Team men PL chess final 2026
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67 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 62 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2621, and top seed was Alexander Morozevich (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2653).
Roman Kuzmin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2251) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Alexandr Triapishko (5.5) and Alexander Morozevich (5.5). Kuzmin took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Roman Kuzmin (FM, 2251) beat Ernesto Inarkiev (GM, 2653), a +402-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 06 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 62
GM×32
IM×12
FM×17
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇷🇺Russia×39
FIDE (no federation)×25
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMKuzmin, Roman | 🇷🇺RUS | 2251 | 6.0 | 2451 | 2644 | +78.0 |
| 3 | IMTriapishko, Alexandr | 🇷🇺RUS | 2444 | 5.5 | 2482 | 2623 | +19.3 |
| 2 | GMMorozevich, Alexander | 🇷🇺RUS | 2653 | 5.5 | 2419 | 2649 | +0.5 |
| 7 | IMGrachev, Alexey | FID | 2458 | 5.0 | 2434 | 2529 | +7.3 |
| 4 | GMKhubukshanov, Erdem | FID | 2488 | 5.0 | 2513 | 2671 | +17.3 |
| 6 | GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 🇷🇺RUS | 2641 | 5.0 | 2476 | 2634 | +0.2 |
| 5 | FMVolkov, Maksim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2430 | 5.0 | 2342 | 2500 | +7.3 |
| 8 | FMManvelyan, Mikayel | 🇦🇲ARM | 2364 | 4.5 | 2477 | 2520 | +33.6 |
| 12 | IMUsov, Aleksandr E. | 🇷🇺RUS | 2427 | 4.5 | 2461 | 2504 | +8.5 |
| 9 | IMZverev, Lev | FID | 2461 | 4.5 | 2433 | 2535 | +7.5 |
| 10 | GMKhismatullin, Denis | 🇷🇺RUS | 2513 | 4.5 | 2438 | 2631 | +9.0 |
| 11 | GMIljiushenok, Ilia | FID | 2495 | 4.5 | 2387 | 2580 | +6.7 |
| 13 | GMRozum, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2452 | 4.0 | 2480 | 2480 | +2.8 |
| 14 | IMPingin, Artem | 🇷🇺RUS | 2469 | 4.0 | 2542 | 2542 | +7.9 |
| 21 | GMVetokhin, Savva | FID | 2559 | 4.0 | 2531 | 2531 | -3.0 |
| 23 | GMTsaruk, Maksim | FID | 2483 | 4.0 | 2529 | 2529 | +4.9 |
| 19 | IMRostovtsev, Dmitry | 🇷🇺RUS | 2474 | 4.0 | 2543 | 2543 | +7.5 |
| 16 | FMMaslovskiy, Vladimir | FID | 2310 | 4.0 | 2383 | 2383 | +13.4 |
| 22 | GMZemlyanskii, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2592 | 4.0 | 2534 | 2584 | -0.7 |
| 20 | FMTimoshin, Maxim | FID | 2439 | 4.0 | 2432 | 2482 | +4.4 |
| 17 | GMPonkratov, Pavel | 🇷🇺RUS | 2546 | 4.0 | 2398 | 2448 | -7.5 |
| 15 | GMMatlakov, Maxim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2598 | 4.0 | 2484 | 2609 | +1.0 |
| 18 | FMZhukov, Anton | FID | 2298 | 4.0 | 2357 | 2357 | +11.6 |
| 24 | FMSpizharny, Mikhail | 🇧🇾BLR | 2365 | 3.5 | 2452 | 2409 | +8.6 |
| 26 | FMGalaktionov, Artem | 🇷🇺RUS | 2373 | 3.5 | 2504 | 2461 | +16.8 |
| 28 | IMKozionov, Kirill | 🇷🇺RUS | 2442 | 3.5 | 2418 | 2375 | -7.6 |
| 33 | GMGrischuk, Alexander | 🇷🇺RUS | 2641 | 3.5 | 2497 | 2497 | -13.3 |
| 32 | GMMakarian, Rudik | FID | 2551 | 3.5 | 2516 | 2516 | -3.3 |
| 30 | FMYeletsky, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2420 | 3.5 | 2495 | 2452 | +2.9 |
| 31 | GMInarkiev, Ernesto | 🇷🇺RUS | 2653 | 3.5 | 2422 | 2479 | -11.5 |
