V.Karasev Memorial 2025

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60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2195, and top seed was Artyom Zubritskiy ( FID, IM, 2400).

Miroslav Vlasenko (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2286) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Timofey Beznosov (7.0) and Gleb Babanin (6.5). Vlasenko shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mikhail Bazhenkov (1667) beat Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov (CM, 2046), a +379-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia

Dates

07 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

IMArtyom Zubritskiy2400

Avg top 10

2,195

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×2

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×51

FIDE (no federation)×6

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMiroslav Vlasenko
🇷🇺RUS·2286
7.5pts·2373perf+12.0
🥈
CMTimofey Beznosov
🇷🇺RUS·2149
7.0pts·2258perf+60.0
🥉
Gleb Babanin
🇷🇺RUS·2192
6.5pts·2185perf+6.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Miroslav Vlasenko led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Vlasenko7.5Beznosov7Babanin6.5Kuus6.5Baturin-Vinogradov6.5Epishin6— ex-leaders:Kozlovled R4, #7

R9 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun

IM Miroslav Vlasenko takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Miroslav Vlasenko drew with CM Timofey Beznosov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Miroslav Vlasenko 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)CM Timofey Beznosov 3 wins (R2–R4)Gleb Babanin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMiroslav Vlasenko	*	½	1	—
2CMTimofey Beznosov	½	*	—	½
3Gleb Babanin	0	—	*	—
4Erik Kuus	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Vlasenko, MiroslavIM	2286	RUS	+23N	+16B	+12N	−6B	+26N	+7B	+9B	=2N	+3B	7.5	47.0	51.5	42.00	2373	+12.0
2	Beznosov, TimofeyCM	2149	RUS	=51B	+44N	+27B	+11N	=7N	+10B	+6N	=1B	=4B	7.0	45.0	48.0	36.50	2258	+60.0
3	Babanin, Gleb	2192	RUS	+25N	+26B	+13N	=7B	+10N	=6B	=12N	+8B	−1N	6.5	47.0	51.5	35.25	2185	+6.2
4	Kuus, Erik	2036	RUS	=38B	+40N	=14N	=17B	=24N	+18B	+13N	+21B	=2N	6.5	43.5	47.5	34.00	1985	-11.2
5	Baturin-Vinogradov, MiroslavCM	2046	FID	−19N	+45B	+39N	−10B	+43N	+17B	+24N	=6B	+9B	6.5	40.5	44.0	30.00	2064	+20.0
6	Kozlov, AlexeiFM	2212	FID	+32B	+18N	+15B	+1N	=9B	=3N	−2B	=5N	=7N	6.0	50.0	54.5	35.25	2234	+20.8
7	Epishin, VladimirGM	2376	RUS	+29B	+36N	+35B	=3N	=2B	−1N	+16B	=9N	=6B	6.0	46.5	50.5	30.50	2252	-10.2
8	Makhmudov, Riyad	1899	RUS	+53B	−27N	+32B	+28N	+18B	−9N	+11B	−3N	+24B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.00	2004	+23.8
9	Zubritskiy, ArtyomIM	2400	FID	+39N	+30B	=10N	+20B	=6N	+8B	−1N	=7B	−5N	5.5	47.5	51.5	28.75	2201	-18.1
10	Rakhmanov, Georgii	2067	RUS	+31N	+28B	=9B	+5N	−3B	−2N	+29B	=15N	=14B	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.25	2046	-1.2
11	Bondarenko, Ivan	2118	RUS	+22N	=14B	+37N	−2B	=13N	+26B	−8N	+27B	=12N	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.75	1923	-36.2
