Sakha Republic Head's Cup - Stage of Russia Cup 2026

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Apr 2026 to 10 Apr 2026 in Yakutsk, Russia. 16 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2411, and top seed was Igor Lysyj ( FID, GM, 2547).

Dmitry Kokarev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2524) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Roman Kezin (6.5) and Vladimir Zakhartsov (6.5). Kokarev clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Arina Vasilieva (WFM, 1914) beat Vladimir Zakhartsov (GM, 2454), a +540-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Yakutsk, Russia

Dates

05 Apr 2026 → 10 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

GMIgor Lysyj2547

Avg top 10

2,411

Participants

Titled players · 16

GM×5

IM×2

FM×2

CM×3

WGM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×53

FIDE (no federation)×5

Top 3

🥇
GMDmitry Kokarev
🇷🇺RUS·2524
7.0pts·2490perf-0.6
🥈
IMRoman Kezin
🇷🇺RUS·2457
6.5pts·2492perf+6.0
🥉
GMVladimir Zakhartsov
🇷🇺RUS·2454
6.5pts·2389perf-2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Dmitry Kokarev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Kokarev7Kezin6.5Zakhartsov6.5Lysyj6Tuzov6Obgolts6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE10 Apr

GM Dmitry Kokarev takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Dmitry Kokarev drew with IM Roman Kezin (White).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Vladimir Zakhartsov won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDmitry Kokarev	*	½	—	—
2IMRoman Kezin	½	*	0	½
3GMVladimir Zakhartsov	—	1	*	—
4GMIgor Lysyj	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kokarev, DmitryGM	2524	RUS	+10B	=34N	+12B	+5N	=2B	=6N	=4B	+26N	+11B	7.0	45.5	49.5	38.25	2490	-0.6
2	Kezin, RomanIM	2457	RUS	+22N	+17B	=4N	+15B	=1N	+34B	+5N	=7B	−3N	6.5	47.5	51.5	35.50	2492	+6.0
3	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2454	RUS	−20B	=6N	+49B	+12N	+13B	=9N	+10B	=4N	+2B	6.5	45.5	48.5	34.75	2389	-2.6
4	Obgolts, ErikIM	2366	RUS	+36B	+20N	=2B	=9N	=6B	+16N	=1N	=3B	=7N	6.0	48.0	52.0	33.25	2468	+14.4
5	Tuzov, Alexander	2256	RUS	+14N	+21B	=7N	−1B	+18N	+11B	−2B	+27N	=6B	6.0	47.0	51.5	32.00	2330	+20.8
6	Zvjaginsev, VadimGM	2542	RUS	=11N	=3B	+22N	+30B	=4N	=1B	=8N	+28B	=5N	6.0	46.5	51.0	32.50	2385	-13.0
7	Lysyj, IgorGM	2547	FID	+13B	=26N	=5B	=10N	=20B	+21N	+9B	=2N	=4B	6.0	45.0	49.5	32.75	2382	-14.4
8	Zhirkov, VladislavCM	2170	RUS	−12B	+48N	+27B	=14N	=10B	+37N	=6B	=13N	+20B	6.0	41.5	44.5	27.75	2137	-7.0
9	Volkov, SergeyGM	2391	RUS	+18N	=15B	+34N	=4B	=11N	=3B	−7N	+23B	=14N	5.5	45.5	49.5	29.00	2280	-8.6
10	Vasiliev, Artur	1954	RUS	−1N	+25B	+21N	=7B	=8N	+41B	−3N	+29B	=17N	5.5	45.5	49.5	27.25	2208	+105.6
11	Batozhargalov, Erdem	2042	RUS	=6B	=27N	+35B	+26N	=9B	−5N	+16B	+12N	−1N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.50	2277	+100.4
12	Mikhailov, Semen	1932	RUS	+8N	=28B	−1N	−3B	+40N	+54B	+15N	−11B	+34N	5.5	43.0	45.5	24.25	2138	+47.8
13	Smirnova, Polina AWFM	2063	FID	−7N	+33B	=23N	+29B	−3N	+30B	+31N	=8B	=18N	5.5	42.5	47.0	26.25	2133	+28.8
