World B-12 (Stage 2) Cup 2025
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50 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 02 Jul 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2086, and top seed was Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2242).
German Yu Kalinichenko ( FID, 1691) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Rati Diasamidze (2.0) and Wei Zhe Quilliam Ohng (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Brian Kong (1675) beat Cyrus Eldho (1836), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Batumi, Georgia
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 02 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Titled players · 8
IM×1
FM×1
CM×6
Federations · 8 represented
FIDE (no federation)×10
🇺🇸United States of America×7
🇬🇪Georgia×6
🇮🇳India×5
🇨🇦Canada×4
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3
🇰🇪Kenya×2
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalinichenko, German Yu | 1691 | FID | +45N | +45B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2634 | +59.2 |
| 2 | Diasamidze, Rati | 1706 | GEO | +42B | +42N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2401 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Ohng, Wei Zhe Quilliam | 1642 | SGP | +41B | +41N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2476 | +44.8 |
| 4 | Babeikin, Kiryl | 1762 | FID | +44N | +44B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2374 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Wang, Jacob S | 1891 | USA | +46B | +46N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +23.2 |
| 6 | Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCM | 1833 | NZL | +39N | +39B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2755 | +48.2 |
| 7 | Sugraliyev, Akhmediyar | 1715 | KAZ | +38N | +38B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2441 | +32.0 |
| 8 | Aryan Mehta | 1904 | IND | +37N | +37B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2730 | +51.2 |
| 9 | Elemes, Beibarys | 1875 | KAZ | +43B | +43N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2425 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Brits, Etienne | 1544 | RSA | +40N | +40B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2295 | +32.0 |
| 11 | Kolodziejczyk, BorisCM | 2207 | FRA | +36N | =36B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2131 | -3.8 |
| 12 | Yang, Lanqin | 1931 | CHN | +34N | =34B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2263 | +35.2 |
| 13 | Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM | 2242 | EGY | =29B | +29N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2263 | +4.6 |
| 14 | Ghonghadze, Alexandre | 1678 | GEO | +33N | =33B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1996 | +33.6 |
| 15 | Almazuly, Azamat | 1893 | KAZ | +31N | =31B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1933 | +2.3 |
| 16 | Kong, Brian | 1675 | CAN | +30B | =30N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2030 | +44.0 |
| 17 | Aarav ACM | 2145 | IND | =32N | +32B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2048 | -7.2 |
| 18 | Gartenlaub, Corin | 1907 | USA | =35B | +35N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2150 | +17.4 |
| 19 | Kuznetsov, Dmitry | 1789 | FID | =21B | =21N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1576 | -21.6 |
| 20 | Del, Nikita | 1675 | FID | −25N | +25B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1658 | +4.8 |
| 21 | Dyachkov, Georgiy A | 1567 | FID | =19N | =19B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1789 | +21.6 |
| 22 | Gusev, Daniil | 1890 | GER | =23N | =23B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1837 | -6.4 |
| 23 | Kireyeu , Barys | 1839 | FID | =22B | =22N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1898 | +6.4 |
| 24 | Bulgak, DamirCM | 2213 | FID | +26B | −26N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2193 | -2.2 |
| 25 | Tsulaia, Nika | 1648 | GEO | +20B | −20N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1617 | -4.8 |
| 26 | Guo, EthanFM | 2118 | USA | −24N | +24B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2213 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Shem Ngugi | 0 | KEN | =?N | =?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mamurov, Kamoluddin | 1785 | UZB | +47B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2292 | +8.0 |
| 29 | Ling, ChenxuanCM | 2066 | USA | =13N | −13B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2022 | -4.6 |
| 30 | Cyrus Eldho | 1836 | IND | −16N | =16B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1407 | -44.0 |
| 31 | Osetrov, Prokhor | 1723 | FID | −15B | =15N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1716 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Daniel Ajish | 1926 | IND | =17B | −17N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1952 | +7.2 |
| 33 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 1804 | CAN | −14B | =14N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1487 | -21.8 |
| 34 | Ayyappan, Santhosh | 2070 | USA | −12B | =12N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1738 | -35.2 |
| 35 | Li, Brian Borui | 1901 | USA | =18N | −18B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1743 | -22.4 |
| 36 | Fisher, TimofeyCM | 1937 | FID | −11B | =11N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1986 | +3.8 |
| 37 | Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh | 1879 | USA | −8B | −8N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | -51.2 |
| 38 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1641 | CAN | −7B | −7N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -32.0 |
| 39 | Zabelin, Platon | 1900 | FID | −6B | −6N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -50.9 |
| 40 | Amr Iftikhar, Hashmi | 1497 | PAK | −10B | −10N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 765 | -32.0 |
| 41 | Makharadze, Demetre | 1676 | GEO | −3N | −3B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -44.8 |
| 42 | Alshibaia, Nikoloz | 1597 | GEO | −2N | −2B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -29.6 |
| 43 | Olimjonov, Muhammadziyo | 1520 | UZB | −9N | −9B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1072 | -15.2 |
| 44 | Abdurasulov, Muzaffarjon | 1598 | UZB | −4B | −4N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 961 | -20.8 |
| 45 | Paarshva Parmar | 1834 | IND | −1B | −1N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 849 | -59.2 |
| 46 | Tsulaia, Giorgi | 1723 | GEO | −5N | −5B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -23.2 |
| 47 | Kibe, Marten | 1492 | EST | −28N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 935 | -8.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 10857788 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Doemer, Andreas | 0 | CAN | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Danson Ryan Kimani | 0 | KEN | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1136 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kalinichenko, German YuFID+59.22.0 pts · #1
- 2Aryan MehtaIND+51.22.0 pts · #8
- 3Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCMNZL+48.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Paarshva ParmarIND-59.20.0 pts · #49
- 2Sawhney, Yuvraj SinghUSA-51.20.0 pts · #37
- 3Zabelin, PlatonFID-50.90.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R1+161 Elo gap
- R1+143 Elo gap
- R2+143 Elo gap