Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026

Q: What is the Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 prize pool?

7,000,000u20bd RUB (u2243 $82,250 USD).

Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 is a Chess offline event in RCC FIDE Circuit 2026-2027, running Oct 1 to Oct 12, 2026 in Rostov-on-Don. It is organized by CFR. It is also listed as RCC FIDE Circuit 2026-2027. The prize pool is 7,000,000₽ RUB (≃ $82,250 USD). Andrey Esipenko won it, taking $12,925.05. 66 results are listed below with map by map detail.

Type: Offline
Organizer: CFR
Format: Single Round Robin
Series: RCC FIDE Circuit 2026-2027

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Bracket

Round 1 Show Hide

Ivan Popov0.5Pavel Ponkratov0.5

Aleksey Goganov0.5Dmitry Kokarev0.5

Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5Arseniy Nesterov0.5

Aleksey Grebnev1Evgeniy Najer0

Andrey Esipenko1Ernesto Inarkiev0

David Paravyan0.5Savva Vetokhin0.5

Round 2 Show Hide

Pavel Ponkratov0Savva Vetokhin1

Ernesto Inarkiev0.5David Paravyan0.5

Evgeniy Najer0.5Andrey Esipenko0.5

Arseniy Nesterov0.5Aleksey Grebnev0.5

Dmitry Kokarev1Vadim Zvjaginsev0

Ivan Popov0Aleksey Goganov1

Round 3 Show Hide

Aleksey Goganov0Pavel Ponkratov1

Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5Ivan Popov0.5

Aleksey Grebnev0Dmitry Kokarev1

Andrey Esipenko0.5Arseniy Nesterov0.5

David Paravyan0.5Evgeniy Najer0.5

Savva Vetokhin0.5Ernesto Inarkiev0.5

Round 4 Show Hide

Pavel Ponkratov1Ernesto Inarkiev0

Evgeniy Najer0.5Savva Vetokhin0.5

Arseniy Nesterov0.5David Paravyan0.5

Dmitry Kokarev0Andrey Esipenko1

Ivan Popov1Aleksey Grebnev0

Aleksey Goganov0.5Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5

Round 5 Show Hide

Vadim Zvjaginsev0Pavel Ponkratov1

Aleksey Grebnev0.5Aleksey Goganov0.5

Andrey Esipenko1Ivan Popov0

David Paravyan1Dmitry Kokarev0

Savva Vetokhin0.5Arseniy Nesterov0.5

Ernesto Inarkiev0.5Evgeniy Najer0.5

Round 6 Show Hide

Pavel Ponkratov0Evgeniy Najer1

Arseniy Nesterov1Ernesto Inarkiev0

Dmitry Kokarev0.5Savva Vetokhin0.5

Ivan Popov0.5David Paravyan0.5

Aleksey Goganov0.5Andrey Esipenko0.5

Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5Aleksey Grebnev0.5

Round 7 Show Hide

Aleksey Grebnev1Pavel Ponkratov0

Andrey Esipenko1Vadim Zvjaginsev0

David Paravyan0.5Aleksey Goganov0.5

Savva Vetokhin0Ivan Popov1

Ernesto Inarkiev0.5Dmitry Kokarev0.5

Evgeniy Najer1Arseniy Nesterov0

Round 8 Show Hide

Pavel Ponkratov0.5Arseniy Nesterov0.5

Dmitry Kokarev0.5Evgeniy Najer0.5

Ivan Popov0Ernesto Inarkiev1

Aleksey Goganov0.5Savva Vetokhin0.5

Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5David Paravyan0.5

Aleksey Grebnev0.5Andrey Esipenko0.5

Round 9 Show Hide

Andrey Esipenko0.5Pavel Ponkratov0.5

David Paravyan0.5Aleksey Grebnev0.5

Savva Vetokhin0Vadim Zvjaginsev1

Ernesto Inarkiev0.5Aleksey Goganov0.5

Evgeniy Najer0.5Ivan Popov0.5

Arseniy Nesterov0.5Dmitry Kokarev0.5

Round 10 Show Hide

Pavel Ponkratov1Dmitry Kokarev0

Ivan Popov0.5Arseniy Nesterov0.5

Aleksey Goganov0.5Evgeniy Najer0.5

Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5Ernesto Inarkiev0.5

Aleksey Grebnev0.5Savva Vetokhin0.5

Andrey Esipenko0.5David Paravyan0.5

Round 11 Show Hide

David Paravyan0.5Pavel Ponkratov0.5

Savva Vetokhin0.5Andrey Esipenko0.5

Ernesto Inarkiev0.5Aleksey Grebnev0.5

Evgeniy Najer0.5Vadim Zvjaginsev0.5

Arseniy Nesterov0.5Aleksey Goganov0.5

Dmitry Kokarev0.5Ivan Popov0.5

Standings

#	Player	W	L	Games	Form
1	Andrey Esipenko	8	3	4–0	WWLLW
2	Pavel Ponkratov	7	4	4–3	LLWWW
3	David Paravyan	6	5	1–0	LWLWL
4	Evgeniy Najer	6	5	2–1	WWLWL
5	Aleksey Grebnev	6	5	2–2	WLWLW
6	Arseniy Nesterov	6	5	1–1	LWLWL
7	Savva Vetokhin	6	5	1–2	LWLWL
8	Aleksey Goganov	5	6	1–1	WLWLW
9	Dmitry Kokarev	5	6	2–3	WLWLL
10	Ivan Popov	5	6	2–3	WLWLW
11	Ernesto Inarkiev	3	8	1–3	LWLWL
12	Vadim Zvjaginsev	3	8	1–3	LLWLW

Built from the matches listed below, oldest first in the form column.

