Magnitka Cup 2026 Open
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Roman Safin (🇷🇺 RUS, 2078).
Tatyana Imykhelova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1896) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kirill Yulushev (7.0) and Roman Safin (6.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Viktoria Sholdisheva (1436) beat Aleksei Tjutjunov (1790), a +354-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Magnitogorsk, Russia
Dates
11 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×37
FIDE (no federation)×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTatyana Imykhelova led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Tatyana Imykhelova held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tatyana Imykhelova drew with Kirill Yulushev (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tatyana Imykhelova 3 wins (R1–R3)Kirill Dryzhinin 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tatyana Imykhelova | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Kirill Yulushev | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Kirill Dryzhinin | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Roman Safin | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imykhelova, Tatyana | 1896 | RUS | +37N | +15B | +13N | =3B | +7N | +4B | =2N | +11B | =6N | 7.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 40.25 | 2045 | +64.2 |
| 2 | Yulushev, Kirill | 1723 | RUS | +27B | +9N | =7N | +5B | =4B | +14N | =1B | =3N | +10B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 39.50 | 2021 | +121.6 |
| 3 | Safin, Roman | 2078 | RUS | +17N | +14B | =8N | =1N | =10B | +7B | +6N | =2B | =4B | 6.5 | 48.5 | 53.5 | 37.50 | 1955 | -39.2 |
| 4 | Khafizov, Anvar | 1931 | RUS | +26N | =22B | +23N | +8B | =2N | −1N | +14B | +13B | =3N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 32.75 | 1881 | -4.2 |
| 5 | Dryzhinin, Kirill | 1952 | RUS | +34B | +18N | =6B | −2N | +12B | −10N | +17B | +8N | +24B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 30.50 | 1852 | -32.4 |
| 6 | Polezhaev, Andrei V. | 1746 | RUS | +30N | +39B | =5N | −7B | +9N | +8B | −3B | +16N | =1B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 28.50 | 1879 | +57.2 |
| 7 | Muratshin, Sarmat | 1917 | RUS | +25B | +12N | =2B | +6N | −1B | −3N | +18B | =10N | =9B | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 29.00 | 1804 | -40.4 |
| 8 | Muratshin, Ramazan | 1773 | FID | +32B | +19N | =3B | −4N | +22B | −6N | +12B | −5B | +18N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 24.75 | 1812 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Tereshin, Ivan | 1469 | RUS | +11N | −2B | =15N | +23B | −6B | +20N | =22B | +14N | =7N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.25 | 1712 | +94.8 |
| 10 | Valiev, Bogdan | 1763 | RUS | =23N | =31B | +37N | +28B | =3N | +5B | =13N | =7B | −2N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 25.50 | 1798 | +16.8 |
| 11 | Sokolova, Milana AleksWFM | 1810 | FID | −9B | +27N | +34B | +18N | −14B | +19N | +16B | −1N | =13B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 23.75 | 1692 | -43.2 |
| 12 | Turbai, Gleb | 1606 | RUS | +29N | −7B | +31N | =16B | −5N | +15B | −8N | +25B | +19N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 1716 | +36.0 |
| 13 | Kovalyev, Fyodor | 1680 | RUS | +40B | +38N | −1B | =22N | +20B | +24N | =10B | −4N | =11N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 19.50 | 1742 | +16.8 |
| 14 | Kimmel, Sofia | 1618 | RUS | +21B | −3N | +25B | +24N | +11N | −2B | −4N | −9B | +26N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 22.00 | 1718 | +35.2 |
| 15 | Sirazhetdinov, Timur | 1566 | RUS | +28B | −1N | =9B | +17B | =16N | −12N | +32B | −24N | +27B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 1591 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Martiushova, Kseniia | 1753 | RUS | =20B | +33N | =22B | =12N | =15B | +26N | −11N | −6B | +23N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1662 | -33.2 |
| 17 | Kiseleva, Margarita | 1542 | RUS | −3B | +40N | +38B | −15N | +32B | =18N | −5N | =28B | +29N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 14.75 | 1561 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Biktimirova, Alina | 1673 | RUS | +35N | −5B | +39N | −11B | +28N | =17B | −7N | +26B | −8B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 15.50 | 1605 | -14.6 |
