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NCFD 2026 Chess Championship_men

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2026 to 11 Jun 2026 in Cherkessk, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1945, and top seed was Ruslan Gadzhiev ( FID, FM, 2312).

Bilukhadzh Saidov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2309) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mussa Abrekov (6.5) and Ruslan Gadzhiev (6.5). Saidov clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ivan Shepel (1733) beat Ruslan Gadzhiev (FM, 2312), a +579-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Cherkessk, Russia
Dates
07 Jun 2026 → 11 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
FMRuslan Gadzhiev2312
Avg top 10
1,945
Participants
18
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×17
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Bilukhadzh Saidov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Abrekov takes leadSaidov takes lead
Saidov7Gadzhiev6.5Abrekov6.5Aidiev6.5Aibazov6Dzeranov5.5
R7 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jun

Mussa Abrekov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Bilukhadzh Saidov drew with FM Ruslan Gadzhiev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Bilukhadzh Saidov 3 wins (R7–R9)Mussa Abrekov 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMBilukhadzh Saidov*
½
0
1
2FMRuslan Gadzhiev
½
*
½
½
3Mussa Abrekov
1
½
*
0
4Arslan Aidiev
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Saidov, BilukhadzhFM2309RUS=12B+8N−2B+6B+4N=3N+13B+5B+9N7.045.049.037.002208-8.0
2Abrekov, Mussa2114RUS+11B−6N+1N+7B+10N+5B+9N=3B−4N6.545.550.034.752029-8.0
3Gadzhiev, RuslanFM2312FID+7N+13B=4N−10B+6N=1B+5N=2N+12B6.545.549.535.002110-27.8
4Aidiev, Arslan1922RUS+16B+14N=3B−5N−1B+11N+10B+13N+2B6.543.044.528.252093+47.2
5Aibazov, Zurab1828RUS+9N+10B+6N+4B+13B−2N−3B−1N+14B6.045.049.029.002007+58.8
6Dzeranov, Artur1563RUS+17N+2B−5B−1N−3B+14N+11B+7N=10B5.544.045.023.251741+32.0
7Shakmanov, Shamil Rus0RUS−3B+12N+14B−2N=11B=8N+15B−6B+18N5.039.540.016.7517500.0
8Shakmanov, Kamil Rus0RUS−14B−1B+17N−11N+16B=7B+18N=9B+15N5.030.531.010.7520400.0
9Korolev, Maksim0RUS−5B+18N+12B−13N+14B+15N−2B=8N−1B4.540.040.514.5017460.0
10Shepel, Ivan1733RUS+18B−5N+16B+3N−2B−13N−4N+17B=6N4.537.538.012.251719-5.6
11Aibazov, Ibragim0RUS−2N+15B−13N+8B=7N−4B−6N+18B+17N4.536.537.012.0016160.0
12Dubrovenko, Ignat Aleksandrovich1846RUS=1N−7B−9N−14N+18B+17N+16B+15B−3N4.532.533.09.5021350.0
13Teshelleev, Aslan2051RUS+15N−3N+11B+9B−5N+10B−1N−4BF4.042.544.016.501854-26.8
14Magomedov, Shamil0RUS+8N−4B−7N+12B−9N−6B+17N+16B−5N4.038.539.512.009710.0
15Alibekov, Gazban1770RUS−13B−11N+18B+16N+17B−9B−7N−12N−8B3.030.030.53.001111-12.4
16Ediev, Ismail0RUS−4N+17B−10N−15B−8N=18B−12N−14NF1.532.533.01.2510080.0
17Shaipov, Abubakar0RUS−6B−16N−8B+18N−15N−12B−14B−10N−11B1.032.533.00.508890.0
18Bekizov, Ali0RUS−10N−9B−15N−17B−12N=16N−8B−11N−7B0.532.533.50.759520.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets