VPHS_NEVA OPEN APRIL 2026 Standard-A
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1564, and top seed was Arsen K. Gazaryan (🇷🇺 RUS, 1750).
Elizaveta Dolgodvorova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1558) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Georgy Egorychev (5.5) and Arsen K. Gazaryan (5.0). Dolgodvorova shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alesya Kosheleva (1439) beat Arsen K. Gazaryan (1750), a +311-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsElizaveta Dolgodvorova led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Elizaveta Dolgodvorova held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
Elizaveta Dolgodvorova drew with Georgy Egorychev (Black).
Elizaveta Dolgodvorova 3 wins (R4–R6)Anton Soras 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elizaveta Dolgodvorova | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Georgy Egorychev | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Anton Soras | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Arsen K. Gazaryan | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolgodvorova, Elizaveta | 1558 | RUS | +11N | +4B | =2N | +8B | +5N | +9B | =3N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 24.75 | 1848 | +85.2 |
| 2 | Egorychev, Georgy | 1675 | RUS | +10B | +13N | =1B | =3N | +9B | =4N | +8B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.50 | 1777 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Gazaryan, Arsen K. | 1750 | RUS | −5N | +17B | +7N | =2B | +11N | +12B | =1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1575 | -35.2 |
| 4 | Soras, Anton | 1492 | RUS | +15B | −1N | +6B | +13N | +12B | =2B | =5N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1631 | +19.0 |
| 5 | Kosheleva, Alesya | 1439 | RUS | +3B | +10N | +12B | =9N | −1B | =6N | =4B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.50 | 1681 | +74.8 |
| 6 | Kamenev, Andrey M | 0 | RUS | −8N | +14B | −4N | +16B | +7N | =5B | +9N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 570027315 | 0 | — | −12B | +15N | −3B | +10N | −6B | +13N | +14B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Egorychev, Ivan | 1622 | RUS | +6B | −9N | +13B | −1N | =10B | +11N | −2N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1378 | -65.6 |
| 9 | Shindarev, Egor | 1474 | RUS | +14N | +8B | +16N | =5B | −2N | −1N | −6B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 9.25 | 1560 | +23.2 |
| 10 | Reztsov, Artyom | 1433 | RUS | −2N | −5B | +14N | −7B | =8N | +16B | +12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1574 | +36.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 55708692 | 0 | — | −1B | +18N | +15B | =12N | −3B | −8B | =17N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mikaelyan, Mikhail | 1626 | RUS | +7N | +16B | −5N | =11B | −4N | −3N | −10B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 7.00 | 1284 | -86.4 |
| 13 | Pravdin, Aleksandr | 1497 | RUS | +17N | −2B | −8N | −4B | =16N | −7B | =15N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 1252 | -44.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 570027340 | 0 | — | −9B | −6N | −10B | F | +17N | +15B | −7N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 570027331 | 0 | — | −4N | −7B | −11N | +17B | F | −14N | =13B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kulakov, Ilya Ig | 1507 | RUS | +18B | −12N | −9B | −6N | =13B | −10N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1186 | -60.0 |
| 17 | Lozovoy, Sergey | 0 | RUS | −13B | −3N | +18B | −15N | −14B | F | =11B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 570027323 | 0 | — | −16N | −11B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dolgodvorova, ElizavetaRUS+85.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Kosheleva, AlesyaRUS+74.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Reztsov, ArtyomRUS+36.43.5 pts · #7
- 1Mikaelyan, MikhailRUS-86.42.5 pts · #11
- 2Egorychev, IvanRUS-65.63.5 pts · #10
- 3Kulakov, Ilya IgRUS-60.01.5 pts · #14
- R1+311 Elo gap
- R7+193 Elo gap
- R3+187 Elo gap