Memorial M.Shelest - 2025
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 May 2025 to 24 May 2025 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Alexey Kislinsky (🇨🇿 CZE, GM, 2350).
Alexey Kislinsky (🇨🇿 CZE, GM, 2350) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vladyslav Sydoryka (7.0) and Vasiliy Lyakh (6.5). Kislinsky shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Andrii Denysenko (1823) beat Vladimir Rudak (2250), a +427-point gap.
Location
🇺🇦Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Dates
20 May 2025 → 24 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×1
FM×5
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇦Ukraine×36
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Alexey Kislinsky led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE24 May
GM Alexey Kislinsky takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Alexey Kislinsky drew with FM Vladyslav Sydoryka (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Alexey Kislinsky 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Vasiliy Lyakh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMAlexey Kislinsky | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMVladyslav Sydoryka | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3FMVasiliy Lyakh | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4FMVladislav Lymar | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kislinsky, AlexeyGM | 2350 | CZE | +18B | +17N | +5B | =3N | =4B | +6N | +7B | =2N | +11B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 42.50 | 2395 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Sydoryka, VladyslavFM | 2224 | UKR | +24B | +13N | =4B | =6N | +25B | +14N | =3N | =1B | +5B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 37.75 | 2296 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Lyakh, VasiliyFM | 2116 | UKR | +34B | +8N | +11B | =1B | +16N | +4N | =2B | −5N | =6B | 6.5 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 33.75 | 2268 | +81.6 |
| 4 | Budnikov, Oleg | 2323 | UKR | +30N | +14B | =2N | +16B | =1N | −3B | =6N | +10B | +12N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 32.75 | 2264 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Lymar, VladislavFM | 2216 | UKR | +28N | +10B | −1N | =8B | +18N | +12B | +16N | +3B | −2N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 32.25 | 2179 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Starozhilov, LeonidFM | 2248 | UKR | =23N | +21B | +27N | =2B | +10N | −1B | =4B | +9N | =3N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 31.00 | 2151 | -12.6 |
| 7 | Polishchuk, Oleg | 2072 | UKR | +31N | +9B | −16N | −10B | +8N | +23B | −1N | +19B | +17N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 2023 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Denysenko, Andrii | 1823 | UKR | +38N | −3B | +21N | =5N | −7B | +20B | −17N | +23B | +16N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 21.75 | 1960 | +53.2 |
| 9 | Tsviatko, Artem | 1798 | UKR | +26B | −7N | −19B | +33N | +35B | =13N | +27B | −6B | +23N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 18.50 | 1889 | +42.8 |
| 10 | Shkuta, Igor | 1846 | UKR | +37B | −5N | +24B | +7N | −6B | =11N | +14B | −4N | =13B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 21.50 | 1987 | +28.6 |
| 11 | Charkviani, Irakli | 1767 | UKR | +32B | F | −3N | +20B | =12N | =10B | +18N | +17B | −1N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 20.50 | 1933 | +33.0 |
| 12 | Volosiuk, Mykhailo | 1876 | UKR | =20B | −25N | +26B | +37N | =11B | −5N | +24B | +22N | −4B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 1812 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Selikhanovich, Artem | 1867 | UKR | +36N | −2B | +30N | =18B | =23N | =9B | =19N | =16B | =10N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 1857 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Dudyev, Volodymyr | 1917 | UKR | +33B | −4N | +22B | +19N | F | −2B | −10N | +20B | +27N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 1929 | +3.6 |
| 15 | Riabets, Ruslan | 1555 | UKR | −27B | −22N | +34B | −35N | −26B | +36N | +38B | +25N | +24B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1718 | +70.8 |
