Russian Schools Chess Championship 2025 (G_U17)
16 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 20 Jun 2025 in Bunyrevo, Russia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Evgeniia Satanovskaia (🇷🇺 RUS, WFM, 2038).
Evgeniia Satanovskaia (🇷🇺 RUS, WFM, 2038) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Milena Elnikova (6.0) and Yaroslava Marochkina (5.5). Satanovskaia won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Sabina Rysaeva (1468) beat Sofia Gulkevitch (1767), a +299-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsWFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
WFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.
WFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia drew with Milena Elnikova (White).
WFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia 3 wins (R1–R3)Milena Elnikova 3 wins (R2–R4)Yaroslava Marochkina 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMEvgeniia Satanovskaia | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Milena Elnikova | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Yaroslava Marochkina | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Polina A. Borisova | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satanovskaia, EvgeniiaWFM | 2038 | RUS | +6B | +5N | +4B | =3N | =2B | +8N | +9B | =7N | 6.5 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 29.75 | 2106 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Elnikova, Milena | 1905 | RUS | −11B | +15N | +10B | +5N | =1N | =3B | +4N | +8B | 6.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 25.00 | 2027 | +49.2 |
| 3 | Marochkina, Yaroslava | 1940 | RUS | +16B | +10N | +7B | =1B | =4N | =2N | =5B | =11N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 22.00 | 1985 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Borisova, Polina A. | 1862 | RUS | +12N | +14B | −1N | +7N | =3B | =9N | −2B | +5N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 18.75 | 1916 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Fits, Varvara | 1787 | RUS | +13N | −1B | +14N | −2B | +6N | +11B | =3N | −4B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.75 | 1856 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Kusakina, UlianaWCM | 1804 | FID | −1N | +13B | =8N | =9N | −5B | +10N | =7B | +15B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 14.50 | 1868 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Evteenko, YuliyaWFM | 1978 | RUS | +15N | +11B | −3N | −4B | −8N | +12B | =6N | =1B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.50 | 1832 | -46.5 |
| 8 | Aristova, Yuliya | 1803 | RUS | −10B | +16N | =6B | +11N | +7B | −1B | =12N | −2N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1825 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Vereschagina, Anastasiya | 1754 | RUS | −14N | +12B | =11N | =6B | +16N | =4B | −1N | =13B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 12.75 | 1757 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Kazaryan, Karina | 1723 | FID | +8N | −3B | −2N | =15B | +14N | −6B | F | +16B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 9.50 | 1770 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Kiryanova, Snezhana | 1749 | RUS | +2N | −7N | =9B | −8B | +13N | −5N | F | =3B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 13.75 | 1795 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Savosto, Anna | 1694 | RUS | −4B | −9N | −16B | =13B | +15N | −7N | =8B | +14B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1673 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Golubeva, Mariya | 1743 | RUS | −5B | −6N | =15B | =12N | −11B | +14B | =16N | =9N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1628 | -49.6 |
| 14 | Rysaeva, Sabina | 1468 | RUS | +9B | −4N | −5B | =16N | −10B | −13N | +15B | −12N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1613 | +48.0 |
| 15 | Gulkevitch, Sofia | 1767 | RUS | −7B | −2B | =13N | =10N | −12B | +16B | −14N | −6N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 5.25 | 1559 | -84.8 |
| 16 | Sorina, Liya | 1700 | RUS | −3N | −8B | +12N | =14B | −9B | −15N | =13B | −10N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1543 | -64.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Elnikova, MilenaRUS+49.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Rysaeva, SabinaRUS+48.02.5 pts · #14
- 3Fits, VarvaraRUS+32.44.5 pts · #5
- 1Gulkevitch, SofiaRUS-84.82.0 pts · #16
- 2Sorina, LiyaRUS-64.42.0 pts · #15
- 3Golubeva, MariyaRUS-49.63.0 pts · #13
- R7+299 Elo gap
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R5+175 Elo gap