Blitz Moscow. August 2025 - 9

SwissBlitz

79 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 30 Aug 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 20 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Aleksandr E. Usov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2545).

Kirill Kozionov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2359) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Andrey Tsvetkov (8.0) and Isaak Parpiev (8.0). Kozionov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 11: Dmitriy Ser Kichatov (1700) beat Artem Bardyk (FM, 2269), a +569-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

30 Aug 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺IMAleksandr E. Usov2545

Avg top 10

2,419

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×2

IM×5

FM×11

WFM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇺Russia×59

FIDE (no federation)×17

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

Top 3

🥇
IMKirill Kozionov
🇷🇺RUS·2359
8.5pts·2525perf+24.6
🥈
IMAndrey Tsvetkov
FID·2408
8.0pts·2446perf+6.6
🥉
IMIsaak Parpiev
FID·2348
8.0pts·2447perf+26.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

IM Kirill Kozionov led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Kozionov8.5Parpiev8Rudakov8Uskov8Tsvetkov8Usov8

R8–R11 · LEAD HELD

IM Kirill Kozionov held the sole lead from R8 through R11 without losing it.

R11 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Kirill Kozionov drew with IM Isaak Parpiev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Kirill Kozionov 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Isaak Parpiev 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R8–R10)Sergey S. Rudakov 3 wins (R8–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMKirill Kozionov	*	½	1	1
2IMIsaak Parpiev	½	*	½	1
3Sergey S. Rudakov	0	½	*	—
4GMArtem Uskov	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kozionov, KirillIM	2359	RUS	+28N	+26B	+6N	+15B	+4B	=19N	=7B	+36N	=8B	=2N	=3B	8.5	73.5	79.0	60.25	2525	+24.6
2	Tsvetkov, AndreyIM	2408	FID	+45B	+25N	+14B	−3N	+9B	−16N	+20B	+5B	+13N	=1B	=6N	8.0	74.0	79.5	56.25	2446	+6.6
3	Parpiev, IsaakIM	2348	FID	+63N	+22B	+24N	+2B	−19N	−9B	=6N	+23B	+12N	+4B	=1N	8.0	73.0	77.0	54.75	2447	+26.6
4	Uskov, ArtemGM	2532	FID	+50N	+23B	+21N	+12B	−1N	+13B	+19B	−8N	+7B	−3N	+16B	8.0	72.0	77.0	53.00	2498	-3.0
