Don cup 2025 standard
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Azov, Russia. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2095, and top seed was Alexander A. Anoshkin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2231).
Pavel Kotenko (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2164) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alexander A. Anoshkin (5.5) and Oleg Milushev (5.0). Kotenko broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dmitriy S Yudin (1566) beat Dmitry Yamnov (CM, 2060), a +494-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Azov, Russia
Dates
13 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
GM×1
IM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×37
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Pavel Kotenko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
21
7
3
4
1
2
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Pavel Kotenko held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Pavel Kotenko beat IM Alexander A. Anoshkin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Pavel Kotenko 3 wins (R1–R3)Oleg Milushev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMPavel Kotenko | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMAlexander A. Anoshkin | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Oleg Milushev | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Ruslan Kolosov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kotenko, PavelIM | 2164 | RUS | +24B | +4N | +19B | =3N | +2B | =6N | +10B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 26.75 | 2285 | +9.7 |
| 2 | Anoshkin, Alexander A.IM | 2231 | RUS | +16N | =9B | +20N | +5B | −1N | +12B | +6B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 23.25 | 2168 | -2.7 |
| 3 | Milushev, Oleg | 2197 | RUS | +23N | +14B | +12N | =1B | =6N | +5B | F | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 21.75 | 2206 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Kolosov, Ruslan | 1804 | RUS | +40N | −1B | +17N | +7B | −8N | +23B | +14N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1997 | +55.2 |
| 5 | Golovanev, Vladimir | 2113 | RUS | +27B | +21N | +25B | −2N | +9B | −3N | +13B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 2092 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Asyutin, Artem | 1830 | RUS | +34N | +7B | =8N | +10N | =3B | =1B | −2N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 19.25 | 2211 | +106.8 |
| 7 | Mandrikin, Igor | 2230 | RUS | +11B | −6N | +15B | −4N | +17B | +27N | =9B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 1942 | -38.0 |
| 8 | Evteenko, YuliyaWFM | 1978 | RUS | +18B | =15N | =6B | +35N | +4B | =13N | F | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.75 | 1954 | -0.9 |
| 9 | Zabelin, Platon | 1900 | FID | +28B | =2N | =31B | +25N | −5N | +16B | =7N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 2083 | +54.8 |
| 10 | Pushkov, NikolaiGM | 2119 | RUS | +22N | =20B | +26N | −6B | +24N | +19B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1865 | -14.1 |
| 11 | Shleev, Timofey | 1656 | RUS | −7N | +34B | +33N | −12B | +37N | =26B | +19N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1770 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Yermolenko, Vitaly | 1898 | RUS | +33B | +35N | −3B | +11N | =13B | −2N | =15B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1897 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Yamnov, DmitryCM | 2060 | RUS | −17N | +32B | +27N | +14B | =12N | =8B | −5N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 1842 | -29.0 |
| 14 | Kilo, Ilya | 1733 | RUS | +39B | −3N | +18B | −13N | +21B | +33N | −4B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1721 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Gevorkyan, Ashot | 1705 | RUS | +43N | =8B | −7N | +20B | −19B | +22N | =12N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1847 | +30.8 |
| 16 | Poliakov, Sergey | 1812 | RUS | −2B | −25N | +29B | +28N | +18B | −9N | +27B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1873 | +7.8 |
| 17 | Yudin, Dmitriy S | 1566 | RUS | +13B | −19N | −4B | +36N | −7N | +34B | +26N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1772 | +42.8 |
| 18 | Deryagin, Konstantin | 1565 | RUS | −8N | +43B | −14N | +22B | −16N | +36B | +30N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1537 | -9.6 |
| 19 | Igdirov, Boris | 1892 | RUS | +32N | +17B | −1N | =24B | +15N | −10N | −11B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 12.75 | 1769 | -15.8 |
| 20 | Grechkin, Grigoriy | 1720 | RUS | +29B | =10N | −2B | −15N | −22B | +39N | +25B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1707 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Sukhenko, Igor | 0 | RUS | +38N | −5B | =22N | +26B | −14N | =24B | =23N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ageev, Yaroslav | 0 | RUS | −10B | +29N | =21B | −18N | +20N | −15B | +37N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kilo, Matvey | 1590 | RUS | −3B | +39N | +28B | −31N | +25B | −4N | =21B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1697 | +16.0 |
| 24 | Atayan, Roman | 0 | RUS | −1N | +40B | +41B | =19N | −10B | =21N | =33B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Khalimov, Andrei | 0 | RUS | +30N | +16B | −5N | −9B | −23N | +37B | −20N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Fedorova, Anna | 1600 | RUS | +36B | =31N | −10B | −21N | +28B | =11N | −17B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1726 | +24.8 |
| 27 | Mangutova, Marina | 1512 | RUS | −5N | +38B | −13B | +43N | +30N | −7B | −16N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | -1.2 |
| 28 | Tiutiunnikov, Vladimir | 1819 | RUS | −9N | +30B | −23N | −16B | −26N | +38B | +36N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1423 | -48.0 |
| 29 | Samoylova, Gayane | 0 | RUS | −20N | −22B | −16N | +38B | +32N | −30B | +40N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ivanova, Varvara D | 1411 | RUS | −25B | −28N | +40B | +39N | −27B | +29N | −18B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 829 | -29.6 |
| 31 | Gelburg, Dmitry | 1953 | RUS | +37N | =26B | =9N | +23B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1819 | -7.2 |
| 32 | Tyunin, Mikhail | 0 | RUS | −19B | −13N | +42N | F | −29B | +43N | +41B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1176 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Milushev, Vladislav | 1406 | RUS | −12N | +42B | −11B | +40N | F | −14B | =24N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 932 | -15.6 |
| 34 | Chepurnoy, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | −6B | −11N | −36B | +42N | +43B | −17N | =35B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Varavka, Aleksandr | 1578 | RUS | +41N | −12B | +37N | −8B | F | F | =34N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1139 | -4.2 |
| 36 | FIDE 540056040 | 0 | — | −26N | −37B | +34N | −17B | +39B | −18N | −28B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Golenishchev, Sergey | 0 | RUS | −31B | +36N | −35B | +41N | −11B | −25N | −22B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Yurchenko, Diana | 0 | RUS | −21B | −27N | −39B | −29N | +41B | −28N | +43B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ponomareva, Arina | 0 | RUS | −14N | −23B | +38N | −30B | −36N | −20B | −42N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 540056066 | 0 | — | −4B | −24N | −30N | −33B | +42B | −41N | −29B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 540042693 | 0 | — | −35B | F | −24N | −37B | −38N | +40B | −32N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 540056023 | 0 | — | F | −33N | −32B | −34B | −40N | F | +39B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 540056074 | 0 | — | −15B | −18N | F | −27B | −34N | −32B | −38N | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Asyutin, ArtemRUS+106.84.5 pts · #8
- 2Kolosov, RuslanRUS+55.25.0 pts · #6
- 3Zabelin, PlatonFID+54.84.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Tiutiunnikov, VladimirRUS-48.03.0 pts · #24
- 2Mandrikin, IgorRUS-38.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Ivanova, Varvara DRUS-29.63.0 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R1+494 Elo gap
- R4+426 Elo gap
- R2+400 Elo gap