Chess Stars-2025 5.0 rapid
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2566, and top seed was Vladislav Artemiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2723).
Vladislav Artemiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2723) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Raunak Sadhwani (6.5) and Evgeny Tomashevsky (5.5). Artemiev won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bibisara Assaubayeva (GM, 2446) beat Teimour Radjabov (GM, 2669), a +223-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Vladislav Artemiev led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vladislav Artemiev held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
GM Vladislav Artemiev drew with GM Raunak Sadhwani (Black).
GM Vladislav Artemiev 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Raunak Sadhwani 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 2723 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +5.4 | 2768 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳GMSadhwani, Raunak | 2611 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +14.4 | 2727 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺GMTomashevsky, Evgeny | 2634 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +1.5 | 2638 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺GMKarjakin, Sergey | 2703 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | -12.2 | 2594 |
| 4 | 🇦🇿GMRadjabov, Teimour | 2669 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.00 | 40.0 | -7.9 | 2598 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿GMAssaubayeva, Bibisara | 2446 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +15.3 | 2579 |
| 7 | 🇨🇳GMHou, Yifan | 2539 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | -1.4 | 2526 |
| 8 | GMGoryachkina, Aleksandra | 2517 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | -3.6 | 2491 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺GMLagno, Kateryna | 2461 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 9.75 | 42.0 | -1.5 | 2453 |
| 10 | GMGunina, Valentina | 2357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 5.00 | 44.0 | -10.0 | 2238 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Assaubayeva, BibisaraGMKAZ+15.34.5 pts · #6
- 2Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND+14.46.5 pts · #2
- 3Artemiev, VladislavGMRUS+5.47.0 pts · #1
- 1Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS-12.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Gunina, ValentinaGMFID-10.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Radjabov, TeimourGMAZE-7.95.0 pts · #4
- R4+223 Elo gap