| 16 | Rudak, Vladimir | 2250 | UKR | +22B | +35N | +7B | −4N | −3B | +25N | −5B | =13N | −8B | 4.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 19.00 | 2009 | -48.0 |
| 17 | Troshchenko, PavelFM | 1994 | UKR | +19B | −1B | +20N | −25N | =24B | +22N | +8B | −11N | −7B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 21.00 | 1815 | -37.2 |
| 18 | Chuvaiev, Ihor | 1734 | UKR | −1N | +29B | +35B | =13N | −5B | =24N | −11B | +28N | =22B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 16.25 | 1827 | +35.2 |
| 19 | Matvieiev, Mykhaylo | 1585 | UKR | −17N | +32B | +9N | −14B | =30N | +29B | =13B | −7N | =26B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1749 | +64.8 |
| 20 | Mytrofanova, Anna | 1542 | UKR | =12N | +23B | −17B | −11N | +37B | −8N | +26B | −14N | +29B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1729 | +76.4 |
| 21 | Ivaniuk, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | +25B | −6N | −8B | −24N | +28B | =26N | +30N | −27B | +32N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kilanov, Oleksandr | 1698 | UKR | −16N | +15B | −14N | +38B | +29N | −17B | +32N | −12B | =18N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 1741 | +15.2 |
| 23 | Bevziuk, Dmytro | 1678 | UKR | =6B | −20N | +28B | +27N | =13B | −7N | +25B | −8N | −9B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 17.50 | 1790 | +45.6 |
| 24 | Penkov, Dmitry | 1670 | UKR | −2N | +36B | −10N | +21B | =17N | =18B | −12N | +32B | −15N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1664 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Lizunov, Georgiy | 1770 | UKR | −21N | +12B | +38N | +17B | −2N | −16B | −23N | −15B | +34N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1821 | +6.8 |
| 26 | Chornopyskyi, Arystarkh | 1487 | UKR | −9N | +31B | −12N | −30B | +15N | =21B | −20N | +36B | =19N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1602 | +40.4 |
| 27 | Trofimova, Anastasiy | 1887 | UKR | +15N | F | −6B | −23B | +38N | +30B | −9N | +21N | −14B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.50 | 1720 | -29.8 |
| 28 | Kutyanina, Maryna | 1644 | UKR | −5B | −37N | −23N | +31B | −21N | +38B | +33N | −18B | +30N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1667 | -2.8 |
| 29 | Ogorodnikov, Serhii | 1573 | UKR | −35B | −18N | +36B | +32N | −22B | −19N | +31N | =30B | −20N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1555 | -13.6 |
| 30 | Uzun, Volodymyr | 1702 | UKR | −4B | +33N | −13B | +26N | =19B | −27N | −21B | =29N | −28B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1630 | -38.0 |
| 31 | Kravchenko, Vasiliy | 1593 | UKR | −7B | −26N | −33B | −28N | +36B | +34N | −29B | +37N | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1528 | -17.6 |
| 32 | Yatsuk, Dmytro | 1427 | UKR | −11N | −19N | F | −29B | +33B | +37N | −22B | −24N | −21B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 1465 | +8.4 |
| 33 | Slobodian, Vasilii | 1572 | UKR | −14N | −30B | +31N | −9B | −32N | F | −28B | −34B | +38N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 1460 | -24.2 |
| 34 | Sereda, Vladimir | 1629 | UKR | −3N | −38B | −15N | −36N | F | −31B | +37B | +33N | −25B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 1434 | -43.0 |
| 35 | Bartolome Martin, Angel | 1933 | ESP | +29N | −16B | −18N | +15B | −9N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1710 | -27.6 |
| 36 | Tereshchenko, Dmytro | 1504 | UKR | −13B | −24N | −29N | +34B | −31N | −15B | F | −26N | =37B | 1.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 2.75 | 1358 | -58.0 |
| 37 | Pylypenko, Artem | 1498 | UKR | −10N | +28B | F | −12B | −20N | −32B | −34N | −31B | =36N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.75 | 1384 | -48.0 |
| 38 | Kilanova, Marya | 1495 | UKR | −8B | +34N | −25B | −22N | −27B | −28N | −15N | F | −33B | 1.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 2.00 | 1378 | -41.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lyakh, VasiliyFMUKR+81.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Mytrofanova, AnnaUKR+76.44.5 pts · #15
- 3Riabets, RuslanUKR+70.85.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Tereshchenko, DmytroUKR-58.01.5 pts · #37
- 2Rudak, VladimirUKR-48.04.5 pts · #17
- 3Pylypenko, ArtemUKR-48.01.5 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R9+427 Elo gap
- R8+227 Elo gap
- R4+226 Elo gap