Junior stage Cup of Russia 2025 "Pearl of Saratov"_G13
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 14 Jul 2025 in Saratov, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1362, and top seed was Anastasia Bushmanova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1499).
Varvara Ostanina (🇷🇺 RUS, 1433) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Maria Kazakova (6.0) and Anastasia Bushmanova (6.0). Ostanina won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 9: FIDE 55770126 (1058) beat Veronika Ig Chinchikova (1269), a +211-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVarvara Ostanina led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Varvara Ostanina never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Varvara Ostanina beat Maria Kazakova (White).
Varvara Ostanina 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Maria Kazakova 3 wins (R7–R9)Anastasia Bushmanova 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Varvara Ostanina | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Maria Kazakova | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Anastasia Bushmanova | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Mariya St Markelova | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostanina, Varvara | 1433 | RUS | +10B | +4N | +5B | +3N | =7B | +2B | +9N | +6B | =8N | 8.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 26.75 | 2289 | +58.4 |
| 2 | Kazakova, Maria | 1492 | RUS | +8B | F | −4B | +5N | +3B | −1N | +7B | +9B | +6N | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 18.50 | 1522 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Bushmanova, Anastasia | 1499 | RUS | +4B | +5N | +7B | −1B | −2N | +9B | +6N | +8B | F | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 17.00 | 1501 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Markelova, Mariya St | 1488 | RUS | −3N | −1B | +2N | +9B | −6N | +8B | F | =7N | +5B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 14.25 | 1532 | +25.2 |
| 5 | Kuznetsova, Dariya | 1290 | RUS | +7B | −3B | −1N | −2B | +9N | +6B | +8N | F | −4N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.50 | 700 | -89.6 |
| 6 | Kornienko, Violetta | 1361 | RUS | +9N | −7N | +8B | F | +4B | −5N | −3B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1269 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chinchikova, Veronika Ig | 1269 | RUS | −5N | +6B | −3N | =8B | =1N | F | −2N | =4B | −9N | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 10.25 | 1269 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 55791034 | 1275 | — | −2N | +9B | −6N | =7N | F | −4N | −5B | −3N | =1B | 2.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 6.25 | 1143 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 55770126 | 1058 | — | −6B | −8N | F | −4N | −5B | −3N | −1B | −2N | +7B | 1.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 2.50 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Molchanova, Daria Ar | 1455 | RUS | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ostanina, VarvaraRUS+58.48.0 pts · #1
- 2Markelova, Mariya StRUS+25.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Kazakova, MariaRUS+14.06.0 pts · #3
- 1Kuznetsova, DariyaRUS-89.64.0 pts · #8
- 2Bushmanova, AnastasiaRUS-8.06.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 557701260.01.0 pts · #9
- R9+211 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap