Volga Cup 2025 open

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98 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 10 Jul 2025 in Kostroma, Russia. 9 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2169, and top seed was Stanislav Voitsekhovsky (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2501).

Artem Gogolev (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2240) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Matvey Denisov (7.0) and Stanislav Voitsekhovsky (7.0). Gogolev clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Igor Vad Shabardin (1729) beat Ivan Uraev (FM, 2194), a +465-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Kostroma, Russia

Dates

03 Jul 2025 → 10 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMStanislav Voitsekhovsky2501

Avg top 10

2,169

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×1

IM×1

FM×3

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×89

FIDE (no federation)×8

Top 3

🥇
IMArtem Gogolev
🇷🇺RUS·2240
7.5pts·2257perf+3.2
🥈
Matvey Denisov
🇷🇺RUS·2134
7.0pts·2165perf+21.3
🥉
GMStanislav Voitsekhovsky
🇷🇺RUS·2501
7.0pts·2332perf-12.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Artem Gogolev led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Gogolev7.5Denisov7Voitsekhovsky7Krivonogov6.5Sankov6.5Kleschevnikov6.5— ex-leaders:Nagornovled R5–R7, #7

R8 · LEADER CHANGE09 Jul

Matvey Denisov takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Artem Gogolev beat Matvey Denisov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Artem Gogolev 3 wins (R4–R6)Matvey Denisov 4 wins (R5–R8)GM Stanislav Voitsekhovsky 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMArtem Gogolev	*	1	—	—
2Matvey Denisov	0	*	—	—
3GMStanislav Voitsekhovsky	—	—	*	—
4FMAlexander Krivonogov	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gogolev, ArtemIM	2240	RUS	+62N	=14B	=31N	+11B	+29N	+13B	=5N	+4B	+2B	7.5	48.0	52.0	43.25	2257	+3.2
2	Denisov, Matvey	2134	RUS	+43B	=55N	+46B	=13N	+12B	+4B	+26N	+5B	−1N	7.0	46.5	50.5	38.00	2165	+21.3
3	Voitsekhovsky, StanislavGM	2501	RUS	=54B	+59N	+55B	−4B	+45N	+40N	+22B	=6N	+5B	7.0	42.0	46.0	34.25	2332	-12.2
4	Kleschevnikov, ArsenyCM	2055	FID	+50B	+26N	+10B	+3N	=6B	−2N	+28B	−1N	+22B	6.5	49.5	54.0	36.25	2232	+80.9
5	Nagornov, Nikita	2196	RUS	+36B	+38N	+30B	+12N	+27B	+6N	=1B	−2N	−3N	6.5	49.0	53.5	35.75	2220	+12.3
6	Shkalov, OlegCM	1991	RUS	+75N	+60B	+9N	+7B	=4N	−5B	+15N	=3B	=14N	6.5	49.0	52.5	36.25	2157	+38.8
7	Sankov, Igor	2000	RUS	+33B	+80N	+39B	−6N	=18B	+38N	+27B	=10N	=8B	6.5	44.0	47.5	31.75	2109	+52.1
8	Krivonogov, AlexanderFM	2051	RUS	=59B	=54N	+77B	=42N	+34B	=11N	+30B	+26B	=7N	6.5	40.0	43.5	31.00	1981	-10.4
9	Zhuravlev, Matvey R	1936	RUS	+21N	+82B	−6B	−43N	+41B	=76N	+54B	+44N	+23B	6.5	38.5	41.5	28.75	1928	+6.0
