VPHS_GAGARINSKY 2026 April STANDARD-B

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17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1062, and top seed was Aleksey Al Zolin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1610).

Oleg V Yakhin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1550) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Aleksey Al Zolin (5.0) and Mark Bashkin (5.0). Yakhin won solo starting round 6.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺Aleksey Al Zolin1610

Avg top 10

1,062

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×11

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Oleg V Yakhin
🇷🇺RUS·1550
6.5pts·1834perf+42.0
🥈
Aleksey Al Zolin
🇷🇺RUS·1610
5.0pts·1757perf+35.6
🥉
Mark Bashkin
🇷🇺RUS
5.0pts·1607perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Oleg V Yakhin led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Yakhin6.5Zolin5Bashkin5Tsvetkov4.5Pozdnyakov4.5Andresyuk4

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Oleg V Yakhin never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Oleg V Yakhin drew with Aleksey Al Zolin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Oleg V Yakhin 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Aleksey Al Zolin 3 wins (R1–R3)Mark Bashkin 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Oleg V Yakhin	*	½	1	—
2Aleksey Al Zolin	½	*	0	—
3Mark Bashkin	0	1	*	—
4Grigoriy Tsvetkov	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yakhin, Oleg V	1550	RUS	+17N	+13B	+7B	=2N	+4B	+9N	+3B	6.5	23.0	23.0	20.50	1834	+42.0
2	Zolin, Aleksey Al	1610	RUS	+11B	+8N	+4B	=1B	+6N	−3N	=7B	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	1757	+35.6
3	Bashkin, Mark	0	RUS	−9N	+17B	+13N	+7B	+11N	+2B	−1N	5.0	23.0	23.0	13.50	1607	0.0
4	Pozdnyakov, Egor	1474	RUS	+15N	+6B	−2N	+9B	−1N	=5B	+14N	4.5	25.0	26.5	12.75	1440	-2.8
5	Tsvetkov, Grigoriy	0	RUS	+14B	−10N	−6N	+13B	+16B	=4N	+8B	4.5	19.0	20.5	11.25	1377	0.0
6	Andresyuk, Dmitriy Aleks	1534	RUS	+12B	−4N	+5B	+10N	−2B	−7N	+9B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.00	1334	-41.6
7	Grinshtein, Shmuel	1600	RUS	F	+9B	−1N	−3N	+10B	+6B	=2N	3.5	26.5	26.5	12.50	1624	+4.8
8	Kozlov, Alexander Vl	1426	RUS	+16N	−2B	−9N	+15B	=14N	+13B	−5N	3.5	18.0	19.5	6.00	810	-10.4
9	Anders, Pavel	0	FID	+3B	−7N	+8B	−4N	+12B	−1B	−6N	3.0	27.0	29.5	11.00	1277	0.0
10	Osipin, Elisei	1423	RUS	−13N	+5B	+14N	−6B	−7N	+15B	−11N	3.0	19.0	20.5	8.00	767	-24.8
11	Barsegyan, David	0	RUS	−2N	=16B	+15N	=12N	−3B	F	+10B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1517	0.0
12	Ruthvik Bathula	0	IND	−6N	=15B	+16N	=11B	−9N	=14B	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.75	734	0.0
13	Basevich, Mark Sem	0	RUS	+10B	−1N	−3B	−5N	+17B	−8N	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1341	-14.4
14	FIDE 570028605	0	—	−5N	F	−10B	+17N	=8B	=12N	−4B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1168	0.0
15	FIDE 570006873	0	—	−4B	=12N	−11B	−8N	F	−10N	+16B	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.75	641	0.0
16	FIDE 570001448	0	—	−8B	=11N	−12B	F	−5N	+17B	−15N	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.50	626	0.0
17	FIDE 570028591	0	—	−1B	−3N	F	−14B	−13N	−16N	F	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	750	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yakhin, Oleg VRUS
+42.0
6.5 pts · #3
2Zolin, Aleksey AlRUS
+35.6
5.0 pts · #1
3Grinshtein, ShmuelRUS
+4.8
3.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Andresyuk, Dmitriy AleksRUS
-41.6
4.0 pts · #9
2Osipin, EliseiRUS
-24.8
3.0 pts · #13
3Basevich, Mark SemRUS
-14.4
2.0 pts · #10