Ukraine Chess Championship 2026, boys - U12, classic

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82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Oleksandr Shabunin (🇺🇦 UKR, 2012).

Artem Kucher (🇺🇦 UKR, 1828) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Pavlo Uzun (7.0) and Myron Netrebka (7.0). Kucher took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Danylo Kasianchuk (1435) beat Artem Dmytruk (1677), a +242-point gap.

Location

🇺🇦Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Dates

02 May 2026 → 08 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦Oleksandr Shabunin2012

Avg top 10

1,849

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇺🇦Ukraine×79

Top 3

🥇
Artem Kucher
🇺🇦UKR·1828
7.5pts·1978perf+66.0
🥈
Pavlo Uzun
🇺🇦UKR·1925
7.0pts·1984perf+30.4
🥉
Myron Netrebka
🇺🇦UKR·1688
7.0pts·1969perf+105.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Artem Kucher led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kucher7.5Uzun7Solinskyi7Netrebka7Shabunin6.5Nikonenko6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 May

Artem Kucher takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Artem Kucher beat Pavlo Uzun (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Artem Kucher 3 wins (R4–R6)Pavlo Uzun 5 wins (R1–R5)Dmytro Solinskyi 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Artem Kucher	*	1	½	½
2Pavlo Uzun	0	*	½	½
3Dmytro Solinskyi	½	½	*	—
4Myron Netrebka	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kucher, Artem	1828	UKR	+40N	+49B	=3N	+43B	+41N	+2B	=4N	+25B	=5N	7.5	46.0	50.0	39.75	1978	+66.0
2	Uzun, Pavlo	1925	UKR	+63B	+31N	+5B	+16N	+6B	−1N	+7B	=3N	=4B	7.0	51.0	54.5	40.00	1984	+30.4
3	Netrebka, Myron	1688	UKR	+35B	+45N	=1B	=7N	+16B	+17N	=9B	=2B	+14N	7.0	48.0	52.5	39.25	1969	+105.2
4	Solinskyi, Dmytro	1846	UKR	+37B	=32N	=12B	+19N	+59B	+9N	=1B	+7N	=2N	7.0	48.0	52.0	39.25	1931	+41.6
5	Nikonenko, Mykhailo	1708	UKR	+33B	+39N	−2N	+49B	=26N	+18B	=14N	+8B	=1B	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.00	1877	+63.6
6	Shabunin, Oleksandr	2012	UKR	+64N	=10B	+22N	+14B	−2N	+41B	−25N	+42B	+15N	6.5	43.5	47.0	32.00	1847	-50.0
7	Osinchuk, Luka	1893	UKR	+52N	=22B	+10N	=3B	+30N	+8B	−2N	−4B	+36N	6.0	48.5	52.5	32.25	1841	-17.6
8	Pelekhatyy, Zakhar	1836	UKR	+55B	+18N	=11B	=30N	+12B	−7N	+19B	−5N	+27B	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.50	1782	-19.6
9	Shtrykun, Oleksandr	1764	UKR	+78N	+34B	=41N	+21B	+25N	−4B	=3N	=15B	=10N	6.0	45.5	47.5	29.00	1765	+1.2
10	Oliinyk, Tymur	1660	UKR	+23B	=6N	−7B	+37N	+28B	−11N	+48B	+29N	=9B	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.75	1772	+43.6
11	Korsun, Tymofii	1704	UKR	+65N	+15B	=8N	=26B	=18N	+10B	=13N	=14B	=25N	6.0	44.5	48.0	31.50	1792	+34.4
12	Dudnikov, Andrii	1642	UKR	=24N	+54B	=4N	+44B	−8N	+50B	=42N	+26B	=13N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.00	1714	+14.4
