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M.M.Botvinnik Cup 2025 (boys under 14)

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9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Aug 2025 to 11 Aug 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2005, and top seed was Nikolay Kleimenov ( FID, FM, 2245).

Nikolay Kleimenov ( FID, FM, 2245) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ruslan Momunaliev (6.5) and Alisher Abdsattar (5.0). Kleimenov broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pairavi Kodiri (1979) beat Ruslan Momunaliev (CM, 2175), a +196-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
06 Aug 2025 → 11 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,005
Participants
9
Titled players · 5
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇧🇾Belarus×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 9 · 9 rounds

FM Nikolay Kleimenov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
4
1
5
3
1
1
1
2
1
#1#2#5#9R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Kleimenov takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Aug

FM Nikolay Kleimenov takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Nikolay Kleimenov lost to CM Ruslan Momunaliev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Nikolay Kleimenov 6 wins (R1–R7)CM Ruslan Momunaliev 6 wins (R2–R8)FM Alisher Abdsattar 3 wins (R6–R9)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456789PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1FMKleimenov, Nikolay2245*011111117.022.5029.0+27.22340
2🇰🇬CMMomunaliev, Ruslan21751*11½10116.524.5029.5+32.82255
3🇰🇿FMAbdsattar, Alisher203500*0111115.013.0031.0+29.62099
4🇧🇾Savelev, Matvei2003001*0½1114.512.0031.5+24.42047
5🇺🇿FMBokhodirov, Abdulkodir20530½01*0½114.011.2532.0-17.22004
6🇦🇲Stepanyan, Davit2003000½1*½114.09.7532.0+4.42004
7🇹🇯Kodiri, Pairavi19790100½½*013.010.5033.0-17.21920
8🇹🇲CMBatyrov, Alyhan19410000001*12.03.0034.0-47.21820
9🇺🇿Jabborov, Shaxruz161500000000*0.00.0036.0-27.61194

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets