Junior stage Cup of Russia 2025 "Pearl of Saratov"_G11
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17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 14 Jul 2025 in Saratov, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1452, and top seed was Sofia Bulik (🇷🇺 RUS, 1727).
Sofia Bulik (🇷🇺 RUS, 1727) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Zlata Bulatova (7.5) and Anna Akifeva (6.5). Bulik won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Safina Shapanova (1175) beat Arina Mukhamadeeva (1501), a +326-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Saratov, Russia
Dates
08 Jul 2025 → 14 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSofia Bulik led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Sofia Bulik never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sofia Bulik beat Zlata Bulatova (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Sofia Bulik 9 wins (R1–R9)Zlata Bulatova 4 wins (R6–R9)Anna Akifeva 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sofia Bulik | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Zlata Bulatova | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Anna Akifeva | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Mira Art Mishenina | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulik, Sofia | 1727 | RUS | +4N | +5B | +12N | +3B | +2N | +6B | +10N | +9B | +8N | 9.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 2286 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Bulatova, Zlata | 1504 | RUS | +14N | =8B | +6N | +12B | −1B | +5N | +3B | +4N | +9N | 7.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 35.25 | 1771 | +66.4 |
| 3 | Akifeva, Anna | 1472 | RUS | +9N | +10B | +8N | −1N | =5B | +4B | −2N | +12B | +11N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 28.50 | 1455 | -6.8 |
| 4 | Mishenina, Mira Art | 1295 | RUS | −1B | +?N | +15B | +16N | +8B | −3N | +5B | −2B | +12N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nogteva, Vera N | 1428 | RUS | +13B | −1N | +7B | +10N | =3N | −2B | −4N | =11N | +17B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 18.25 | 1296 | -19.6 |
| 6 | Remzina, Arina Ser | 1515 | RUS | −7B | +13N | −2B | +15N | +16B | −1N | −12B | +14N | +10B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 778 | -50.8 |
| 7 | Borodina, Veronika S | 1275 | RUS | +6N | −12B | −5N | −8B | +14N | +17B | −9N | +13B | +15N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Badamshina, Dinara | 1314 | RUS | +17B | =2N | −3B | +7N | −4N | −9B | +13B | +10N | −1B | 4.5 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 16.75 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Brezhneva, Valeriya Rom | 1265 | RUS | −3B | =11N | −13B | +?N | +15B | +8N | +7B | −1N | −2B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 13.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Shapanova, Safina | 1175 | RUS | +16B | −3N | +11B | −5B | +12N | +13N | −1B | −8B | −6N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 12.00 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 540064611 | 1269 | — | −12N | =9B | −10N | +14B | −13B | +15N | +17N | =5B | −3B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1197 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mukhamadeeva, Arina | 1501 | RUS | +11B | +7N | −1B | −2N | −10B | F | +6N | −3N | −4B | 3.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 14.00 | 1363 | -29.6 |
| 13 | Lapygina, Polina | 1255 | RUS | −5N | −6B | +9N | +17B | +11N | −10B | −8N | −7N | −14B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 9.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 522081232 | 1270 | — | −2B | +17N | −16B | −11N | −7B | F | +15N | −6B | +13N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 540064620 | 1000 | — | +?B | −16N | −4N | −6B | −9N | −11B | −14B | +17N | −7B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 1.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ponomareva, Vasilisa An | 1485 | RUS | −10N | +15B | +14N | −4B | −6N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Preina, Anna | 1000 | RUS | −8N | −14B | F | −13N | +?B | −7N | −11B | −15B | −5N | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bulatova, ZlataRUS+66.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Bulik, SofiaRUS+40.49.0 pts · #1
- 3Brezhneva, Valeriya RomRUS0.04.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Remzina, Arina SerRUS-50.85.0 pts · #13
- 2Mukhamadeeva, ArinaRUS-29.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Nogteva, Vera NRUS-19.65.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R5+326 Elo gap
- R1+310 Elo gap
- R1+240 Elo gap