Magnitka Cup 2025 G13

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Magnitogorsk, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1280, and top seed was Milana Aleks Sokolova ( FID, WFM, 1736).

Milana Aleks Sokolova ( FID, WFM, 1736) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sofia Kimmel (7.0) and Alena Melnikova (6.5). Sokolova took the lead from round 7.

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

WFMMilana Aleks Sokolova1736

Avg top 10

1,280

Participants

Titled players · 1

WFM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×11

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
WFMMilana Aleks Sokolova
FID·1736
7.5pts·1807perf+20.4
🥈
Sofia Kimmel
🇷🇺RUS·1575
7.0pts·1735perf+45.2
🥉
Alena Melnikova
🇷🇺RUS·1716
6.5pts·1646perf-19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Milana Aleks Sokolova led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sokolova7.5Kimmel7Melnikova6.5Chernova6Klimkina6Elkina5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 May

WFM Milana Aleks Sokolova takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Milana Aleks Sokolova drew with Sofia Kimmel (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Milana Aleks Sokolova 4 wins (R6–R9)Sofia Kimmel 4 wins (R1–R4)Alena Melnikova 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMMilana Aleks Sokolova	*	½	0	1
2Sofia Kimmel	½	*	0	1
3Alena Melnikova	1	1	*	½
4Vasilisa Chernova	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sokolova, Milana AleksWFM	1736	FID	+17N	+6B	−3N	+7B	=2N	+4B	+5N	+8B	+9N	7.5	45.0	47.0	37.00	1807	+20.4
2	Kimmel, Sofia	1575	RUS	+16B	+8N	+7B	+4N	=1B	=5N	−3B	+6N	+10B	7.0	45.5	48.0	34.75	1735	+45.2
3	Melnikova, Alena	1716	RUS	+14B	=4N	+1B	−5N	=8B	+12N	+2N	+7B	=6N	6.5	45.5	48.5	34.50	1646	-19.6
4	Chernova, Vasilisa	1594	RUS	+11N	=3B	+9N	−2B	+6N	−1N	+10B	=5B	+12N	6.0	45.5	49.5	28.75	1622	+18.4
5	Klimkina, Sofiia	1618	RUS	+12N	=9B	=6N	+3B	+10N	=2B	−1B	=4N	+13B	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.25	1612	-6.0
6	Isaeva, Mariya	1520	RUS	+15B	−1N	=5B	+14N	−4B	+9N	+7N	−2B	=3B	5.0	45.5	48.5	21.75	1505	-5.6
7	Elkina, Mariia	0	RUS	+10N	+17B	−2N	−1N	+9B	+8N	−6B	−3N	+18B	5.0	42.0	42.0	16.00	1473	0.0
8	Bakhareva, Elizaveta	1512	RUS	+18N	−2B	+12N	=10B	=3N	−7B	+13N	−1N	+14B	5.0	41.5	41.5	16.50	1410	-9.6
9	Sapozhnikova, Zlata	1532	RUS	+13B	=5N	−4B	+11N	−7N	−6B	+16N	+14B	−1B	4.5	41.0	43.5	17.00	1292	-43.2
10	Chaplygina, Zlata	0	RUS	−7B	+16N	+15B	=8N	−5B	+14N	−4N	+11B	−2N	4.5	39.5	42.0	15.50	1246	0.0
11	FIDE 540048861	0	—	−4B	+13N	=14B	−9B	−15N	+18N	+12B	−10N	+17B	4.5	31.0	31.0	11.50	750	0.0
12	Elmeneva, Sofia	0	RUS	−5B	+15N	−8B	+16N	+13B	−3B	−11N	+17N	−4B	4.0	37.5	39.5	11.50	799	0.0
13	FIDE 540048918	0	—	−9N	−11B	+17N	+18B	−12N	+15B	−8B	+16N	−5N	4.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	749	0.0
14	Arkhipova, Aleksandra	0	RUS	−3N	+18B	=11N	−6B	+16N	−10B	=17B	−9N	−8N	3.0	34.5	34.5	5.75	764	0.0
15	FIDE 540048837	0	—	−6N	−12B	−10N	+17B	+11B	−13N	+18B	F	−16B	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.50	720	0.0
16	FIDE 540048985	0	—	−2N	−10B	+18N	−12B	−14B	=17N	−9B	−13B	+15N	2.5	32.0	32.0	4.00	763	0.0
17	FIDE 540048764	0	—	−1B	−7N	−13B	−15N	+18B	=16B	=14N	−12B	−11N	2.0	33.5	33.5	2.75	942	0.0
18	FIDE 55839622	0	—	−8B	−14N	−16B	−13N	−17N	−11B	−15N	F	−7N	0.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	685	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kimmel, SofiaRUS
+45.2
7.0 pts · #2
2Sokolova, Milana AleksWFMFID
+20.4
7.5 pts · #1
3Chernova, VasilisaRUS
+18.4
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Sapozhnikova, ZlataRUS
-43.2
4.5 pts · #8
2Melnikova, AlenaRUS
-19.6
6.5 pts · #3
3Bakhareva, ElizavetaRUS
-9.6
5.0 pts · #10