5	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2545	RUS	+49B	+18N	−9B	+40N	+15B	=8N	+16B	−2N	+36B	=7N	+14B	8.0	69.5	74.5	51.50	2447	-9.3
6	Rudakov, Sergey S.	2251	RUS	+43B	+74N	−1B	+39N	−7B	+31N	=3B	+37N	+9B	+8N	=2B	8.0	69.5	71.5	47.50	2359	+36.4
7	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2470	RUS	+62N	+10B	−15N	+30B	+6N	+12B	=1N	+19B	−4N	=5B	=8N	7.5	74.0	78.0	51.00	2442	-0.5
8	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2350	ARM	+35N	+30B	+20N	−19B	+23N	=5B	+37N	+4B	=1N	−6B	=7B	7.5	71.5	77.0	50.50	2412	+23.2
9	Galaktionov, ArtemFM	2341	RUS	+66N	+47B	+5N	=11B	−2N	+3N	−36B	+26B	−6N	+15B	+28N	7.5	70.0	74.0	48.75	2357	+6.0
10	Tokmantsev, Ivan	2125	RUS	+27B	−7N	+45B	+44N	−12N	+48B	=21N	−11B	+46N	+23B	+19N	7.5	64.5	69.5	44.25	2274	+17.8
11	Gilfanov, Marat IFM	2345	FID	=68B	+41N	=17B	=9N	+38B	−36N	+42B	+10N	−14B	+37N	+20B	7.5	63.0	66.5	45.00	2250	-8.6
12	Kambur, Evgeny	2349	RUS	+44B	+31N	+16B	−4N	+10B	−7N	+18B	+14N	−3B	=20N	=17B	7.0	71.5	77.0	46.75	2332	-0.2
13	Kishiev, FamilFM	2355	FID	+32B	−24N	+68B	+25N	+20B	−4N	+17B	+16N	−2B	−14N	+30B	7.0	68.5	72.0	42.50	2284	-13.8
14	Vershinin, IgorFM	2266	RUS	+29N	+61B	−2N	−22B	+51N	+24B	+30N	−12B	+11N	+13B	−5N	7.0	68.0	72.0	42.50	2279	+6.3
15	Chertkov, MaksimFM	2267	RUS	+56B	+51N	+7B	−1N	−5N	−30B	+27N	+47B	+18B	−9N	+31B	7.0	67.0	71.5	41.50	2254	+1.5
16	Titov, Alexander	2215	RUS	+54N	+48B	−12N	+61B	+21N	+2B	−5N	−13B	+30N	+19B	−4N	7.0	66.5	70.5	40.50	2349	+45.4
17	Usov, Dmitry E.	2242	RUS	=69N	+58B	=11N	=37B	+48N	+22B	−13N	+21B	−19N	+24B	=12N	7.0	62.5	66.0	40.75	2242	+6.7
18	Petukhov, Yury	2135	RUS	+55N	−5B	+50N	−48B	+49N	+44B	−12N	+29B	−15N	+47B	+22N	7.0	60.5	65.0	38.00	2138	+1.7
19	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2471	RUS	+38B	+40N	+36B	+8N	+3B	=1B	−4N	−7N	+17B	−16N	−10B	6.5	72.0	77.5	43.25	2346	-14.4
20	Tregubenko, NikolayFM	2222	FID	+33B	+75N	−8B	+42N	−13N	+39B	−2N	+22B	+48N	=12B	−11N	6.5	65.5	67.5	34.00	2193	-0.8
21	Rudenko, Dmitry Al.	2307	RUS	+53B	+39N	−4B	+31N	−16B	+25N	=10B	−17N	−37B	+38N	+41B	6.5	64.0	69.0	37.75	2156	-35.0
22	Kalensky, Valery	2048	RUS	+65B	−3N	+43B	+14N	=36B	−17N	+28B	−20N	+38B	+41N	−18B	6.5	64.0	68.0	36.75	2128	+51.6
23	Gukhman, Sergey	2204	RUS	+59B	−4N	+49B	+51N	−8B	=42N	+41B	−3N	+39B	−10N	+37B	6.5	63.0	67.5	33.75	2154	-10.2
