"Peter the Great" Russia Cup Stage 2025
83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 21 Jun 2025 in Voronezh, Russia. 28 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2363, and top seed was Artem Pingin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2463).
Artem Pingin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2463) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Dmitry Kryakvin (7.0) and Bogdan Belyakov (6.5). Pingin shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Olga An Vishtal (1653) beat Oleg Yuferev (FM, 2133), a +480-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Bogdan Belyakov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Pingin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).
IM Artem Pingin drew with GM Dmitry Kryakvin (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMArtem Pingin | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2GMDmitry Kryakvin | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMMaksim Popov | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMValery Skatchkov | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pingin, ArtemIM | 2463 | RUS | +38B | +19N | =16B | +10B | =5N | =4N | +6B | +3B | =2N | 7.0 | 50.0 | 54.5 | 41.75 | 2492 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Kryakvin, DmitryGM | 2452 | RUS | =48N | +65B | =27N | +36B | +12N | +17B | =3N | +14B | =1B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 36.25 | 2394 | -2.3 |
| 3 | Belyakov, BogdanIM | 2352 | RUS | +47B | =26N | +60B | +16N | +6B | =10N | =2B | −1N | +9B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 34.50 | 2390 | +8.1 |
| 4 | Obgolts, ErikIM | 2357 | RUS | +76N | +40B | =11N | =14B | +20N | =1B | =19N | +5B | =7N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 34.25 | 2283 | -4.3 |
| 5 | Skatchkov, ValeryFM | 2295 | RUS | +68B | =28N | +26B | +15N | =1B | =9N | +10B | −4N | +16B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 34.00 | 2350 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Popov, MaksimFM | 2341 | RUS | +42N | +31B | =15N | +18B | −3N | +27B | −1N | +20B | +22N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 33.75 | 2255 | -4.9 |
| 7 | Lebedev, Artem S.FM | 2164 | FID | +52N | −15B | +76N | +31B | =14N | +22B | =9B | +11N | =4B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 32.00 | 2218 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Kobelev, Andrey | 2111 | RUS | +46N | =22B | −36N | +48B | +18N | =15B | =26N | +27B | +14N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 32.50 | 2136 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Mokshanov, AlexeyIM | 2357 | RUS | +41N | =14B | +25N | +11B | =17N | =5B | =7N | +19B | −3N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 33.50 | 2274 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Gabrielian, ArturGM | 2419 | RUS | +30B | +20N | +29B | −1N | +32B | =3B | −5N | =28N | +25B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 51.0 | 31.75 | 2267 | -11.9 |
| 11 | Sergienko, SergeyIM | 2172 | RUS | +63B | +33N | =4B | −9N | +38B | =26N | +29B | −7B | +30N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 28.75 | 2143 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Gadzhiev, RuslanFM | 2166 | FID | +44B | −29N | +23B | +60N | −2B | −32N | +38B | +55N | +28B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 2097 | -22.0 |
| 13 | Vlasova, OlesiaWFM | 2085 | FID | −50B | +54N | =61B | −38N | +67N | +41B | =36N | +43B | +29B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 25.00 | 1930 | -54.4 |
| 14 | Tkachuk, AndreyCM | 2009 | RUS | +77B | =9N | +49B | =4N | =7B | +21B | +17N | −2N | −8B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 27.00 | 2292 | +119.3 |
| 15 | Fedotov, Alexey | 2019 | RUS | +79B | +7N | =6B | −5B | +49N | =8N | =16B | =21N | =24B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 26.25 | 2224 | +49.0 |
