IPCA Russia Champ. 2026
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Angarsk, Russia. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Ilia Lipilin ( FID, FM, 2171).
Ilia Lipilin ( FID, FM, 2171) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ruslan Gnechko (6.0) and Anton Stepanenko (6.0). Lipilin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Svyatoslav Pripa (1443) beat Mikhail Khudov (1994), a +551-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Angarsk, Russia
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
WIM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×20
FIDE (no federation)×11
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Ilia Lipilin led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Ilia Lipilin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ilia Lipilin 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Ruslan Gnechko 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMIlia Lipilin | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Artem Anfinogenov | — | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Ruslan Gnechko | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Anton Stepanenko | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipilin, IliaFM | 2171 | FID | +21N | +13B | +16N | +2B | =15N | +3B | +6N | +12B | =5N | 8.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 42.25 | 2281 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Gnechko, Ruslan | 2115 | RUS | +9N | +14B | +11N | −1N | +7B | =15B | =12N | =4N | =8B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 32.00 | 2042 | -12.8 |
| 3 | Stepanenko, Anton | 0 | RUS | +4B | =17N | +22B | =15N | +5B | −1N | =7N | =6B | +12N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 31.50 | 2071 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Anfinogenov, Artem | 1902 | FID | −3N | +20B | +9N | =16B | =8N | +11B | +15N | =2B | =7B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 30.50 | 2063 | +35.4 |
| 5 | Obodchuk, AndreiIM | 2162 | FID | +27B | −15N | +21B | +12B | −3N | =10N | +16B | +17N | =1B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 28.25 | 2127 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Kuprin, Vladimir | 1975 | RUS | +26B | +25N | −15B | =18N | +14B | +8N | −1B | =3N | +11B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 26.75 | 1971 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Alekseev, Mikhail | 1895 | FID | −11N | +23B | +32N | +13B | −2N | +22N | =3B | +15B | =4N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 24.50 | 1991 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Kuzminyh, Artem | 1913 | RUS | =31B | =18N | +25B | +11N | =4B | −6B | =9N | +14B | =2N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 25.00 | 1908 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Yakushev, Ivan | 1986 | RUS | −2B | +33N | −4B | +28N | =22B | +19N | =8B | =10N | +16B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 20.50 | 1973 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Khudov, Mikhail | 1994 | RUS | =20N | −11B | +24N | =14B | +25N | =5B | =13N | =9B | +15N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 23.50 | 1901 | -16.2 |
| 11 | Pripa, Svyatoslav | 1443 | FID | +7B | +10N | −2B | −8B | +29N | −4N | +18B | +13B | −6N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 23.50 | 1875 | +168.4 |
| 12 | Gedgafov, Chamal | 1997 | FID | =19B | +31N | +17B | −5N | +18B | +16N | =2B | −1N | −3B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 20.75 | 2056 | +13.8 |
| 13 | Khlypovka, Lada | 1744 | FID | +30B | −1N | +19B | −7N | =26B | +18N | =10B | −11N | +23B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 19.75 | 1900 | +70.0 |
| 14 | Tsapalin, Sergey | 1826 | FID | +33B | −2N | +28B | =10N | −6N | +20B | =17B | −8N | +24B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 16.50 | 1915 | +20.6 |
| 15 | Denisov, Denis | 1849 | FID | +28N | +5B | +6N | =3B | =1B | =2N | −4B | −7N | −10B | 4.5 | 49.5 | 52.5 | 25.00 | 1974 | +24.2 |
| 16 | Soromotin, Egor | 1873 | RUS | +24N | +32B | −1B | =4N | +20N | −12B | −5N | +22B | −9N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 15.50 | 1953 | +35.6 |
| 17 | Sadykov, Artem | 1980 | RUS | +23N | =3B | −12N | −20B | +24N | +26B | =14N | −5B | =19N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.75 | 1905 | -16.0 |
| 18 | Lobova, Svetlana | 1906 | RUS | =22N | =8B | +29N | =6B | −12N | −13B | −11N | +30B | +32N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1838 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Kaydanovich, MarinaWIM | 1827 | RUS | =12N | =22B | −13N | =29B | +21N | −9B | +31N | =23N | =17B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1919 | +20.4 |
| 20 | Kadyrov, Ravil | 1828 | RUS | =10B | −4N | +31B | +17N | −16B | −14N | =24B | =27N | +26B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1849 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Mulenko, Alexander | 1814 | RUS | −1B | +30N | −5N | =24B | −19B | =27N | +28B | +26N | =25B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1828 | +0.8 |
| 22 | Bubenschikov, Roman V. | 2168 | RUS | =18B | =19N | −3N | +23B | =9N | −7B | +25N | −16N | =27B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1877 | -108.0 |
| 23 | Andreev, Viktor A | 1971 | RUS | −17B | −7N | +27B | −22N | +33N | =25B | +29N | =19B | −13N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 10.25 | 1802 | -73.6 |
| 24 | Renkas, Sergey | 1807 | UKR | −16B | +27N | −10B | =21N | −17B | F | =20N | +29B | −14N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1797 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Morozova, Marina | 1577 | RUS | +29N | −6B | −8N | +33B | −10B | =23N | −22B | F | =21N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.75 | 1819 | +75.2 |
| 26 | Melnik, GalinaWIM | 1820 | RUS | −6N | −29B | +30N | +32B | =13N | −17N | =27B | −21B | −20N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 1694 | -29.8 |
| 27 | Babanov, Aleksandr | 1792 | FID | −5N | −24B | −23N | F | +28B | =21B | =26N | =20B | =22N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1807 | -1.8 |
| 28 | Shchukina, Ekaterina | 1580 | FID | −15B | F | −14N | −9B | −27N | +33B | −21N | +32B | +31N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.00 | 1679 | +15.8 |
| 29 | Kuznetsov, Igor | 1963 | RUS | −25B | +26N | −18B | =19N | −11B | +30N | −23B | −24N | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.75 | 1632 | -65.8 |
| 30 | Dzigim, Galina | 1715 | UKR | −13N | −21B | −26B | +31N | =32N | −29B | F | −18N | +33B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 1623 | -20.0 |
| 31 | Ni, Anatoly | 1650 | RUS | =8N | −12B | −20N | −30B | F | =32N | −19B | +33N | −28B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.25 | 1566 | -38.0 |
| 32 | Khan, Artur | 1559 | RUS | F | −16N | −7B | −26N | =30B | =31B | −33N | −28N | −18B | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.25 | 1440 | -42.4 |
| 33 | Karpova, Marina | 1656 | RUS | −14N | −9B | F | −25N | −23B | −28N | +32B | −31B | −30N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 1411 | -46.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pripa, SvyatoslavFID+168.45.0 pts · #13
- 2Morozova, MarinaRUS+75.23.0 pts · #28
- 3Khlypovka, LadaFID+70.05.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Bubenschikov, Roman V.RUS-108.04.0 pts · #20
- 2Andreev, Viktor ARUS-73.64.0 pts · #21
- 3Kuznetsov, IgorRUS-65.82.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R2+551 Elo gap
- R5+520 Elo gap
- R7+463 Elo gap