Blitz Moscow. April 2026 - 1

SwissBlitz

69 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 03 Apr 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 18 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2437, and top seed was Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2547).

Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2547) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Ivan Yeletsky (9.0) and Vladimir Zakhartsov (8.5). Usov shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Andrey Lebedev (1667) beat Boris Lupolov (2074), a +407-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

03 Apr 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMAleksandr E. Usov2547

Avg top 10

2,437

Participants

Titled players · 18

GM×1

IM×2

FM×9

CM×2

WIM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 4 represented

🇷🇺Russia×47

FIDE (no federation)×18

🇪🇪Estonia×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAleksandr E. Usov
🇷🇺RUS·2547
9.0pts·2624perf+10.5
🥈
FMIvan Yeletsky
🇷🇺RUS·2496
9.0pts·2592perf+14.0
🥉
GMVladimir Zakhartsov
🇷🇺RUS·2480
8.5pts·2507perf+7.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Usov9Yeletsky9Zakhartsov8.5Bukreev8Kleimenov8Goltsev8

R6 · LEADER CHANGE03 Apr

FM Ivan Yeletsky takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 9.0/11. Usov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (75.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Aleksandr E. Usov lost to FM Ivan Yeletsky (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAleksandr E. Usov	*	0	1	0
2FMIvan Yeletsky	1	*	0	½
3GMVladimir Zakhartsov	0	1	*	½
4IMStanislav Bukreev	1	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2547	RUS	+43N	+16B	+6N	+10B	+3N	−2B	−5N	+15B	+17N	+4B	+8N	9.0	75.5	80.5	63.50	2624	+10.5
2	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2496	RUS	+21B	+32N	+17B	+8N	=4B	+1N	+31B	=5N	−3B	+15N	+6N	9.0	74.0	79.5	63.00	2592	+14.0
3	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2480	RUS	+50N	+41B	+7N	=5B	−1B	+25N	+33B	+4N	+2N	−6B	+11B	8.5	73.5	78.0	57.00	2507	+7.1
4	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2408	FID	+18N	+19B	+9N	+15B	=2N	=5B	+10N	−3B	+12N	−1N	+20B	8.0	75.5	82.0	56.00	2470	+11.3
5	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2404	RUS	+26B	+40N	+11B	=3N	+33B	=4N	+1B	=2B	=8N	+24N	−7B	8.0	74.5	79.5	55.00	2481	+13.3
6	Ponomarev, GrigoriFM	2394	RUS	+48N	+25B	−1B	+40N	+12B	+8N	−15N	+9B	+10N	+3N	−2B	8.0	73.0	77.5	53.00	2458	+24.6
7	Goltsev, DmitryFM	2392	RUS	+57B	+37N	−3B	+28N	−32B	+40N	+13B	−8N	+16B	+31N	+5N	8.0	65.0	69.0	47.50	2332	-3.6