12	Sadykhov, Ali	1909	RUS	+46B	+43N	−1B	−18N	+31B	+23N	=3B	=14N	=11B	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.25	1954	+21.2
13	Mulishov, Roman	1776	RUS	+57N	+21B	−3B	+30N	=11B	=16N	−4B	+35N	=15B	5.5	43.5	45.0	23.75	2031	+102.4
14	Kapitonov, Valery	1802	RUS	+48N	=11N	=4B	=35N	=15B	=20B	+33N	=12B	=10N	5.5	42.5	46.0	27.00	2021	+104.4
15	Timonteev, Aleksandr	1908	FID	+45N	+19B	−6N	=24B	=14N	+34B	=27N	=10B	=13N	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.50	1898	-2.0
16	Palamar, Stefan	1883	RUS	+42B	−1N	+43B	=23N	+37B	=13B	−7N	=18N	+29B	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.00	1924	+14.8
17	Mironov, Alexander	1818	FID	=40B	=38N	+19B	=4N	=35B	−5N	+25B	=20N	+31B	5.5	41.5	45.5	27.00	1885	+17.4
18	Shevchenko, Alexander S.	1792	RUS	+55N	−6B	+52N	+12B	−8N	−4N	+36B	=16B	+27N	5.5	41.0	43.0	21.75	1919	+58.8
19	Bazhenkov, Mikhail	1667	RUS	+5B	−15N	−17N	+48B	−25B	=32N	+47B	+30N	+36B	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.25	1851	+85.6
20	Gnidenko, Andrey	2099	RUS	=44B	+51N	+33B	−9N	=23B	=14N	=28N	=17B	+34N	5.5	38.5	41.5	24.00	1935	-29.6
21	Shakuro, Petr E	1967	RUS	+41B	−13N	−23B	+42N	+44B	=29N	+37B	−4N	+28B	5.5	38.0	41.5	22.25	1823	-27.8
22	Sorina, Liya	1700	RUS	−11B	+55N	−36B	+58N	=28B	+30N	−35B	+37N	+26N	5.5	33.0	34.0	18.25	1875	+71.2
23	Teploukhov, Makar	1728	RUS	−1B	+42N	+21N	=16B	=20N	−12B	−26N	+46B	+35B	5.0	42.0	45.5	22.50	1913	+79.6
24	Igumnov, Nikita	1793	RUS	−43B	+46N	+38B	=15N	=4B	+35N	−5B	+33B	−8N	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.00	1899	+50.0
25	Surovets, Saveliy	1712	RUS	−3B	+49N	−30N	+45B	+19N	−28B	−17N	+53B	+39N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	1785	+31.2
26	Korotkikh, Miron	1840	RUS	+49B	−3N	+31B	+27N	−1B	−11N	+23B	=28N	−22B	4.5	43.5	47.0	19.75	1844	-4.0
27	Razygraev, Alexander	1670	RUS	+59N	+8B	−2N	−26B	+32B	+36N	=15B	−11N	−18B	4.5	42.5	43.5	18.25	1852	+65.2
28	Borozdin, Leonid	1790	RUS	+58N	−10N	+41B	−8B	=22N	+25N	=20B	=26B	−21N	4.5	41.5	42.5	17.75	1818	+6.8
29	Dodonov, Ivan	1734	RUS	−7N	=56B	+47N	+33N	=36B	=21B	−10N	+45B	−16N	4.5	38.0	39.5	17.00	1844	+22.0
30	Seleznev, Mikhail V.	1887	FID	+56N	−9N	+25B	−13B	=34N	−22B	+52N	−19B	+43N	4.5	38.0	39.5	15.25	1754	-31.6
31	Volodin, Gleb	1672	RUS	−10B	+48N	−26N	+40B	−12N	+42B	=34N	+43B	−17N	4.5	37.0	40.5	17.25	1722	+20.4
32	Korotaeva, Polina	1714	RUS	−6N	+50B	−8N	+52B	−27N	=19B	+46N	−34B	+45N	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.25	1714	-4.8
33	Kozhevnikov, Denis M.	1973	RUS	+52N	=37B	−20N	−29B	+38B	+41N	−14B	−24N	+44B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.50	1750	-94.8
34	Ismailov, Artem Dm.	1770	RUS	+60B	−35N	+58B	=36N	=30B	−15N	=31B	+32N	−20B	4.5	33.5	34.5	13.00	1766	-5.6
35	Ershov, Artem	1930	RUS	+47N	+34B	−7N	=14B	=17N	−24B	+22N	−13B	−23N	4.0	42.5	46.0	19.00	1766	-78.4
36	Sannikov, Fedor	1864	RUS	+50N	−7B	+22N	=34B	=29N	−27B	−18N	+51B	−19N	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.50	1714	-72.8
37	Kurbanov, Marat	1777	RUS	+54B	=33N	−11B	+51N	−16N	+39B	−21N	−22B	=41B	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.75	1754	-15.6
38	Ivanov, Nikolay D	1633	RUS	=4N	=17B	−24N	+59B	−33N	=43B	−45N	+48B	=40N	4.0	36.0	37.0	14.25	1639	-6.8
