Memorial Alipova

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36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 24 Jun 2026 in Minsk, Belarus. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1827, and top seed was Matvei Savelev (🇧🇾 BLR, 2158).

Siarhei Gasparian (🇧🇾 BLR, 1974) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Matvei Savelev (7.5) and Andrei Tsyhanou (6.5). Gasparian took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ivan Stukach (1478) beat Yuri Buchkov (1839), a +361-point gap.

Location

🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus

Dates

20 Jun 2026 → 24 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇾Matvei Savelev2158

Avg top 10

1,827

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇧🇾Belarus×31

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Siarhei Gasparian
🇧🇾BLR·1974
8.0pts·2091perf+45.2
🥈
Matvei Savelev
🇧🇾BLR·2158
7.5pts·2060perf-23.2
🥉
Andrei Tsyhanou
🇧🇾BLR·1765
6.5pts·1901perf+61.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Siarhei Gasparian led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Gasparian8Savelev7.5Tsyhanou6.5Shuliak6Semenov6Tarasevich6

R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jun

Siarhei Gasparian takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Siarhei Gasparian beat Matvei Savelev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Siarhei Gasparian 6 wins (R3–R8)Matvei Savelev 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Andrei Tsyhanou 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Siarhei Gasparian	*	1	1	1
2Matvei Savelev	0	*	1	—
3Andrei Tsyhanou	0	0	*	—
4Zakhar Shuliak	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gasparian, Siarhei	1974	BLR	+24B	=7N	+22B	+14N	+2B	+4N	+3B	+5B	=8N	8.0	45.5	49.5	44.00	2091	+45.2
2	Savelev, Matvei	2158	BLR	+8N	+11B	+3N	+4B	−1N	+14B	+7N	+9B	=10N	7.5	47.5	52.0	41.25	2060	-23.2
3	Tsyhanou, Andrei	1765	BLR	+27N	+23B	−2B	+8N	+16B	+11N	−1N	+4B	=7N	6.5	46.0	49.5	31.25	1901	+61.2
4	Semenov, Nikita	1672	RUS	+35N	+19B	+15N	−2N	+5B	−1B	+10N	−3N	+11B	6.0	47.5	48.0	26.00	1931	+104.0
5	Shuliak, Zakhar	1853	BLR	=18N	+32B	=9N	+10B	−4N	+15B	+16B	−1N	+12B	6.0	43.5	46.0	27.00	1785	-24.0
6	Tarasevich, Ivan	1621	BLR	+33N	−15B	=27N	=12B	=18N	+26B	+14N	=7B	+17N	6.0	36.0	38.0	24.25	1696	+28.8
7	Poukh, Pavel	1690	FID	+12N	=1B	−19N	+17B	+20N	+9B	−2B	=6N	=3B	5.5	47.5	52.0	29.75	1811	+53.6
8	Rak, Mikhail	1574	BLR	−2B	+29N	+25B	−3B	=26N	+28N	=11B	+21N	=1B	5.5	43.0	46.5	24.00	1767	+63.6
9	Tylkov, Timofey	1649	BLR	+36B	=14N	=5B	+15B	=10N	−7N	+20B	−2N	+18B	5.5	42.5	42.5	21.50	1782	+53.6
10	Kazlou, Albert	1699	BLR	=28B	+25N	+20B	−5N	=9B	+22N	−4B	+16N	=2B	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.25	1730	+10.8
11	Kholiusev, Mikhail	1699	BLR	+29N	−2N	+34B	=23B	+12N	−3B	=8N	+15B	−4N	5.0	42.5	44.0	19.25	1715	+3.2
12	Timoh, Gleb	1483	BLR	−7B	+24N	+21B	=6N	−11B	+18B	+17N	=19B	−5N	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.75	1716	+103.6
13	Venglinskiy, Gleb	1532	BLR	−15N	+33B	−16N	=31N	+30B	−17B	=23N	+29B	+22N	5.0	30.0	32.0	15.25	1633	+42.4
