Youth Physics Battles (YPhB)
Explain natural phenomena and build theoretical physics models.
League Division
Participants are divided into leagues based on their completed school grade at the end of the school year:
- Junior League: Graduated from grades 7–9.
- Senior League: completed grades 10–11 (or 12) (younger grades are also allowed to participate).
Online Selection Stage
AutoProctor online exam. Time: 13:00 – 15:45.
The selection stage will take place on July 19, 2026, as an individual online exam on the AutoProctor platform. The exact schedule depends on the subject and is listed in the table below.
Grand Finals & Syllabus Topics
During the offline final battles at IITU, Almaty (August 23–27, 2026), teams will compete on academic cases.
Mechanics
kinematics, dynamics, Kepler's laws, work, energy, momentum, statics, fluid mechanics
Thermodynamics
thermal balance, heat capacity, phase transitions, Newton's law of cooling, thermal expansion, heat of combustion
Electricity
Ohm's law, balanced bridge, Kirchhoff's rules, equivalent resistance, Joule-Lenz law, infinite circuits, measuring instruments, EMF, rheostat, diode in a circuit
Optics
optical density of media, laws of reflection and refraction, thin lenses, lens systems, flat and spherical mirrors, ray tracing in optical systems
Academic Committee
The academic committee is responsible for preparing selection tests and final battle questions.
- Member of the National Team for IPhO 2026
- APhO (2025, 2026): Two-time Bronze Medalist
- IZhO (2024, 2025, 2026): Silver, Gold, and Gold medals
- National Physics Olympiad (2024, 2025, 2026): Three-time Gold Medalist
- EuPhO (2025): Silver Medal
- ISPhO (2025): Silver Medal
- KAIST Student
- APhO (2025): Bronze Medal
- EuPhO (2025): Bronze Medal
- ISPhO (2025): Bronze Medal
- APhB (2024): Grand Prix
- National Physics Olympiad (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026): Silver, Gold, Silver, and Silver medals
- MIPT Student
- Olympiad coach at AESC MSU
- Problem setter and jury member of Moscow Physics Olympiad
- Rosatom Olympiad: Absolute Winner
- Phystech Olympiad: Winner
- Moscow School Olympiad: Winner
- APhB (2024): Gold Medal
- IPhO (2025): Silver Medal
- APhO (2024, 2025): Two-time Bronze Medalist
- EuPhO (2024): Silver Medal
- National Physics Olympiad (2023, 2024, 2025): Gold, Silver, and Gold medals
- IOAA (2024): Bronze Medal
- IZhO (2026): Gold Medal
- IOAA (2025): Bronze Medal
- APhB (2023, 2024): Silver and Bronze medals
- National Physics Olympiad (2025, 2026): Two-time Bronze Medalist
- IZhO (2025, 2026): Bronze and Silver medals
- National Physics Olympiad (2025, 2026): Silver and Bronze medals
- APhB (2024): Grand Prix