According to the results of its rental, the 16-year-old Russian scored 82.45 points. The second place was taken by his compatriot Daniil Samsonov - 77.75.
The top three leaders closed the Japanese Shun Sato with a score of 77.25 points.
Another Russian - Peter Gumennik - took fourth place (72.16).
Skaters will present their free program on December 7th.
Earlier it was reported that Elizaveta Tuktamysheva leads after a short program at a tournament in Croatia.