14	Ivanov, Aleksandr Lukich	1938	RUS	−5B	+24N	+28N	=8B	−34N	+33B	=17N	+22B	=9B	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.50	2178	+105.6
15	Postnikov, AlbertCM	2228	RUS	+35B	=9N	=26B	−2N	+19B	=20N	−12B	+31N	+27B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.00	2151	-23.6
16	Mescheryakov, ArtemCM	2239	RUS	−21N	+29B	=18N	+31B	+23N	−4B	−11N	+30B	+28N	5.5	40.5	45.0	25.75	2084	-57.6
17	Pogonina, NatalijaWGM	2318	RUS	+19B	−2N	=20B	=48N	+35B	=27N	=14B	+36N	=10B	5.5	40.5	43.5	25.25	2074	-20.9
18	Pak, Polina	2003	RUS	−9B	+37N	=16B	+24N	−5B	=48N	+38B	+35N	=13B	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.00	2099	+22.0
19	Yakimenko, Alexander A.	1916	FID	−17N	=32B	=30N	+45B	−15N	=39B	+54N	+33B	+26B	5.5	36.5	39.0	21.50	1941	+7.0
20	Vasilieva, ArinaWFM	1914	RUS	+3N	−4B	=17N	+25B	=7N	=15B	=23N	+21B	−8N	5.0	45.5	50.5	27.50	2183	+53.6
21	Donskoy, Dmitriy	1874	RUS	+16B	−5N	−10B	+56N	+36B	−7B	+24N	−20N	+39B	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.50	1987	+18.8
22	Kapitonov, Nikolai	2050	RUS	−2B	+38N	−6B	+39N	−27B	+32N	+48B	−14N	+37B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	2009	-9.8
23	Mestnikov, David	1890	RUS	−26B	+44N	=13B	+37N	−16B	+46N	=20B	−9N	+38B	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.75	2004	+45.6
24	Kaskevich, Leonid S	1697	RUS	+55N	−14B	+47N	−18B	+29N	−28B	−21B	+49N	+35B	5.0	35.5	38.0	17.50	1833	+42.0
25	Filippov, Vadim	1843	RUS	+56B	−10N	+50B	−20N	+38B	−26N	−35B	+42N	+36B	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.00	1847	+1.4
26	Chyndygyr, TamerlanFM	2259	FID	+23N	=7B	=15N	−11B	+30N	+25B	=28N	−1B	−19N	4.5	44.0	48.5	22.50	2108	-14.9
27	Tomsky, Vladislav	1919	RUS	=28N	=11B	−8N	+46B	+22N	=17B	+34N	−5B	−15N	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.25	2098	+78.8
28	Mustafin, Nariman	2104	RUS	=27B	=12N	−14B	+49N	+48B	+24N	=26B	−6N	−16B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.25	2017	-19.2
29	Kutukova, VirineyaWFM	1962	RUS	+39B	−16N	+42B	−13N	−24B	+45N	+37B	−10N	=32B	4.5	38.0	41.5	17.75	1805	-31.6
30	Mosorin, Dmitriy	1809	RUS	+53B	+36N	=19B	−6N	−26B	−13N	+46B	−16N	+45B	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	1915	+19.8
31	Baisheva, Nyurguiaana	1956	RUS	−34B	=49N	+46B	−16N	+39B	+53N	−13B	−15B	+40N	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.50	1882	-10.2
32	Andrievskiy, Roman	1584	RUS	+58B	=19N	−36B	−35N	=45N	−22B	+43N	+41B	=29N	4.5	34.5	35.5	15.75	1817	+78.8
33	Levin, Mikhail	1772	RUS	+50B	−13N	=45B	−36N	+56B	−14N	+42B	−19N	+53B	4.5	33.5	35.5	13.25	1714	-24.0
34	Chumaevskiy, Arseniy	2180	RUS	+31N	=1B	−9B	+38N	+14B	−2N	−27B	=39N	−12B	4.0	43.0	47.0	19.50	2033	-31.2
35	Spiridonov, Vladislav	1895	RUS	−15N	+47B	−11N	+32B	−17N	+40B	+25N	−18B	−24N	4.0	40.5	44.0	17.00	1825	-17.8
36	Verkhovtsev, Semion	1937	RUS	−4N	−30B	+32N	+33B	−21N	+44B	+41N	−17B	−25N	4.0	39.0	43.0	17.00	1864	-39.2
37	Vasilyev, Dulushan	1855	RUS	+43N	−18B	+40N	−23B	+44N	−8B	−29N	+51B	−22N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.00	1831	-5.6
38	Sleptsova, Valeriya Eg	1789	FID	+40N	−22B	+43N	−34B	−25N	+47B	−18N	+56B	−23N	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.50	1726	-30.0