| 16 | Lesnykh, ZhannaWFM | 2105 | RUS | +35N | +51B | =1N | −3B | =37N | +31B | =15N | +18B | −5N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 28.00 | 2194 | +20.2 |
| 17 | Zhurova, AnnaWFM | 2317 | FID | =23B | +50N | +28B | +22N | =9B | −2N | −14B | =32N | +37B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 27.25 | 2158 | -27.8 |
| 18 | Kryakvin, Andrey | 2005 | RUS | +74B | =21N | +24B | −6N | −8B | +44N | +33B | −16N | +46B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 24.75 | 2078 | +39.6 |
| 19 | Sharikov, Alexander | 2045 | RUS | +67N | −1B | +45N | =37B | +36N | +39B | =4B | −9N | =23B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 24.75 | 2088 | +11.0 |
| 20 | Smikovski, Semen | 1974 | RUS | +69N | −10B | +35N | +51B | −4B | +68N | +32B | −6N | =21B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 22.75 | 2151 | +78.8 |
| 21 | Dambaev, DashiCM | 2211 | RUS | +59N | =18B | −22N | +55B | +29B | −14N | +37N | =15B | =20N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 25.75 | 2042 | -69.6 |
| 22 | Khantuev, AdamFM | 1982 | RUS | +80B | =8N | +21B | −17B | +73N | −7N | +48B | +49N | −6B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 19.25 | 2225 | +96.8 |
| 23 | Fedorenko, Ekaterina I.WCM | 1812 | FID | =17N | =70B | −12N | +53B | −34N | +57B | +40N | +31B | =19N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 2090 | +114.0 |
| 24 | Kuzminykh, Nikita | 2089 | RUS | +64N | =36B | −18N | =52B | =42N | =30B | +35N | +47B | =15N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 24.25 | 1970 | -47.6 |
| 25 | Lartsev, Vladislav | 2026 | RUS | +82N | =49N | −9B | =67B | +52N | =37B | +39N | +26B | −10N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 19.25 | 2077 | +25.6 |
| 26 | Petukhov, DmitriyCM | 1973 | RUS | +56N | =3B | −5N | +64B | +30N | =11B | =8B | −25N | =33B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 24.50 | 2071 | +38.8 |
| 27 | Yaurov, Egor | 2064 | RUS | =61B | +39N | =2B | =30N | +33B | −6N | +47B | −8N | =32B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.75 | 2041 | -10.4 |
| 28 | Mikhnenko, AlexanderCM | 2066 | RUS | +53N | =5B | −17N | +50B | −39N | +42B | +45N | =10B | −12N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 23.25 | 2039 | -3.4 |
| 29 | Galitskiy, Fedor | 1960 | RUS | +62N | +12B | −10N | +70B | −21N | +51B | −11N | +36B | −13N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 2132 | +75.2 |
| 30 | Popkov, Alexander R. | 1821 | RUS | −10N | +69B | +62N | =27B | −26B | =24N | +70N | +34B | −11B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 2067 | +103.2 |
| 31 | Birmenko, Nikolay | 2005 | FID | +71B | −6N | +43B | −7N | +63B | −16N | +67B | −23N | +47N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 18.00 | 1924 | -29.6 |
| 32 | Naumov, PetrCM | 2013 | RUS | =65N | +78B | =73N | +34B | −10N | +12B | −20N | =17B | =27N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 21.25 | 2104 | +42.4 |
| 33 | Filipenko, Vladimir | 1929 | RUS | +81N | −11B | +53N | =73B | −27N | +46B | −18N | +52B | =26N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.25 | 1971 | +18.8 |
| 34 | Kareva, NataliaWIM | 2150 | RUS | +58B | −60N | +44B | −32N | +23B | −47N | +68B | −30N | +48B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 1909 | -49.6 |
| 35 | Abramov, Anatoli P. | 2022 | RUS | −16B | +80N | −20B | −47N | +62B | +56N | −24B | +68N | +51B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1916 | -21.8 |
| 36 | Vasiliev, Ivan Dm | 1954 | RUS | +75B | =24N | +8B | −2N | −19B | +72N | =13B | −29N | =44B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 19.50 | 1940 | -1.2 |
| 37 | Chetverik, MaximIM | 1984 | FID | =54B | =61N | +71B | =19N | =16B | =25N | −21B | +45N | −17N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1934 | -4.3 |
| 38 | Gareev, Viktor | 1833 | RUS | −1N | =67B | +65N | +13B | −11N | =70B | −12N | +69B | =43N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 17.75 | 1935 | +36.8 |
