Karpov Cup - 50 years later
Round-RobinRapid
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2674, and top seed was Ian Nepomniachtchi (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2758).
Ian Nepomniachtchi (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2758) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Vladislav Artemiev (5.5) and Alexander Grischuk (5.5). Nepomniachtchi shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
21 May 2025 → 23 May 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇺Russia×6
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Ian Nepomniachtchi led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Nepomniachtchi#1Artemiev#2Grischuk#3Matlakov#4Dubov#5Radjabov#6Malakhov#7Tomashevsky#8Niemann#9Svidler#10
R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 May
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with GM Vladislav Artemiev (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺GMNepomniachtchi, Ian | 2758 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +3.6 | 2790 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 2719 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +3.5 | 2749 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺GMGrischuk, Alexander | 2688 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +8.1 | 2753 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMMatlakov, Maxim | 2623 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +12.1 | 2723 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺GMDubov, Daniil | 2688 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +3.2 | 2716 |
| 6 | 🇦🇿GMRadjabov, Teimour | 2668 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | +0.9 | 2675 |
| 7 | GMMalakhov, Vladimir | 2644 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | -0.8 | 2635 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺GMTomashevsky, Evgeny | 2639 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 16.25 | 41.5 | -5.1 | 2598 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸GMNiemann, Hans Moke | 2624 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -3.1 | 2600 |
| 10 | GMSvidler, Peter | 2691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -22.4 | 2506 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Matlakov, MaximGMRUS+12.15.0 pts · #4
- 2Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS+8.15.5 pts · #3
- 3Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS+3.66.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Svidler, PeterGMFID-22.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Tomashevsky, EvgenyGMRUS-5.13.5 pts · #8
- 3Niemann, Hans MokeGMUSA-3.13.5 pts · #9