39	Grigoryev, Semyon D	1627	RUS	−29N	+51B	+41N	−22B	−31N	=19N	+53B	=34B	−21N	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.25	1852	+89.6
40	Okoneshnikov, Timur A	1605	RUS	−38B	+53N	−37B	+47N	−12B	−35N	+44B	+48N	−31B	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.00	1743	+43.6
41	Tappyrov, VladimirFM	1921	RUS	=45B	=46N	−39B	+50N	+42B	−10N	−36B	−32N	+49B	4.0	32.0	35.0	13.50	1586	-64.0
42	Chagylysov, Chagyl	1583	RUS	−47N	+55B	−29N	+43B	−41N	+51B	−33N	−25B	+56N	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.50	1720	+40.4
43	Okoemov, Konstantin A	1621	RUS	−37B	+58N	−38B	−42N	−47B	+50N	−32B	+46N	+55B	4.0	29.0	30.0	10.00	1553	-13.8
44	Kolesov, Ayvar V	1710	RUS	+51N	−23B	−48B	+55N	−37B	−36N	−40N	+58B	+52N	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.50	1634	-29.6
45	Simonyan, David A	1643	RUS	=41N	=52B	=33N	−19N	=32B	−29B	=47N	+54B	−30N	3.5	34.0	36.5	12.25	1680	+6.4
46	Sleptsov, Aleksey N	1532	RUS	+52N	=41B	−31N	−27N	+50B	−23B	−30N	−43B	+57N	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.50	1612	+8.2
47	Belousov, Uran S	0	RUS	+42B	−35N	−24B	−40B	+43N	−38N	=45B	−53N	+58B	3.5	31.0	32.0	10.75	1528	0.0
48	Burnashev, Nickolay	1988	RUS	+54N	−8B	+44N	=17B	−28N	=18B	−22N	−40B	F	3.0	37.5	40.0	12.00	1856	-25.4
49	Maksimova, Kristina P	0	RUS	+57N	=31B	−3N	−28B	−53N	+52B	=56N	−24B	−41N	3.0	32.0	33.5	7.75	1643	0.0
50	Maksimova, Yuliana E	1464	RUS	−33N	+57B	−25N	−41B	−46N	−43B	+58N	−52B	+54N	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.00	1501	+2.4
51	Poselskii, Ayaal	1856	RUS	−44B	−39N	+58B	−54N	+55B	−42N	+57B	−37N	F	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	1444	-141.2
52	Sleptsov, Timur Y	0	RUS	−46B	=45N	−56B	F	+58N	−49N	=55B	+50N	−44B	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1480	0.0
53	Kolokoltsev, Konstantin M	1515	RUS	−30N	−40B	=57N	F	+49B	−31B	−39N	+47B	−33N	2.5	31.0	32.5	7.25	1298	-48.8
54	Kharlampieva, Alisa A	1512	RUS	−48B	=56N	−55B	+51B	+57N	−12N	−19B	−45N	−50B	2.5	28.0	29.5	5.50	1505	-18.0
55	Azarginov, Ildar D	1413	RUS	−24B	−42N	+54N	−44B	−51N	−58B	=52N	+57B	−43N	2.5	27.0	28.0	5.50	1471	+12.8
56	Sodnomov, Damdin B	0	RUS	−25N	=54B	+52N	−21B	−33N	F	=49B	−38N	−42B	2.0	31.0	32.5	5.75	1328	0.0
57	Sivtseva, Aytalina A	1467	RUS	−49B	−50N	=53B	+58N	−54B	F	−51N	−55N	−46B	1.5	22.0	23.0	2.25	1148	-78.0
58	Kulakovskaya, Arina A	0	RUS	−32N	−43B	−51N	−57B	−52B	+55N	−50B	−44N	−47N	1.0	27.5	29.0	2.50	1279	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ivanov, Aleksandr LukichRUS
+105.6
5.5 pts · #19
2Vasiliev, ArturRUS
+105.6
5.5 pts · #11
3Batozhargalov, ErdemRUS
+100.4
5.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Poselskii, AyaalRUS
-141.2
3.0 pts · #51
2Sivtseva, Aytalina ARUS
-78.0
1.5 pts · #57
3Tappyrov, VladimirFMRUS
-64.0
4.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R1+540 Elo gap
WFMVasilieva, Arina1914 beat GMZakhartsov, Vladimir2454
R8+383 Elo gap
Okoneshnikov, Timur A1605 beat Burnashev, Nickolay1988
R1+365 Elo gap
Donskoy, Dmitriy1874 beat CMMescheryakov, Artem2239