13	Ostapenko, Volodymyr	1663	UKR	=38N	=50B	+48N	=29B	=15N	+44B	=11B	+39N	=12B	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.75	1733	+27.2
14	Shyhin, Daniil	1702	UKR	+68B	+28N	=17B	−6N	+32B	+27N	=5B	=11N	−3B	5.5	46.5	49.5	27.00	1763	+25.2
15	Shyhavtsov, Daniil	1566	UKR	+74B	−11N	+23B	=31N	=13B	+20N	+16B	=9N	−6B	5.5	46.0	48.5	27.50	1740	+60.8
16	Huzha, Illia	1729	UKR	+73B	+29N	+59B	−2B	−3N	+26B	−15N	=19N	+28B	5.5	44.0	46.5	24.25	1645	-31.6
17	Tarasenko, Dmytro	1838	UKR	+48N	+51B	=14N	−41B	+29N	−3B	=18N	+34B	=22N	5.5	42.0	46.0	26.25	1692	-60.0
18	Havryliv, Oleksii	1590	UKR	+82N	−8B	+50N	+53B	=11B	−5N	=17B	=23N	+40B	5.5	42.0	43.5	22.50	1632	+9.2
19	Stepanyuk, Marko	1572	UKR	+58N	−25B	+68N	−4B	+67N	+30B	−8N	=16B	+44N	5.5	40.0	43.0	22.25	1679	+29.2
20	Yarmoliuk, Makar	1702	UKR	+67N	=21B	−26N	+64B	=51N	−15B	+50N	+52B	=24N	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.00	1616	-21.2
21	Zavizion, Demyd	1543	UKR	+75B	=20N	+57B	−9N	−27B	−33N	+67N	+58B	+42N	5.5	37.0	39.0	20.25	1625	+15.6
22	Atamanchuk, Roman	1642	UKR	+80B	=7N	−6B	+79N	=42B	+68N	=39B	=28N	=17B	5.5	36.5	38.0	18.75	1695	+7.6
23	Nahuliak, Zakhar	0	UKR	−10N	+?B	−15N	−40B	+76N	+49B	+62N	=18B	+39B	5.5	35.5	35.5	16.75	1590	0.0
24	Parakhoniak, Severyn	0	UKR	=12B	+?N	−27B	−28N	+73B	=?N	+37B	+31N	=20B	5.5	34.0	34.0	18.25	1622	0.0
25	Petrenko, Tymofii	1814	UKR	F	+19N	=30B	+27N	−9B	+31N	+6B	−1N	=11B	5.0	46.5	46.5	27.50	1829	+6.0
26	Kosichenko, Danyl	0	UKR	=43N	+36B	+20B	=11N	=5B	−16N	+32B	−12N	=29B	5.0	44.5	49.0	26.50	1687	0.0
27	Khmelyovskyi, Maksym	1660	UKR	=54N	+38B	+24N	−25B	+21N	−14B	=34N	+33B	−8N	5.0	42.5	46.5	25.50	1544	-31.6
28	Nerubatskyi, Kyrylo	1527	UKR	+53N	−14B	=42N	+24B	−10N	+54B	+43N	=22B	−16N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.00	1530	+0.4
29	Mekich, Pavlo	1567	UKR	+71N	−16B	+72N	=13N	−17B	+38B	+41N	−10B	=26N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1564	-2.0
30	Yevsieiev, Yaroslav	1680	UKR	+72N	+62B	=25N	=8B	−7B	−19N	=40B	=38N	+45B	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.25	1622	-20.0
31	Kalnyk, Danylo	1651	UKR	+81N	−2B	+40N	=15B	+62N	−25B	=33N	−24B	+54N	5.0	40.0	41.5	18.75	1653	-0.8
32	Abkadyrov, Emir	1621	UKR	+42N	=4B	−43N	+38B	−14N	+53B	−26N	=54B	+50N	5.0	39.5	43.5	23.00	1463	-22.4
33	Dmytryshyn, Kostiantyn	0	UKR	−5N	+58B	−49N	+69B	=34N	+21B	=31B	−27N	+57B	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.50	1585	0.0
34	Barytskyi, Arsen	1568	UKR	+60B	−9N	+35B	−59N	=33B	+64N	=27B	−17N	+55B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.50	1595	+5.2
35	Hurylov, Klim	0	UKR	−3N	+47B	−34N	−52B	+71N	+60B	+51N	−36B	+48N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	1458	0.0
36	Ploskonos, Davyd	1670	UKR	=46B	−26N	+70B	=56N	+40B	−39N	+68B	+35N	−7B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.75	1505	-26.4
