South Ural Cup 2025 open
22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1786, and top seed was Vladimir Kolomensky (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 1972).
Artem Korolenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1959) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Vladimir Kolomensky (7.5) and Elizaveta Telelyukhina (5.5). Korolenko won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Rada Dubovikova (1467) beat Aglaia Pekhtasheva (1751), a +284-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsArtem Korolenko led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Artem Korolenko held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
Artem Korolenko beat FM Vladimir Kolomensky (Black).
Artem Korolenko 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)FM Vladimir Kolomensky 4 wins (R6–R9)Elizaveta Telelyukhina 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artem Korolenko | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2FMVladimir Kolomensky | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Elizaveta Telelyukhina | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Igor Mikryukov | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korolenko, Artem | 1959 | RUS | +18N | +6B | +20N | +3B | +2N | −5B | +12N | +9B | +4N | 8.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 36.50 | 2065 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Kolomensky, VladimirFM | 1972 | RUS | +22B | =15N | +8B | +4N | −1B | +7N | +5N | +14B | +6N | 7.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 30.75 | 1996 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Telelyukhina, Elizaveta | 1858 | RUS | +12B | +7N | +4B | −1N | −15B | −9N | =10B | +16B | +14N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 23.25 | 1703 | -55.6 |
| 4 | Kolesnikov, Egor | 1675 | RUS | +21N | +5B | −3N | −2B | +16N | =6B | =9B | +7N | −1B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 1753 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Mikryukov, Igor | 1754 | RUS | +19B | −4N | +14B | +15N | +12B | +1N | −2B | −8N | −9N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 21.50 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Markush, Vladislav | 1727 | RUS | +14B | −1N | −19B | =8N | +11B | =4N | +17B | +12N | −2B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1723 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Maslova, Veronika | 1703 | RUS | +11N | −3B | =9N | +13B | +19N | −2B | =8N | −4B | +12B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 1735 | +14.0 |
| 8 | Isaev, Alexey | 1782 | RUS | +9N | =13B | −2N | =6B | =17N | F | =7B | +5B | +10N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 22.75 | 1776 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Zhukov, Matvei | 1599 | RUS | −8B | +10N | =7B | =19N | F | +3B | =4N | −1N | +5B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 1761 | +66.8 |
| 10 | Dubovikova, Rada | 1467 | RUS | −13N | −9B | +18N | −17B | +22N | +16B | =3N | +15B | −8B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 13.25 | 1621 | +57.6 |
| 11 | Zanina, Eva | 1508 | RUS | −7B | −12N | +22B | =14N | −6N | +13B | =18B | +21N | =16N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 1600 | +38.8 |
| 12 | Martiushova, Kseniia | 1606 | RUS | −3N | +11B | +16N | +20B | −5N | +15N | −1B | −6B | −7N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 13.50 | 1652 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Valiullina, Lyaisan | 1680 | RUS | +10B | =8N | −15B | −7N | −14B | −11N | +21B | +22N | =18N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1544 | -60.8 |
| 14 | Nikitin, Aleksandr P | 1523 | RUS | −6N | +18B | −5N | =11B | +13N | +17B | F | −2N | −3B | 3.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 12.75 | 1655 | +46.4 |
| 15 | Pekhtasheva, Aglaia | 1751 | FID | +17N | =2B | +13N | −5B | +3N | −12B | F | −10N | F | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 1696 | -18.4 |
| 16 | Kolodyazhny, Alexey | 0 | RUS | −20N | +17B | −12B | +21N | −4B | −10N | +22B | −3N | =11B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 7.75 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Baikou, Stsiapan | 1542 | FID | −15B | −16N | +21B | +10N | =8B | −14N | −6N | −18B | +22B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1558 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Bayazitov, Arsenii | 1610 | RUS | −1B | −14N | −10B | =22N | =21B | F | =11N | +17N | =13B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.75 | 1493 | -47.6 |
| 19 | Miklin, Maksim | 1547 | RUS | −5N | +21B | +6N | =9B | −7B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.75 | 1648 | +25.2 |
| 20 | Korlyakov, Viktor | 1642 | RUS | +16B | +22N | −1B | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1571 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Ramazanov, Timur | 1449 | RUS | −4B | −19N | −17N | −16B | =18N | +22B | −13N | −11B | F | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.00 | 1350 | -30.8 |
| 22 | Podkorytov, Arsenii | 1638 | RUS | −2N | −20B | −11N | =18B | −10B | −21N | −16N | −13B | −17N | 0.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 1.50 | 1154 | -112.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhukov, MatveiRUS+66.84.5 pts · #7
- 2Dubovikova, RadaRUS+57.64.5 pts · #16
- 3Nikitin, Aleksandr PRUS+46.43.5 pts · #13
- 1Podkorytov, ArseniiRUS-112.40.5 pts · #22
- 2Valiullina, LyaisanRUS-60.84.0 pts · #11
- 3Telelyukhina, ElizavetaRUS-55.65.5 pts · #8
- R8+284 Elo gap
- R6+259 Elo gap
- R6+205 Elo gap