a3Ds Chess-Masters 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Braunschweig, Germany. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2310, and top seed was Eduardas Rozentalis (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2452).
Eduardas Rozentalis (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2452) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jonathan Carlstedt (7.0) and Bayastan Sydykov (6.5). Rozentalis clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Justus Bargsten (CM, 2232) beat Vadym Petrovskiy (IM, 2443), a +211-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Eduardas Rozentalis led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Eduardas Rozentalis takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
GM Eduardas Rozentalis beat IM Jonathan Carlstedt (Black).
GM Eduardas Rozentalis 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Jonathan Carlstedt 5 wins (R1–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2452 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +12.0 | 2567 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪IMCarlstedt, Jonathan | 2450 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.00 | 38.0 | +7.0 | 2514 |
| 3 | 🇰🇬FMSydykov, Bayastan | 2273 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.75 | 38.5 | +49.2 | 2480 |
| 4 | 🇩🇰FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo | 2326 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +5.6 | 2351 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪IMPetrovskiy, Vadym | 2443 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -22.0 | 2252 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪CMBargsten, Justus | 2232 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | +10.2 | 2275 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪FMPolster, Christian | 2291 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -25.4 | 2187 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪FMNechitaylo, Nikita | 2239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -11.8 | 2193 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱FMRedzisz, Michal | 2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | -7.8 | 2194 |
| 10 | 🇬🇪Giorgadze, Giorgi | 2168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.50 | 43.0 | -28.0 | 2105 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sydykov, BayastanFMKGZ+49.26.5 pts · #3
- 2Rozentalis, EduardasGMLTU+12.07.5 pts · #1
- 3Bargsten, JustusCMGER+10.24.0 pts · #6
- 1Giorgadze, GiorgiGEO-28.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Polster, ChristianFMGER-25.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Petrovskiy, VadymIMGER-22.04.0 pts · #5
- R6+211 Elo gap
- R5+204 Elo gap
- R6+177 Elo gap