Russian Schools Chess Championship 2025 (G_U09)

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33 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jun 2025 to 20 Jun 2025 in Bunyrevo, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1555, and top seed was Olesya Ser Cherednichenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1675).

Elzyata Nik Levgeeva ( FID, 1560) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Olesya Ser Cherednichenko (6.0) and Svetlana Belanova (6.0). Levgeeva won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Valeriya Aleks Guseva (1451) beat Nadezhda Pervitskaya (1600), a +149-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

Top seed

🇷🇺Olesya Ser Cherednichenko1675

Avg top 10

1,555

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×24

FIDE (no federation)×4

Top 3

🥇
Elzyata Nik Levgeeva
FID·1560
7.5pts·1957perf+97.2
🥈
Olesya Ser Cherednichenko
🇷🇺RUS·1675
6.0pts·1766perf+22.0
🥉
Svetlana Belanova
FID·1558
6.0pts·1689perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Elzyata Nik Levgeeva led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Levgeeva7.5Cherednichenko6Belanova6Sych5.5Guseva5Sivkova5

R4–R8 · LEAD HELD

Elzyata Nik Levgeeva never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Elzyata Nik Levgeeva beat Olesya Ser Cherednichenko (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Elzyata Nik Levgeeva 6 wins (R1–R6)Olesya Ser Cherednichenko 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Elzyata Nik Levgeeva	*	1	½	—
2Olesya Ser Cherednichenko	0	*	1	—
3Svetlana Belanova	½	0	*	—
4Maria Sych	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Levgeeva, Elzyata Nik	1560	FID	+21N	+17B	+16N	+2B	+11N	+6B	=3N	+5B	7.5	34.5	38.5	35.50	1957	+97.2
2	Cherednichenko, Olesya Ser	1675	RUS	+15B	+6N	+7B	−1N	+3B	+5N	F	+11B	6.0	37.5	42.0	30.00	1766	+22.0
3	Belanova, Svetlana	1558	FID	+25N	+18B	=26N	+5B	−2N	+24B	=1B	+7N	6.0	34.5	38.0	26.50	1689	+28.0
4	Sych, Maria	1533	RUS	+27N	−5B	+25N	+15B	=13N	−11B	+24N	+12B	5.5	30.0	33.0	21.25	1425	-16.4
5	Sivkova, Ekaterina Ser	1550	FID	+12B	+4N	+8B	−3N	+7B	−2B	+11N	−1N	5.0	39.5	44.0	24.50	1494	-16.0
6	Guseva, Valeriya Aleks	1451	RUS	+32N	−2B	+24N	+19B	+16N	−1N	−7B	+20B	5.0	34.0	35.0	16.50	1655	+54.8
7	Bazhutova, Eva	0	RUS	+?N	+30B	−2N	+18B	−5N	+20B	+6N	−3B	5.0	32.0	32.0	15.00	1365	0.0
8	Kirillova, Maria	0	RUS	+?N	+9B	−5N	−16B	+23N	=13B	=17N	+18B	5.0	30.5	30.5	17.25	1404	0.0
9	Mirakova, Lola Dzh	1431	RUS	+10B	−8N	−12B	+28N	=19N	+29B	=18N	+26B	5.0	29.0	31.5	18.00	1491	+3.2
10	Dronova, Ekaterina A	0	RUS	−9N	+31B	=17N	+21B	−24N	+23B	=13N	+16B	5.0	29.0	30.0	17.25	1418	0.0
11	Alekseeva, Ekaterina Nik	1506	RUS	+23N	=24B	+20N	+26B	−1B	+4N	−5B	−2N	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.75	1432	-19.6
12	Manuylova, Darya Aleks	0	RUS	−5N	+32B	+9N	=17B	+26N	+16B	F	−4N	4.5	33.0	34.0	15.50	1530	0.0
