V.Smyslov Cup 2025 Masters Group
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2025 to 10 Jun 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2327, and top seed was Andrey Gorovets (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2461).
Dmitry Rostovtsev (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2429) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vladimir Maslovskiy (6.5) and Andrey Gorovets (5.5). Rostovtsev shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
02 Jun 2025 → 10 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×4
IM×2
FM×4
Federations · 6 represented
FIDE (no federation)×3
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇧🇾Belarus×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇲🇩Moldova×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Vladimir Maslovskiy led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Maslovskiy#1Rostovtsev#2Stupak#3Gorovets#4Galaktionov#5Vasilkov#6Khruschiov#7Cherniaev#8Egorov#9Suslov#10
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Vladimir Maslovskiy held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Vladimir Maslovskiy drew with IM Dmitry Rostovtsev (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
FM Vladimir Maslovskiy went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇷🇺IMRostovtsev, Dmitry | 2429 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | +6.5 | 2481 |
| 1 | FMMaslovskiy, Vladimir | 2327 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | +39.4 | 2492 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾GMGorovets, Andrey | 2461 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.00 | 39.5 | -7.4 | 2392 |
| 3 | 🇧🇾GMStupak, Kirill | 2415 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -1.9 | 2397 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMGalaktionov, Artem | 2359 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +1.4 | 2366 |
| 6 | FMVasilkov, Nikolay | 2244 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +44.4 | 2336 |
| 7 | 🇲🇩GMKhruschiov, Alexey | 2272 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | +2.3 | 2290 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧GMCherniaev, Alexander | 2301 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | -11.6 | 2204 |
| 9 | 🇰🇿IMEgorov, Evgeny | 2232 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 9.25 | 42.5 | -7.5 | 2171 |
| 10 | FMSuslov, Dmitrii | 2225 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -47.6 | 2118 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vasilkov, NikolayFMFID+44.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Maslovskiy, VladimirFMFID+39.46.5 pts · #1
- 3Rostovtsev, DmitryIMRUS+6.56.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Suslov, DmitriiFMFID-47.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Cherniaev, AlexanderGMENG-11.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Egorov, EvgenyIMKAZ-7.52.5 pts · #9