Team men HL chess 2026

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122 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 06 May 2026 in Sochi, Russia. 67 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2491, and top seed was Vladimir Potkin (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2551).

Elisei Bespalov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2224) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Andrey Tsvetkov (7.0) and Maksim Samusenko (6.5). Bespalov shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ilya Kozlov (1857) beat Artur Gaifullin (FM, 2423), a +566-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

Top seed

🇷🇺GMVladimir Potkin2551

Avg top 10

2,491

Participants

122

Titled players · 67

GM×11

IM×22

FM×28

CM×6

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇺Russia×98

FIDE (no federation)×16

🇺🇦Ukraine×6

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
FMElisei Bespalov
🇷🇺RUS·2224
7.0pts·2430perf+46.6
🥈
IMAndrey Tsvetkov
FID·2423
7.0pts·2566perf+16.0
🥉
IMMaksim Samusenko
🇷🇺RUS·2451
6.5pts·2474perf+4.4

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	FMBespalov, Elisei	🇷🇺RUS	2224	7.0	2210	2430	+46.6
2	IMTsvetkov, Andrey	FID	2423	7.0	2346	2566	+16.0
5	IMSamusenko, Maksim	🇷🇺RUS	2451	6.5	2308	2474	+4.4
4	FMRumyantsev, Semen	FID	2292	6.5	2226	2392	+27.0
6	Nekrasov, Maksim	🇷🇺RUS	2123	6.5	2228	2394	+121.2
3	Kazyura, Kirill	🇷🇺RUS	2080	6.5	2044	2210	+64.0
11	IMRemizov, Yaroslav	🇷🇺RUS	2462	6.0	2323	2448	-0.8
15	IMParpiev, Isaak	FID	2421	6.0	2244	2369	-4.6
9	FMEfimov, Leonid	FID	2337	6.0	2180	2305	-4.8
7	CMPostnikov, Albert	🇷🇺RUS	2228	6.0	2222	2347	+60.0
16	IMKanter, Eduard	🇷🇺RUS	2285	6.0	2162	2287	+2.0
14	FMKharkevich, Stepan	🇷🇺RUS	2354	6.0	2293	2418	+16.6
10	Nagornov, Nikita	🇷🇺RUS	2203	6.0	2093	2218	+5.4
12	Artemenko, Lev	🇷🇺RUS	2174	6.0	2108	2233	+30.8
8	FMKavyev, Ruslan	🇷🇺RUS	2222	6.0	2252	2377	+37.8
13	FMLebedev, Artem S.	FID	2367	6.0	2071	2264	-11.6
17	GMKharchenko, Boris	🇺🇦UKR	2461	6.0	2244	2369	-8.9
21	GMTurov, Maxim	🇷🇺RUS	2492	5.5	2240	2381	-8.3
20	Voloshkin, Daniil	FID	2094	5.5	2237	2317	+51.2
19	IMFaizrakhmanov, Ramil	FID	2412	5.5	2353	2494	+9.2
18	Pak, Polina	🇷🇺RUS	2003	5.5	2091	2171	+37.0
32	FMIsajevsky, Anton	🇷🇺RUS	2379	5.0	2225	2320	-4.7
33	GMAlekseev, Evgeny	🇮🇱ISR	2510	5.0	2293	2336	-18.3
29	Pristalov, Evgeny	🇷🇺RUS	2069	5.0	2130	2173	+24.2
23	Buyanov, Gleb	🇷🇺RUS	2119	5.0	2215	2258	+60.0
25	CMKotelva, Lev M	🇷🇺RUS	2201	5.0	2292	2387	+77.6
28	FMRogoznikov, Andrey	🇷🇺RUS	2185	5.0	2054	2149	-5.8
26	Kobelev, Andrey	🇷🇺RUS	2275	5.0	2134	2177	-35.2
22	FMTer-Saakian, Grigorii	🇷🇺RUS	2156	5.0	2118	2213	+13.6
24	Matushchak, Nikita	🇷🇺RUS	2057	5.0	2106	2149	+21.4
