DDYUT Chess Cup Spring-2026
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Lyubertsy, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1546, and top seed was Sergey Pozhidaev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1665).
Elisey Evg Chudinov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1420) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vera Den Leisle (5.0) and Ilya Evdokimov (5.0). Chudinov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Elisey Evg Chudinov (1420) beat Sergey Pozhidaev (1665), a +245-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsElisey Evg Chudinov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Elisey Evg Chudinov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Elisey Evg Chudinov drew with Vera Den Leisle (White).
Elisey Evg Chudinov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elisey Evg Chudinov | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Vera Den Leisle | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Ilya Evdokimov | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Agata Rus Nasyrova | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chudinov, Elisey Evg | 1420 | RUS | +10B | +9N | +3B | +5N | =2B | +7N | =4B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 25.50 | 1946 | +139.2 |
| 2 | Leisle, Vera Den | 1503 | FID | +20B | +6B | =5N | +7B | =1N | +9N | −3B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 1642 | +44.4 |
| 3 | Evdokimov, Ilya | 1429 | RUS | +18N | =7B | −1N | +15B | =11B | +12N | +2N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1570 | +38.8 |
| 4 | Nasyrova, Agata Rus | 1423 | FID | −6N | +20B | +10N | +13B | =9B | +11N | =1N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Koroleva, Sofya | 1632 | RUS | +15B | +12N | =2B | −1B | −7N | +13N | +9B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 1511 | -32.0 |
| 6 | Fomenko, Fedor An | 1571 | RUS | +4B | −2N | +14B | −9N | +13B | +10N | =7B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1466 | -24.0 |
| 7 | Metelskiy, Dmitry | 1527 | RUS | +14B | =3N | +11B | −2N | +5B | −1B | =6N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 1502 | -8.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 540089940 | 0 | — | =11B | =10N | −9B | −14N | +17B | +18N | +12B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Korolev, Maksim Ser | 1523 | RUS | +16N | −1B | +8N | +6B | =4N | −2B | −5N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 14.00 | 1339 | -38.0 |
| 10 | Pozhidaev, Sergey | 1665 | RUS | −1N | =8B | −4B | +18N | +16N | −6B | +19N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1388 | -42.8 |
| 11 | Kuznetsova, Polina Dm | 1456 | RUS | =8N | +13B | −7N | +12B | =3N | −4B | −15N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1240 | -30.8 |
| 12 | Gadzhieva, Meseda Mag | 1452 | RUS | +17B | −5B | +16N | −11N | +14B | −3B | −8N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Erlau, Miron Dm | 0 | RUS | +19B | −11N | +15B | −4N | −6N | −5B | +17N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brusyanin, Stepan Yu | 0 | RUS | −7N | +18B | −6N | +8B | −12N | +19B | −16N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sintsov, Yaroslav Aleks | 1584 | RUS | −5N | +17B | −13N | −3N | F | +16B | +11B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1381 | -32.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 540074684 | 0 | — | −9B | +19N | −12B | +17N | −10B | −15N | +14B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 570032548 | 0 | — | −12N | −15N | +19B | −16B | −8N | F | −13B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 570032530 | 0 | — | −3B | −14N | +20N | −10B | −19N | −8B | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bazhutova, Eva | 1548 | RUS | −13N | −16B | −17N | F | +18B | −14N | −10B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 858 | -14.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 540088189 | 0 | — | −2N | −4N | −18B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chudinov, Elisey EvgRUS+139.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Leisle, Vera DenFID+44.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Evdokimov, IlyaRUS+38.85.0 pts · #3
- 1Pozhidaev, SergeyRUS-42.83.5 pts · #10
- 2Korolev, Maksim SerRUS-38.03.5 pts · #13
- 3Sintsov, Yaroslav AleksRUS-32.43.0 pts · #14
- R1+245 Elo gap
- R3+242 Elo gap
- R4+212 Elo gap