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Pedagogical Chess Union Cup 2026 April STANDARD-A

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Moscow, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1986, and top seed was Mikhail Al Ippolitov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2168).

Mikhail Al Ippolitov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2168) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladislav Sviridov (5.0) and Gor Asatryan (5.0). Ippolitov broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Karina Kazaryan (1720) beat Yulia Zhevna (1949), a +229-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Mikhail Al Ippolitov2168
Avg top 10
1,986
Participants
21
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×15
FIDE (no federation)×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Mikhail Al Ippolitov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Ippolitov6Kuzmin5Asatryan5Sviridov5Lagashin4.5Kapitsa4
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Mikhail Al Ippolitov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mikhail Al Ippolitov beat Ivan Kuzmin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Mikhail Al Ippolitov 4 wins (R1–R4)Ivan Kuzmin 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mikhail Al Ippolitov*
1
½
1
2Ivan Kuzmin
0
*—
0
3CMGor Asatryan
½
—*
1
4Vladislav Sviridov
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ippolitov, Mikhail Al2168RUS+10N+2B+4N+6B=7N=3B+8N6.027.030.526.002278+28.4
2Sviridov, Vladislav1980RUS+16B−1N+5B+4B+11N+6B−3N5.027.530.019.002138+29.4
3Asatryan, GorCM1965RUS+19N=6B+9N=7B=8N=1N+2B5.026.528.519.502149+34.8
4Kuzmin, Ivan1985RUS+11N+20B−1B−2N+18B+7N+9B5.023.525.014.002109+24.2
5Lagashin, Pavel1894FID=9N=10B−2N=15B+16N+14N+11B4.520.022.512.752039+28.2
6Vasiliev, Ivan Dm1996RUS+21B=3N+8B−1N+9B−2N=7B4.027.528.513.002038+16.8
7Kapitsa, Matvey1962RUS=12B+18N+14B=3N=1B−4B=6N4.025.527.513.502032+26.4
8Emelchenkov, Ivan1957RUS=14N+15B−6N+12B=3B+11N−1B4.023.526.012.252021+24.4
9Krasin, Boris Vsev1955FID=5B+13N−3B+14N−6N+15B−4N3.524.026.510.251933-8.4
10Yunker, Alisa GenriettaWFM1938FID−1B=5N+13BF=12N=17B+14N3.521.521.510.501986+16.0
11Efimov, Stepan1925RUS−4B+16N+17B+20N−2B−8B−5N3.023.525.06.501852-28.0
12Kumarage, Vishva1906RUS=7N−14B+19N−8N=10B+20B−17N3.018.520.07.251843-12.2
13Gorshkov, Artem O1848RUS=15N−9B−10N+21N−14B=19B+18N3.016.017.05.251883+12.8
14Egorushkin, Lev Aleks1902RUS=8B+12N−7N−9B+13N−5B−10B2.522.525.58.001821-32.0
15Okhitin, Lev1938FID=13B−8N=21B=5N+20B−9N−16B2.519.020.05.751788-57.6
16Mukhin, Mikhail1924FID−2N−11BF=17N−5B+21B+15N2.518.518.54.751863-21.2
17Gidaspov, Alexander1854RUS−18BF−11N=16B=19N=10N+12B2.516.016.07.001870+4.4
18Zhevna, Yulia1949RUS+17N−7B−20N+19B−4NF−13B2.018.018.04.501757-30.6
19Pjankova, Olga1921RUS−3B+21N−12B−18N=17B=13NF2.016.516.53.751784-44.0
20Kazaryan, Karina1720FIDF−4N+18B−11B−15N−12N=21B1.516.516.52.501746+6.4
21Galkin, Vladimir1929RUS−6N−19B=15N−13BF−16N=20N1.015.515.52.001618-46.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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