13	Kravchenko, Varvara Al	0	RUS	=?B	=19N	+22B	=14N	=4B	=8N	=10B	=15N	4.5	32.5	32.5	18.25	1510	0.0
14	Yudina, Agata	1482	FID	+31N	−16B	+23N	=13B	=20N	=18B	−26N	+24B	4.5	27.5	28.5	14.75	1597	+10.0
15	Chupsheva, Miraslava Ser	0	RUS	−2N	+?B	+?B	−4N	+17N	−26B	+22N	=13B	4.5	27.5	27.5	10.25	800	0.0
16	Pervitskaya, Nadezhda	1600	RUS	+22B	+14N	−1B	+8N	−6B	−12N	+21B	−10N	4.0	35.5	39.5	17.50	1383	-35.2
17	Novikova, Ekaterina	0	RUS	+29B	−1N	=10B	=12N	−15B	+?N	=8B	=19N	4.0	33.0	33.0	11.75	1335	0.0
18	Makarova, Anastasiya Den	0	RUS	+28B	−3N	+?B	−7N	+25B	=14N	=9B	−8N	4.0	32.0	32.0	11.25	1376	0.0
19	Burova, Nadezhda Dm	1491	RUS	=20N	=13B	+30N	−6N	=9B	=21N	=25B	=17B	4.0	30.0	32.0	14.50	1251	-25.2
20	Verba, Mariya	0	RUS	=19B	+?N	−11B	+22N	=14B	−7N	+29B	−6N	4.0	29.5	29.5	10.75	1296	0.0
21	Protyagova, Yuliya	0	RUS	−1B	=29N	+?B	−10N	+30N	=19B	−16N	+27B	4.0	28.0	28.0	8.25	1279	0.0
22	Kudra, Valeria	0	RUS	−16N	+27B	−13N	−20B	+31B	+30N	−15B	+25N	4.0	25.5	26.5	9.50	801	0.0
23	Rodina, Viktoriya A	0	RUS	−11B	+33N	−14B	+?N	−8B	−10N	+32B	+30N	4.0	23.0	23.0	4.00	707	0.0
24	Kletrova, Alisa Mak	1591	RUS	+33B	=11N	−6B	+29N	+10B	−3N	−4B	−14N	3.5	33.0	34.0	10.75	1145	-102.8
25	Sapelkina, Mariya	0	RUS	−3B	+28N	−4B	+31N	−18N	+27B	=19N	−22B	3.5	29.5	30.5	9.00	1254	0.0
26	Ermolova, Darya Aleks	0	RUS	F	+?N	=3B	−11N	−12B	+15N	+14B	−9N	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.00	1415	0.0
27	FIDE 522067647	0	—	−4B	−22N	+33B	−?N	+32B	−25N	+31B	−21N	3.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	730	0.0
28	Aleeva, Varvara St	0	RUS	−18N	−25B	+32N	−9B	+?B	−31N	+?B	−?B	3.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	636	0.0
29	Puzanova, Evlaliya Den	0	RUS	−17N	=21B	+?N	−24B	+?B	−9N	−20N	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	2.00	714	0.0
30	FIDE 540058654	0	—	F	−7N	−19B	+?N	−21B	−22B	+?N	−23B	2.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	691	0.0
31	FIDE 522075429	0	—	−14B	−10N	F	−25B	−22N	+28B	−27N	−33N	1.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	708	0.0
32	FIDE 522075437	0	—	−6B	−12N	−28B	F	−27N	+?B	−23N	−?B	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	652	0.0
33	FIDE 540058697	0	—	−24N	−23B	−27N	−?B	F	−?N	−?N	+31B	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	792	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Levgeeva, Elzyata NikFID
+97.2
7.5 pts · #1
2Guseva, Valeriya AleksRUS
+54.8
5.0 pts · #3
3Belanova, SvetlanaFID
+28.0
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Kletrova, Alisa MakRUS
-102.8
3.5 pts · #19
2Pervitskaya, NadezhdaRUS
-35.2
4.0 pts · #16
3Burova, Nadezhda DmRUS
-25.2
4.0 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R5+149 Elo gap
Guseva, Valeriya Aleks1451 beat Pervitskaya, Nadezhda1600
R3+140 Elo gap
Guseva, Valeriya Aleks1451 beat Kletrova, Alisa Mak1591
R4+115 Elo gap
Levgeeva, Elzyata Nik1560 beat Cherednichenko, Olesya Ser1675