World B-10 (Stage 1, Group-A) Cup 2025
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1889, and top seed was Luca Protopopescu (🇫🇷 FRA, CM, 2160).
Sarbartho Mani (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 1847) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Iman Nabiyev (5.5) and Luca Protopopescu (5.0). Mani won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Iman Nabiyev (1716) beat Luca Protopopescu (CM, 2160), a +444-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Sarbartho Mani led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Sarbartho Mani never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Sarbartho Mani beat Iman Nabiyev (Black).
FM Sarbartho Mani 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Iman Nabiyev 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Luca Protopopescu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSarbartho Mani | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Iman Nabiyev | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMLuca Protopopescu | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nurmukhamed Elemes | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mani, SarbarthoFM | 1847 | IND | +22N | +20B | +2N | =3B | +12N | +4B | +5N | 6.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 26.50 | 2210 | +97.6 |
| 2 | Nabiyev, Iman | 1716 | KAZ | +26N | +8B | −1B | =6N | +7B | +18N | +3N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 21.25 | 2116 | +138.0 |
| 3 | Protopopescu, LucaCM | 2160 | FRA | +10B | +13N | +18B | =1N | =5B | +12N | −2B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 1959 | -32.2 |
| 4 | Elemes, Nurmukhamed | 1847 | KAZ | +21B | −5N | +19B | +9N | +18B | −1N | +8N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 1861 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Poukh, Pavel | 1646 | FID | +16N | +4B | −12N | +8B | =3N | +13B | −1B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 18.50 | 1951 | +91.6 |
| 6 | Pham, Han NamCM | 2000 | FRA | −19N | +25B | +22N | =2B | −13N | +9B | +14N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1720 | -57.4 |
| 7 | Krithik Muthukumar | 1881 | IND | =25N | +19B | +14N | −12B | −2N | +23B | +13N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 1788 | -27.2 |
| 8 | Guntaka, AayanshFM | 1959 | USA | +24B | −2N | +10B | −5N | +19B | +20N | −4B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1725 | -72.4 |
| 9 | Le, Quang Minh | 0 | AUS | −14B | +23N | +15N | −4B | +10B | −6N | +20B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Zhuk, Kiryl | 1632 | FID | −3N | +17B | −8N | +22B | −9N | +24B | +18B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1874 | +69.6 |
| 11 | Aravinthan, Adhvik | 1531 | CAN | −18B | +27N | =13B | =14B | −20N | +19N | +12B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1744 | +62.4 |
| 12 | Samanta, Aayansh | 1872 | USA | +23B | =14N | +5B | +7N | −1B | −3B | −11N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 13.25 | 1759 | -34.6 |
| 13 | Chkhartishvili, Lazare | 1793 | GEO | +17B | −3B | =11N | +24N | +6B | −5N | −7B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1761 | -12.4 |
| 14 | Dmitriev, Anton V | 1674 | FID | +9N | =12B | −7B | =11N | =23B | +21N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1678 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Shpigotskiy, Dmitriy | 1673 | FID | +27B | −18N | −9B | =21N | =24B | =16N | +22B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1633 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Yeo, Si Xu Shane | 0 | SGP | −5B | −21N | +28B | −23N | +27N | =15B | +26N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1516 | +20.8 |
| 17 | Verma, Audvik | 1525 | CAN | −13N | −10N | +27B | −19N | =22B | +28B | +23N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1539 | +2.0 |
| 18 | Bai, Moxuan | 1814 | CHN | +11N | +15B | −3N | +20B | −4N | −2B | −10N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 10.50 | 1702 | -42.9 |
| 19 | Ong, Qi Yi | 1597 | SGP | +6B | −7N | −4N | +17B | −8N | −11B | +28N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1685 | +21.2 |
| 20 | Jakhaia, Andria | 1712 | GEO | +28B | −1N | +21B | −18N | +11B | −8B | −9N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1686 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Hao, Qingshi | 1554 | CHN | −4N | +16B | −20N | =15B | +25N | −14B | =24N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1553 | -1.2 |
| 22 | Sebiskveradze, Saba | 1565 | GEO | −1B | +28N | −6B | −10N | =17N | +25B | −15N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 4.75 | 1561 | -12.8 |
| 23 | Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi | 1575 | GEO | −12N | −9B | +26N | +16B | =14N | −7N | −17B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 7.75 | 1559 | -8.0 |
| 24 | Muratshin, Ramazan | 1588 | FID | −8N | =26B | +25N | −13B | =15N | −10N | =21B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1580 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Thakkar, Viaan | 1580 | NED | =7B | −6N | −24B | +26N | −21B | −22N | +27B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1501 | -30.4 |
| 26 | TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN A | 1438 | KSA | −2B | =24N | −23B | −25B | +28N | +27N | −16B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1423 | -43.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 10846085 | 0 | — | −15N | −11B | −17N | =28N | −16B | −26B | −25N | 0.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 0.25 | 1149 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Marc-Antoine Ishimwe Ndagijimana | 1408 | KEN | −20N | −22B | −16N | =27B | −26B | −17N | −19B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 0.25 | 799 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nabiyev, ImanKAZ+138.05.5 pts · #2
- 2Mani, SarbarthoFMIND+97.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Poukh, PavelFID+91.64.5 pts · #9
- 1Guntaka, AayanshFMUSA-72.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Pham, Han NamCMFRA-57.44.5 pts · #10
- 3TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN AKSA-43.62.5 pts · #25
- R7+444 Elo gap
- R1+403 Elo gap
- R7+341 Elo gap