XIII Pavlyutin V.M. Memorial
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Tambov, Russia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1975, and top seed was Tikhon Popov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2173).
Tikhon Popov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2173) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Igor Uryupin (5.0) and Mikhail Darenkov (4.5). Popov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dmitriy P. Nikulin (1839) beat Galja Lomakina (WIM, 1963), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsFM Tikhon Popov led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Tikhon Popov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
FM Tikhon Popov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Igor Uryupin); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Tikhon Popov beat FM Igor Uryupin (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺FMPopov, Tikhon | 2173 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 28.00 | 28.0 | +71.6 | 2750 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMUryupin, Igor | 2052 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 31.0 | +1.6 | 2060 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Darenkov, Mikhail | 1994 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 31.5 | +5.0 | 2015 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Bagan, Ivan A. | 1874 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.75 | 32.0 | +46.4 | 1987 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Ushakov, Aleksander | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.75 | 32.5 | -9.4 | 1932 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Nikulin, Dmitriy P. | 1839 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 11.50 | 32.5 | +42.8 | 1949 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Geranichev, Mikhail | 1959 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 32.5 | -6.4 | 1934 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺WIMLomakina, Galja | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 7.25 | 34.0 | -37.6 | 1783 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Pershutkin, Aleksey I | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.25 | 34.0 | -33.6 | 1785 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Popov, TikhonFMRUS+71.68.0 pts · #1
- 2Bagan, Ivan A.RUS+46.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Nikulin, Dmitriy P.RUS+42.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Lomakina, GaljaWIMRUS-37.62.0 pts · #8
- 2Pershutkin, Aleksey IRUS-33.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Ushakov, AleksanderRUS-9.43.5 pts · #5
- R1+124 Elo gap
- R3+120 Elo gap