27	FMTatarinov, Dmitry	🇷🇺RUS	2314	5.0	2333	2428	+23.8
31	FMPopov, Maksim	🇷🇺RUS	2315	5.0	2138	2181	-14.0
30	Skripnik, Dmitry	🇷🇺RUS	2006	5.0	2181	2224	+47.2
49	CMZhirkov, Vladislav	🇷🇺RUS	2170	4.5	2177	2177	+1.0
50	Lipovoy, Danila	🇷🇺RUS	1962	4.5	2110	2110	+29.6
41	FMMorozov, Egor	🇷🇺RUS	2256	4.5	2122	2122	-29.2
40	IMTyurin, Artem	FID	2305	4.5	2227	2270	-3.8
51	Zaytsev, Egor	🇷🇺RUS	2121	4.5	2157	2157	+16.8
45	GMKryakvin, Dmitry	🇷🇺RUS	2394	4.5	2256	2256	-14.4
52	GMKalugin, Sergey G.	🇷🇺RUS	2394	4.5	2228	2271	-10.4
38	IMVastrukhin, Oleg	🇷🇺RUS	2352	4.5	2248	2350	+1.7
46	IMMalakhov, Igor	🇷🇺RUS	2412	4.5	2316	2316	-10.7
42	GMPopov, Valerij	🇷🇺RUS	2534	4.5	2241	2343	-13.1
53	Lisimenko, Ruslan	🇷🇺RUS	2223	4.5	2092	2135	-11.2
48	Gafurov, Aidan	FID	2236	4.5	2361	2361	+57.6
54	IMRodin, Dmitrij	🇷🇺RUS	2278	4.5	2263	2263	-0.8
47	Durkin, Ilya Al	🇷🇺RUS	2075	4.5	2088	2131	+13.4
37	CMAvanesian, Artem	🇷🇺RUS	2258	4.5	2098	2141	-38.4
43	GMGoganov, Aleksey	🇷🇺RUS	2493	4.5	2391	2434	-5.8
55	Koliev, Irlan	🇷🇺RUS	2067	4.5	2076	2119	+11.4
39	Elnikova, Milena	🇷🇺RUS	1905	4.5	2017	2060	+65.2
36	IMTruskavetsky, Alexandr	🇷🇺RUS	2307	4.5	2101	2203	-7.6
35	IMEgorov, Evgeny	🇰🇿KAZ	2191	4.5	2095	2138	-3.8
44	FMGaifullin, Artur	🇷🇺RUS	2423	4.5	2120	2163	-22.2
34	Goliakov, Evgeny	🇷🇺RUS	1924	4.5	1973	2016	+19.4
65	Ivanov, Maxim	🇷🇺RUS	2177	4.0	2272	2272	+37.6
57	IMKarpov, Vadim	🇷🇺RUS	2286	4.0	2289	2246	-3.7
63	IMKhripachenko, Alexander	FID	2375	4.0	2293	2293	-7.6
62	Golovanev, Vladimir	🇷🇺RUS	2167	4.0	2179	2136	-7.6
56	Babakekhyan, Artem	FID	2150	4.0	2295	2252	+22.8
61	GMSmirnov, Pavel	🇷🇺RUS	2475	4.0	2323	2323	-15.2
59	Pogosov, David	🇷🇺RUS	2030	4.0	2092	2049	+3.2
58	FMPshmakhov, Osman	🇷🇺RUS	2332	4.0	2242	2292	-6.0
66	Gusarov, Aleksey	🇷🇺RUS	2108	4.0	2183	2308	+31.4
60	FMRodchenkov, Vitaly	🇷🇺RUS	2299	4.0	2287	2337	+4.9
64	FMPlatonov, Evgeny	🇷🇺RUS	2307	4.0	2030	2080	-17.0
72	IMKotenko, Pavel	🇷🇺RUS	2202	3.5	2227	2147	-6.7
68	CMBorshch, Alexei	FID	2090	3.5	2282	2239	+55.6
67	Oganian, Arman	🇷🇺RUS	2112	3.5	1998	1918	-92.4
71	IMOlenin, Nikolay	🇷🇺RUS	2300	3.5	2099	2056	-24.3
70	Kelekhsaev, Vadim	🇷🇺RUS	1821	3.5	2079	2079	+81.6
73	FMSkurikhin, Dmitrij	🇷🇺RUS	2292	3.5	2091	2091	-15.4
69	FMPavlov, Danila	FID	2416	3.5	2322	2379	-2.2
74	Ivanov, Zakhar A	🇷🇺RUS	1967	3.0	2134	2009	+11.6
75	Zhuraev, Arslan	🇷🇺RUS	1819	3.0	2149	2062	+74.0
87	IMPalachev, Petr	🇷🇺RUS	2307	3.0	2292	2242	-5.9
77	FMGurvich, Vitaly	🇷🇺RUS	2283	3.0	2216	2129	-32.0
82	Kozlov, Vladimir Dm.	🇷🇺RUS	1889	3.0	2096	2009	+38.8
85	Trubnikov, Nikita	🇷🇺RUS	1873	3.0	2074	1987	+17.2
81	Zhygan, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2072	3.0	2059	1972	-23.4
80	Kozlov, Ilya	🇷🇺RUS	1857	3.0	2037	1950	+27.2
