The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2648, and top seed was Raunak Sadhwani (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2681).

M. Amin Tabatabaei (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2659) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Arseniy Nesterov (4.5) and Vladimir Malakhov (4.5).

Location

🇷🇺Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

Dates

15 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 50 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Round-robin · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMRaunak Sadhwani2681

Avg top 10

2,648

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×10

Federations · 8 represented

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇦🇲Armenia×2

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇭🇺Hungary×1

Top 3

🥇
GMM. Amin Tabatabaei
🇮🇷IRI·2659
6.0pts·2771perf+13.5
🥈
GMArseniy Nesterov
FID·2601
4.5pts·2653perf+6.5
🥉
GMVladimir Malakhov
FID·2642
4.5pts·2648perf+0.6

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM M. Amin Tabatabaei led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders

Tabatabaei#1Nesterov#2Sjugirov#3Malakhov#4Martirosyan#5Sadhwani#6Vallejo Pons#7Vokhidov#8Artemiev#9Sargsyan#10

R2–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM M. Amin Tabatabaei never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · DECISIVE LEAD19 Jul

GM M. Amin Tabatabaei opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Arseniy Nesterov); the title is out of reach before R9.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM M. Amin Tabatabaei drew with GM Arseniy Nesterov (Black).

Cross-table

#	Player	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	SB	Bh	Δ Elo	Perf
1	🇮🇷GMTabatabaei, M. Amin	2659	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	6.0	25.75	39.0	+13.5	2771
2	GMNesterov, Arseniy	2601	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	4.5	20.25	40.5	+6.5	2653
4	GMMalakhov, Vladimir	2642	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	4.5	20.25	40.5	+0.6	2648
5	🇦🇲GMMartirosyan, Haik M.	2628	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	4.5	20.25	40.5	+2.6	2650
6	🇮🇳GMSadhwani, Raunak	2681	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	4.5	20.25	40.5	-4.5	2644
3	🇭🇺GMSjugirov, Sanan	2635	½	½	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	4.5	20.00	40.5	+1.6	2649
7	🇪🇸GMVallejo Pons, Francisco	2638	0	½	½	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	4.5	19.50	40.5	+1.5	2649
9	🇷🇺GMArtemiev, Vladislav	2672	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	0	1	4.0	18.25	41.0	-8.4	2602
8	🇺🇿GMVokhidov, Shamsiddin	2650	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	*	0	4.0	17.50	41.0	-5.4	2604
10	🇦🇲GMSargsyan, Shant	2669	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	*	4.0	17.50	41.0	-8.0	2602

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tabatabaei, M. AminGMIRI
+13.5
6.0 pts · #1
2Nesterov, ArseniyGMFID
+6.5
4.5 pts · #2
3Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM
+2.6
4.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Artemiev, VladislavGMRUS
-8.4
4.0 pts · #9
2Sargsyan, ShantGMARM
-8.0
4.0 pts · #10
3Vokhidov, ShamsiddinGMUZB
-5.4
4.0 pts · #8