Championship HL 2025_Men

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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 05 Jul 2025 in Lipetsk, Russia. 44 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2555, and top seed was Evgeniy Najer ( FID, GM, 2614).

Pavel Ponkratov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2548) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vadim Zvjaginsev (6.0) and Ilia Iljiushenok (6.0). Ponkratov won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ruslan Gadzhiev (FM, 2166) beat Gor Airapetian (IM, 2449), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Lipetsk, Russia

Dates

26 Jun 2025 → 05 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

GMEvgeniy Najer2614

Avg top 10

2,555

Participants

Titled players · 44

GM×18

IM×5

FM×17

CM×4

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×28

FIDE (no federation)×19

Top 3

🥇
GMPavel Ponkratov
🇷🇺RUS·2548
6.5pts·2645perf+12.8
🥈
GMVadim Zvjaginsev
🇷🇺RUS·2540
6.0pts·2582perf+6.5
🥉
GMIlia Iljiushenok
FID·2503
6.0pts·2599perf+12.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Pavel Ponkratov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ponkratov6.5Zvjaginsev6Khubukshanov6Lobanov6Iljiushenok6Nesterov6

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Pavel Ponkratov held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Pavel Ponkratov drew with GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Pavel Ponkratov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPavel Ponkratov	*	½	—	½
2GMVadim Zvjaginsev	½	*	—	½
3GMErdem Khubukshanov	—	—	*	—
4GMSergei Lobanov	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ponkratov, PavelGM	2548	RUS	+33B	+31N	+18B	=6N	=2B	=8N	=3N	+10B	=5B	6.5	44.0	48.0	33.25	2645	+12.8
2	Zvjaginsev, VadimGM	2540	RUS	+37B	+46N	=6B	=8B	=1N	=5N	+13B	=4N	=3B	6.0	45.0	46.5	28.50	2582	+6.5
3	Iljiushenok, IliaGM	2503	FID	+44B	=8B	=16N	=4N	+28B	+18N	=1B	=5N	=2N	6.0	44.5	46.5	29.00	2599	+12.7
4	Nesterov, ArseniyGM	2599	FID	=27N	+36B	=25N	=3B	=11N	+22B	+9N	=2B	=8N	6.0	42.5	46.0	30.00	2559	-3.2
5	Afanasiev, NikitaGM	2511	RUS	=24N	+27B	=10N	=29B	+30N	=2B	+19N	=3B	=1N	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.75	2532	+3.6
6	Lobanov, SergeiGM	2548	FID	+30N	+29B	=2N	=1B	=8N	−9B	=26N	+14B	+16N	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.25	2559	+3.0
7	Khubukshanov, ErdemGM	2490	FID	−29N	+20B	=38N	=40B	+27N	+11B	=10N	=9B	+15B	6.0	38.5	41.5	28.75	2464	-1.0
8	Najer, EvgeniyGM	2614	FID	+23B	=3N	+14B	=2N	=6B	=1B	=16N	=15N	=4B	5.5	45.5	50.5	30.25	2601	-1.0
9	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2446	RUS	+28B	=10B	+17N	=15N	=14B	+6N	−4B	=7N	=12B	5.5	44.0	48.5	29.00	2569	+15.6
10	Grebnev, AlekseyGM	2552	FID	+42B	=9N	=5B	=25N	+21B	=14N	=7B	−1N	+28B	5.5	43.0	46.0	26.00	2518	-2.8
11	Rozum, IvanGM	2435	RUS	+40B	=15N	=12B	=18N	=4B	−7N	+35N	=17B	+26N	5.5	40.5	43.5	24.25	2492	+8.1
12	Shubin, KirillGM	2445	FID	=20N	=24B	=11N	+38B	=17N	=25B	+29N	=16B	=9N	5.5	39.0	42.5	25.00	2435	+0.3
13	Popov, KonstantinIM	2391	FID	−36N	+39B	=40N	=24B	+32N	+17B	−2N	+25B	=14N	5.5	36.0	39.0	23.25	2421	+4.6
14	Makarian, RudikGM	2524	FID	+45N	+26B	−8N	+22B	=9N	=10B	=15B	−6N	=13B	5.0	42.5	44.0	21.75	2475	-4.9
15	Sakaev, KonstantinGM	2551	RUS	+41N	=11B	=22N	=9B	+24N	=16B	=14N	=8B	−7N	5.0	42.0	45.0	23.25	2481	-7.8
16	Kokarev, DmitryGM	2531	RUS	=32B	+35N	=3B	=28N	+25B	=15N	=8B	=12N	−6B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.25	2464	-6.8
17	Goganov, AlekseyGM	2516	RUS	=35B	+32N	−9B	+23N	=12B	−13N	+37B	=11N	=21B	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.25	2405	-12.6
18	Demidov, MikhailGM	2539	FID	+39N	+38B	−1N	=11B	=29N	−3B	+30N	=26B	=19N	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.50	2386	-15.9
19	Levin, Evgeny A.GM	2447	RUS	−26N	=30B	=20N	+39B	+40N	=29B	−5B	+31N	=18B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.50	2323	-13.3
