Malaya Zemlya 2025_B15
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jul 2025 to 23 Jul 2025 in Novorossiysk, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1424, and top seed was Dmitriy Dolmatov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1858).
Dmitriy Dolmatov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1858) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Julian Yanovsky (7.5) and Varvara Sinelshchikova (6.5). Dolmatov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yaroslav S. Ermolaev (1496) beat Julian Yanovsky (1732), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDmitriy Dolmatov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dmitriy Dolmatov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dmitriy Dolmatov drew with Julian Yanovsky (Black).
Dmitriy Dolmatov 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Julian Yanovsky 4 wins (R6–R9)Varvara Sinelshchikova 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dmitriy Dolmatov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Julian Yanovsky | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Varvara Sinelshchikova | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Daniil Brylev | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolmatov, Dmitriy | 1858 | RUS | +13N | +9B | +10N | +3B | =2N | +11B | +4B | +7N | +5N | 8.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 39.75 | 1985 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Yanovsky, Julian | 1732 | RUS | +7B | −11N | +6B | +4N | =1B | +5N | +3B | +9N | +8N | 7.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 39.25 | 1762 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Sinelshchikova, Varvara | 1697 | RUS | +8N | +5B | +4N | −1N | =11B | +9B | −2N | +6N | +7B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 30.25 | 1622 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Brylev, Daniil | 0 | RUS | +12B | +7N | −3B | −2B | +10N | +6B | −1N | =8B | +11N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 22.75 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Babyan, Arman | 1495 | RUS | +17B | −3N | +14B | −8N | +15B | −2B | +12N | +13N | −1B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 11.50 | 1568 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Prokopenko, Andrey Vl. | 0 | RUS | −10N | +13B | −2N | +17B | +12B | −4N | +11N | −3B | +15B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ponomarev, Arseniy | 0 | RUS | −2N | −4B | =8N | +14B | +16N | +10B | +9N | −1B | −3N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 15.25 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Yaroslavtsev, Roman | 0 | RUS | −3B | +16N | =7B | +5B | −9N | =13N | +14B | =4N | −2B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 16.50 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Butenko, Svyatoslav | 1501 | RUS | +16B | −1N | +11B | +12N | +8B | −3N | −7B | −2B | F | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 1592 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Mineeva, Alina | 1544 | RUS | +6B | +14N | −1B | −11N | −4B | −7N | F | +16B | +17N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 889 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Ermolaev, Yaroslav S. | 1496 | RUS | +15N | +2B | −9N | +10B | =3N | −1N | −6B | F | −4B | 3.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 16.75 | 1665 | +35.2 |
| 12 | Golenishchev, Sergey | 1517 | RUS | −4N | +15B | +17N | −9B | −6N | F | −5B | +14N | =13B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1193 | -48.4 |
| 13 | Potzchoraia, Kira | 1400 | RUS | −1B | −6N | +16B | −15N | F | =8B | +17N | −5B | =12N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1331 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Nikolaenko, Aleksandra | 0 | RUS | F | −10B | −5N | −7N | +17B | +15N | −8N | −12B | +16N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shkarlat, Yaroslava | 0 | RUS | −11B | −12N | F | +13B | −5N | −14B | −16N | +17B | −6N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Smit, Alyona | 0 | RUS | −9N | −8B | −13N | F | −7B | +17N | +15B | −10N | −14B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 540065723 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −12B | −6N | −14N | −16B | −13B | −15N | −10B | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ermolaev, Yaroslav S.RUS+35.23.5 pts · #5
- 2Dolmatov, DmitriyRUS+26.08.5 pts · #1
- 3Butenko, SvyatoslavRUS+19.24.0 pts · #8
- 1Golenishchev, SergeyRUS-48.43.5 pts · #13
- 2Mineeva, AlinaRUS-26.44.0 pts · #16
- 3Sinelshchikova, VarvaraRUS-18.06.5 pts · #6
- R2+236 Elo gap