| 19 | Zanina, Eva | 1567 | RUS | +36N | −8B | −28N | +31B | +29N | −11B | =25N | +21B | −12B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.00 | 1347 | -40.0 |
| 20 | Kukol, Aleksei | 0 | RUS | =16N | −23B | +30N | +33B | −13N | −9B | +27B | =22N | =25N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Krylova, Zlata | 0 | RUS | −14N | −26B | =35N | −30B | +36N | +39B | +38N | −19N | +32B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dubovikova, Rada | 1603 | RUS | +41B | =4N | =16N | =13B | −8N | =23B | =9N | =20B | −28N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 1613 | -1.2 |
| 23 | Sirazhitdinov, Niyaz | 1414 | RUS | =10B | +20N | −4B | −9N | +34B | =22N | −24B | +32N | −16B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 15.25 | 1558 | +44.4 |
| 24 | Tjutjunov, Aleksei | 1790 | RUS | −39N | +30B | F | −14B | +25N | −13B | +23N | +15B | −5N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 1543 | -84.4 |
| 25 | Isaeva, Mariya | 1485 | RUS | −7N | +29B | −14N | +36B | −24B | +30N | =19B | −12N | =20B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1327 | -30.8 |
| 26 | Postnikov, Andrei | 1518 | RUS | −4B | +21N | F | +41B | +39N | −16B | +33N | −18N | −14B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 10.00 | 1556 | +6.8 |
| 27 | Andreev, Dmitrii S | 0 | RUS | −2N | −11B | −29N | +35B | +41N | +37B | −20N | +33B | −15N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 9.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ishmukhametov, Nuritdin | 0 | RUS | −15N | F | +19B | −10N | −18B | =33B | +37N | =17N | +22B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 15.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Yuzhakova, Victoria | 0 | RUS | −12B | −25N | +27B | +34N | −19B | −32N | +30B | +39N | −17B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ivanov, Matvei Den | 0 | RUS | −6B | −24N | −20B | +21N | +40N | −25B | −29N | +41N | =37B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 7.25 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kuznetsov, Gleb Evg | 0 | RUS | =33B | =10N | −12B | −19N | −37N | +41B | =35B | =36N | =38B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Anisimov, Yurii A | 1429 | RUS | −8N | +36B | −33N | +37B | −17N | +29B | −15N | −23B | −21N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 9.50 | 1303 | -37.2 |
| 33 | Novitskii, Andrei | 1688 | RUS | =31N | −16B | +32B | −20N | +38B | =28N | −26B | −27N | −35B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1442 | -38.0 |
| 34 | Putilov, Sergei | 1535 | RUS | −5N | +35B | −11N | −29B | −23N | +40B | =36B | =38N | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.75 | 920 | -36.4 |
| 35 | Andreev, Mikhail | 0 | RUS | −18B | −34N | =21B | −27N | F | −38B | =31N | +40B | +33N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 570033838 | 0 | — | −19B | −32N | +40B | −25N | −21B | F | =34N | =31B | +41N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1182 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Vesnina, Oksana | 1475 | RUS | −1B | +41N | −10B | −32N | +31B | −27N | −28B | F | =30N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.75 | 889 | -32.0 |
| 38 | Mingazeev, Vasilii | 0 | RUS | F | −13B | −17N | =39B | −33N | +35N | −21B | =34B | =31N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.25 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Sholdisheva, Viktoria | 1436 | RUS | +24B | −6N | −18B | =38N | −26B | −21N | F | −29B | =40N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.75 | 1489 | +6.4 |
| 40 | Murzina, Olga | 0 | RUS | −13N | −17B | −36N | F | −30B | −34N | =41B | −35N | =39B | 1.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.25 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 55803725 | 0 | — | −22N | −37B | F | −26N | −27B | −31N | =40N | −30B | −36B | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.50 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yulushev, KirillRUS+121.67.0 pts · #5
- 2Tereshin, IvanRUS+94.85.5 pts · #10
- 3Imykhelova, TatyanaRUS+64.27.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Tjutjunov, AlekseiRUS-84.44.0 pts · #18
- 2Sokolova, Milana AleksWFMFID-43.25.5 pts · #9
- 3Muratshin, SarmatRUS-40.45.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R1+354 Elo gap
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R4+229 Elo gap