Magnitka Cup 2025 G15
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1123, and top seed was Kristina Sultanova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1823).
Kristina Sultanova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1823) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Veronika Vorona (5.0) and Ekaterina Kandrashina (4.5). Sultanova won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ekaterina Kandrashina (1439) beat Irina S. Zhukova (1671), a +232-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKristina Sultanova led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Kristina Sultanova never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Kristina Sultanova beat Veronika Vorona (Black).
Kristina Sultanova won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristina Sultanova | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Veronika Vorona | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Ekaterina Kandrashina | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Irina S. Zhukova | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultanova, Kristina | 1823 | RUS | +9N | +6B | +2N | +4B | +5N | +3B | +8N | 7.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 2366 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Vorona, Veronika | 1767 | RUS | +10B | +3N | −1B | +7N | =4N | +6B | =5N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 18.75 | 1748 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Kandrashina, Ekaterina | 1439 | RUS | +11N | −2B | +8N | =5B | +7N | −1N | +4B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1704 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Zhukova, Irina S. | 1671 | RUS | +8N | +5B | +6N | −1N | =2B | +12B | −3N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1626 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Vovk, Alena | 0 | RUS | +12B | −4N | +10B | =3N | −1B | +9N | =2B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ivanova, Mariya An | 1632 | RUS | +7B | −1N | −4B | +10N | +8B | −2N | +11B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1560 | -20.0 |
| 7 | Kirienko, Kira | 1429 | RUS | −6N | +9B | +11N | −2B | −3B | +10N | +12B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1371 | -14.8 |
| 8 | Sholdisheva, Viktoria | 1466 | RUS | −4B | +12N | −3B | +9B | −6N | +11N | −1B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.00 | 1356 | -29.6 |
| 9 | Liubas, Varvara | 0 | RUS | −1B | −7N | +12B | −8N | +11B | −5B | +10N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 772 | -39.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 540048756 | 0 | — | −2N | +11B | −5N | −6B | +12N | −7B | −9B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 522019928 | 0 | — | −3B | −10N | −7B | +12N | −9N | −8B | −6N | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 55673180 | 0 | — | −5N | −8B | −9N | −11B | −10B | −4N | −7N | 0.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kandrashina, EkaterinaRUS+64.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Sultanova, KristinaRUS+50.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Vorona, VeronikaRUS+0.45.0 pts · #2
- 1Liubas, VarvaraRUS-39.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Sholdisheva, ViktoriaRUS-29.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Ivanova, Mariya AnRUS-20.04.0 pts · #6
- R7+232 Elo gap