The XXIII Karpov International Chess Tournament
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 16 Apr 2026 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2611, and top seed was Shanglei Lu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2642).
Denis Lazavik (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2605) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Benjamin Gledura (5.5) and Aram Hakobyan (5.0). Lazavik took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇷🇺Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 8 represented
FIDE (no federation)×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Denis Lazavik led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE12 Apr
GM Denis Lazavik takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Denis Lazavik beat GM Benjamin Gledura (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
GM Denis Lazavik went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇾GMLazavik, Denis | 2605 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 26.75 | 39.0 | +15.8 | 2736 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺GMGledura, Benjamin | 2624 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +8.3 | 2689 |
| 3 | 🇦🇲GMHakobyan, Aram | 2631 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +2.3 | 2651 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMSadhwani, Raunak | 2642 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -4.4 | 2607 |
| 7 | GMGrebnev, Aleksey | 2627 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | -2.2 | 2609 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMZemlyanskii, Ivan | 2592 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | +2.6 | 2613 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2641 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -4.2 | 2607 |
| 8 | 🇨🇳GMLu, Shanglei | 2642 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -9.4 | 2564 |
| 9 | GMNesterov, Arseniy | 2608 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 16.50 | 41.5 | -9.4 | 2531 |
| 10 | GMIljiushenok, Ilia | 2495 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | +0.6 | 2499 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lazavik, DenisGMBLR+15.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Gledura, BenjaminGMHUN+8.35.5 pts · #2
- 3Zemlyanskii, IvanGMRUS+2.64.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Lu, ShangleiGMCHN-9.44.0 pts · #8
- 2Nesterov, ArseniyGMFID-9.43.5 pts · #9
- 3Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND-4.44.5 pts · #6