Results

Oct 12, 2026

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCArseniy Nesterov0:0Aleksey Goganov

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCErnesto Inarkiev0:0Aleksey Grebnev

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCDmitry Kokarev0:0Ivan Popov

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCSavva Vetokhin0:0Andrey Esipenko

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCDavid Paravyan0:0Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 12, 10:00 UTCEvgeniy Najer0:0Vadim Zvjaginsev

Oct 11, 2026

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCPavel Ponkratov1:0Dmitry Kokarev

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev0:0Savva Vetokhin

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov0:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:0Evgeniy Najer

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko0:0David Paravyan

Oct 11, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:0Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 10, 2026

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCArseniy Nesterov0:0Dmitry Kokarev

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCErnesto Inarkiev0:0Aleksey Goganov

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCEvgeniy Najer0:0Ivan Popov

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCDavid Paravyan0:0Aleksey Grebnev

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko0:0Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 10, 12:00 UTCSavva Vetokhin0:1Vadim Zvjaginsev

Oct 9, 2026

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:0Savva Vetokhin

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:0David Paravyan

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCPavel Ponkratov0:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCDmitry Kokarev0:0Evgeniy Najer

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev0:0Andrey Esipenko

Oct 9, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov0:1Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 8, 2026

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCEvgeniy Najer1:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko1:0Vadim Zvjaginsev

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCErnesto Inarkiev0:0Dmitry Kokarev

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev1:0Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCSavva Vetokhin0:1Ivan Popov

Oct 8, 12:00 UTCDavid Paravyan0:0Aleksey Goganov

Oct 6, 2026

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov0:0David Paravyan

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCArseniy Nesterov1:0Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCPavel Ponkratov0:1Evgeniy Najer

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:0Aleksey Grebnev

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCDmitry Kokarev0:0Savva Vetokhin

Oct 6, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:0Andrey Esipenko

Oct 5, 2026

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev0:0Aleksey Goganov

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko1:0Ivan Popov

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:1Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCSavva Vetokhin0:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCDavid Paravyan1:0Dmitry Kokarev

Oct 5, 12:00 UTCErnesto Inarkiev0:0Evgeniy Najer

Oct 4, 2026

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:0Vadim Zvjaginsev

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCArseniy Nesterov0:0David Paravyan

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCPavel Ponkratov1:0Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCDmitry Kokarev0:1Andrey Esipenko

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov1:0Aleksey Grebnev

Oct 4, 12:00 UTCEvgeniy Najer0:0Savva Vetokhin

Oct 3, 2026

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:1Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:0Ivan Popov

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCSavva Vetokhin0:0Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCDavid Paravyan0:0Evgeniy Najer

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko0:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 3, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev0:1Dmitry Kokarev

Oct 2, 2026

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCDmitry Kokarev1:0Vadim Zvjaginsev

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCEvgeniy Najer0:0Andrey Esipenko

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov0:1Aleksey Goganov

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCArseniy Nesterov0:0Aleksey Grebnev

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCPavel Ponkratov0:1Savva Vetokhin

Oct 2, 12:00 UTCErnesto Inarkiev0:0David Paravyan

Oct 1, 2026

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCAndrey Esipenko1:0Ernesto Inarkiev

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCVadim Zvjaginsev0:0Arseniy Nesterov

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCDavid Paravyan0:0Savva Vetokhin

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCAleksey Grebnev1:0Evgeniy Najer

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCIvan Popov0:0Pavel Ponkratov

Oct 1, 12:00 UTCAleksey Goganov0:0Dmitry Kokarev

Placements

Place	Player	Prize
1	Andrey Esipenko	$12,925.05
2	Evgeniy Najer	$11,162.54
3	David Paravyan	$9,400.04
4	Pavel Ponkratov	$8,225.03
5	Aleksey Grebnev	$7,050.03
6	Aleksey Goganov	$5,875.02
7	Arseniy Nesterov	$5,522.52
8	Savva Vetokhin	$5,052.52
9	Ivan Popov	$4,700.02
10	Dmitry Kokarev	$4,347.52
11	Vadim Zvjaginsev	$4,112.52
12	Ernesto Inarkiev	$3,877.52

Format

Single Round Robin
90 Minutes time control for the first 40 moves
30 Minutes time control for the rest of the game
increment of 30-second starting from the 1st move

Common questions about Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026

When is Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026?

Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 runs Oct 1 to Oct 12, 2026.

Where is Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 played?

Rostov-on-Don, at Grand Rostov Hyatt Regency.

What is the Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 prize pool?

7,000,000₽ RUB (≃ $82,250 USD).

What is the Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026 format?

Single Round Robin. 90 Minutes time control for the first 40 moves. 30 Minutes time control for the rest of the game. increment of 30-second starting from the 1st move.

Who won Russian Chess Championship Superfinal 2026?

Andrey Esipenko.

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