Chess Club "E2-E4", tournament A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Lipetsk, Russia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1723, and top seed was Igor Barbashin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2149).
David Davtyan (🇷🇺 RUS, 1926) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mikhail Kasimov (5.0) and Kirill Markin (5.0). Davtyan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David Davtyan (1926) beat Igor Barbashin (FM, 2149), a +223-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDavid Davtyan led from R5; +3.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
David Davtyan takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
David Davtyan beat Kirill Markin (Black).
David Davtyan won 8 in a row (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Davtyan | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Kirill Markin | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Mikhail Tcapalikov | 0 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Mikhail Kasimov | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davtyan, David | 1926 | RUS | +5N | +10N | F | +6N | +9B | +3N | +8B | +2N | +4B | 8.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 30.00 | 2515 | +82.8 |
| 2 | Kasimov, Mikhail | 1829 | RUS | =6B | +9N | =3B | =8N | +10B | +4B | =5N | −1B | F | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1810 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Markin, Kirill | 1770 | RUS | +10B | +8B | =2N | =4B | =5N | −1B | F | =6B | +9N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1815 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Tcapalikov, Mikhail | 1638 | RUS | =7B | =6N | +9B | =3N | +8B | −2N | +10B | =5B | −1N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 1762 | +26.6 |
| 5 | Barbashin, IgorFM | 2149 | RUS | −1B | =7N | =6B | =9N | =3B | =8N | =2B | =4N | =10B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 1737 | -81.6 |
| 6 | Esipov, Viktor | 1410 | RUS | =2N | =4B | =5N | −1B | −7N | +10N | =9B | =3N | =8B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1661 | +101.6 |
| 7 | Chursin, Artem | 1699 | RUS | =4N | =5B | F | +10N | +6B | =9N | F | =8N | F | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1784 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Komissarov, Matvei | 1637 | RUS | +9B | −3N | +10B | =2B | −4N | =5B | −1N | =7B | =6N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 11.50 | 1676 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Kasimov, Timofey | 1581 | RUS | −8N | −2B | −4N | =5B | −1N | =7B | =6N | +10N | −3B | 2.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 6.50 | 1553 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Pavlenko, Vladimir | 1588 | RUS | −3N | −1B | −8N | −7B | −2N | −6B | −4N | −9B | =5N | 0.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 2.00 | 1275 | -104.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Esipov, ViktorRUS+101.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Davtyan, DavidRUS+82.88.0 pts · #1
- 3Tcapalikov, MikhailRUS+26.65.0 pts · #3
- 1Pavlenko, VladimirRUS-104.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Barbashin, IgorFMRUS-81.64.0 pts · #8
- 3Kasimov, TimofeyRUS-21.22.5 pts · #9
- R1+223 Elo gap
- R6+178 Elo gap