Grodno Open 2025
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Grodno, Belarus. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Dmitriy Kushko (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2447).
Dmitriy Kushko (🇧🇾 BLR, IM, 2447) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kseniya Norman (7.5) and Andrei Olhovik (7.0). Kushko won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Mark Kovalev (1509) beat Igor Novoselov (2074), a +565-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Dmitriy Kushko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Dmitriy Kushko held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
IM Dmitriy Kushko beat WFM Kseniya Norman (White).
IM Dmitriy Kushko 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)WFM Kseniya Norman 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Andrei Olhovik 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMDmitriy Kushko | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2WFMKseniya Norman | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3FMAndrei Olhovik | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Yauheni Chuprynenka | 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 | Kushko, DmitriyIM | 2447 | BLR | +11B | +7N | +2B | =3N | +8B | =5N | +13B | +4N | +10N | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 43.50 | 2424 | -0.8 |
| 2 | Norman, KseniyaWFM | 2029 | FID | +15N | +23B | −1N | +9B | +4N | =3N | +11B | +6B | +7N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 36.50 | 2172 | +63.8 |
| 3 | Olhovik, AndreiFM | 2282 | FID | +16N | +12B | +4N | =1B | =5N | =2B | =6N | +11B | +15N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 36.75 | 2204 | -7.4 |
| 4 | Chuprynenka, Yauheni | 1893 | BLR | +18B | +17N | −3B | +7N | −2B | +14N | +5B | −1B | +11N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 28.00 | 1964 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Mrishchuk, Volodymyr | 1688 | BLR | +21N | =6B | =14N | +13N | =3B | =1B | −4N | =9N | =8B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 25.75 | 1862 | +70.4 |
| 6 | Novoselov, Igor | 2074 | RUS | +10B | =5N | −8B | +18N | =11B | +17N | =3B | −2N | =9B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 24.75 | 1831 | -43.8 |
| 7 | Dubovskiy, Ian | 1708 | BLR | +26N | −1B | +24N | −4B | =16N | +12B | =8N | +14B | −2B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 17.75 | 1786 | +15.0 |
| 8 | Kovalev, Mark | 1509 | BLR | =20N | +19B | +6N | +14B | −1N | −11N | =7B | =12B | =5N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 23.25 | 1768 | +106.8 |
| 9 | Kirko, Ivan | 1722 | FID | =19N | =20B | +15N | −2N | −17B | +16B | +21N | =5B | =6N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 22.25 | 1746 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Karpyza, Sofiya | 1612 | BLR | −6N | =21B | =19N | +26B | =12N | +23B | =20N | +13N | −1B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1774 | +67.2 |
| 11 | Voishnis, Ivan | 1626 | BLR | −1N | +26B | +20N | +12B | =6N | +8B | −2N | −3N | −4B | 4.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 17.00 | 1834 | +80.4 |
| 12 | Eidelson, RakhilWGM | 1783 | BLR | +22B | −3N | +17B | −11N | =10B | −7N | +16B | =8N | =18B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 20.25 | 1672 | -27.4 |
| 13 | Kaniusheuski, Raman | 1892 | BLR | +24N | −14B | +16N | −5B | +20N | +21B | −1N | −10B | =17N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 17.75 | 1701 | -84.8 |
| 14 | Kakhno, Barys | 1676 | BLR | +27B | +13N | =5B | −8N | =21B | −4B | +17N | −7N | =19B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 16.25 | 1618 | -26.0 |
| 15 | Khakhlou, Arseni | 1601 | BLR | −2B | +28N | −9B | −20B | =18N | +25N | +24B | +22N | −3B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.75 | 1657 | +12.8 |
| 16 | Darashkevich, Yahor | 1623 | BLR | −3B | +22N | −13B | +19N | =7B | −9N | −12N | +27B | +25N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 14.00 | 1637 | -2.8 |
| 17 | Bolondz, Yan | 1655 | BLR | +25N | −4B | −12N | +24B | +9N | −6B | −14B | +20N | =13B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 1744 | +30.4 |
| 18 | Bondarev, Roman | 1596 | BLR | −4N | +25B | =23N | −6B | =15B | −22N | +27B | +21N | =12N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1607 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Blazhevich, Sofya | 1509 | BLR | =9B | −8N | =10B | −16B | −24N | +27N | +26B | +23B | =14N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1573 | +24.8 |
| 20 | Elyashevich, Zakhar | 1716 | BLR | =8B | =9N | −11B | +15N | −13B | +24N | =10B | −17B | =22N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1592 | -58.8 |
| 21 | Tarasiuk, Yeva | 1432 | BLR | −5B | =10N | +22B | +23B | =14N | −13N | −9B | −18B | +27N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 12.25 | 1586 | +53.2 |
| 22 | Bedz, Adryian | 1537 | BLR | −12N | −16B | −21N | +28B | +26N | +18B | =23N | −15B | =20B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1562 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Kurchanau, Ilya | 1701 | POL | +28B | −2N | =18B | −21N | +25B | −10N | =22B | −19N | F | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 1439 | -105.2 |
| 24 | Radiukevich, Viacheslau | 1561 | BLR | −13B | +27N | −7B | −17N | +19B | −20B | −15N | F | +26B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1497 | -26.8 |
| 25 | Yanovich, Uladzimir | 0 | BLR | −17B | −18N | +28B | =27N | −23N | −15B | F | +26N | −16B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Baran, Mikhail | 1505 | BLR | −7B | −11N | +27B | −10N | −22B | F | −19N | −25B | −24N | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 0.50 | 792 | -92.0 |
| 27 | Khaiminava, Liya | 0 | BLR | −14N | −24B | −26N | =25B | F | −19B | −18N | −16N | −21B | 0.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.25 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Babko, Uladzimir | 1473 | BLR | −23N | −15B | −25N | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 821 | -36.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kovalev, MarkBLR+106.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Voishnis, IvanBLR+80.44.5 pts · #11
- 3Mrishchuk, VolodymyrBLR+70.45.0 pts · #6
- 1Kurchanau, IlyaPOL-105.23.0 pts · #23
- 2Baran, MikhailBLR-92.01.0 pts · #27
- 3Kaniusheuski, RamanBLR-84.84.5 pts · #13
- R3+565 Elo gap
- R8+280 Elo gap
- R4+269 Elo gap