Magnitka Cup 2025 Open

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35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1987, and top seed was Yaroslav Remizov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2459).

Albert Baigildin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2147) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yaroslav Remizov (7.5) and Ivan Morozov (6.5). Baigildin won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Gleb Turbai (1458) beat Alexander Sviridov (2126), a +668-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Magnitogorsk, Russia

Dates

11 May 2025 → 17 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMYaroslav Remizov2459

Avg top 10

1,987

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×31

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAlbert Baigildin
🇷🇺RUS·2147
8.0pts·2273perf+22.2
🥈
IMYaroslav Remizov
🇷🇺RUS·2459
7.5pts·2514perf+2.0
🥉
Ivan Morozov
🇷🇺RUS·1943
6.5pts·2142perf+35.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Albert Baigildin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Baigildin8Remizov7.5Morozov6.5Valiev6Cheglakov6Muratshin5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Albert Baigildin held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Albert Baigildin drew with IM Yaroslav Remizov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Albert Baigildin 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)IM Yaroslav Remizov 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Ivan Morozov 4 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlbert Baigildin	*	½	½	1
2IMYaroslav Remizov	½	*	— 1	1
3Ivan Morozov	½	— 0	*	1
4Bogdan Valiev	0	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Baigildin, AlbertFM	2147	RUS	+17B	+10N	+4B	+6N	=2N	=3B	+9N	+14B	+11N	8.0	45.5	50.0	43.00	2273	+22.2
2	Remizov, YaroslavIM	2459	RUS	+27N	+11B	+13N	F	=1B	+4B	+6N	+3B	+7N	7.5	48.0	51.5	41.00	2514	+2.0
3	Morozov, Ivan	1943	RUS	+24B	+22N	+5B	F	+19N	=1N	+10B	−2N	+4B	6.5	48.0	52.0	33.00	2142	+35.4
4	Valiev, Bogdan	1850	RUS	+28N	+12B	−1N	+7B	+9B	−2N	+5B	+10N	−3N	6.0	48.5	51.5	29.50	1942	+39.2
5	Cheglakov, Ilja	1777	RUS	+15N	+33B	−3N	−12B	+26N	+17B	−4N	+13B	+9B	6.0	40.5	42.5	25.00	1767	-0.4
6	Muratshin, Sarmat	1955	RUS	+21B	+30N	+9B	−1B	=12N	+18N	−2B	−7N	+17N	5.5	44.0	46.5	23.00	1842	-30.4
7	Nikolaev, Roman	1554	RUS	+26N	−9N	+30B	−4N	+28B	+19B	=13N	+6B	−2B	5.5	39.5	42.0	21.00	1854	+73.6
8	Zaitseva, Aleksandra	1641	RUS	−30B	+28N	=23B	=18N	−17B	+15N	=21B	+27N	+12B	5.5	33.5	36.0	22.75	1585	-14.4
9	Safin, Roman	2049	RUS	+16N	+7B	−6N	+11B	−4N	+27N	−1B	+20B	−5N	5.0	45.0	48.5	23.00	1826	-86.0
10	Pekhtasheva, Aglaia	1604	FID	+29N	−1B	+16N	=13B	+20N	+12B	−3N	−4B	=14N	5.0	44.5	47.5	22.00	1762	+62.0
11	Klimkin, Evgenii	1691	RUS	+31B	−2N	+17B	−9N	=21B	+26N	=12B	+18N	−1B	5.0	42.0	44.5	19.50	1705	-6.8
12	Turbai, Gleb	1458	RUS	+14B	−4N	+34B	+5N	=6B	−10N	=11N	+19B	−8N	5.0	42.0	43.0	21.25	1704	+74.0
13	Kozhemyakina, Maria	1800	RUS	+25N	+20B	−2B	=10N	−18B	+16N	=7B	−5N	+21B	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.25	1741	-29.6