24	Savchenko, Matvey	2065	FID	+64N	+13B	−3B	−36N	+45B	−14N	+49B	=39N	+42B	−17N	+43B	6.5	61.5	65.5	35.25	2128	+21.4
25	Nikishin, Igor	2084	RUS	+57N	−2B	+63N	−13B	+32N	−21B	−48N	+33B	+50N	+34B	=29N	6.5	60.5	64.5	34.75	2034	-7.2
26	Yunker, Alisa GenriettaWFM	2110	FID	+72B	−1N	−44B	=43N	+53B	+68N	+38B	−9N	−41B	+55N	+42B	6.5	56.5	59.0	29.25	1997	-9.9
27	Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser	1700	RUS	−10N	+62B	+47N	−41B	+61N	=40N	−15B	−38N	+56B	+51N	+36B	6.5	55.0	59.0	30.75	2042	+194.4
28	Shevchenko, Milena	1897	RUS	−1B	=72N	+70B	+73N	−37N	+34B	−22N	+54B	+40B	+36N	−9B	6.5	55.0	57.5	28.25	2005	+58.0
29	Petrov, Aleksei	1748	RUS	−14B	+78N	−31B	+75N	−42B	+62N	+51B	−18N	+49B	+39N	=25B	6.5	53.5	53.5	24.75	1994	+108.0
30	Gorbatov, AlexejIM	2082	RUS	+52B	−8N	+53B	−7N	+62B	+15N	−14B	+31N	−16B	+32B	−13N	6.0	65.0	69.0	33.00	2149	+18.4
31	Starikov, Vadim	2037	FID	+67N	−12B	+29N	−21B	+63N	−6B	+32N	−30B	+45N	+48B	−15N	6.0	61.5	65.5	31.00	2059	+9.9
32	Bachaliashvili, Eduard	1888	FID	−13N	+57B	−40B	+52N	−25B	+33N	−31B	+59N	+61B	−30N	+47N	6.0	56.0	60.0	29.00	1978	+47.6
33	Usov, Vladimir E.	1731	RUS	−20N	−37B	+64N	−47B	+71N	−32B	+70N	−25N	+65B	+50B	+48N	6.0	50.5	53.5	24.00	1887	+33.8
34	Bobrovski, Anton	1786	RUS	−36B	=70N	+72B	−38N	+73B	−28N	+43B	=61N	+51B	−25N	+56B	6.0	48.5	51.0	23.50	1880	+24.6
35	Makalkin, Andrey	1887	RUS	−8B	−52N	+79B	+74N	−40B	+65N	−39N	+71B	−47N	+61N	+49B	6.0	46.5	46.5	18.00	1893	+1.0
36	Bardyk, ArtemFM	2269	RUS	+34N	+46B	−19N	+24B	=22N	+11B	+9N	−1B	−5N	−28B	−27N	5.5	70.0	75.5	36.25	2162	-23.8
37	Vasilkov, NikolayFM	1990	FID	F	+33N	+52B	=17N	+28B	+41N	−8B	−6B	+21N	−11B	−23N	5.5	66.0	68.0	33.00	2134	+27.7
38	Kuralin, Arseniy Ev	1911	RUS	−19N	=55B	+60N	+34B	−11N	+54B	−26N	+27B	−22N	−21B	+57N	5.5	59.5	64.0	28.25	1924	0.0
39	Yuldashev, Egor	2002	RUS	+71N	−21B	+58N	−6B	+66N	−20N	+35B	=24B	−23N	−29B	+54N	5.5	59.5	62.5	25.25	1951	-21.6
40	Shinkorenko, Ivan Al	2115	FID	+79N	−19B	+32N	−5B	+35N	=27B	=50N	−48B	−28N	+63B	=45N	5.5	59.0	59.0	24.50	1973	-19.6
41	Taran, Egor A	1986	FID	=60N	−11B	+69N	+27N	+68B	−37B	−23N	+50B	+26N	−22B	−21N	5.5	58.5	62.0	27.25	1978	-2.4
42	Martyntsev, Roman	1960	RUS	−58N	+60B	+71N	−20B	+29N	=23B	−11N	+68B	−24N	+44B	−26N	5.5	58.0	61.0	26.25	1919	-8.4
43	Grigoryev, Vladislav	1746	RUS	−6N	+77B	−22N	=26B	+55N	−50B	−34N	+60B	+58N	+46B	−24N	5.5	57.5	58.0	22.75	1841	+22.8
44	Dubovkin, Matvey	1874	RUS	−12N	+64B	+26N	−10B	+47N	−18N	=61B	−46B	+54N	−42N	+55B	5.5	57.0	61.0	26.50	1968	+37.8
