T-CHESS Standard "Stars of the Northern Capital" 2025
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1288, and top seed was Artem Gorlov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2124).
Artem Gorlov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2124) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Burak Samet Cildir (5.0) and Timofey Ig Mikhailov (5.0). Gorlov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Timofey Ig Mikhailov (1463) beat Timofey Kovalev (1569), a +106-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsArtem Gorlov led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Artem Gorlov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Artem Gorlov drew with Timofey Ig Mikhailov (Black).
Artem Gorlov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Artem Gorlov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Timofey Ig Mikhailov | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Burak Samet Cildir | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ivan Egorychev | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorlov, Artem | 2124 | RUS | +8N | +10B | +6N | +7B | =3N | +2B | +4N | 6.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 26.00 | 2072 | -3.0 |
| 2 | Cildir, Burak Samet | 1773 | TUR | +15B | =3N | =7B | +9N | +5B | −1N | +6B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 1702 | -8.0 |
| 3 | Mikhailov, Timofey Ig | 1463 | RUS | +12N | =2B | +4N | +10B | =1B | −6N | +7B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.75 | 1857 | +76.4 |
| 4 | Egorychev, Ivan | 0 | RUS | =9N | +13B | −3B | +11N | +7N | +10B | −1B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kislukhina, Polina | 1504 | RUS | −11N | +14B | +8N | =6B | −2N | +9B | +10N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1696 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Gazaryan, Arsen K. | 0 | RUS | +13N | +9B | −1B | =5N | =8N | +3B | −2N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kovalev, Timofey | 1569 | RUS | +14N | +11B | =2N | −1N | −4B | +8B | −3N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1462 | -18.8 |
| 8 | Gavyrin, Artem | 0 | RUS | −1B | +16N | −5B | +15N | =6B | −7N | +11B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Samoilov, Roman D | 1492 | RUS | =4B | −6N | +12N | −2B | +14B | −5N | +15B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 836 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Frolov, Kirill | 1449 | RUS | +16B | −1N | +11B | −3N | +13B | −4N | −5B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1387 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Ilyushin, Maksim | 0 | RUS | +5B | −7N | −10N | −4B | +12N | +14B | −8N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kim, Oleg R | 0 | RUS | −3B | +15N | −9B | −13N | −11B | F | +14N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Gareev, Mikhail | 1508 | RUS | −6B | −4N | F | +12B | −10N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 649 | -23.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 540018440 | 0 | — | −7B | −5N | =15B | F | −9N | −11N | −12B | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.25 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Muradov, Ayaz | 0 | RUS | −2N | −12B | =14N | −8B | F | F | −9N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.25 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 540065685 | 0 | — | −10N | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mikhailov, Timofey IgRUS+76.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Kislukhina, PolinaRUS+30.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Egorychev, IvanRUS0.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Samoilov, Roman DRUS-26.03.5 pts · #13
- 2Gareev, MikhailRUS-23.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Kovalev, TimofeyRUS-18.83.5 pts · #9
- R7+106 Elo gap