86	IMAlexeev, Alexey	🇷🇺RUS	2193	3.0	2168	2081	-11.9
78	Borsch, Alexander	🇷🇺RUS	1847	3.0	2004	1917	+22.0
88	Evtukhov, Lev	🇷🇺RUS	2020	3.0	2157	2107	+12.8
79	FMGubernatorov, Sergey	🇷🇺RUS	2091	3.0	1971	1884	-43.4
83	Pyatnitsyn, Matvey A	🇷🇺RUS	1911	3.0	2127	2040	+40.8
76	FMGaliev, Azat	🇷🇺RUS	2285	3.0	2134	2206	-7.8
84	IMNizamov, Ildar	🇷🇺RUS	2287	3.0	2005	2077	-10.9
98	Sidorov, Dmitry I	🇷🇺RUS	1949	2.5	2164	1998	+5.4
103	Konstantinov, Nikita	🇷🇺RUS	2120	2.5	2273	2132	-1.4
90	IMMokshanov, Alexey	🇷🇺RUS	2333	2.5	2439	2337	-0.1
97	FMSkatchkov, Valery	🇷🇺RUS	2243	2.5	2271	2169	-14.8
100	Yakimenko, Alexander A.	FID	1916	2.5	2141	2000	+10.2
102	Larionov, Tikhon	🇷🇺RUS	1870	2.5	2083	1942	+16.4
101	Lemish, Aleksandr	🇺🇦UKR	1866	2.5	2160	2103	+29.8
96	Gatin, Almaz	🇷🇺RUS	1679	2.5	2000	1898	+61.6
99	Doguzov, Georgiy	🇷🇺RUS	1953	2.5	2052	1950	-3.6
93	Pogorelov, Boris	🇺🇦UKR	1821	2.5	2177	2120	+36.4
94	Dryaeva, Lana	🇷🇺RUS	1954	2.5	1949	1847	-21.0
91	FMKulaev, Maxim	🇷🇺RUS	2314	2.5	2281	2281	-4.6
92	FMKurdakov, Yuri	🇷🇺RUS	1947	2.5	2126	1985	+1.8
89	Burkhach, Alexander	🇺🇦UKR	2061	2.5	2066	2009	-10.0
95	FMPolkovnikyan, Artem	🇷🇺RUS	2246	2.5	2131	2131	-13.4
108	CMTsepilov, Artem Den	FID	2012	2.0	2201	1981	-18.4
104	Zhidelev, Nikolay	🇷🇺RUS	2268	2.0	2235	2042	-93.2
106	FMNazaretyan, Tigran	🇷🇺RUS	2220	2.0	2279	2121	-18.8
109	Pervakov, Sergey	🇷🇺RUS	2038	2.0	2035	1842	-40.8
105	Kijajkin, Pavel	🇺🇦UKR	2146	2.0	2079	1886	-53.0
110	IMZakaryan, David	🇷🇺RUS	2258	2.0	2383	2383	+6.6
107	FMShakirov, Marat	🇷🇺RUS	2153	2.0	2210	2210	+6.0
114	Naumova, Alexandra	🇷🇺RUS	1874	1.5	2040	1789	-17.6
112	Garaev, Tamerlan	FID	1863	1.5	2158	1907	+2.8
115	Goldberg, Leonid S.	🇷🇺RUS	1961	1.5	1981	1730	-46.6
111	Pyatnitsyn, Andrey	🇷🇺RUS	1905	1.5	2059	1808	-22.2
113	FMMirzanurov, Bulat	🇷🇺RUS	2131	1.5	2187	2038	-12.6
116	Chupakhin, Evgeny	🇷🇺RUS	1925	1.5	1993	1993	+5.2
119	Georgiev, Alexey	🇷🇺RUS	1970	1.0	2102	1977	0.0
117	GMPotkin, Vladimir	🇷🇺RUS	2551	1.0	2453	2453	-2.7
118	GMLunev, Andrey	🇷🇺RUS	2429	1.0	2062	2062	-8.0
120	IMKulikov, Aleksandr	🇷🇺RUS	2384	1.0	1984	2784	+0.8
122	Nikonov, Lev	🇷🇺RUS	1916	0.5	2152	1786	-14.8
121	GMShomoev, Anton	🇷🇺RUS	2477	0.5	2312	2039	-16.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nekrasov, MaksimRUS
+121.2
6.5 pts · #6
2Kelekhsaev, VadimRUS
+81.6
3.5 pts · #70
3Kotelva, Lev MCMRUS
+77.6
5.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Zhidelev, NikolayRUS
-93.2
2.0 pts · #104
2Oganian, ArmanRUS
-92.4
3.5 pts · #67
3Kijajkin, PavelUKR
-53.0
2.0 pts · #105

Biggest upsets

R7+566 Elo gap
Kozlov, Ilya1857 beat FMGaifullin, Artur2423
R1+484 Elo gap
Kelekhsaev, Vadim1821 beat IMTyurin, Artem2305
R4+473 Elo gap
Zhuraev, Arslan1819 beat FMSkurikhin, Dmitrij2292