45	Bazhenov, Tikhon	1898	RUS	−2N	+79B	−10N	+71B	−24N	+64B	−47N	+57B	−31B	+52N	=40B	5.5	55.0	55.0	19.25	1901	+2.4
46	Gordienko, German	1978	RUS	+70B	−36N	=73B	−68N	−54B	+74N	+72B	+44N	−10B	−43N	+59B	5.5	44.5	46.5	18.75	1794	-46.2
47	Khalimov, Daniil	2028	FID	+73B	−9N	−27B	+33N	−44B	+63N	+45B	−15N	+35B	−18N	−32B	5.0	61.0	63.5	24.00	1889	-36.8
48	Shadyev, Damir	1931	FID	+76B	−16N	+75B	+18N	−17B	−10N	+25B	+40N	−20B	−31N	−33B	5.0	61.0	62.0	22.00	1973	+14.0
49	Rodnikov, Alexei	1928	RUS	−5N	+54B	−23N	+57B	−18B	+52N	−24N	+67B	−29N	+64B	−35N	5.0	58.5	62.5	22.00	1848	-22.8
50	Zenchenkova, Mariya	1927	RUS	−4B	+59N	−18B	=54N	+72B	+43N	=40B	−41N	−25B	−33N	+65B	5.0	57.0	59.5	21.50	1864	-37.2
51	Ponomariov, TimurFM	1942	RUS	+77N	−15B	+76N	−23B	−14B	+53N	−29N	+63B	−34N	−27B	+66N	5.0	53.5	54.0	14.50	1831	-30.8
52	Kurdyukov, Konstantin Andr	1669	RUS	−30N	+35B	−37N	−32B	+78N	−49B	+62N	−55B	+67N	−45B	+63N	5.0	50.5	50.5	18.00	1795	+63.2
53	Mishiev, Mikhail	1825	RUS	−21N	+67B	−30N	+58B	−26N	−51B	−71N	+75B	−64N	+74B	+61N	5.0	45.5	47.5	16.50	1744	-45.2
54	Pashchenko, Anastasiya	1725	RUS	−16B	−49N	+78B	=50B	+46N	−38N	+56B	−28N	−44B	+73N	−39B	4.5	52.5	52.5	15.00	1789	+24.8
55	Ektov, Kirill V	1702	RUS	−18B	=38N	−62B	+70N	−43B	−56N	+74B	+52N	+68N	−26B	−44N	4.5	50.0	52.0	16.25	1752	+17.6
56	Ananiev, Grigory	1755	RUS	−15N	−71B	−57N	+69B	=58N	+55B	−54N	+73B	−27N	+60B	−34N	4.5	48.5	51.0	17.25	1625	-32.3
57	Schetinin, Aleksey Yar	1671	RUS	−25B	−32N	+56B	−49N	=74B	=70N	+65B	−45N	=66B	+68N	−38B	4.5	47.5	49.5	16.50	1739	+31.2
58	Nekrasov, Denis A	1485	RUS	+42B	−17N	−39B	−53N	=56B	+73N	−68B	+72N	−43B	−62N	+70B	4.5	46.0	48.5	15.75	1710	+79.7
59	Larionov, Dmitry	1702	RUS	−23N	−50B	−67N	−64B	+60N	+78B	+77N	−32B	+71N	=66B	−46N	4.5	43.0	43.0	10.00	1656	-10.9
60	Voronchikhina, Nika	1526	RUS	=41B	−42N	−38B	−72N	−59B	+75N	+69B	−43N	+74B	−56N	+77B	4.5	41.0	41.5	10.75	1633	+40.8
61	Vershinin, Miroslav	1950	RUS	+78B	−14N	+74B	−16N	−27B	+66N	=44N	=34B	−32N	−35B	−53B	4.0	55.0	55.0	11.75	1745	-59.9
62	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	1911	FID	−7B	−27N	+55N	+67B	−30N	−29B	−52B	−65N	F	+58B	+64N	4.0	52.5	52.5	17.00	1692	-45.1
63	Knyazkov, Egor	1867	RUS	−3B	+65N	−25B	+77N	−31B	−47B	+64N	−51N	+70B	−40N	−52B	4.0	52.0	52.5	11.50	1758	-12.4
