Chess Day in Pyatigorsk
13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Pyatigorsk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 976, and top seed was David Elkanov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1757).
Vladimir Cherny (🇷🇺 RUS, 1623) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Maksim Samoylenko (5.0) and Alesya Chornaya (5.0). Cherny shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Maksim Samoylenko (1553) beat Alesya Chornaya (1719), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVladimir Cherny led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Vladimir Cherny takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Vladimir Cherny lost to Maksim Samoylenko (White).
Vladimir Cherny 4 wins (R4–R7)Maksim Samoylenko 4 wins (R3–R6)Alesya Chornaya 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladimir Cherny | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Maksim Samoylenko | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alesya Chornaya | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Damir Vorokov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherny, Vladimir | 1623 | RUS | +8B | +4N | −2B | +3N | +9N | +5B | +6N | 6.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 21.00 | 1789 | +34.4 |
| 2 | Samoylenko, Maksim | 1553 | RUS | +13N | −9B | +1N | +6B | +3B | +4N | −7B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 2427 | +71.6 |
| 3 | Chornaya, Alesya | 1719 | RUS | +11N | +7B | +9N | −1B | −2N | +6N | +8B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 789 | -54.0 |
| 4 | Bairamyan, Vladislav | 1540 | RUS | +6N | −1B | +7N | −5B | +11N | −2B | +10N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 783 | -53.2 |
| 5 | Vorokov, Damir | 1570 | RUS | −12N | +13B | −6N | +4N | +10B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1515 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Karayanov, Muhammed | 0 | RUS | −4B | +8N | +5B | −2N | +7N | −3B | −1B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saitov, Emirlan | 0 | RUS | +10B | −3N | −4B | +8N | −6B | F | +2N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chyorniy, Yuriy | 0 | RUS | −1N | −6B | +11N | −7B | +13B | +10N | −3N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kirakosyan, Samvel | 0 | RUS | F | +2N | −3B | +10N | −1B | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Burov, Timofei Al | 0 | RUS | −7N | +11B | +13N | −9B | −5N | −8B | −4B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 540063143 | 0 | — | −3B | −10N | −8B | +13N | −4B | F | −5N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Elkanov, David | 1757 | RUS | +5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2371 | +10.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 540063135 | 0 | — | −2B | −5N | −10B | −11B | −8N | F | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Samoylenko, MaksimRUS+71.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Cherny, VladimirRUS+34.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Elkanov, DavidRUS+10.41.0 pts · #4
- 1Chornaya, AlesyaRUS-54.05.0 pts · #8
- 2Bairamyan, VladislavRUS-53.24.0 pts · #10
- 3Vorokov, DamirRUS-9.24.0 pts · #6
- R5+166 Elo gap