10	Uraev, IvanFM	2194	RUS	+65N	+17B	−4N	+47B	+19N	−26B	+29N	=7B	=15N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.75	2039	-28.8
11	Afrikantov, Fedor	1902	RUS	=63B	+78N	+41B	−1N	+39B	=8B	+13N	=23N	=16B	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.50	2031	+60.0
12	Vadeev, Timofey	1851	RUS	+48N	+72B	+24N	−5B	−2N	=42B	=20B	+57N	+32N	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.25	1997	+64.8
13	Mochalov, Iliy	1970	RUS	+57B	=56N	+45B	=2B	+31N	−1N	−11B	+35N	+55B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	2021	+12.4
14	Gerasimov, Kirill An.	1933	RUS	+74B	=1N	=56B	=39N	+54B	−28N	+43B	+27N	=6B	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.75	2024	+41.0
15	Ryumin, Zakhar	1976	RUS	−39B	+66N	+51B	=54N	+50B	+18N	−6B	+38N	=10B	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.50	1992	+10.8
16	Milchakov, Andrey	1992	RUS	=41N	=35B	+93N	=56B	+52N	=17B	=21N	+31B	=11N	6.0	40.5	42.5	27.00	1905	-16.8
17	Veselov, Andrey	1886	RUS	+44B	−10N	+70B	+57N	=40B	=16N	−23B	+49N	+28B	6.0	40.0	44.0	27.25	2035	+35.8
18	Makhina, Viktoria	1923	RUS	−82N	+21B	+75N	+76B	=7N	−15B	+33B	=28N	+30B	6.0	40.0	43.0	28.25	1956	+19.4
19	Pereverzev, Valerii	1951	RUS	=78B	+63N	+34B	+28N	−10B	−27N	+56B	=55N	+26B	6.0	38.0	41.5	26.75	2002	+12.6
20	Sorokin, Aleksey	1839	RUS	=93N	+79B	−27N	=41N	+57B	=24B	=12N	+58B	+29N	6.0	37.5	39.5	25.50	1994	+36.0
21	Osoblivyy, Mikhail Ar	1600	RUS	−9B	−18N	+95B	+80N	+51B	+25N	=16B	−22N	+40B	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.00	1950	+131.6
22	Shinkorenko, Ivan Al	2029	FID	+67N	=34B	+52N	−27B	+61N	+58B	−3N	+21B	−4N	5.5	41.5	45.5	24.50	2026	+3.2
23	Orlov, Aleksandr	2051	RUS	+68N	=32B	=47N	=61B	=42N	+65B	+17N	=11B	−9N	5.5	40.5	44.5	26.00	1917	-28.4
24	Malyshev, Evgeny	2080	RUS	+51B	+42N	−12B	−26N	+68B	=20N	=44B	=46N	+38B	5.5	39.5	43.5	25.00	1900	-35.6
25	Kichakov, Eduard	1811	RUS	=89N	−93B	−53N	+84B	+63N	−21B	+75N	+69B	+44N	5.5	32.0	34.0	20.50	1744	-27.7
26	Shabardin, Igor Vad	1729	RUS	+87N	−4B	+48N	+24B	+30B	+10N	−2B	−8N	−19N	5.0	47.0	50.0	24.00	1986	+106.0
27	Mishin, Alexei	2075	RUS	+77B	=46N	+20B	+22N	−5N	+19B	−7N	−14B	=31N	5.0	46.0	49.5	25.75	1973	-22.0
28	Norman, KseniyaWFM	2069	FID	+73N	+37B	=29N	−19B	+55N	+14B	−4N	=18B	−17N	5.0	44.5	48.5	24.50	1934	-53.6
29	Shukhankov, Igor	1902	RUS	+66B	+70N	=28B	=40N	−1B	+47N	−10B	+39N	−20B	5.0	42.0	46.0	21.75	1987	+18.0
30	Rychikhin, Vladislav	1933	RUS	+76N	+61B	−5N	+62B	−26N	+32B	−8N	+60B	−18N	5.0	41.0	44.5	20.50	1899	-15.2
31	Tsareva, Darya	1843	RUS	=83B	+94N	=1B	+49N	−13B	=43N	+40B	−16N	=27B	5.0	41.0	43.0	21.00	1929	+38.8
32	Tretyakov, Nikita	1718	RUS	+84B	=23N	−40B	=59N	+67B	−30N	+50B	+56N	−12B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.25	1866	+66.0
33	Savvateev, Artem	1796	RUS	−7N	+96B	=64N	−38N	+86B	+52B	−18N	=42B	+58N	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.75	1908	+50.8
