Estonian Chess Championship 2025
15 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2323, and top seed was Aleksandr Volodin (🇪🇪 EST, GM, 2471).
Kirill Chukavin (🇪🇪 EST, FM, 2358) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Meelis Kanep (4.0) and Nikita Rychagov (3.5). Chukavin won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Marti Medar (2086) beat Vallo Maidla (IM, 2372), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Kirill Chukavin led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Kirill Chukavin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Kirill Chukavin 1.5–0.5 against GM Meelis Kanep (R7 1-0, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
FM Kirill Chukavin won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKirill Chukavin | * | 1 ½ | — | ½ 1 |
| 2GMMeelis Kanep | 0 ½ | * | 0 1 | — |
| 3IMIlja Sirosh | — | 1 0 | * | 1 ½ |
| 4CMNikita Rychagov | ½ 0 | — | 0 ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chukavin, KirillFM | 2358 | EST | +12N | +12B | +7B | −7N | =3B | +3N | +2B | =2N | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 2390 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Kanep, MeelisGM | 2378 | EST | =10N | +10B | =5B | =5N | −4N | +4B | −1N | =1B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 2282 | -8.6 |
| 3 | Rychagov, NikitaCM | 2222 | EST | −9N | +9B | =8N | +8B | =1N | −1B | −4B | =4N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 2319 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Sirosh, IljaIM | 2391 | EST | F | F | =6N | =6B | +2B | −2N | +3N | =3B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 2347 | -3.2 |
| 5 | Seeman, TarvoIM | 2355 | EST | +13B | +13N | =2N | =2B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2461 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Krivenko, DionFM | 2269 | EST | +14N | +14B | =4B | =4N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2482 | +22.4 |
| 7 | Medar, Marti | 2086 | EST | +11N | =11B | −1N | +1B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2460 | +36.8 |
| 8 | Volodin, AleksandrGM | 2471 | EST | +15N | +15B | =3B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 2242 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Vorobjov, Pavel | 2229 | EST | +3B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2222 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Oim, Mikk Kaarel | 2022 | EST | =2B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 2185 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Maidla, ValloIM | 2372 | EST | −7B | =7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1893 | -11.8 |
| 12 | Obolonin, Filipp | 2103 | EST | −1B | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1558 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Gorkov, Kirill | 2157 | EST | −5N | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1555 | -19.2 |
| 14 | Andrijashkin, Deniss | 2187 | EST | −6B | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1469 | -15.6 |
| 15 | Leht, Karl Samuel | 1825 | EST | −8B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1425 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Medar, MartiEST+36.82.5 pts · #8
- 2Krivenko, DionFMEST+22.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Rychagov, NikitaCMEST+18.83.5 pts · #4
- 1Gorkov, KirillEST-19.20.0 pts · #13
- 2Andrijashkin, DenissEST-15.60.0 pts · #14
- 3Maidla, ValloIMEST-11.80.5 pts · #10
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R4+272 Elo gap
- R4+249 Elo gap