Ultramarket-2026. Classical Chess.
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Top 10 Elo average was 1741, and top seed was Andriy Karnash (🇺🇦 UKR, 2102).
Yaroslav Kelbas (🇺🇦 UKR, 2077) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Tatyana Kelbas (6.5) and Andriy Karnash (6.0). Kelbas shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Andrii Panchenko (1541) beat Vladyslav Valiukh (1874), a +333-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsYaroslav Kelbas led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Tatyana Kelbas takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Yaroslav Kelbas drew with Tatyana Kelbas (Black).
Yaroslav Kelbas won 5 in a row (R5–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦Kelbas, Yaroslav | 2077 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 38.0 | +23.0 | 2185 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦Kelbas, Tatyana | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 2015 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦Karnash, Andriy | 2102 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +8.0 | 2127 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦Rybchenko, Oleksandr | 2012 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.75 | 39.5 | +6.2 | 2029 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦Kelbas, Alexandr | 2004 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | -2.2 | 1977 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦Korneev, Artem | 2024 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | -12.8 | 1977 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦Nykonenko, Maksym | 2033 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.00 | 40.0 | +4.4 | 2029 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦Valiukh, Vladyslav | 1874 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 9.25 | 42.5 | -49.2 | 1749 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦Panchenko, Andrii | 1541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.00 | 43.5 | +26.4 | 1657 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Panchenko, Nazar | 1744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.25 | 44.0 | -38.8 | 1636 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Panchenko, AndriiUKR+26.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Kelbas, YaroslavUKR+23.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Karnash, AndriyUKR+8.06.0 pts · #3
- 1Valiukh, VladyslavUKR-49.22.5 pts · #8
- 2Panchenko, NazarUKR-38.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Korneev, ArtemUKR-12.85.0 pts · #7
- R6+333 Elo gap