34	Bolshakov, Maxim	1812	RUS	+95B	=22N	−19N	+93B	−8N	=69B	−49N	+73B	+57B	5.0	36.5	38.5	16.75	1797	-6.8
35	Orekhov, Ivan Aleks	1805	RUS	=58B	=16N	=38B	F	+93N	=45B	+82N	−13B	+60N	5.0	36.0	38.0	18.50	1968	+33.0
36	Maslennikov, Dmitriy Aleks	1725	RUS	−5N	=53B	+63N	−58N	+83B	−55B	=48N	+82B	+66B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.50	1853	+51.6
37	Shokhalov, Arkady	1893	RUS	+90B	−28N	−57B	=48N	+78B	−54N	+77B	=43N	+46B	5.0	33.5	36.5	19.00	1807	-18.8
38	Marochkina, Yaroslava	1960	RUS	+53N	−5B	=35N	+33B	+56N	−7B	+42N	−15B	−24N	4.5	43.5	47.5	20.50	1899	-26.2
39	Savosto, Anna	1681	RUS	+15N	+64B	−7N	=14B	−11N	=62B	+61N	−29B	=42N	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.25	1920	+104.8
40	Yakimenko, Alexander A.	1997	FID	+69N	=47B	+32N	=29B	=17N	−3B	−31N	+76B	−21N	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.25	1843	-34.6
41	Shevtsov, Demyan	1711	RUS	=16B	+58N	−11N	=20B	−9N	+72B	=45N	=71B	=47N	4.5	41.5	45.5	20.50	1892	+79.6
42	Kusakina, UlianaWCM	1832	FID	+86N	−24B	+67N	=8B	=23B	=12N	−38B	=33N	=39B	4.5	41.5	44.5	20.75	1869	+17.6
43	Vershinin, Miroslav	1757	RUS	−2N	+92B	+82N	+9B	−58N	=31B	−14N	=37B	=48N	4.5	41.0	43.5	19.25	1866	+44.4
44	Sergeev, Alexander	1612	RUS	−17N	+65B	−61N	+85B	+62N	+60B	=24N	−9B	−25B	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.75	1859	+106.4
45	Kushnarev, Kirill	1859	RUS	=79N	+89B	−13N	+53B	−3B	=35N	=41B	=54N	=50B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.25	1800	-29.6
46	Barinov, Andrey	1902	RUS	+91N	=27B	−2N	=68B	=69N	+75B	=58N	=24B	−37N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.75	1912	+4.4
47	Vlasov, Ilya Ig	1869	RUS	+88B	=40N	=23B	−10N	+59B	−29B	=69N	=67N	=41B	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.25	1837	-14.4
48	Stefanov, Mark	1704	RUS	−12B	+71N	−26B	=37B	−64N	+83N	=36B	+80N	=43B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.75	1831	+58.0
49	Voronin, Sergey Yur	1684	RUS	−64N	+85B	+60N	−31B	−65N	+68N	+34B	−17B	=61N	4.5	36.0	39.0	18.00	1840	+72.0
50	Kazaryan, Karina	1759	FID	−4N	=87B	+84N	+64B	−15N	=61B	−32N	+85B	=45N	4.5	36.0	39.0	15.75	1819	+27.0
51	Tolstobrov, Vladislav	1774	RUS	−24N	+86B	−15N	+82B	−21N	+66B	−60N	=64B	+76N	4.5	35.5	38.5	15.50	1780	+0.4
52	Zubarev, Vladislav	1793	RUS	=94B	+83N	−22B	+78N	−16B	−33N	=59N	=53B	+75N	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.25	1767	-12.4
53	Anisimova, Anna	1652	RUS	−38B	=36N	+25B	−45N	−71B	+88N	=85B	=52N	+77B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.25	1792	+62.4
54	Gerchikov, Matvey	1787	RUS	=3N	=8B	+72N	=15B	−14N	+37B	−9N	=45B	F	4.0	45.5	49.5	21.00	1932	+56.4
55	Gazimagomedov, Razhab	1804	RUS	+92N	=2B	−3N	F	−28B	+36N	+76B	=19B	−13N	4.0	44.5	47.0	17.50	1915	+39.6
56	Chumak, Arsenii	1752	RUS	+98N	=13B	=14N	=16N	−38B	+64B	−19N	−32B	=69N	4.0	41.5	41.5	15.00	1816	+20.8