| 39 | Tarakanov, Kirill Vad | 1739 | RUS | =73N | −27B | +78N | +40B | +28B | −19N | −25B | −51N | +62B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 16.25 | 1944 | +85.6 |
| 40 | Kotsyuba, VictorCM | 1973 | FID | +83B | −4N | =50B | −39N | =58B | +63N | −23B | +67N | =41B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 1845 | -57.4 |
| 41 | Nesterov, Andrey | 1958 | RUS | −9B | =77N | =74B | =61N | +71B | −13N | =44B | +54N | =40N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 1823 | -29.0 |
| 42 | Artelnykh, Leonid | 1800 | RUS | −6B | −71N | +72B | +74N | =24B | −28N | +61B | −46N | +63B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1812 | +1.6 |
| 43 | Vishtal, Olga An | 1653 | FID | F | +59B | −31N | +66N | −47B | +58N | +73B | −13N | =38B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 16.25 | 1971 | +122.0 |
| 44 | Zharkov, Daniil | 1708 | FID | −12N | +82B | −34N | +80B | =70N | −18B | =41N | +57B | =36N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1926 | +74.4 |
| 45 | Pechenikina, Marya | 1781 | RUS | −49B | +79N | −19B | =71N | +75B | +60N | −28B | −37B | +61N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1839 | +23.6 |
| 46 | Polukhin, Sergey | 1813 | RUS | −8B | −75N | +79B | +81N | =60B | −33N | +76B | +42B | −18N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.75 | 1833 | +10.4 |
| 47 | Bagateliya, Nestor A | 1852 | RUS | −3N | +56B | −57N | +35B | +43N | +34B | −27N | −24N | −31B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 18.50 | 1921 | +25.6 |
| 48 | Kuznetsov, Mikhail Dm | 1907 | RUS | =2B | −55N | +75B | −8N | +50N | +73B | −22N | =59B | −34N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 1921 | +4.8 |
| 49 | Rodin, DmitrijIM | 2272 | RUS | +45N | =25B | −14N | +57B | −15B | =55N | +51N | −22B | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 17.25 | 1947 | -29.3 |
| 50 | Tereshchenko, ElizaWCM | 1761 | FID | +13N | −17B | =40N | −28N | −48B | =54N | =62B | +74N | =53B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 16.50 | 1845 | +31.6 |
| 51 | Druchinin, Semen | 1886 | RUS | +72B | −16N | +81B | −20N | +61B | −29N | −49B | +39B | −35N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 10.50 | 1855 | -16.0 |
| 52 | Pogorelov, Vladimir | 1753 | RUS | −7B | =74N | +77B | =24N | −25B | =61N | +72B | −33N | =56B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 1801 | +15.6 |
| 53 | Markin, Kirill | 1690 | RUS | −28B | +68N | −33B | −23N | =54B | =66N | +58B | =63N | =50N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 1801 | +48.4 |
| 54 | Vorobiev, Maksim Al | 1616 | RUS | =37N | −13B | −64N | =56B | =53N | =50B | +71N | −41B | +69N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 1733 | +45.2 |
| 55 | Oganian, Arman | 1912 | RUS | =78N | +48B | −70N | −21N | +64B | =49B | +69N | −12B | F | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 13.50 | 1950 | +15.6 |
| 56 | Grigorieva, Sofia | 1753 | RUS | −26B | −47N | =58B | =54N | +80N | −35B | =66B | +64N | =52N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1765 | +0.8 |
| 57 | Fetisov, Svyatoslav | 1692 | RUS | −60B | +63N | +47B | −49N | −68B | −23N | +77B | −44N | +67B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1774 | +36.8 |
| 58 | Shatalov, Timur | 1848 | RUS | −34N | −62B | =56N | +78B | =40N | −43B | −53N | +72N | +68B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 11.75 | 1726 | -54.4 |
| 59 | Isakova, Anna | 1817 | RUS | −21B | −43N | +83B | =75N | −72B | +71N | +60B | =48N | F | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.75 | 1737 | -29.6 |
| 60 | Shpakivskaya, Alina | 1934 | RUS | +57N | +34B | −3N | −12B | =46N | −45B | −59N | −61B | +77N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 13.75 | 1829 | -28.6 |
| 61 | Yakovlev, Ivan D | 1722 | RUS | =27N | =37B | =13N | =41B | −51N | =52B | −42N | +60N | −45B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 15.50 | 1836 | +44.8 |