39	Makarova, Maria A.	1766	RUS	−9B	+53N	−5B	=41N	=51B	−37N	+49B	+42N	−25B	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.00	1685	-42.0
40	Makovskii, Oleg	1451	RUS	=17N	−4B	=44B	−31N	=45N	−52B	+58B	+47N	=38B	4.0	34.0	35.0	12.75	1594	+48.8
41	Lunev, Yaromir	1607	RUS	−21N	+59B	−28N	=39B	+56N	−33B	−43N	+54B	=37N	4.0	30.0	31.0	9.00	1631	+0.8
42	Kulakov, Igor	1514	RUS	−16N	−23B	+60N	−21B	+59N	−31N	+56B	−39B	+51N	4.0	30.0	31.0	6.50	1586	+18.0
43	Nuritdinov, Nizomitdin	1710	RUS	+24N	−12B	−16N	+47B	−5B	=38N	+41B	−31N	−30B	3.5	39.5	43.0	14.50	1697	-5.8
44	Feofanova, Alexandra	1675	RUS	=20N	−2B	=40N	+49B	−21N	−46B	+50N	=52B	−33N	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.25	1668	-16.8
45	Kundasov, Roman	1606	RUS	−15B	−5N	+55B	−25N	=40B	+54N	+38B	−29N	−32B	3.5	36.5	38.5	10.50	1562	-25.6
46	Pogodina, Antonina	1558	RUS	−12N	−24B	−48B	+55N	+58B	+44N	−32B	−23N	=50N	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.25	1511	-28.0
47	Tsarikov, Rostislav	1564	RUS	−35B	+54N	−29B	−43N	+48N	=51B	−19N	−40B	+57N	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.00	1431	-46.4
48	Babayan, Albert	1426	ARM	−14B	−31B	+46N	−19N	−47B	=58N	+57B	−38N	+59B	3.5	29.0	30.0	6.50	1377	-14.0
49	Doktorov, Roman	1485	RUS	−26N	−25B	+57B	−44N	=52N	=50B	−39N	=58B	+54N	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.75	1416	-20.4
50	Lobanov, Roman P	1504	RUS	−36B	−32N	−54B	=57N	+55B	=49N	−44B	+59N	=46B	3.5	25.0	26.0	7.25	1504	-4.4
51	Zimenkov, Nikita	1709	RUS	=2N	−20B	+56N	−37B	=39N	=47N	=53B	−36N	−42B	3.0	35.0	36.5	10.25	1627	-48.0
52	Klobukov, Sergey	1627	RUS	−33B	+60N	−18B	−32N	=49B	+40N	−30B	=44N	−53N	3.0	33.0	34.0	8.50	1498	-29.2
53	Shin, Mikhail	1543	RUS	−8N	−39B	−59N	F	=54B	+57B	=51N	−25N	+52B	3.0	26.0	27.0	7.25	1595	+9.2
54	Pogodina, Anastasiia	0	RUS	−37N	−47B	+50N	−56B	=53N	−45B	+55B	−41N	−49B	2.5	27.0	28.5	7.00	1399	0.0
55	Myakishev, Kirill	1465	RUS	−18B	−22B	−45N	−46B	−50N	F	−54N	+56B	+58N	2.0	26.5	26.5	2.50	1345	-33.2
56	Simkin, Alexander	1536	RUS	−30B	=29N	−51B	+54N	−41B	F	−42N	−55N	F	1.5	24.5	24.5	4.75	1251	-33.2
57	Popov, Kirill Al	0	RUS	−13B	F	−49N	=50B	+60B	−53N	−48N	F	−47B	1.5	23.5	23.5	2.75	1149	0.0
58	Demchuk, Ivan	0	RUS	−28B	F	−34N	−22B	−46N	=48B	−40N	=49N	−55B	1.0	31.0	31.0	3.50	1260	0.0
59	FIDE 540054004	0	—	−27B	−41N	+53B	−38N	−42B	−60N	F	−50B	−48N	1.0	27.5	27.5	3.00	1247	0.0
60	FIDE 540014339	0	—	−34N	−52B	−42B	F	−57N	+59B	F	F	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	836	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kapitonov, ValeryRUS
+104.4
5.5 pts · #12
2Mulishov, RomanRUS
+102.4
5.5 pts · #30
3Bazhenkov, MikhailRUS
+85.6
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Kozhevnikov, Denis M.RUS
-94.8
4.5 pts · #25
2Ershov, ArtemRUS
-78.4
4.0 pts · #33
3Sannikov, FedorRUS
-72.8
4.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R1+379 Elo gap
Bazhenkov, Mikhail1667 beat CMBaturin-Vinogradov, Miroslav2046
R9+354 Elo gap
CMBaturin-Vinogradov, Miroslav2046 beat IMZubritskiy, Artyom2400
R3+239 Elo gap
Teploukhov, Makar1728 beat Shakuro, Petr E1967