14	Rasikhin, Ihar	1797	BLR	+34N	=9B	+18N	−1B	+23N	−2N	−6B	−17B	+27N	4.5	43.5	45.0	16.25	1702	-23.0
15	Papou, Illia	1786	BLR	+13B	+6N	−4B	−9N	+21B	−5N	+22B	−11N	=16B	4.5	42.5	46.5	21.75	1644	-65.6
16	Myachin, Vadim	1699	FID	=22B	=28N	+13B	+19B	−3N	+23B	−5N	−10B	=15N	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.50	1681	-3.8
17	Khakhlou, Arseni	1679	BLR	=20B	−22N	+30B	−7N	+25B	+13N	−12B	+14N	−6B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.25	1549	-56.4
18	Ageev, Alexander	1559	BLR	=5B	+30N	−14B	=22N	=6B	−12N	+28B	+25N	−9N	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.00	1591	+10.0
19	Buchkov, Yuri	1839	BLR	+21B	−4N	+7B	−16N	−22B	+29N	+30B	=12N	−20B	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.50	1582	-55.2
20	Stukach, Ivan	1478	BLR	=17N	+31B	−10N	F	−7B	+24B	−9N	+26B	+19N	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.25	1677	+69.6
21	Volovich, Arkady	1556	BLR	−19N	+35B	−12N	+29B	−15N	=25B	+27N	−8B	+28B	4.5	34.0	34.5	13.00	1558	-2.8
22	Boika, Aliaksandr	1515	BLR	=16N	+17B	−1N	=18B	+19N	−10B	−15N	+23B	−13B	4.0	41.0	45.0	17.50	1660	+61.6
23	Blazhevich, Sofya	1617	BLR	+26B	−3N	+28B	=11N	−14B	−16N	=13B	−22N	+33N	4.0	37.0	39.0	14.50	1490	-48.8
24	Podgayskiy, Andrei	1561	BLR	−1N	−12B	+32N	=28B	+27B	−20N	−25N	+31B	=26N	4.0	35.0	37.5	12.25	1543	-12.8
25	Paliakou, Dzmitry	0	BLR	+31N	−10B	−8N	+34B	−17N	=21N	+24B	−18B	=29N	4.0	34.5	36.0	12.00	1546	0.0
26	Yukovich, Andrei	0	BLR	−23N	−27B	+35N	+32B	=8B	−6N	+33B	−20N	=24B	4.0	32.0	32.5	9.75	1290	0.0
27	Nartovich, Daminika	1528	BLR	−3B	+26N	=6B	F	−24N	+31N	−21B	+30N	−14B	3.5	36.5	39.0	12.00	1547	+4.4
28	Bryzitski, Dzmitry	1527	BLR	=10N	=16B	−23N	=24N	+31B	−8B	−18N	+32B	−21N	3.5	35.0	37.5	12.00	1470	-23.6
29	Zamiatsin, Andrei	1522	BLR	−11B	−8B	+33N	−21N	+32B	−19B	+35N	−13N	=25B	3.5	33.0	33.5	7.00	840	-70.8
30	Yakimchanka, Vita	1623	BLR	=32N	−18B	−17N	+35B	−13N	+34B	−19N	−27B	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	3.25	1339	-84.0
31	Deineka, Andrei	1621	BLR	−25B	−20N	+36N	=13B	−28N	−27B	F	−24N	+34B	2.5	26.0	26.0	4.00	1333	-90.8
32	Khaiminava, Liya	0	BLR	=30B	−5N	−24B	−26N	−29N	F	+34B	−28N	+35B	2.5	25.5	25.5	3.25	1410	0.0
33	Shuliakovskaya, Aleksandra	0	BLR	−6B	−13N	−29B	+36N	=34N	=35B	−26N	F	−23B	2.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	1199	0.0
34	Lukshits, Victoria	1532	BLR	−14B	F	−11N	−25N	=33B	−30N	−32N	+35B	−31N	1.5	23.5	23.5	1.50	885	-48.8
35	FIDE 522028790	0	—	−4B	−21N	−26B	−30N	F	=33N	−29B	−34N	−32N	0.5	26.5	26.5	1.00	781	0.0
36	FIDE 557051313	0	—	−9N	F	−31B	−33B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	835	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Semenov, NikitaRUS
+104.0
6.0 pts · #7
2Timoh, GlebBLR
+103.6
5.0 pts · #5
3Stukach, IvanBLR
+69.6
4.5 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Deineka, AndreiBLR
-90.8
2.5 pts · #29
2Yakimchanka, VitaBLR
-84.0
2.5 pts · #30
3Zamiatsin, AndreiBLR
-70.8
3.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R9+361 Elo gap
Stukach, Ivan1478 beat Buchkov, Yuri1839
R5+324 Elo gap
Boika, Aliaksandr1515 beat Buchkov, Yuri1839
R7+196 Elo gap
Timoh, Gleb1483 beat Khakhlou, Arseni1679