20	Gadzhiev, RuslanFM	2166	FID	=12B	−7N	=19B	−32N	+42N	=41B	=27N	+43B	+34N	5.0	35.0	37.5	18.50	2405	+102.2
21	Pingin, ArtemIM	2463	RUS	−38N	=33B	+26N	+36B	−10N	=35B	=24N	+29B	=17N	5.0	34.5	38.0	20.50	2328	-14.4
22	Parpiev, IsaakIM	2364	FID	=47B	+43N	=15B	−14N	+31B	−4N	−28B	+39N	+33B	5.0	34.5	35.5	17.00	2367	+0.4
23	Temirbekov, TaimazFM	2342	FID	−8N	+45B	=36N	−17B	+43N	=24B	−25N	+32B	+30N	5.0	33.5	35.0	16.00	2371	+5.8
24	Postnikov, ArtemFM	2221	RUS	=5B	=12N	+31B	=13N	−15B	=23N	=21B	=28N	=41B	4.5	40.5	43.5	21.25	2377	+34.2
25	Remizov, YaroslavIM	2468	RUS	=43B	+47N	=4B	=10B	−16N	=12N	+23B	−13N	=27B	4.5	39.5	40.5	18.00	2390	-8.2
26	Boiarintsev, VitalyFM	2185	RUS	+19B	−14N	−21B	=37N	+45B	+33N	=6B	=18N	−11B	4.5	39.0	40.5	17.75	2416	+24.6
27	Scheglov, GlebFM	2336	FID	=4B	−5N	=37B	+44N	−7B	=31N	=20B	+35N	=25N	4.5	38.5	40.5	17.00	2348	+2.0
28	Popov, TikhonFM	2173	RUS	−9N	+41B	+44N	=16B	−3N	=30B	+22N	=24B	−10N	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.75	2383	+90.4
29	Kishiev, FamilFM	2213	FID	+7B	−6N	+46B	=5N	=18B	=19N	−12B	−21N	=31B	4.0	42.5	44.0	17.50	2373	+62.7
30	Kataev, Aleksandr	2302	RUS	−6B	=19N	+43B	+35N	−5B	=28N	−18B	+36N	−23B	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.25	2306	+0.4
31	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2199	FID	+34N	−1B	−24N	+41B	−22N	=27B	+44N	−19B	=29N	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.25	2302	+46.0
32	Tuzov, Alexander	2252	RUS	=16N	−17B	=34N	+20B	−13B	−37N	+46B	−23N	+44B	4.0	35.0	36.5	13.00	2286	+7.0
33	Prokhorov, AlekseyFM	2303	FID	−1N	=21N	−35B	+46B	+38N	−26B	+40N	=34B	−22N	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	2257	-11.4
34	Airapetian, GorIM	2449	RUS	−31B	=37N	=32B	=45N	−35B	+36B	+43N	=33N	−20B	4.0	30.0	31.5	12.50	2177	-30.6
35	Chyndygyr, TamerlanFM	2231	FID	=17N	−16B	+33N	−30B	+34N	=21N	−11B	−27B	=36N	3.5	37.0	40.5	14.75	2306	+7.4
36	Vlassow, ValentinFM	2142	RUS	+13B	−4N	=23B	−21N	=37B	−34N	+47N	−30B	=35B	3.5	36.5	37.5	12.50	2263	+23.2
37	Panin, MikhailCM	2255	RUS	−2N	=34B	=27N	=26B	=36N	+32B	−17N	=38B	−42N	3.5	35.0	38.0	14.00	2247	-4.2
38	Kazmin, SemenFM	2202	RUS	+21B	−18N	=7B	−12N	−33B	=47N	F	=37N	+39B	3.5	33.5	33.5	13.75	2314	+19.8
39	Pshmakhov, OsmanFM	2254	RUS	−18B	−13N	+42B	−19N	+46N	=40B	+41N	−22B	−38N	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.00	2235	-6.4
40	Borisov, Maxim S.CM	2153	RUS	−11N	F	=13B	=7N	−19B	=39N	−33B	=42B	+45N	3.0	34.0	34.0	10.50	2272	+20.8
41	Shemyakinskiy, NikitaFM	2315	RUS	−15B	−28N	+47B	−31N	+44B	=20N	−39B	F	=24N	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.75	2149	-37.2
42	Bespalov, EliseiFM	2318	RUS	−10N	−44B	−39N	F	−20B	=46N	+45B	=40N	+37B	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.25	2154	-37.0
43	Makovich, AndreyCM	2204	RUS	=25N	−22B	−30N	+47B	−23B	+45N	−34B	−20N	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	4.75	2163	-9.8
44	Kulnev, AleksandrCM	2213	FID	−3N	+42N	−28B	−27B	−41N	F	−31B	+47B	−32N	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	2083	-55.2
45	Simbelov, Roman T.	2234	RUS	−14B	−23N	F	=34B	−26N	−43B	−42N	+46B	−40B	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.50	2034	-80.8
46	Toivonen, Alexander V.FM	2102	RUS	F	−2B	−29N	−33N	−39B	=42B	−32N	−45N	+47B	1.5	27.0	27.0	2.50	2022	-16.0
47	Polkovnikyan, ArtemFM	2110	RUS	=22N	−25B	−41N	−43N	F	=38B	−36B	−44N	−46N	1.0	25.5	25.5	4.25	1929	-64.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gadzhiev, RuslanFMFID
+102.2
5.0 pts · #16
2Popov, TikhonFMRUS
+90.4
4.5 pts · #26
3Kishiev, FamilFMFID
+62.7
4.0 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Simbelov, Roman T.RUS
-80.8
1.5 pts · #45
2Polkovnikyan, ArtemFMRUS
-64.0
1.0 pts · #47
3Kulnev, AleksandrCMFID
-55.2
2.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R9+283 Elo gap
FMGadzhiev, Ruslan2166 beat IMAirapetian, Gor2449
R1+277 Elo gap
FMKishiev, Famil2213 beat GMKhubukshanov, Erdem2490
R1+262 Elo gap
FMBoiarintsev, Vitaly2185 beat GMLevin, Evgeny A.2447