M.Shelest Memorial 2026 classic (Mykolaiv)

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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 09 May 2026 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Lubomir Mikhaletz (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2220).

Lubomir Mikhaletz (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2220) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Roman Shton (6.5) and Yaroslav Ship (6.5). Mikhaletz shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Arystarkh Chornopyskyi (1609) beat Igor Antonov (2089), a +480-point gap.

Location

🇺🇦Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Dates

05 May 2026 → 09 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMLubomir Mikhaletz2220

Avg top 10

2,020

Participants

Titled players · 3

GM×1

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇺🇦Ukraine×34

Top 3

🥇
GMLubomir Mikhaletz
🇺🇦UKR·2220
7.0pts·2161perf-4.4
🥈
Roman Shton
🇺🇦UKR·2050
6.5pts·2108perf+14.8
🥉
Yaroslav Ship
🇺🇦UKR·2051
6.5pts·2097perf+12.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Lubomir Mikhaletz led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Mikhaletz7Shton6.5Ship6.5Tsviatko6Troshchenko6Savitskiy6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Lubomir Mikhaletz held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Lubomir Mikhaletz drew with Roman Shton (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Roman Shton 3 wins (R1–R3)Yaroslav Ship 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMLubomir Mikhaletz	*	½	½	1
2Roman Shton	½	*	½	1
3Yaroslav Ship	½	½	*	0
4Artem Tsviatko	0	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mikhaletz, LubomirGM	2220	UKR	+16B	+6N	=4B	=12N	=3B	+7N	=2B	+5N	+13B	7.0	47.0	51.5	39.50	2161	-4.4
2	Shton, Roman	2050	UKR	+14B	+8N	+5B	=3N	=4B	+12B	=1N	=6B	=11N	6.5	47.5	52.5	37.00	2108	+14.8
3	Ship, Yaroslav	2051	UKR	+23N	+9B	+13N	=2B	=1N	+4B	−5N	+8B	=6N	6.5	47.5	51.0	35.25	2097	+12.2
4	Savitskiy, Artem	1944	UKR	+25N	+17B	=1N	+10B	=2N	−3N	=9B	=11B	+12N	6.0	46.0	49.0	30.25	2077	+61.2
5	Tsviatko, Artem	1860	UKR	+20B	+10B	−2N	+13B	=12N	+16N	+3B	−1B	=8N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.75	2079	+102.0
6	Tokarev, Ivan	1904	UKR	+33N	−1B	+15N	=9B	+21N	=8B	+20B	=2N	=3B	6.0	43.5	44.5	25.50	2023	+29.0
7	Troshchenko, PavelFM	1894	UKR	−24N	+22B	+25N	+17B	=8N	−1B	=12N	+9B	+15N	6.0	38.5	41.5	26.25	1941	+11.2
8	Bevziuk, Dmytro	1842	UKR	+27N	−2B	+28B	+11N	=7B	=6N	+15B	−3N	=5B	5.5	44.0	47.0	25.00	1937	+24.2
9	Shmarkov, Alexandr	1829	UKR	+29B	−3N	+32B	=6N	=16B	+10B	=4N	−7N	+17B	5.5	41.0	42.5	21.75	1903	+21.0
10	Voitychuk, Orest	2057	UKR	+26B	−5N	+14B	−4N	+24B	−9N	+17N	=15B	+16B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.25	1872	-36.6
11	Volosiuk, Mykhailo	1934	UKR	+22B	+32N	−12B	−8B	=17N	+30N	+16B	=4N	=2B	5.5	37.5	39.0	20.00	1904	-7.6
12	Polishchuk, Oleg	1977	UKR	=15N	+24B	+11N	=1B	=5B	−2N	=7B	+14N	−4B	5.0	46.5	49.5	25.25	1932	-9.2
