, Kritisara | 🇳🇵NEP | 1759 | 0.0 | 1942 | 1142 | -37.0 |
| 21 | Tha Scit | 🇲🇲MYA | 1624 | 0.0 | 2023 | 1223 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tarasenka, AliaksandraWIMBLR+30.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Sharshenbekov, EmirCMKGZ+18.03.0 pts · #13
- 3Omonov, AsrorjonIMUZB+17.83.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Adhikari, KritisaraNEP-37.00.0 pts · #20
- 2Xu, YiGMCHN-16.92.5 pts · #15
- 3Tha ScitMYA-16.00.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R7+288 Elo gap
- R7+254 Elo gap
- R3+234 Elo gap