57	Plekhanov, Daniil	1726	RUS	−13N	+98B	+37N	−17B	−20N	+79B	+65N	−12B	−34N	4.0	41.5	41.5	12.50	1744	+4.4
58	Listratov, Artem	2145	RUS	=35N	−41B	+89N	+36B	+43B	−22N	=46B	−20N	−33B	4.0	40.0	43.0	17.25	1775	-75.2
59	Golubeva, Mariya	1692	RUS	=8N	−3B	+79N	=32B	−47N	=77N	=52B	=62B	=71N	4.0	39.0	42.5	17.25	1799	+43.6
60	Nefedov, Aleksandr	1683	RUS	+81B	−6N	−49B	+74N	+70B	−44N	+51B	−30N	−35B	4.0	38.0	41.5	16.00	1724	+17.6
61	Pjankov, Evgeny	1784	RUS	+97B	−30N	+44B	=23N	−22B	=50N	−39B	=70N	=49B	4.0	38.0	40.0	15.75	1741	-10.0
62	Sankov, Oleg	1917	RUS	−1B	+74N	+90B	−30N	−44B	=39N	=63B	=59N	=70B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.25	1740	-40.0
63	Reshetov, Timofey	1722	RUS	=11N	−19B	−36B	+96N	−25B	+86N	=62N	−75B	+82N	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.00	1712	-6.4
64	Tselakov, Sergei	2036	RUS	+49B	−39N	=33B	−50N	+48B	−56N	=67B	=51N	=68B	4.0	35.5	39.5	17.75	1707	-70.8
65	Zverolovlev, Igor	1793	RUS	−10B	−44N	+81B	+90N	+49B	−23N	−57B	−66N	+84B	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.00	1694	-24.6
66	Pshenina, Anastasia	1737	RUS	−29N	−15B	=96N	=79B	+91N	−51N	+81B	+65B	−36N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.25	1675	-28.0
67	Gerdt, Nikita	1787	FID	−22B	+95N	−42B	+94N	−32N	+71B	=64N	=47B	F	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.25	1788	-2.4
68	Matveev, Vladimir A.	1814	RUS	−23B	=84N	+83B	=46N	−24N	−49B	=92N	+87B	=64N	4.0	33.0	35.5	13.00	1748	-14.4
69	Apalkov, Nikolai	1667	RUS	−40B	=88N	=94B	+97N	=46B	=34N	=47B	−25N	=56B	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.50	1690	+10.0
70	Kochetkov, Victor N	1871	RUS	+85N	−29B	−17N	+91B	−60N	−82B	+93N	=61B	=62N	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.00	1747	-28.8
71	Ilin, Artem	1895	RUS	−72N	−48B	−91N	+98B	+53N	−67N	+78B	=41N	=59B	4.0	32.0	32.0	12.25	1608	-121.6
72	Chesnokov, Grigorij	1623	RUS	+71B	−12N	−54B	−77N	+94B	−41N	−73N	+93B	+85N	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.00	1685	+13.6
73	Velyamidov, Matvey	1539	RUS	−28B	−90N	−86B	−81N	+98B	+84N	+72B	−34N	+83B	4.0	29.5	29.5	10.00	1581	+8.8
74	Schetchikov, VladimirFM	1738	RUS	−14N	−62B	+98N	−60B	−79N	=87B	+95N	+92B	=80N	4.0	28.5	28.5	7.75	1552	-34.8
75	Davydenya, Mikhail	1751	RUS	−6B	+81N	−18B	=86N	+88B	−46N	−25B	+63N	−52B	3.5	37.5	40.5	12.00	1668	-40.0
76	Leisle, Darya	1706	FID	−30B	+97N	+80B	−18N	+77B	=9B	−55N	−40N	−51B	3.5	37.5	39.5	12.25	1727	+6.8
77	Komlev, Aleksey	1643	RUS	−27N	+91B	−8N	+72B	−76N	=59B	−37N	+79B	−53N	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.50	1688	+10.4
78	Sepiashvili, Ivan	1731	RUS	=19N	−11B	+87N	−52B	−37N	=93B	−71N	+88N	=81B	3.5	35.0	37.0	11.75	1658	-34.8
79	Kotelnikova, Vladislava	1605	RUS	=45B	−20N	−59B	=66N	+74B	−57N	=83B	−77N	+86B	3.5	33.0	36.0	12.75	1649	+8.6