64	Simakov, Sergey	1664	RUS	−24B	−44N	−33B	+59N	+77B	−45N	−63B	+69N	+53B	−49N	−62B	4.0	49.5	50.0	13.50	1717	+11.6
65	Butuzova, Tatyana	1654	RUS	−22N	−63B	−66N	+79N	+76B	−35B	−57N	+62B	−33N	+71B	−50N	4.0	44.0	44.0	8.00	1661	-2.2
66	Shabanov, Abdulla	1827	AZE	−9B	−73N	+65B	+76N	−39B	−61B	−67N	+77B	=57N	=59N	−51B	4.0	42.5	43.0	10.00	1633	-52.0
67	Vakhrushev, Arseniy	1601	RUS	−31B	−53N	+59B	−62N	+75B	−72N	+66B	−49N	−52B	−70N	+76B	4.0	41.0	42.0	11.50	1568	-10.4
68	Nikiforov, Sergey M.	1837	RUS	=11N	+69B	−13N	+46B	−41N	−26B	+58N	−42N	−55B	−57B	F	3.5	54.5	57.0	17.25	1800	-14.0
69	Nedelko, Alexey	1735	RUS	=17B	−68N	−41B	−56N	−70B	F	−60N	−64B	+76N	+75N	+73B	3.5	37.5	37.5	9.00	1502	-48.4
70	Gudkov, Egor	1521	RUS	−46N	=34B	−28N	−55B	+69N	=57B	−33B	F	−63N	+67B	−58N	3.0	49.0	49.0	12.75	1591	+7.5
71	Mukhamadeev, Artur	1546	RUS	−39B	+56N	−42B	−45N	−33B	+76N	+53B	−35N	−59B	−65N	F	3.0	47.5	47.5	10.50	1596	+12.8
72	Petergova, Stella	1690	ESP	−26N	=28B	−34N	+60B	−50N	+67B	−46N	−58B	−73N	F	F	2.5	48.5	48.5	11.75	1600	-48.2
73	Ukrainskaya, Ilona	1598	RUS	−47N	+66B	=46N	−28B	−34N	−58B	F	−56N	+72B	−54B	−69N	2.5	46.5	46.5	9.25	1596	-9.2
74	Dushanina, Kira Rus	1546	RUS	F	−6B	−61N	−35B	=57N	−46B	−55N	+76B	−60N	−53N	=75B	2.0	49.5	50.5	4.25	1365	-48.4
75	Sazonov, Timofey	0	RUS	F	−20B	−48N	−29B	−67N	−60B	+76B	−53N	=77N	−69B	=74N	2.0	38.5	38.5	2.25	1387	0.0
76	Zhelannov, Aleksey	0	RUS	−48N	F	−51B	−66B	−65N	−71B	−75N	−74N	−69B	+77B	−67N	1.0	33.0	33.0	0.50	1345	-30.4
77	Mukhamadeeva, Arina	1401	RUS	−51B	−43N	F	−63B	−64N	F	−59B	−66N	=75B	−76N	−60N	0.5	34.5	34.5	1.00	944	-53.2
78	Rudenko, Viktoria	1481	RUS	−61N	−29B	−54N	F	−52B	−59N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	936	-12.4
79	Izotov, Vladimir	1692	FID	−40B	−45N	−35N	−65B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	1082	-22.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kichatov, Dmitriy SerRUS
+194.4
6.5 pts · #21
2Petrov, AlekseiRUS
+108.0
6.5 pts · #39
3Nekrasov, Denis ARUS
+79.7
4.5 pts · #55

Top rating losers

1Vershinin, MiroslavRUS
-59.9
4.0 pts · #60
2Mukhamadeeva, ArinaRUS
-53.2
0.5 pts · #78
3Shabanov, AbdullaAZE
-52.0
4.0 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R11+569 Elo gap
Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser1700 beat FMBardyk, Artem2269
R1+475 Elo gap
Nekrasov, Denis A1485 beat Martyntsev, Roman1960
R10+372 Elo gap
Shevchenko, Milena1897 beat FMBardyk, Artem2269