Vekshenkov Memorial 2026

Open SwissStandard

14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 19 May 2026 in Novosibirsk, Russia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2030, and top seed was Dmitry Fomkin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2384).

Viktoriya Lapa (🇷🇺 RUS, 1771) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Alexey Kolmagorov (6.5) and Igor Makeev (6.0). Lapa shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Viktoriya Lapa (1771) beat Dmitry Fomkin (FM, 2384), a +613-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Novosibirsk, Russia

Dates

07 May 2026 → 19 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺FMDmitry Fomkin2384

Avg top 10

2,030

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×13

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Viktoriya Lapa
🇷🇺RUS·1771
6.5pts·2167perf+176.8
🥈
CMAlexey Kolmagorov
🇷🇺RUS·2140
6.5pts·2103perf-2.0
🥉
Igor Makeev
🇷🇺RUS·2041
6.0pts·2089perf+25.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Kolmagorov6.5Lapa6.5Makeev6Sevostianov5.5Dolgova5Kondryukov5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

FM Vladimir Sevostianov takes the sole lead (5.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/9. Lapa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Alexey Kolmagorov drew with Viktoriya Lapa (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAlexey Kolmagorov	*	½	—	0
2Viktoriya Lapa	½	*	½	½
3Igor Makeev	—	½	*	½
4FMVladimir Sevostianov	1	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lapa, Viktoriya	1771	RUS	+7N	=8N	=5B	+6B	=4N	=3B	=2N	+11B	+9B	6.5	41.5	45.0	31.25	2167	+176.8
2	Kolmagorov, AlexeyCM	2140	RUS	+12N	−4B	=6N	=7B	+9N	+8N	=1B	+14N	+13B	6.5	35.5	36.0	22.50	2103	-2.0
3	Makeev, Igor	2041	RUS	+14B	−5N	+11B	−8N	+12B	=1N	+10B	=4N	+7B	6.0	37.0	37.5	22.00	2089	+25.6
4	Sevostianov, VladimirFM	2070	RUS	=11B	+2N	=8B	+5N	=1B	=7N	+9N	=3B	−6B	5.5	42.5	46.0	28.50	2072	+2.4
5	Kondryukov, Nikolay	1898	RUS	+13N	+3B	=1N	−4B	=8B	+10N	−7B	=6N	=12N	5.0	39.5	41.0	21.25	1955	+25.6
6	Dolgova, Elina	1855	RUS	=10B	=11N	=2B	−1N	+13B	−12N	+14B	=5B	+4N	5.0	36.0	36.5	17.00	1930	+34.8
7	Fomkin, DmitryFM	2384	RUS	−1B	+10N	=9B	=2N	+11B	=4B	+5N	F	−3N	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.75	2074	-25.9
8	Mashkov, Mikhail	2018	RUS	+9N	=1B	=4N	+3B	=5N	−2B	+13N	F	F	4.5	40.0	40.0	20.50	2002	+2.4
9	Kozyrev, Alexey A	1760	RUS	−8B	+12B	=7N	+10N	−2B	+14N	−4B	+13B	−1N	4.5	36.5	37.0	11.75	1912	+62.0
10	Korzhov, Ivan	1642	RUS	=6N	−7B	+13N	−9B	+14N	−5B	−3N	=12B	+11N	4.0	33.5	34.0	9.75	1851	+82.8
11	Vorobjov, Stanislav	2057	RUS	=4N	=6B	−3N	+14B	−7N	=13N	+12B	−1N	−10B	3.5	36.5	37.0	10.00	1839	-48.8
12	Lipinsky, Alexander	1937	RUS	−2B	−9N	=14B	+13B	−3N	+6B	−11N	=10N	=5B	3.5	36.0	36.5	11.25	1794	-65.2
13	Dorzhieva, Sofiya	1573	FID	−5B	+14N	−10B	−12N	−6N	=11B	−8B	−9N	−2N	1.5	36.5	37.0	2.25	1606	+3.2
14	Vesnin, Vladimir	1899	RUS	−3N	−13B	=12N	−11N	−10B	−9B	−6N	−2B	F	0.5	34.5	34.5	1.75	1432	-73.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lapa, ViktoriyaRUS
+176.8
6.5 pts · #2
2Korzhov, IvanRUS
+82.8
4.0 pts · #10
3Kozyrev, Alexey ARUS
+62.0
4.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Vesnin, VladimirRUS
-73.8
0.5 pts · #14
2Lipinsky, AlexanderRUS
-65.2
3.5 pts · #12
3Vorobjov, StanislavRUS
-48.8
3.5 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R1+613 Elo gap
Lapa, Viktoriya1771 beat FMFomkin, Dmitry2384
R9+415 Elo gap
Korzhov, Ivan1642 beat Vorobjov, Stanislav2057
R9+343 Elo gap
Makeev, Igor2041 beat FMFomkin, Dmitry2384