Beauty of Altai 2025
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 25 Jul 2025 in Barnaul, Russia. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Anna Zhurova ( FID, WFM, 2273).
Anna Zhurova ( FID, WFM, 2273) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Oksana Goriachkina (6.5) and Ekaterina Ubiennykh (6.5). Zhurova shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ekaterina Yakovenko (1567) beat Daria Anufrienko (WFM, 1868), a +301-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Barnaul, Russia
Dates
19 Jul 2025 → 25 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×26
FIDE (no federation)×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Anna Zhurova led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jul
WFM Anna Zhurova takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Anna Zhurova beat WIM Ekaterina Ubiennykh (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WFM Anna Zhurova 3 wins (R7–R9)WIM Ekaterina Ubiennykh 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMAnna Zhurova | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2WIMEkaterina Ubiennykh | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Oksana Goriachkina | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Olesya Krikunova | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhurova, AnnaWFM | 2273 | FID | +20B | +4N | =2B | +3N | +16B | =6N | +5B | +12N | +8N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 42.00 | 2335 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Goriachkina, Oksana | 2190 | FID | +18N | +7B | =1N | +5B | =3N | =8B | +16N | =4B | =6B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 35.00 | 2121 | -12.5 |
| 3 | Ubiennykh, EkaterinaWIM | 2137 | RUS | +13N | +17B | +15N | −1B | =2B | +12N | +6B | +7N | −5B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 31.25 | 2112 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Krikunova, Olesya | 1886 | RUS | +30B | −1B | =13N | =8B | =7N | +14N | +9B | =2N | +12B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 26.75 | 1998 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Bragina, AnnaWCM | 2042 | RUS | +29B | +19N | =8B | −2N | =17B | +20N | −1N | +15B | +3N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 25.50 | 2006 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Loskutova, ViktoriyaWFM | 2092 | RUS | +14B | =8N | =9B | =17N | +10B | =1B | −3N | +16B | =2N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 27.75 | 2014 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Smirnova, Oksana Andr | 1695 | FID | +12B | −2N | =10B | =19N | =4B | +23B | +13N | −3B | +15N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 24.50 | 1910 | +109.2 |
| 8 | Schipina, Anna | 1793 | RUS | +24B | =6B | =5N | =4N | +9B | =2N | −12B | +17N | −1B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 25.00 | 1998 | +86.8 |
| 9 | Imykhelova, Tatyana | 1885 | RUS | =25N | +27B | =6N | =15B | −8N | +18B | −4N | =13B | +22N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1771 | -48.4 |
| 10 | Lapa, Viktoriya | 1797 | RUS | −15N | +18B | =7N | +25B | −6N | F | +19B | =11N | +17B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 20.25 | 1845 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Anufrienko, DariaWFM | 1868 | RUS | =28N | −15B | −18N | +27B | −21N | +30B | +22N | =10B | +16N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 16.25 | 1706 | -35.0 |
| 12 | Borisova, Polina A. | 1889 | RUS | −7N | =25B | +27N | +13B | +15N | −3B | +8N | −1B | −4N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 17.50 | 1805 | -37.6 |
| 13 | Tumashevich, Elizaveta | 1761 | RUS | −3B | +22N | =4B | −12N | +19B | +25N | −7B | =9N | =21N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 1785 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Tochilkina, Viktoriya Mak | 1743 | RUS | −6N | +24B | −16N | +28B | =22N | −4B | =18N | =21B | +27N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1729 | -15.6 |
| 15 | Yakovenko, Ekaterina | 1567 | RUS | +10B | +11N | −3B | =9N | −12B | =19N | +21B | −5N | −7B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 18.50 | 1789 | +90.4 |
| 16 | Berns, Alina | 1779 | RUS | −19B | +29N | +14B | +23N | −1N | +17B | −2B | −6N | −11B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 15.00 | 1844 | +10.2 |
| 17 | Belokon, Vasilisa | 1791 | RUS | +22B | −3N | +26B | =6B | =5N | −16N | +20B | −8B | −10N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 16.75 | 1793 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Shalamova, Mariya | 1726 | RUS | −2B | −10N | +11B | =26N | +24B | −9N | =14B | =20N | =23B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 16.75 | 1751 | +7.6 |
| 19 | Ivasenko, Vera | 1693 | RUS | +16N | −5B | =21N | =7B | −13N | =15B | −10N | +28N | =20B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.25 | 1698 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Udarova, Anastasia | 1735 | RUS | −1N | +30B | =25N | +21B | =23N | −5B | −17N | =18B | =19N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 13.50 | 1751 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Nikolaeva, Daria S. | 1759 | RUS | =26B | =23N | =19B | −20N | +11B | =22B | −15N | =14N | =13B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 17.00 | 1656 | -48.0 |
| 22 | Govorova, Anzhelika | 1559 | RUS | −17N | −13B | +30N | +29B | =14B | =21N | −11B | +24N | −9B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 1708 | +67.6 |
| 23 | Vereschagina, Anastasiya | 1754 | RUS | =27N | =21B | +28N | −16B | =20B | −7N | −24N | +25B | =18N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 12.75 | 1626 | -61.2 |
| 24 | Kashperova, Elizaveta | 1617 | RUS | −8N | −14N | =29B | =30B | −18N | +28N | +23B | −22B | +26N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1631 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Bushmanova, Angelina | 1590 | RUS | =9B | =12N | =20B | −10N | +26B | −13B | −29N | −23N | =28B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1614 | +6.8 |
| 26 | Danilova, Mariya | 1603 | FID | =21N | =28B | −17N | =18B | −25N | +29B | −27N | =30B | −24B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 8.75 | 1536 | -31.2 |
| 27 | Evseeva, Polina | 1571 | RUS | =23B | −9N | −12B | −11N | −30N | F | +26B | +29N | −14B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.50 | 1617 | +11.6 |
| 28 | Tuchinova, Selmeg | 1567 | RUS | =11B | =26N | −23B | −14N | −29N | −24B | +30N | −19B | =25N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 7.50 | 1523 | -22.8 |
| 29 | Pupkova, Polina | 1666 | RUS | −5N | −16B | =24N | −22N | +28B | −26N | +25B | −27B | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1526 | -64.0 |
| 30 | Budaeva, Kseniya | 1641 | RUS | −4N | −20N | −22B | =24N | +27B | −11N | −28B | =26N | F | 2.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 6.00 | 1483 | -68.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smirnova, Oksana AndrFID+109.25.5 pts · #6
- 2Yakovenko, EkaterinaRUS+90.44.0 pts · #19
- 3Schipina, AnnaRUS+86.85.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Budaeva, KseniyaRUS-68.82.0 pts · #30
- 2Pupkova, PolinaRUS-64.02.5 pts · #27
- 3Vereschagina, AnastasiyaRUS-61.24.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R2+301 Elo gap
- R1+230 Elo gap
- R1+194 Elo gap