XXI International Chess Festival Pskov -2025 A
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Pskov, Russia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Sergei Kudryashov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2128).
Artem Gorlov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2124) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Rostislav Bobovkin (5.0) and Sergei Kudryashov (5.0). Gorlov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aleksandr A Baranov (1468) beat Vladimir Polevoi (1844), a +376-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Pskov, Russia
Dates
30 Jun 2025 → 04 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇺Russia×18
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsArtem Gorlov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
1
1
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Artem Gorlov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Artem Gorlov beat Sergei Kudryashov (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Artem Gorlov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artem Gorlov | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Sergei Kudryashov | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rostislav Bobovkin | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Nikolay Nikitin | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorlov, Artem | 2124 | RUS | +13B | +4N | +6B | +3N | =2B | +11N | =5B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 25.25 | 2217 | +13.8 |
| 2 | Bobovkin, Rostislav | 1943 | RUS | +20N | =12B | +5N | +4B | =1N | +6B | −3N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 19.50 | 2027 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Kudryashov, Sergei | 2128 | RUS | =10N | +17B | +12N | −1B | =8N | +7B | +2B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 1980 | -16.4 |
| 4 | Nikitin, Nikolay | 1879 | RUS | +15B | −1B | +13N | −2N | +18B | +8B | +10N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1895 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Shinkarov, Artem | 1941 | RUS | +18B | +21N | −2B | =8N | =6B | +12N | =1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1867 | -13.2 |
| 6 | Galakhanova, Evelina | 1926 | RUS | +16N | +7B | −1N | +10B | =5N | −2N | =13B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1810 | -28.8 |
| 7 | Baranov, Aleksandr A | 1468 | RUS | +8B | −6N | +9B | =11B | =10N | −3N | +12B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1812 | +108.8 |
| 8 | Golubev, Dmitry E | 1775 | RUS | −7N | +18B | +15N | =5B | =3B | −4N | +14B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1747 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Polevoi, Vladimir | 1844 | RUS | −12N | +20B | −7N | +15B | −14N | +19B | +18N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1636 | -25.2 |
| 10 | Petrova, Veronika | 1643 | RUS | =3B | =19N | +14B | −6N | =7B | +17N | −4B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1697 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Galakhov, Aleksandr | 1818 | RUS | =19B | =14N | +21B | =7N | =12B | −1B | =15N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1548 | -32.4 |
| 12 | Danilov, Matvey Vik | 1503 | RUS | +9B | =2N | −3B | +17B | =11N | −5B | −7N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.25 | 1745 | +69.2 |
| 13 | Druzhinin, Vladislav | 1625 | RUS | −1N | +16B | −4B | =19N | F | +14B | =6N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1694 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Erokhina, Sofya | 1516 | RUS | =17N | =11B | −10N | +16B | +9B | −13N | −8N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1654 | +45.6 |
| 15 | Shemonaeva, Tatiana | 1506 | RUS | −4N | F | −8B | −9N | +21N | +20B | =11B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1622 | +20.4 |
| 16 | Filippova, Anastasia | 1513 | RUS | −6B | −13N | F | −14N | =19B | +21N | +17B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1599 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Bespalova, Jana | 1718 | LTU | =14B | −3N | +19B | −12N | =20N | −10B | −16N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1440 | -44.8 |
| 18 | Kulneva, Darya | 1550 | RUS | −5N | −8N | +20B | +21B | −4N | F | −9B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 1556 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Potapova, Valeria | 1487 | RUS | =11N | =10B | −17N | =13B | =16N | −9N | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1568 | +19.6 |
| 20 | Kudryashova, Sofiya | 1551 | FID | −2B | −9N | −18N | F | =17B | −15N | +21B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1346 | -41.2 |
| 21 | Tal, Viktor | 0 | DEN | F | −5B | −11N | −18N | −15B | −16B | −20N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baranov, Aleksandr ARUS+108.84.0 pts · #6
- 2Danilov, Matvey VikRUS+69.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Erokhina, SofyaRUS+45.63.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Bespalova, JanaLTU-44.82.0 pts · #17
- 2Kudryashova, SofiyaFID-41.21.5 pts · #20
- 3Galakhov, AleksandrRUS-32.43.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R3+376 Elo gap
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R5+328 Elo gap