Russian Schools Chess Championship 2025 (G_U13)
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39 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 20 Jun 2025 in Bunyrevo, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1743, and top seed was Alisiya Aleks Lubenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1834).
Sofiya Ig Gaer ( FID, WCM, 1751) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Lyubov V. Frolova (6.5) and Marina Kruglova (6.0). Gaer shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mariya Gagaeva (1564) beat Alisiya Aleks Lubenko (1834), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Bunyrevo, Russia
Dates
17 Jun 2025 → 20 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×32
FIDE (no federation)×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
10
4
2
1
1
1
2
R5–R8 · LEAD HELD
WCM Sofiya Ig Gaer held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Gaer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Sofiya Ig Gaer beat Lyubov V. Frolova (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMSofiya Ig Gaer | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Lyubov V. Frolova | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Vasilisa Belokon | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Marina Kruglova | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaer, Sofiya IgWCM | 1751 | FID | +20B | +11N | +8B | +19N | +2B | =9N | +7B | −3N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 31.50 | 1918 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Frolova, Lyubov V. | 1806 | RUS | +27B | +32N | +12B | +22N | −1N | +19B | =4N | +10B | 6.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 25.50 | 1901 | +31.6 |
| 3 | Kruglova, Marina | 1725 | RUS | +17B | −8N | =20B | +33N | +6B | =11B | +19N | +1B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 27.25 | 1772 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Belokon, Vasilisa | 1765 | RUS | +33B | +18N | −7B | +32N | +26B | =22N | =2B | +9N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 22.50 | 1839 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Lubenko, Alisiya Aleks | 1834 | RUS | −8B | +13N | =33B | +20N | +12B | −7N | +23B | +22N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 21.25 | 1706 | -40.8 |
| 6 | Artamonova, Ulyana | 1671 | FID | +30B | +28N | −19B | =7N | −3N | +32B | +15N | +11B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 20.00 | 1773 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Evdokimova, Alisa | 1682 | RUS | +16N | +38B | +4N | =6B | −19N | +5B | −1N | =8B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 22.25 | 1749 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Gagaeva, Mariya | 1564 | RUS | +5N | +3B | −1N | +21B | −9B | +13N | =22B | =7N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 24.25 | 1796 | +96.4 |
| 9 | Petrova, Yana M | 1715 | RUS | +29N | −10B | +14N | +15B | +8N | =1B | =11N | −4B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 22.50 | 1677 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Elnikova, Angelika | 1519 | RUS | +37B | +9N | −22B | −12N | +29B | +26N | +21B | −2N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 16.00 | 1655 | +43.6 |
| 11 | Khoroshikh, Sofia | 1564 | RUS | +36N | −1B | +38N | +14B | =22B | =3N | =9B | −6N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1661 | +33.6 |
| 12 | Komlievskaya, Zlata Ser | 1528 | RUS | +39N | +24B | −2N | +10B | −5N | =15B | −26B | +23N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 15.25 | 1607 | +26.8 |
| 13 | Senina, Sofiia | 1597 | RUS | =24N | −5B | +31N | =23B | +25N | −8B | +20N | =14B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 16.25 | 1573 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Obraztsova, Elizaveta | 1571 | RUS | +34B | +26N | −9B | −11N | +16B | −21N | +28B | =13N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 1569 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Zavivaeva, Angelina | 1660 | FID | +23B | −22N | +30B | −9N | +28B | =12N | −6B | +27N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.75 | 1582 | -27.2 |
| 16 | Moskalenko, Aleksandra | 1413 | RUS | −7B | −33N | +37B | +18N | −14N | +36B | +25N | =17B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.75 | 1481 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Pogodina, Anastasiia | 0 | RUS | −3N | +35B | −26B | +39N | −21N | +24B | +27B | =16N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zykova, Zlata | 1494 | RUS | +35N | −4B | −29N | −16B | =36N | +33B | +32N | +34B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1581 | +17.6 |
| 19 | Mozolevskaya, Tatyana Nik | 1764 | FID | +25N | +21B | +6N | −1B | +7B | −2N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 18.00 | 1727 | -12.0 |
| 20 | Shabanova, Mariya | 1486 | FID | −1N | +36B | =3N | −5B | =31B | +30N | −13B | +35N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1504 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Pogodina, Antonina | 1558 | RUS | F | −19N | +28B | −8N | +17B | +14B | −10N | +26N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1588 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Skvortsova, Anna Ig | 1721 | RUS | F | +15B | +10N | −2B | =11N | =4B | =8N | −5B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.25 | 1673 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Astakhova, Darya Aleks | 1448 | RUS | −15N | =25B | +24N | =13N | =32B | +34B | −5N | −12B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1499 | +12.8 |
| 24 | Arevshatyan, Klavdia | 1408 | RUS | =13B | −12N | −23B | +37N | =27B | −17N | +31N | =25B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 9.50 | 1427 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Dolotova, Kseniya Rom | 1527 | RUS | −19B | =23N | =27B | +30N | −13B | +29N | −16B | =24N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 1391 | -44.4 |
| 26 | Kirichuk, Ulyana | 1599 | RUS | F | −14B | +17N | +29B | −4N | −10B | +12N | −21B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.00 | 1348 | -60.0 |
| 27 | Enikeeva, Viktoriya | 0 | RUS | −2N | =31B | =25N | =34B | =24N | +38B | −17N | −15B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 7.25 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Makeeva, Margarita Rom | 1524 | RUS | F | −6B | −21N | +38B | −15N | +31B | −14N | +30N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1492 | -14.0 |
| 29 | Kirillova, Darya | 0 | RUS | −9B | +37N | +18B | −26N | −10N | −25B | −34N | +38B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Peristova, Anna Ev | 1467 | RUS | −6N | +39B | −15N | −25B | +35N | −20B | +37N | −28B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 773 | -70.8 |
| 31 | Kasimova, Safiya | 1403 | RUS | −32B | =27N | −13B | +35B | =20N | −28N | −24B | +39N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1169 | -45.6 |
| 32 | Vaganova, Yana | 1559 | RUS | +31N | −2B | +34N | −4B | =23N | −6N | −18B | −33N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1351 | -106.8 |
| 33 | Bondareva, Anastasia | 1486 | RUS | −4N | +16B | =5N | −3B | −34N | −18N | F | +32B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1591 | +27.2 |
| 34 | Bereznitskaya, Uliana | 0 | RUS | −14N | F | −32B | =27N | +33B | −23N | +29B | −18N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Shinkariuk, Olesia | 0 | RUS | −18B | −17N | +36B | −31N | −30B | F | +38N | −20B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 1221 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Snegireva, Elizaveta Rom | 0 | RUS | −11B | −20N | −35N | F | =18B | −16N | −39B | +37B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1170 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 522020721 | 0 | — | −10N | −29B | −16N | −24B | F | +39N | −30B | −36N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Yakhieva, Ekaterina | 1461 | RUS | F | −7N | −11B | −28N | +39B | −27N | −35B | −29N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 796 | -38.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 540058603 | 0 | — | −12B | −30N | F | −17B | −38N | −37B | +36N | −31B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 664 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gagaeva, MariyaRUS+96.45.0 pts · #8
- 2Gaer, Sofiya IgWCMFID+66.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Artamonova, UlyanaFID+43.65.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Vaganova, YanaRUS-106.82.5 pts · #29
- 2Peristova, Anna EvRUS-70.83.0 pts · #36
- 3Kirichuk, UlyanaRUS-60.03.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R1+270 Elo gap
- R2+196 Elo gap
- R2+161 Elo gap