14	Polezhaev, Andrei V.	0	RUS	−12N	+25B	=20N	−26B	+23B	+22N	+18B	−1N	=10B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.00	1695	0.0
15	Kandrashin, Nikolai	0	RUS	−5B	−17N	F	+24N	+32B	−8B	+29N	+26B	+22N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.50	1498	0.0
16	Biktimirova, Alina	1678	RUS	−9B	+35N	−10B	+30N	=22B	−13B	=24N	+25N	+20B	5.0	33.5	34.0	15.00	1667	-4.6
17	Zanina, Eva	1502	RUS	−1N	+15B	−11N	+35B	+8N	−5N	=27B	+23N	−6B	4.5	42.5	43.0	16.75	1544	+4.8
18	Zaitseva, Arina	1625	RUS	=32N	=19B	+33N	=8B	+13N	−6B	−14N	−11B	+30N	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.25	1750	+26.0
19	Sviridov, Alexander	2126	RUS	=23B	=18N	+27B	+22N	−3B	−7N	+25B	−12N	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.75	1763	-54.8
20	Motina, Alisa	1609	RUS	+35B	−13N	=14B	+23N	−10B	=21N	+28B	−9N	−16N	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.00	1346	-56.8
21	Elfimov, Kirill	1473	RUS	−6N	=26B	=29N	+32B	=11N	=20B	=8N	=22B	−13N	4.0	35.5	37.5	14.50	1547	+17.6
22	Postnikov, Andrei	1518	RUS	+34N	−3B	+32N	−19B	=16N	−14B	+26B	=21N	−15B	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.00	1554	-0.4
23	Triastsyn, Mikhail	0	RUS	=19N	=32B	=8N	−20B	−14N	+29B	+31N	−17B	=28B	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.75	1586	0.0
24	Skivko, Timur	0	RUS	−3N	=29B	−26N	−15B	F	+34N	=16B	+33N	+27B	4.0	29.5	29.5	10.50	1634	0.0
25	Novitskii, Andrei	1768	RUS	−13B	−14N	+31B	+34N	−27B	+30N	−19N	−16B	+35B	4.0	28.5	29.0	6.50	978	-80.0
26	Anisimov, Yurii A	0	RUS	−7B	=21N	+24B	+14N	−5B	−11B	−22N	−15N	+34B	3.5	38.5	39.5	12.00	1237	0.0
27	Dracheva, Angelina	1521	RUS	−2B	+31N	−19N	+29B	+25N	−9B	=17N	−8B	−24N	3.5	37.5	40.0	11.75	1618	+24.8
28	Moiseev, Gleb	0	RUS	−4B	−8B	F	+33N	−7N	+31B	−20N	=30B	=23N	3.0	35.0	37.0	7.75	864	0.0
29	Andreev, Mikhail	1410	RUS	−10B	=24N	=21B	−27N	+33B	−23N	−15B	F	+32N	3.0	29.5	29.5	8.00	1254	-21.2
30	Putilov, Sergei	0	RUS	+8N	−6B	−7N	−16B	+35N	−25B	F	=28N	−18B	2.5	33.5	33.5	7.50	1431	0.0
31	Murzina, Olga	0	RUS	−11N	−27B	−25N	F	+34B	−28N	−23B	=35N	+33B	2.5	23.0	23.0	3.25	855	0.0
32	Vesnina, Oksana	0	RUS	=18B	=23N	−22B	−21N	−15N	F	−33B	+34N	−29B	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.25	1184	0.0
33	FIDE 540049264	0	—	F	−5N	−18B	−28B	−29N	+35B	+32N	−24B	−31N	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.50	804	0.0
34	FIDE 540049280	0	—	−22B	F	−12N	−25B	−31N	−24B	+35N	−32B	−26N	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.50	781	0.0
35	FIDE 55803725	0	—	−20N	−16B	F	−17N	−30B	−33N	−34B	=31B	−25N	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.25	839	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Turbai, GlebRUS
+74.0
5.0 pts · #12
2Nikolaev, RomanRUS
+73.6
5.5 pts · #17
3Pekhtasheva, AglaiaFID
+62.0
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Safin, RomanRUS
-86.0
5.0 pts · #6
2Novitskii, AndreiRUS
-80.0
4.0 pts · #32
3Motina, AlisaRUS
-56.8
4.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R8+668 Elo gap
Turbai, Gleb1458 beat Sviridov, Alexander2126
R6+572 Elo gap
Nikolaev, Roman1554 beat Sviridov, Alexander2126
R8+401 Elo gap
Nikolaev, Roman1554 beat Muratshin, Sarmat1955