A.A. Filin Memorial 2025
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34 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Lipetsk, Russia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1877, and top seed was Alexey Kostin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2172).
Roman Rusu (🇷🇺 RUS, 1774) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Mikhail Geranichev (6.0) and Artem Bondarev (6.0). Rusu shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Artem Bondarev (1552) beat Alexey Kostin (IM, 2172), a +620-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Lipetsk, Russia
Dates
13 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 3 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
Roman Rusu takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.0/8. Rusu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (34.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mikhail Geranichev drew with Roman Rusu (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mikhail Geranichev | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Roman Rusu | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Artem Bondarev | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4IMAlexey Kostin | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusu, Roman | 1774 | RUS | +24B | +19N | =9B | =4B | +22N | +7N | =2B | =5B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 26.50 | 1953 | +46.0 |
| 2 | Geranichev, Mikhail | 1958 | RUS | +27N | +17B | =6N | =8B | =4N | +13B | =1N | +12B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 26.25 | 1935 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Bondarev , Artem | 1552 | RUS | −10N | +31B | +25N | =13B | =16N | +22B | +8N | +4B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 23.00 | 2066 | +70.0 |
| 4 | Kostin, AlexeyIM | 2172 | RUS | +26B | +20N | +7B | =1N | =2B | =5B | +12N | −3N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 25.25 | 1967 | -14.4 |
| 5 | Ushakov, Aleksander | 1994 | RUS | +25N | −6B | +14B | +17N | =7B | =4N | +9B | =1N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 24.25 | 1792 | -22.2 |
| 6 | Kitaev, Andrey | 1534 | RUS | +29B | +5N | =2B | =9N | =8N | −12B | =11B | +18N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 22.50 | 1823 | +91.2 |
| 7 | Rasskazov, Maksim I | 1828 | RUS | +31N | +10B | −4N | +15B | =5N | −1B | +17N | =11B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 20.25 | 1657 | -35.2 |
| 8 | Glazunov, Victor | 1933 | RUS | +21B | =13N | +18B | =2N | =6B | =9N | −3B | +15N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 38.0 | 22.00 | 1657 | -71.2 |
| 9 | Feoktistov, Artur | 1451 | RUS | +28N | +15B | =1N | =6B | =12N | =8B | −5N | +13B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 21.25 | 1726 | +72.0 |
| 10 | Lazutkin, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | +3B | −7N | +?B | −22B | +24N | −11N | +14B | +23B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 16.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ganina, Polina | 1494 | RUS | F | F | +32N | +24N | +26B | +10B | =6N | =7N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 1681 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Ustimchev, Yuri | 1867 | RUS | −14B | +23N | +26B | +18N | =9B | +6N | −4B | −2N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 18.00 | 1792 | -7.4 |
| 13 | Surinov, Kirill | 1493 | RUS | +34B | =8B | =22N | =3N | +19B | −2N | =20B | −9N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1581 | +10.4 |
| 14 | Zykov, Demid | 0 | RUS | +12N | =22B | −5N | =16B | =20N | =23B | −10N | +25B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 15.00 | 1907 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zykov, Vitaly | 0 | RUS | +?B | −9N | +19B | −7N | −18B | +26N | +22N | −8B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.50 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Esipov, Viktor | 0 | RUS | +23B | −18N | =24B | =14N | =3B | −20N | +29N | =17B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Frolov, Maksim | 0 | RUS | +?B | −2N | +21B | −5B | =23N | +?N | −7B | =16N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 1127 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Chebotarev, Vasiliy | 1831 | RUS | +33N | +16B | −8N | −12B | +15N | F | +21B | −6B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 978 | -33.2 |
| 19 | FIDE 540056481 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −15N | +31B | −13N | =29B | =24N | +27B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dulin, Anatoliy | 1861 | RUS | +30N | −4B | +27N | F | =14B | +16B | =13N | F | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 1640 | -10.8 |
| 21 | FIDE 540056520 | 0 | — | −8N | +33B | −17N | +25B | −?B | +31N | −18N | +24B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1082 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Gorbatenko, Nikita | 0 | RUS | +32B | =14N | =13B | +10N | −1B | −3N | −15B | =?N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Larin, Serafim | 0 | RUS | −16N | −12B | +?N | +27B | =17B | =14N | =?B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1067 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Voronina, Milana | 0 | RUS | −1N | +?B | =16N | −11B | −10B | +30N | =19B | −21N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kozlov, Bogdan | 0 | RUS | −5B | +29N | −3B | −21N | =30B | =28N | +?B | −14N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.25 | 973 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sevidov, Ivan | 0 | RUS | −4N | +32B | −12N | +28B | −11N | −15B | +31N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kondrashov, Timur | 0 | RUS | −2B | +?N | −20B | −23N | −29N | +33B | +28B | −19N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.00 | 1110 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 540056538 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | +?B | −26N | =32B | =25B | −27N | +33N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 540056473 | 0 | — | −6N | −25B | −31N | F | +27B | =19N | −16B | +30N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 540056546 | 0 | — | −20B | F | F | +?N | =25N | −24B | +32N | −29B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 522075798 | 0 | — | −7B | −3N | +29B | −19N | +33N | −21B | −26B | −?N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 540056562 | 0 | — | −22N | −26N | −11B | −?B | =28N | F | −30B | +?N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 540056554 | 0 | — | −18B | −21N | F | −?N | −31B | −27N | +?B | −28B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1031 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 540056503 | 0 | — | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kitaev, AndreyRUS+91.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Feoktistov, ArturRUS+72.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Bondarev , ArtemRUS+70.06.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Glazunov, VictorRUS-71.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Rasskazov, Maksim IRUS-35.25.0 pts · #12
- 3Chebotarev, VasiliyRUS-33.24.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R8+620 Elo gap
- R2+460 Elo gap
- R7+381 Elo gap