Pozdnyakov O.A. Memorial - 2025
14 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1635, and top seed was Matvey Cherkashin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1815).
Ivan Kolmagorov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1657) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Varvara Sinelshchikova (6.0) and Ruslan Sayadov (5.0). Kolmagorov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Varvara Sinelshchikova (1631) beat Matvey Cherkashin (1815), a +184-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsIvan Kolmagorov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Ivan Kolmagorov held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.
Ivan Kolmagorov beat Varvara Sinelshchikova (White).
Ivan Kolmagorov 3 wins (R3–R5)Varvara Sinelshchikova 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ivan Kolmagorov | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Varvara Sinelshchikova | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ruslan Sayadov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ruslan Kolosov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolmagorov, Ivan | 1657 | RUS | +14B | =4N | +2B | +3N | +5B | =8B | +12N | =6N | 6.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 25.50 | 1874 | +86.4 |
| 2 | Sinelshchikova, Varvara | 1631 | RUS | +12N | =7B | −1N | +9B | +10N | +4B | +8N | =3B | 6.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 22.50 | 1781 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Sayadov, Ruslan | 1535 | RUS | =8N | =9B | +11N | −1B | +7N | =6B | +4N | =2N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 20.50 | 1735 | +84.0 |
| 4 | Salimov, Maksim | 1618 | RUS | +13N | =1B | =9N | +7B | =8N | −2N | −3B | +14B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 14.25 | 1646 | +12.4 |
| 5 | Kolosov, Ruslan | 1735 | RUS | −9N | =11B | +12N | +13B | −1N | =10B | =6N | +8B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1629 | -39.6 |
| 6 | Li, Daniil S | 1577 | RUS | =11N | =8B | =13N | =10B | =9N | =3N | =5B | =1B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 16.25 | 1608 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Paskal, Petr | 1580 | RUS | +10B | =2N | =8B | −4N | −3B | =14N | +11N | =12B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 13.75 | 1593 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Cherkashin, Matvey | 1815 | RUS | =3B | =6N | =7N | +11B | =4B | =1N | −2B | −5N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1583 | -96.8 |
| 9 | Veselova, Daniela | 1557 | RUS | +5B | =3N | =4B | −2N | =6B | −12N | =14B | =13N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 13.00 | 1540 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Sapunova, Maria | 1414 | RUS | −7N | =12B | +14N | =6N | −2B | =5N | =13B | =11B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 9.75 | 1549 | +48.4 |
| 11 | Vatamanyuk, Varvara | 1645 | RUS | =6B | =5N | −3B | −8N | +14B | +13N | −7B | =10N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1542 | -45.6 |
| 12 | Berov, Valeriy | 1527 | RUS | −2B | =10N | −5B | F | +13N | +9B | −1B | =7N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1538 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Kulygin, Demyan | 1497 | RUS | −4B | +14N | =6B | −5N | −12B | −11B | =10N | =9B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1434 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Fedorov, Stanislav M | 1500 | RUS | −1N | −13B | −10B | F | −11N | =7B | =9N | −4N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 3.75 | 1259 | -81.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kolmagorov, IvanRUS+86.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Sayadov, RuslanRUS+84.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Sapunova, MariaRUS+48.43.5 pts · #10
- 1Cherkashin, MatveyRUS-96.83.5 pts · #9
- 2Fedorov, Stanislav MRUS-81.61.0 pts · #14
- 3Vatamanyuk, VarvaraRUS-45.63.5 pts · #11
- R7+184 Elo gap
- R1+178 Elo gap
- R3+110 Elo gap