37	Atamanchuk, Dmytro	1481	UKR	−4N	+81B	+69N	−10B	−53N	+61B	−24N	+67B	+51N	5.0	36.5	38.0	15.50	1579	+12.0
38	Kim, Timur	0	UKR	=13B	−27N	+75B	−32N	+79B	−29N	+?B	=30B	+52N	5.0	33.5	33.5	13.00	1567	0.0
39	Shapoval, Danylo	1563	UKR	+47N	−5B	+45N	=51B	=43N	+36B	=22N	−13B	−23N	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.00	1601	+11.2
40	Kasianchuk, Danylo	1435	UKR	−1B	+60N	−31B	+23N	−36N	+69B	=30N	+41B	−18N	4.5	42.0	45.0	19.50	1490	+12.0
41	Dmytruk, Artem	1677	UKR	+66B	+79N	=9B	+17N	−1B	−6N	−29B	−40N	+63B	4.5	42.0	43.5	17.00	1606	-30.4
42	Ponomarenko, Oleksiy	0	UKR	−32B	+55N	=28B	+63N	=22N	+51B	=12B	−6N	−21B	4.5	41.5	45.0	19.75	1619	0.0
43	Bobrov, Davyd	1660	UKR	=26B	+46N	+32B	−1N	=39B	=48N	−28B	−45N	+66B	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.75	1529	-35.6
44	Begun, Mykhail	1512	UKR	+76B	−59N	+74B	−12N	+45B	−13N	=58B	+56N	−19B	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.00	837	-53.2
45	Polishchuk, Nikita	0	UKR	+?N	−3B	−39B	+?N	−44N	=63B	+65N	+43B	−30N	4.5	32.5	32.5	9.75	1553	0.0
46	Khomen, Denys	0	UKR	=36N	−43B	=65N	−48B	−69N	+76B	+70N	=49B	+62N	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.75	1510	0.0
47	Stepanov, Mark	0	UKR	−39B	−35N	+61N	−67B	−65N	+78B	+72N	=62B	+64N	4.5	30.0	32.0	14.25	1533	0.0
48	Horodny, Myron	1468	UKR	−17B	+77N	−13B	+46N	+56B	=43B	−10N	=57N	−35B	4.0	39.5	41.5	14.75	1469	-1.6
49	Antoniuk, Maksim	1589	UKR	+77B	−1N	+33B	−5N	−68B	−23N	+74B	=46N	=56B	4.0	38.5	40.5	13.75	968	-21.6
50	Chariiev, Mark	0	UKR	=57B	=13N	−18B	+77N	+?B	−12N	−20B	+53N	−32B	4.0	38.0	38.0	11.00	1495	0.0
51	Boryshkevych, Zakhar	1605	UKR	+56B	−17N	+73B	=39N	=20B	−42N	−35B	+68N	−37B	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.50	1453	-32.4
52	Melnyk, Bohdan	1496	UKR	−7B	−56N	+80B	+35N	+74B	−59N	+53B	−20N	−38B	4.0	36.0	37.5	13.00	956	-23.6
53	Strilchuk, Severyn	0	UKR	−28B	+66N	+63B	−18N	+37B	−32N	−52N	−50B	+67N	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.00	1413	0.0
54	Melnyk, Roman	0	UKR	=27B	−12N	−?B	+76N	+57B	−28N	+64B	=32N	−31B	4.0	35.5	35.5	14.50	1534	0.0
55	Tarasenko, Ruslan	1466	UKR	−8N	−42B	−58N	+82B	−60N	+71B	+69N	+61B	−34N	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.50	902	-18.4
56	Ponomarev, Mark	0	UKR	−51N	+52B	=62N	=36B	−48N	=65B	+63N	−44B	=49N	4.0	32.5	36.0	15.50	1504	0.0
57	Onoiko, Nazar	1723	UKR	=50N	+69B	−21N	−62B	−54N	+75N	+66B	=48B	−33N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	1239	-72.4
58	Shostak-Salmin, Ivan	0	UKR	−19B	−33N	+55B	=73N	+?B	=62B	=44N	−21N	=?B	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.25	1538	0.0
59	Potyliev, Kyrylo	1672	UKR	+61N	+44B	−16N	+34B	−4N	+52B	F	F	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	17.50	1702	+9.2
60	Sihida, Platon	0	UKR	−34N	−40B	−67N	+81B	+55B	−35N	+?B	−63N	+68B	4.0	29.5	29.5	8.50	1429	0.0
61	Karlichuk, Vasyl	0	UKR	−59B	−63N	−47B	+80N	+70B	−37N	+75B	−55N	+?B	4.0	27.5	27.5	6.50	1291	0.0