13	Chuvaiev, Ihor	1972	UKR	+31B	+30N	−3B	−5N	+14B	−15N	+24B	+20N	−1N	5.0	38.0	40.0	16.00	1863	-42.2
14	Martseniuk, Oleksandr	1747	UKR	−2N	+27B	−10N	+25B	−13N	+28B	+26N	−12B	+24B	5.0	34.0	37.0	15.00	1863	+49.2
15	Kilanov, Oleksandr	1746	UKR	=12B	+18N	−6B	+26N	=20B	+13B	−8N	=10N	−7B	4.5	41.5	44.5	19.75	1849	+46.0
16	Penkov, Dmitry	1819	UKR	−1N	+33B	+24N	+19B	=9N	−5B	−11N	+18B	−10N	4.5	41.5	42.5	15.75	1855	+13.2
17	Kutyanina, Maryna	1766	UKR	+21B	−4N	+29B	−7N	=11B	+32N	−10B	+19B	−9N	4.5	39.0	40.5	14.75	1846	+37.2
18	Martinuk, Alexandr	1636	UKR	=19N	−15B	−20N	=27N	+25B	=23N	+22B	−16N	+26B	4.5	30.5	33.5	15.00	1724	+20.8
19	Chubar, VladimirIM	1894	UKR	=18B	=28N	+31B	−16N	+29B	−20N	=32B	−17N	+23B	4.5	28.0	29.5	12.00	1666	-24.5
20	Matvieiev, Mykhaylo	1599	UKR	−5N	=26N	+18B	+30B	=15N	+19B	−6N	−13B	−21B	4.0	37.5	39.5	14.75	1800	+83.6
21	Antonov, Igor	2089	UKR	−17N	−25B	+33N	+28B	−6B	−24N	+29B	F	+20N	4.0	27.0	28.0	10.00	1726	-62.6
22	Nisinets, Vladimir	1663	UKR	−11N	−7N	=27B	−29N	=23B	+31B	−18N	=33B	+25N	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.75	1633	-9.2
23	Grigorenko, Ilia	1755	UKR	−3B	−29N	−26B	=33N	=22N	=18B	+31N	+28B	−19N	3.5	29.0	30.0	9.50	1652	-26.4
24	Chornopyskyi, Arystarkh	1609	UKR	+7B	−12N	−16B	F	−10N	+21B	−13N	+27B	−14N	3.0	38.0	40.0	13.00	1791	+56.8
25	Ogorodnikov, Serhii	1688	UKR	−4B	+21N	−7B	−14N	−18N	+33B	−27N	+29B	−22B	3.0	34.0	35.0	7.00	1625	-36.4
26	Mytrofanova, Anna	1757	UKR	−10N	=20B	+23N	−15B	F	+29N	−14B	=30N	−18N	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.50	1648	-50.0
27	Turchanenko, Ivan	1597	UKR	−8B	−14N	=22N	=18B	−28N	F	+25B	−24N	+30B	3.0	29.5	29.5	9.00	1623	+6.8
28	Petrik, Alexandr	1675	UKR	F	=19B	−8N	−21N	+27B	−14N	=30B	−23N	+33N	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1712	+3.8
29	Slobodian, Vasilii	1524	UKR	−9N	+23B	−17N	+22B	−19N	−26B	−21N	−25N	−31B	2.0	31.5	33.5	7.00	1558	+4.6
30	Korynfskyi, Yurii	1819	UKR	+34N	−13B	F	−20N	F	−11B	=28N	=26B	−27N	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	1563	-93.6
31	Isaev, Valentin	1726	UKR	−13N	+34B	−19N	F	−32B	−22N	−23B	F	+29N	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.00	1523	-37.6
32	Stuk, Leonid	1450	UKR	F	−11B	−9N	F	+31N	−17B	=19N	F	F	1.5	26.0	26.0	4.25	1655	+19.0
33	Mitchenko, Gennady	1659	UKR	−6B	−16N	−21B	=23B	F	−25N	F	=22N	−28B	1.0	27.5	27.5	3.50	1486	-27.4
34	Kravchenko, Vasiliy	1511	UKR	−30B	−31N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	973	-7.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tsviatko, ArtemUKR
+102.0
6.0 pts · #4
2Matvieiev, MykhayloUKR
+83.6
4.0 pts · #21
3Savitskiy, ArtemUKR
+61.2
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Korynfskyi, YuriiUKR
-93.6
2.0 pts · #29
2Antonov, IgorUKR
-62.6
4.0 pts · #20
3Mytrofanova, AnnaUKR
-50.0
3.0 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R6+480 Elo gap
Chornopyskyi, Arystarkh1609 beat Antonov, Igor2089
R2+401 Elo gap
Ogorodnikov, Serhii1688 beat Antonov, Igor2089
R1+323 Elo gap
Kutyanina, Maryna1766 beat Antonov, Igor2089