Volga Delta Cup B-15
16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Astrakhan, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1046, and top seed was Daniel Tomeev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1559).
Muhammad-Ali Narimanov (🇷🇺 RUS, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Daniel Tomeev (7.0) and Roman Mukhtedinov (6.5). Narimanov shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kirill Vik Krasovsky (1438) beat Petr Prokopenko (1540), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMuhammad-Ali Narimanov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Daniel Tomeev takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Muhammad-Ali Narimanov drew with Daniel Tomeev (White).
Muhammad-Ali Narimanov 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Roman Mukhtedinov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narimanov, Muhammad-Ali | 0 | RUS | =9N | =4B | +14N | +8B | +3N | =2B | +11N | +6B | +10N | 7.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 37.00 | 1789 | +86.4 |
| 2 | Tomeev, Daniel | 1559 | RUS | +12B | +11B | =4N | +3B | +6N | =1N | +9B | =5N | =7B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 36.25 | 1726 | +89.2 |
| 3 | Mukhtedinov, Roman | 1488 | RUS | +5B | +10N | +6B | −2N | −1B | =4N | +7B | +12N | +9B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 31.25 | 1630 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Ziyoyev, Firuz | 1473 | RUS | +16B | =1N | =2B | =10N | =5B | =3B | =6N | =9N | +15N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 21.25 | 1506 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Prokopenko, Petr | 1540 | RUS | −3N | +12B | =8N | +13B | =4N | −9B | +15N | =2B | +11N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 21.75 | 1488 | +16.4 |
| 6 | Seryakova, Anna | 1451 | RUS | +13N | +8B | −3N | +9B | −2B | =10N | =4B | −1N | +16B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 18.00 | 1457 | -35.2 |
| 7 | Bondarenko, Mikhail | 0 | RUS | −11N | −9B | =12N | +16B | +8N | +14B | −3N | +15B | =2N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1408 | -15.6 |
| 8 | Chernov, Roman | 0 | RUS | +15B | −6N | =5B | −1N | −7B | +16N | +10B | +14N | =13B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 13.00 | 1347 | -38.0 |
| 9 | Krasovsky, Kirill Vik | 1438 | RUS | =1B | +7N | +11B | −6N | =10B | +5N | −2N | =4B | −3N | 4.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 23.75 | 1535 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Poyarkov, Mikhail | 1512 | RUS | +14N | −3B | +13N | =4B | =9N | =6B | −8N | +16B | −1B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 14.00 | 1324 | -49.6 |
| 11 | Korotin, Ivan | 0 | RUS | +7B | −2N | −9N | +14B | =12N | +15B | −1B | +13N | −5B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 1240 | -129.2 |
| 12 | Grunin, Nil | 0 | RUS | −2N | −5N | =7B | +15N | =11B | +13B | +16N | −3B | −14N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Naurzbayev, Almas Oralbekuly | 0 | RUS | −6B | +16N | −10B | −5N | +15B | −12N | +14B | −11B | =8N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 6.50 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Alimov, Demid R | 0 | RUS | −10B | +15N | −1B | −11N | +16B | −7N | −13N | −8B | +12B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 570032173 | 0 | — | −8N | −14B | +16N | −12B | −13N | −11N | −5B | −7N | −4B | 1.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 570032165 | 0 | — | −4N | −13B | −15B | −7N | −14N | −8B | −12B | −10N | −6N | 0.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tomeev, DanielRUS+89.27.0 pts · #2
- 2Narimanov, Muhammad-AliRUS+86.47.5 pts · #1
- 3Krasovsky, Kirill VikRUS+42.44.5 pts · #4
- 1Korotin, IvanRUS-129.24.5 pts · #11
- 2Poyarkov, MikhailRUS-49.64.5 pts · #10
- 3Chernov, RomanRUS-38.05.0 pts · #8
- R6+102 Elo gap