8	Galaktionov, ArtemFM	2416	RUS	+29N	+31B	+24N	−2B	+9N	−6B	+11N	+7B	=5B	+10N	−1B	7.5	75.5	81.0	51.00	2431	+5.4
9	Betenev, Artem Dm	2140	RUS	+52B	+63N	−4B	+21N	−8B	+37N	+32B	−6N	=31B	+35N	+15B	7.5	63.0	65.5	39.25	2263	+74.8
10	Gilfanov, Marat IFM	2413	FID	+30B	+20N	+12B	−1N	+11B	+32N	−4B	+31N	−6B	−8B	+19N	7.0	71.0	76.5	44.00	2324	-8.9
11	Novodvorskiy, Dmitriy Al	2130	FID	+38N	+69B	−5N	+23B	−10N	+14B	−8B	+25N	+18N	+12B	−3N	7.0	69.5	69.5	38.50	2229	+48.8
12	Maslovskiy, VladimirFM	2168	FID	+45N	+23B	−10N	+14B	−6N	+41B	+16N	+33B	−4B	−11N	+24B	7.0	66.5	71.5	41.50	2269	+46.2
13	Kondakov, Konstantin	2094	FID	+64N	−15B	−50N	+58B	+44N	+23B	−7N	−18B	+34B	+28N	+27B	7.0	58.5	61.0	35.50	2127	+7.1
14	Parfenov, Viktor N.CM	1984	RUS	+60B	−17N	+63B	−12N	+30B	−11N	+53B	−16B	+54N	+25N	+33B	7.0	56.0	58.5	31.50	2061	+25.8
15	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2422	ARM	+44B	+13N	=33B	−4N	+22B	+34N	+6B	−1N	+20B	−2B	−9N	6.5	72.5	77.5	41.25	2292	-13.8
16	Tolstykh, Viktor	2118	FID	+42B	−1N	−34B	+38N	+21B	+28N	−12B	+14N	−7N	+44B	=18N	6.5	66.0	71.0	38.25	2107	-1.8
17	Zhukov, AntonFM	2257	FID	+61N	+14B	−2N	=19B	−35N	+48B	+26B	+47N	−1B	−20N	+37B	6.5	64.0	67.0	33.75	2131	-27.6
18	Kuralin, Arseniy Ev	1906	RUS	−4B	=36N	+39B	−20N	+42B	+22N	=25B	+13N	−11B	+41N	=16B	6.5	63.5	68.5	38.00	2093	+39.6
19	Dobshinov, Vladislav	2074	RUS	+36B	−4N	+26B	=17N	+47B	−31N	+34B	−20N	+37B	+33N	−10B	6.5	61.5	66.0	35.75	2146	+21.6
20	Kolomeets, Daniel	2089	RUS	+51N	−10B	=48N	+18B	−34N	+49B	+35N	+19B	−15N	+17B	−4N	6.5	61.0	65.5	36.25	2152	+31.9
21	Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser	1953	RUS	−2N	+54B	+69N	−9B	−16N	+51B	−24N	=45B	+49N	+32N	+35B	6.5	58.0	58.0	26.50	2050	+5.9
22	Lupolov, Boris	2074	RUS	−54N	+38B	=49N	+48B	−15N	−18B	+39N	+29B	−23N	+47B	+36N	6.5	55.5	59.5	33.75	1962	-27.8
23	Tolengit, Arman	1964	RUS	+68B	−12N	+67B	−11N	+60B	−13N	+66B	=32N	+22B	−27N	+31B	6.5	51.0	52.0	22.25	2007	+26.4
24	Panichkin, Aleksey	2256	RUS	+47B	+28N	−8B	+37N	−31B	−26N	+21B	+40N	+41N	−5B	−12N	6.0	62.0	66.5	32.50	2119	-34.6
25	Siverin, Vladislav	2007	FID	+65B	−6N	=42B	+56N	+27N	−3B	=18N	−11B	+43N	−14B	+44N	6.0	62.0	64.5	28.25	2048	+14.3
26	Demina, Alena	1895	RUS	−5N	+51B	−19N	+62B	+46N	+24B	−17N	−41B	−27N	+55B	+40B	6.0	56.5	59.0	27.00	2055	+63.2
27	Zaytsev, Egor	2188	RUS	+39B	=34N	−32B	+60N	−25B	+57N	−47B	=42N	+26B	+23B	−13N	6.0	55.5	58.5	30.25	1967	-42.2
28	Rodnikov, Alexei	1983	RUS	+59N	−24B	+62N	−7B	+45N	−16B	−54N	+61B	+42N	−13B	+43N	6.0	53.0	55.5	24.00	1974	-2.6
29	Makalkin, Andrey	1938	RUS	−8B	=56N	+36B	−47N	=57B	+60N	=37B	−22N	=45N	+54B	+41B	6.0	51.5	54.5	26.75	1932	-3.0