| 29 | GMNesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2608 | 3.5 | 2516 | 2573 | -2.1 |
| 27 | GMKokarev, Dmitry | 🇷🇺RUS | 2524 | 3.5 | 2427 | 2484 | -2.7 |
| 34 | GMRiazantsev, Alexander | 🇷🇺RUS | 2594 | 3.5 | 2477 | 2534 | -4.1 |
| 25 | GMZvjaginsev, Vadim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2542 | 3.5 | 2427 | 2484 | -3.6 |
| 40 | GMMatinian, Nikita | FID | 2389 | 3.0 | 2487 | 2400 | +0.3 |
| 43 | IMKezin, Roman | 🇷🇺RUS | 2457 | 3.0 | 2478 | 2428 | -3.3 |
| 38 | GMShubin, Kirill | FID | 2484 | 3.0 | 2539 | 2489 | +0.3 |
| 44 | GMMalakhov, Vladimir | FID | 2620 | 3.0 | 2404 | 2354 | -23.4 |
| 35 | GMLevin, Evgeny A. | 🇷🇺RUS | 2393 | 3.0 | 2530 | 2480 | +7.3 |
| 36 | FMPuzyrevsky, Semyon | FID | 2364 | 3.0 | 2483 | 2433 | +11.4 |
| 37 | Indzhiev, Aldar | 🇷🇺RUS | 2229 | 3.0 | 2369 | 2282 | +8.2 |
| 41 | Zakharov, Alexey O. | 🇷🇺RUS | 2213 | 3.0 | 2349 | 2349 | +20.6 |
| 42 | GMPopov, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2610 | 3.0 | 2409 | 2409 | -14.8 |
| 45 | GMDemidov, Mikhail | FID | 2523 | 3.0 | 2262 | 2334 | -10.1 |
| 39 | Mochalov, Dmitriy | FID | 2187 | 3.0 | 2374 | 2446 | +33.4 |
| 46 | GMBocharov, Dmitry | 🇷🇺RUS | 2551 | 2.5 | 2538 | 2436 | -11.2 |
| 52 | GMSavchenko, Boris | 🇷🇺RUS | 2489 | 2.5 | 2479 | 2377 | -11.0 |
| 53 | IMZubritskiy, Artyom | FID | 2367 | 2.5 | 2511 | 2409 | +2.9 |
| 50 | GMUskov, Artem | FID | 2552 | 2.5 | 2488 | 2431 | -10.3 |
| 54 | GMSjugirov, Sanan | 🇭🇺HUN | 2560 | 2.5 | 2481 | 2424 | -11.5 |
| 51 | CMMoskvinov, Prokhor | FID | 2289 | 2.5 | 2374 | 2317 | +4.8 |
| 47 | FMChertkov, Maksim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2396 | 2.5 | 2291 | 2291 | -13.8 |
| 49 | GMNajer, Evgeniy | FID | 2594 | 2.5 | 2416 | 2416 | -10.9 |
| 48 | GMAfanasiev, Nikita | 🇷🇺RUS | 2541 | 2.5 | 2269 | 2542 | +0.4 |
| 58 | FMVolodin, Alexandr E. | FID | 2389 | 2.0 | 2438 | 2245 | -15.2 |
| 57 | IMKorchmar, Vasiliy | FID | 2414 | 2.0 | 2490 | 2297 | -11.9 |
| 59 | IMGarifullina, Leya | FID | 2447 | 2.0 | 2479 | 2354 | -7.7 |
| 55 | GMDreev, Aleksey | 🇷🇺RUS | 2584 | 2.0 | 2460 | 2460 | -6.6 |
| 56 | IMObgolts, Erik | 🇷🇺RUS | 2366 | 2.0 | 2357 | 2482 | +4.7 |
| 62 | FMKarpenko, Artem | 🇷🇺RUS | 2343 | 1.5 | 2413 | 2162 | -18.0 |
| 63 | FMShkuratov, Vladimir | 🇷🇺RUS | 2322 | 1.5 | 2465 | 2272 | -8.2 |
| 61 | FMProkhorov, Aleksey | FID | 2270 | 1.5 | 2495 | 2346 | +6.8 |
| 60 | FMShemyakinskiy, Nikita | 🇷🇺RUS | 2284 | 1.5 | 2459 | 2459 | +13.8 |
| 65 | GMTimofeev, Artyom | 🇷🇺RUS | 2533 | 1.0 | 2293 | 2100 | -21.6 |
| 64 | FMPlyasunov, Daniil | 🇷🇺RUS | 2389 | 1.0 | 2264 | 2264 | -6.6 |
| 66 | Kozachkov, Pavel | 🇷🇺RUS | 2134 | 0.5 | 2496 | 2223 | +7.2 |
| 67 | Lupolov, Boris | 🇷🇺RUS | 2144 | 0.0 | 2544 | 1744 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kuzmin, RomanFMRUS+78.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Manvelyan, MikayelFMARM+33.64.5 pts · #8
- 3Mochalov, DmitriyFID+33.43.0 pts · #39
Top rating losers
- 1Malakhov, VladimirGMFID-23.43.0 pts · #44
- 2Timofeev, ArtyomGMRUS-21.61.0 pts · #65
- 3Karpenko, ArtemFMRUS-18.01.5 pts · #62
Biggest upsets
- R4+402 Elo gap
- R8+350 Elo gap
- R6+336 Elo gap