VPHS_CHELYABINSK OPEN April 2026 Standard-A
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 800, and top seed was Alexander Evstifeev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1870).
Alexander Evstifeev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1870) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Makar Morozov (5.5) and Ilja Cheglakov (5.0). Evstifeev shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Makar Morozov (1458) beat Alexander Evstifeev (1870), a +412-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Evstifeev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
Makar Morozov beat Alexander Evstifeev (White).
Ilja Cheglakov won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Makar Morozov | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Alexander Evstifeev | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ilja Cheglakov | 1 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Vasilisa Kurlovich | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evstifeev, Alexander | 1870 | RUS | +4B | −2N | +10B | +8N | =3B | +7N | +9B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 1572 | -19.4 |
| 2 | Morozov, Makar | 1458 | RUS | +11N | +1B | −3N | +10B | =7N | +6B | +8N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 20.25 | 1728 | +50.4 |
| 3 | Cheglakov, Ilja | 1777 | RUS | +12N | F | +2B | +7B | =1N | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 19.25 | 1872 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Milaev, Ivan | 0 | RUS | −1N | +9B | +12N | =5B | −6N | +13B | =3B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kurlovich, Vasilisa | 0 | RUS | =6B | =10N | +11B | =4N | =8B | −3N | +13B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shelest, Semen | 0 | RUS | =5N | +12B | −7N | =9B | +4B | −2N | +14B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Timoshenko, Danil | 1467 | RUS | +14B | +8N | +6B | −3N | =2B | −1B | −11N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1311 | -31.2 |
| 8 | Laptev, Ivan | 0 | RUS | +9N | −7B | +13N | −1B | =5N | +12N | −2B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vesnina, Oksana | 0 | RUS | −8B | −4N | +14B | =6N | +11B | +10N | −1N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gumarov, Ramil | 0 | RUS | +13N | =5B | −1N | −2N | +14B | −9B | =12N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Semchenkova, Vera | 1430 | FID | −2B | F | −5N | =13B | −9N | +14N | +7B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1463 | +3.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 540098591 | 0 | — | −3B | −6N | −4B | −14N | +13N | −8B | =10B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 977 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 540098605 | 0 | — | −10B | +14N | −8B | =11N | −12B | −4N | −5N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2.25 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 570024235 | 0 | — | −7N | −13B | −9N | +12B | −10N | −11B | −6N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Morozov, MakarRUS+50.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Cheglakov, IljaRUS+8.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Semchenkova, VeraFID+3.62.5 pts · #5
- 1Timoshenko, DanilRUS-31.23.5 pts · #8
- 2Evstifeev, AlexanderRUS-19.45.5 pts · #3
- 3Gumarov, RamilRUS0.03.0 pts · #13
- R2+412 Elo gap