30	Varnazov, Lev	1933	RUS	−10N	+64B	−31N	+51B	−14N	−54B	=65N	+38B	=55N	+45B	+46N	6.0	50.0	52.5	25.75	1900	-10.2
31	Khafizova, DianaWIM	2092	FID	+56B	−8N	+30B	+44N	+24N	+19B	−2N	−10B	=9N	−7B	−23N	5.5	69.0	73.0	31.25	2161	+16.8
32	Morozevich, Kirill Aleks	2114	FID	+58N	−2B	+27N	+50B	+7N	−10B	−9N	=23B	−35N	−21B	+47N	5.5	65.0	69.0	30.25	2111	-4.3
33	Voloshkin, Daniil	2207	FID	+49N	+46B	=15N	+34B	−5N	+35B	−3N	−12N	+47B	−19B	−14N	5.5	64.0	68.5	28.25	2115	-24.4
34	Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM	1974	FID	+67N	=27B	+16N	−33N	+20B	−15B	−19N	+54B	−13N	−36N	+49B	5.5	58.5	60.0	26.00	1995	+14.4
35	Loboyko, Fedor	2059	RUS	F	+52N	=47B	+42N	+17B	−33N	−20B	+36N	+32B	−9B	−21N	5.5	57.5	60.0	29.25	2034	-4.9
36	Salnikov, Evgeny Pet	1702	RUS	−19N	=18B	−29N	+59B	−49N	+38B	+48N	−35B	+39N	+34B	−22B	5.5	56.5	60.0	27.75	1915	+61.4
37	Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh	1994	RUS	+66N	−7B	+54N	−24B	+61N	−9B	=29N	+55B	−19N	+48B	−17N	5.5	56.0	58.0	20.50	1975	-8.8
38	Besshabashnov, Mikhail Ser	1826	RUS	−11B	−22N	+55B	−16B	=62N	−36N	+59B	−30N	+65N	+50B	+48N	5.5	50.5	53.0	20.25	1851	+11.6
39	Bazhenov, Tikhon	1853	RUS	−27N	=59B	−18N	−52B	+64N	+56B	−22B	+50N	−36B	+51N	+57B	5.5	49.5	52.0	21.25	1853	-2.0
40	Pereverzev, Timofei	2034	RUS	+62N	−5B	+45N	−6B	+50N	−7B	+43N	−24B	−44N	+42B	−26N	5.0	60.5	63.0	22.00	2012	-14.4
41	Denisenko, DenisCM	2113	RUS	+53B	−3N	−44B	+49B	+43N	−12N	+52B	+26N	−24B	−18B	−29N	5.0	59.0	63.5	24.50	1963	-31.5
42	Grinshtein, Shmuel	1818	RUS	−16N	+43B	=25N	−35B	−18N	+62B	+49N	=27B	−28B	−40N	+54N	5.0	55.0	57.5	22.00	1913	+27.1
43	Saakyan, Emil A.	1957	RUS	−1B	−42N	+53B	+66N	−41B	+45N	−40B	+52N	−25B	+58N	−28B	5.0	54.0	56.0	20.00	1892	-19.0
44	Asachenko, Ksenia	1941	RUS	−15N	+58B	+41N	−31B	−13B	−53N	+60B	+66N	+40B	−16N	−25B	5.0	53.0	55.0	19.00	1932	-3.4
45	Nigmatzyanov, Marat	1851	RUS	−12B	+68N	−40B	+69N	−28B	−43B	+46N	=21N	=29B	−30N	+56B	5.0	51.5	51.5	16.25	1841	-2.5
46	Sidelnikov, Fedor Andr	1981	FID	+55B	−33N	−60B	+63N	−26B	−47N	−45B	+56N	+66B	+52N	−30B	5.0	45.0	47.0	17.00	1773	-85.3
47	Zakharov, Mikael Dm	1861	RUS	−24N	+66B	=35N	+29B	−19N	+46B	+27N	−17B	−33N	−22N	−32B	4.5	59.0	61.0	21.75	2007	+22.2
48	Ignatenko, Boris Al	1868	RUS	−6B	+65N	=20B	−22N	+56B	−17N	−36B	+53N	+57B	−37N	−38B	4.5	56.5	59.0	18.25	1866	-12.8
49	Barkasheva, SofiaWCM	1854	EST	−33B	+55N	=22B	−41N	+36B	−20N	−42B	+51N	−21B	+66N	−34N	4.5	54.5	56.5	19.25	1838	-6.4
50	Okhitin, Lev	1947	FID	−3B	+53N	+13B	−32N	−40B	−52N	=51B	−39B	+61N	−38N	+63B	4.5	53.5	56.0	19.25	1854	-31.1
51	Vlasov, Ilya Ig	1724	RUS	−20B	−26N	+52B	−30N	+67B	−21N	=50N	−49B	+59N	−39B	+64B	4.5	50.0	51.5	14.25	1777	+9.9