| 62 | Kuvyazev, Andrey | 1810 | RUS | −29B | +58N | −30B | −68N | −35N | +78B | =50N | +66B | −39N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 11.50 | 1749 | -29.6 |
| 63 | Ozerov, Yaroslav Mikh | 1756 | RUS | −11N | −57B | +82N | +76B | −31N | −40B | +75N | =53B | −42N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.00 | 1741 | -8.0 |
| 64 | Karhili, Ali | 1789 | SYR | −24B | =72N | +54B | −26N | −55N | −69B | +78N | −56B | +75N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 9.75 | 1633 | -36.2 |
| 65 | Zamyslova, Victoriya | 1715 | RUS | =32B | −2N | −38B | −72N | −66B | =74N | +80N | =76B | +79B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1690 | -17.2 |
| 66 | Belov, Evgeny | 1961 | RUS | =70N | −73B | −67N | −43B | +65N | =53B | =56N | −62N | +72B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 11.50 | 1711 | -55.4 |
| 67 | Shapovalov, Timofey Mikh | 1652 | RUS | −19B | =38N | +66B | =25N | −13B | +76N | −31N | −40B | −57N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 11.00 | 1806 | +54.8 |
| 68 | Tereshchenko, Eva | 1857 | FID | −5N | −53B | +69N | +62B | +57N | −20B | −34N | −35B | −58N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 10.50 | 1766 | -47.6 |
| 69 | Komissarov, Matvei | 1582 | RUS | −20B | −30N | −68B | +77N | +74B | +64N | −55B | −38N | −54B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 1674 | +33.6 |
| 70 | Zaytsev, Egor | 2158 | RUS | =66B | =23N | +55B | −29N | =44B | =38N | −30B | F | F | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.00 | 1815 | -115.2 |
| 71 | Erkebaev, Gaydar | 1452 | RUS | −31N | +42B | −37N | =45B | −41N | −59B | −54B | =79N | +80B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.25 | 1591 | +38.4 |
| 72 | Gostenov, Oleg | 1540 | RUS | −51N | =64B | −42N | +65B | +59N | −36B | −52N | −58B | −66N | 2.5 | 32.0 | 35.5 | 9.25 | 1666 | +42.0 |
| 73 | Yuferev, OlegFM | 2133 | RUS | =39B | +66N | =32B | =33N | −22B | −48N | −43N | F | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1793 | -59.4 |
| 74 | Brineva, Elena G.WFM | 1679 | TKM | −18N | =52B | =41N | −42B | −69N | =65B | +79N | −50B | F | 2.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 7.00 | 1644 | -9.2 |
| 75 | Ryaskina, Aleksandra | 1461 | RUS | −36N | +46B | −48N | =59B | −45N | =79B | −63B | =77N | −64B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 8.25 | 1621 | +52.4 |
| 76 | Utyatnikov, Andrey | 1801 | RUS | −4B | +83N | −7B | −63N | +79N | −67B | −46N | =65N | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 2.75 | 1700 | -51.2 |
| 77 | Gafarova, Adelaida | 1708 | RUS | −14N | =41B | −52N | −69B | =78N | +80B | −57N | =75B | −60B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.50 | 1484 | -91.2 |
| 78 | Safina, Victoria V. | 1467 | RUS | =55B | −32N | −39B | −58N | =77B | −62N | −64B | +80N | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.25 | 1502 | +1.6 |
| 79 | Manchenko, Filipp Ser | 1700 | RUS | −15N | −45B | −46N | F | −76B | =75N | −74B | =71B | −65N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.75 | 1393 | -116.0 |
| 80 | Kurasov, Sergey | 0 | RUS | −22N | −35B | F | −44N | −56B | −77N | −65B | −78B | −71N | 0.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Maznitcyn, Leonid | 1748 | KAZ | −33B | F | −51N | −46B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1076 | -39.6 |
| 82 | Alekhin, Ilya | 1825 | RUS | −25B | −44N | −63B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1027 | -60.4 |
| 83 | Furs, Robert | 1736 | RUS | −40N | −76B | −59N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | -40.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vishtal, Olga AnFID+122.04.5 pts · #43
- 2Tkachuk, AndreyCMRUS+119.35.5 pts · #18
- 3Fedorenko, Ekaterina I.WCMFID+114.05.5 pts · #17
- 1Manchenko, Filipp SerRUS-116.01.0 pts · #78
- 2Zaytsev, EgorRUS-115.23.0 pts · #66
- 3Gafarova, AdelaidaRUS-91.22.5 pts · #77
- R7+480 Elo gap
- R2+352 Elo gap
- R2+348 Elo gap