Novaya Ladoga Summer 2025. Zinder memorial. Standard
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jun 2025 to 26 Jun 2025 in Novaya Ladoga, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Sergey Maslyakov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2120).
Artem Droschak (🇷🇺 RUS, 1836) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Dmitriy Likhovskikh (6.5) and Alexandr Rakipi (6.0). Droschak shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Artem Sapelkin (1632) beat Alexandr Rakipi (2058), a +426-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsArtem Droschak led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Artem Droschak takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
Artem Droschak lost to Dmitriy Likhovskikh (Black).
Artem Droschak 3 wins (R1–R3)Dmitriy Likhovskikh 4 wins (R1–R4)Alexandr Rakipi 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artem Droschak | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Dmitriy Likhovskikh | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Alexandr Rakipi | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Sergey Maslyakov | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Droschak, Artem | 1836 | RUS | +15B | +8N | +4B | −2N | +5B | +6N | =13B | +3N | =7B | 7.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 34.00 | 2006 | +80.4 |
| 2 | Likhovskikh, Dmitriy | 1868 | RUS | +12N | +16B | +10N | +1B | =8N | +4B | −3B | =5N | =6B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 30.25 | 1939 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Rakipi, Alexandr | 2058 | RUS | F | +13B | −6N | +10B | +9N | +7B | +2N | −1B | +8N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 28.00 | 1953 | -28.4 |
| 4 | Maslyakov, Sergey | 2120 | RUS | +18N | +6B | −1N | =7B | +11N | −2N | =8B | +13B | +17N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 1902 | -38.0 |
| 5 | Motorina, Vera | 1701 | RUS | +17N | =7B | +14N | =6B | −1N | =8B | =9N | =2B | +13N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 19.50 | 1755 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Sapelkin, Artem | 1632 | RUS | +11B | −4N | +3B | =5N | =7N | −1B | +12N | =10B | =2N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 24.00 | 1824 | +81.2 |
| 7 | Travin, Andrey | 1898 | RUS | =9B | =5N | +15B | =4N | =6B | −3N | +11B | =8N | =1N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 23.00 | 1794 | -19.8 |
| 8 | Sazhin, Alexander M. | 1799 | RUS | +13N | −1B | +16N | +14B | =2B | =5N | =4N | =7B | −3B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 19.50 | 1811 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Motorina, Irina | 1606 | RUS | =7N | −10B | +11B | =15N | −3B | +17N | =5B | =14N | =12B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 14.25 | 1637 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Nuritdinov, Nizomitdin | 1710 | RUS | =14B | +9N | −2B | −3N | −13B | F | +16N | =6N | +15B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 1619 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Kapshukov, Vasiliy | 1418 | RUS | −6N | +12B | −9N | +16B | −4B | +15N | −7N | +17B | F | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 1572 | +46.8 |
| 12 | Simkin, Alexander | 1536 | RUS | −2B | −11N | +17B | =13N | =15B | +16N | −6B | F | =9N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1464 | -15.6 |
| 13 | Noritsyn, Lev | 1494 | RUS | −8B | −3N | F | =12B | +10N | +14B | =1N | −4N | −5B | 3.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 12.25 | 1648 | +48.4 |
| 14 | Anderson, Polina | 1443 | RUS | =10N | +18B | −5B | −8N | F | −13N | +17B | =9B | −16N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.75 | 1574 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Petrov, Nikolay | 1517 | RUS | −1N | +17B | −7N | =9B | =12N | −11B | F | =16B | −10N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.50 | 1476 | -10.6 |
| 16 | Grishin, Aleksander Vl | 0 | RUS | F | −2N | −8B | −11N | =17N | −12B | −10B | =15N | +14B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.50 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Biyachuev, Minkail | 1435 | RUS | −5B | −15N | −12N | F | =16B | −9B | −14N | −11N | −4B | 0.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 1.00 | 789 | -44.4 |
| 18 | Nenonen, Erik | 1623 | RUS | −4B | −14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 970 | -29.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sapelkin, ArtemRUS+81.25.0 pts · #7
- 2Droschak, ArtemRUS+80.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Noritsyn, LevRUS+48.43.0 pts · #11
- 1Biyachuev, MinkailRUS-44.40.5 pts · #18
- 2Maslyakov, SergeyRUS-38.06.0 pts · #3
- 3Nenonen, ErikRUS-29.20.0 pts · #17
- R3+426 Elo gap
- R3+284 Elo gap
- R6+252 Elo gap