52	Alekseev, Konstantin	1831	RUS	−9N	−35B	−51N	+39N	+63B	+50B	−41N	−43B	=60N	−46B	+62N	4.5	48.0	50.5	16.50	1821	-3.8
53	Kusakina, UlianaWCM	1760	FID	−41N	−50B	−43N	+65B	+68N	+44B	−14N	−48B	−58N	=62B	+55N	4.5	44.0	45.0	13.75	1746	-4.4
54	Lebedev, Andrey	1667	RUS	+22B	−21N	−37B	−57N	+69B	+30N	+28B	−34N	−14B	−29N	−42B	4.0	58.0	58.0	18.50	1803	+12.2
55	Pankin, Pavel	1626	RUS	−46N	−49B	−38N	=64B	+59N	+58B	+57B	−37N	=30B	−26N	−53B	4.0	48.5	51.0	15.75	1744	+28.6
56	Seviev, Aleksander Dav	1743	RUS	−31N	=29B	+59N	−25B	−48N	−39N	=64B	−46B	+67N	+61B	−45N	4.0	46.5	48.0	12.25	1748	-1.3
57	Artelnykh, Leonid	1867	RUS	−7N	−62B	+64N	+54B	=29N	−27B	−55N	+65B	−48N	=60B	−39N	4.0	46.0	48.5	13.50	1727	-67.0
58	Izotov, Vladimir	1804	FID	−32B	−44N	+68B	−13N	−66B	−55N	F	+62N	+53B	−43B	+60N	4.0	39.5	39.5	11.00	1702	-23.8
59	Lidskiy, Ivan	1638	RUS	−28B	=39N	−56B	−36N	−55B	F	−38N	+63N	−51B	+67B	+66N	3.5	41.0	41.0	8.75	1617	-8.8
60	Tomeev, Daniel	1639	RUS	−14N	+61B	+46N	−27B	−23N	−29B	−44N	F	=52B	=57N	−58B	3.0	51.0	51.0	12.25	1772	+28.4
61	Kuzmin, Mikhail	1861	RUS	−17B	−60N	+65B	+67N	−37B	−66N	+63B	−28N	−50B	−56N	F	3.0	38.0	38.0	6.50	1655	-54.8
62	Salamov, Andrey Pav	1661	RUS	−40B	+57N	−28B	−26N	=38B	−42N	=67N	−58B	F	=53N	−52B	2.5	46.0	46.0	9.75	1640	-8.4
63	Ananiev, Grigory	1664	RUS	F	−9B	−14N	−46B	−52N	+67B	−61N	−59B	=64N	+65B	−50N	2.5	45.5	47.0	5.25	1630	-23.4
64	Zaremba, Stanislav	1753	RUS	−13B	−30N	−57B	=55N	−39B	+69N	=56N	−67B	=63B	F	−51N	2.5	39.0	39.0	5.25	1506	-110.0
65	Melnikov, Evgeny	1660	FID	−25N	−48B	−61N	−53N	F	+68B	=30B	−57N	−38B	−63N	+67N	2.5	38.5	38.5	5.50	1537	-26.4
66	Babkin, Timofey Dm	1639	FID	−37B	−47N	F	−43B	+58N	+61B	−23N	−44B	−46N	−49B	−59B	2.0	46.5	46.5	7.00	1646	-2.0
67	Nechaev, Alexandr	1507	RUS	−34B	F	−23N	−61B	−51N	−63N	=62B	+64N	−56B	−59N	−65B	1.5	37.0	37.0	3.75	1456	-5.1
68	FIDE 570022968	0	—	−23N	−45B	−58N	F	−53B	−65N	+69B	F	F	F	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	1008	0.0
69	FIDE 570022976	0	—	F	−11N	−21B	−45B	−54N	−64B	−68N	F	F	F	F	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	1071	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Betenev, Artem DmRUS
+74.8
7.5 pts · #9
2Demina, AlenaRUS
+63.2
6.0 pts · #26
3Salnikov, Evgeny PetRUS
+61.4
5.5 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Zaremba, StanislavRUS
-110.0
2.5 pts · #67
2Sidelnikov, Fedor AndrFID
-85.3
5.0 pts · #40
3Artelnykh, LeonidRUS
-67.0
4.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R1+407 Elo gap
Lebedev, Andrey1667 beat Lupolov, Boris2074
R6+361 Elo gap
Demina, Alena1895 beat Panichkin, Aleksey2256
R3+342 Elo gap
Tomeev, Daniel1639 beat Sidelnikov, Fedor Andr1981