VPHS_NEVA OPEN March 2026 Standard A
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1643, and top seed was Zachar Berezin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1794).
Zachar Berezin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1794) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dmitriy Turov (5.5) and Sergey Khalyapin (5.5). Berezin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mikhail Salaev (1460) beat Oleg Gen Grabov (1685), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsZachar Berezin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Zachar Berezin held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zachar Berezin drew with Sergey Khalyapin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Zachar Berezin 3 wins (R4–R6)Dmitriy Turov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zachar Berezin | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sergey Khalyapin | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Dmitriy Turov | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Andrey M Kamenev | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berezin, Zachar | 1794 | RUS | +8B | +2N | =3B | +6N | +7B | +5N | =4B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 24.75 | 1906 | +15.0 |
| 2 | Turov, Dmitriy | 1610 | RUS | +5B | −1B | +12N | =3N | +11B | +7N | +6B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.25 | 1856 | +76.4 |
| 3 | Khalyapin, Sergey | 1623 | RUS | +16N | +12B | =1N | =2B | +6N | =4B | +8N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 17.75 | 1828 | +69.2 |
| 4 | Zhuravlev, Artem | 1637 | RUS | +10B | −6N | +9B | −11N | +13B | =3N | =1N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1643 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Kamenev, Andrey M | 0 | RUS | −2N | +8N | +15B | −7B | +9N | −1B | +14N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Egorychev, Georgy | 1603 | RUS | +14N | +4B | =7N | −1B | −3B | +13N | −2N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 10.75 | 1635 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Lapitsky, Sergey | 1774 | RUS | =13N | +11B | =6B | +5N | −1N | −2B | =9N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.75 | 1556 | -34.4 |
| 8 | Berezin, Kirill I. | 1544 | RUS | −1N | −5B | =13N | +16B | +14N | +12B | −3B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 6.75 | 1627 | +27.2 |
| 9 | Frolov, Roman Serg. | 1482 | RUS | =11N | +13B | −4N | =12B | −5B | +15N | =7B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1679 | +62.4 |
| 10 | Salaev, Mikhail | 1460 | RUS | −4N | −14B | +16N | −13B | =15B | +11N | +12N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1568 | +40.0 |
| 11 | Grabov, Oleg Gen | 1685 | RUS | =9B | −7N | +14N | +4B | −2N | −10B | =15B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1540 | -55.6 |
| 12 | Kosheleva, Alesya | 1475 | RUS | +15B | −3N | −2B | =9N | +16B | −8N | −10B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 4.75 | 1452 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Soras, Anton | 1505 | RUS | =7B | −9N | =8B | +10N | −4N | −6B | =16N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1471 | -5.4 |
| 14 | Pravdin, Aleksandr | 1514 | RUS | −6B | +10N | −11B | =15N | −8B | +16N | −5B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1519 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Egorychev, Ivan | 1649 | RUS | −12N | +16B | −5N | =14B | =10N | −9B | =11N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1466 | -60.4 |
| 16 | Kulakov, Ilya Ig | 1410 | RUS | −3B | −15N | −10B | −8N | −12N | −14B | =13B | 0.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 1.25 | 1117 | -108.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Turov, DmitriyRUS+76.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Khalyapin, SergeyRUS+69.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Frolov, Roman Serg.RUS+62.43.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Kulakov, Ilya IgRUS-108.40.5 pts · #16
- 2Egorychev, IvanRUS-60.42.5 pts · #12
- 3Grabov, Oleg GenRUS-55.63.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R6+225 Elo gap
- R1+174 Elo gap
- R6+167 Elo gap