4th Annual St. Louis Blues GM Blitz
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held on 10 May 2025 in Saint Louis, MO, United States. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2607, and top seed was Lazaro Bruzon Batista (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2655).
Illya Nyzhnyk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2637) won with 6.5/10, ahead of Ray Robson (6.5) and Lazaro Bruzon Batista (5.0). Nyzhnyk shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Illya Nyzhnyk led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Illya Nyzhnyk takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
GM Illya Nyzhnyk 1.0–1.0 against GM Ray Robson (R9 1-0, R10 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.
GM Ray Robson won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦GMNyzhnyk, Illya | 2637 | * | 10 | 1½ | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | 6.5 | 30.50 | 47.0 | +10.2 | 2710 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMRobson, Ray | 2619 | 10 | * | ½1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6.5 | 29.00 | 47.0 | +13.0 | 2714 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸GMBruzon Batista, Lazaro | 2655 | ½0 | 0½ | * | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 5.0 | 23.00 | 50.0 | -8.0 | 2597 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMAryan Chopra | 2628 | ½½ | 10 | 00 | * | 01 | 1½ | 4.5 | 22.00 | 51.0 | -8.4 | 2566 |
| 4 | 🇵🇪GMCordova, Emilio | 2607 | 00 | 10 | ½½ | 01 | * | 1½ | 4.5 | 20.50 | 51.0 | -5.0 | 2570 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸GMAkobian, Varuzhan | 2493 | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½0 | * | 3.0 | 16.00 | 54.0 | -1.8 | 2480 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Robson, RayGMUSA+13.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Nyzhnyk, IllyaGMUKR+10.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Akobian, VaruzhanGMUSA-1.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Aryan ChopraGMIND-8.44.5 pts · #5
- 2Bruzon Batista, LazaroGMUSA-8.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Cordova, EmilioGMPER-5.04.5 pts · #4