80	Lebedev, Ivan	1820	RUS	+96N	−7B	−76N	−21B	=90N	=92B	+89N	−48B	=74B	3.5	32.5	34.5	9.75	1594	-53.4
81	Gorskaya, Viktoria	1501	RUS	−60N	−75B	−65N	+73B	=85N	=89B	−66N	+91B	=78N	3.5	29.0	32.0	11.75	1635	+56.0
82	Vasilkin, Dmitrii	1646	RUS	+18B	−9N	−43B	−51N	+97B	+70N	−35B	−36N	−63B	3.0	39.5	41.5	12.00	1647	-2.8
83	Pervovsky, Boris	1774	RUS	=31N	−52B	−68N	+87B	−36N	−48B	=79N	+94B	−73N	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.25	1538	-53.8
84	Dranevskaya, Sofiya Andr	1584	RUS	−32N	=68B	−50B	−25N	=87N	−73B	+98N	+89B	−65N	3.0	33.0	33.0	6.50	1499	-35.2
85	Levchenko, Evgeny	1908	RUS	−70B	−49N	+88B	−44N	=81B	+90B	=53N	−50N	−72B	3.0	32.5	35.5	10.00	1519	-85.2
86	Dmitriev, Artem	1559	RUS	−42B	−51N	+73N	=75B	−33N	−63B	=91N	+90B	−79N	3.0	32.0	35.0	10.25	1568	+1.6
87	Kuznetsov, Ivan Alex	1449	RUS	−26B	=50N	−78B	−83N	=84B	=74N	+97B	−68N	=88B	3.0	30.0	32.0	9.25	1552	+36.4
88	Kulkov, Kirill	1513	RUS	−47N	=69B	−85N	+89B	−75N	−53B	+96N	−78B	=87N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.50	1566	+9.2
89	Pavlov, Mikhail R.	1630	RUS	=25B	−45N	−58B	−88N	+95B	=81N	−80B	−84N	+96N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.50	1519	-62.0
90	Osoblivaya, Darya Ar	1557	RUS	−37N	+73B	−62N	−65B	=80B	−85N	=94B	−86N	+95B	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.75	1546	-14.0
91	Kakorin, Andrey	1655	RUS	−46B	−77N	+71B	−70N	−66B	=94N	=86B	−81N	+97B	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.50	1544	-54.4
92	Kuliev, Ivan	1561	RUS	−55B	−43N	−97B	=95N	+96B	=80N	=68B	−74N	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.75	1543	-12.0
93	Sokolov, Vladislav	1730	RUS	=20B	+25N	−16B	−34N	−35B	=78N	−70B	−72N	F	2.0	39.0	41.0	10.25	1618	-23.4
94	Ushakov, Daniil Al	1487	RUS	=52N	−31B	=69N	−67B	−72N	=91B	=90N	−83N	F	2.0	30.5	32.5	7.25	1520	+7.2
95	Ilichev, Maksim Vlad	0	RUS	−34N	−67B	−21N	=92B	−89N	+98N	−74B	=96B	−90N	2.0	29.0	29.0	2.25	1335	0.0
96	Savelieva, Polina	1535	RUS	−80B	−33N	=66B	−63B	−92N	+97N	−88B	=95N	−89B	2.0	27.0	29.0	5.00	1407	-50.0
97	Salmin, Oleg	1439	RUS	−61N	−76B	+92N	−69B	−82N	−96B	−87N	+98B	−91N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	1303	-44.8
98	FIDE 540061566	0	—	−56B	−57N	−74B	−71N	−73N	−95B	−84B	−97N	F	0.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	867	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Osoblivyy, Mikhail ArRUS
+131.6
5.5 pts · #47
2Sergeev, AlexanderRUS
+106.4
4.5 pts · #49
3Shabardin, Igor VadRUS
+106.0
5.0 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Ilin, ArtemRUS
-121.6
4.0 pts · #76
2Levchenko, EvgenyRUS
-85.2
3.0 pts · #79
3Listratov, ArtemRUS
-75.2
4.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R6+465 Elo gap
Shabardin, Igor Vad1729 beat FMUraev, Ivan2194
R4+446 Elo gap
CMKleschevnikov, Arseny2055 beat GMVoitsekhovsky, Stanislav2501
R2+434 Elo gap
Shevtsov, Demyan1711 beat Listratov, Artem2145