62	Ovchynnikov, Klimentii	1525	UKR	+70B	−30N	=56B	+57N	−31B	=58N	−23B	=47N	−46B	3.5	36.5	39.5	13.25	1560	+5.6
63	Maslak, Artem	1512	UKR	−2N	+61B	−53N	−42B	+77N	=45N	−56B	+60B	−41N	3.5	36.5	38.5	12.25	995	-14.4
64	Khorolskyi, Mykhailo	1512	UKR	−6B	+80N	=79B	−20N	+66B	−34B	−54N	+73N	−47B	3.5	33.0	34.5	8.25	927	-30.0
65	Gontsul, Makar	0	UKR	−11B	=75N	=46B	−74N	+47B	=56N	−45B	−?N	+73B	3.5	30.5	30.5	12.25	867	0.0
66	Kalancha, Mykola	0	UKR	−41N	−53B	=71N	+78B	−64N	+79B	−57N	+70B	−43N	3.5	28.5	30.0	8.00	843	0.0
67	Hamaliuk, Serafym	0	UKR	−20B	−70N	+60B	+47N	−19B	+74N	−21B	−37N	−53B	3.0	37.0	39.5	11.00	775	0.0
68	Guledani, Roman	0	UKR	−14N	+71B	−19B	+70N	+49N	−22B	−36N	−51B	−60N	3.0	36.5	39.5	10.00	1357	0.0
69	Tsyutsyura, Oleh	0	UKR	+?B	−57N	−37B	−33N	+46B	−40N	−55B	F	+72N	3.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1285	0.0
70	Tkachenko, Bohdan	0	UKR	−62N	+67B	−36N	−68B	−61N	+81B	−46B	−66N	+77B	3.0	28.5	30.0	6.50	798	0.0
71	FIDE 529047900	0	—	−29B	−68N	=66B	=75N	−35B	−55N	=78N	=80B	+76N	3.0	26.5	28.0	6.50	717	0.0
72	Hurylov, Nikita	0	UKR	−30B	+76N	−29B	−?N	−75B	+73N	−47B	+77N	−69B	3.0	26.0	26.0	6.50	825	0.0
73	Bilyi, Maksym	0	UKR	−16N	+82B	−51N	=58B	−24N	−72B	+79N	−64B	−65N	2.5	30.5	32.0	5.00	815	0.0
74	Stefiuk, Oleh	0	UKR	−15N	+78B	−44N	+65B	−52N	−67B	−49N	=79B	F	2.5	28.5	30.0	6.25	741	0.0
75	Stoliar, Bohdan	0	UKR	−21N	=65B	−38N	=71B	+72N	−57B	−61N	F	F	2.0	31.0	33.5	6.25	833	0.0
76	Yeremii, Aleksander	0	UKR	−44N	−72B	+81N	−54B	−23B	−46N	+82B	−?N	−71B	2.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	717	0.0
77	Shkriabets, Dmytro	0	UKR	−49N	−48B	+78N	−50B	−63B	−?N	+80N	−72B	−70N	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	723	0.0
78	FIDE 529033284	0	—	−9B	−74N	−77B	−66N	+80B	−47N	=71B	=81N	−82N	2.0	24.5	26.0	3.75	964	0.0
79	Zavezion, Herman	0	UKR	F	−41B	=64N	−22B	−38N	−66N	−73B	=74N	=81B	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.75	1337	0.0
80	Ovchynnikov, Oleksandr T	0	UKR	−22N	−64B	−52N	−61B	−78N	+82N	−77B	=71N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	3.00	750	0.0
81	Ovcharenko, Volodymyr	0	UKR	−31B	−37N	−76B	−60N	=82B	−70N	F	=78B	=79N	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.50	766	0.0
82	FIDE 34186972	0	—	−18B	−73N	−?B	−55N	=81N	−80B	−76N	F	+78B	1.5	19.0	19.0	2.75	726	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Netrebka, MyronUKR
+105.2
7.0 pts · #9
2Kucher, ArtemUKR
+66.0
7.5 pts · #1
3Nikonenko, MykhailoUKR
+63.6
6.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Onoiko, NazarUKR
-72.4
4.0 pts · #59
2Tarasenko, DmytroUKR
-60.0
5.5 pts · #6
3Begun, MykhailUKR
-53.2
4.5 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R8+242 Elo gap
Kasianchuk, Danylo1435 beat Dmytruk, Artem1677
R7+198 Elo gap
Petrenko, Tymofii1814 beat Shabunin, Oleksandr2012
R4+198 Elo gap
Ovchynnikov, Klimentii1525 beat Onoiko, Nazar1723