Russian Cup Stage (Women) - Vera Penzina Memorial - 2025
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44 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 15 Aug 2025 in Ufa, Russia. 20 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2278, and top seed was Daria Voit (🇷🇺 RUS, WGM, 2345).
Anna Zhurova ( FID, WFM, 2258) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Margarita Potapova (6.5) and Aliona Garmash (6.5). Zhurova took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Leila Tabermakova (WFM, 1920) beat Daria Voit (WGM, 2345), a +425-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Ufa, Russia
Dates
09 Aug 2025 → 15 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 20
IM×2
FM×1
WGM×2
WIM×3
WFM×8
WCM×4
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×30
FIDE (no federation)×13
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Anna Zhurova led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE13 Aug
WFM Aliona Garmash takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Anna Zhurova beat WFM Aliona Garmash (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
WIM Margarita Potapova won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMAnna Zhurova | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2WFMAliona Garmash | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3WIMMargarita Potapova | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FMEkaterina Goltseva | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhurova, AnnaWFM | 2258 | FID | +12B | +27N | =5B | +10N | +6B | =2B | =4N | +3N | +9B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 42.50 | 2427 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Potapova, MargaritaWIM | 2272 | FID | +21B | +20N | +42B | +5N | =3B | =1N | =10B | =4B | =6N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 33.00 | 2328 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Garmash, AlionaWFM | 2094 | RUS | +38B | +43N | =9B | +8B | =2N | +7B | +15N | −1B | =4N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 2302 | +52.4 |
| 4 | Goltseva, EkaterinaFM | 2318 | RUS | +44B | =13N | =19B | +20N | +26B | +9N | =1B | =2N | =3B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 30.00 | 2272 | -4.6 |
| 5 | Pogonina, NatalijaWGM | 2338 | RUS | +37N | +11B | =1N | −2B | =16N | +14B | +7N | +10B | −8N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 31.25 | 2207 | -10.9 |
| 6 | Getman, TatyanaWIM | 2280 | FID | =24N | +32B | =7N | +27B | −1N | +21B | =9B | +13N | =2B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 28.25 | 2164 | -17.0 |
| 7 | Smirnova, Polina AWFM | 1990 | FID | +28B | =9N | =6B | +42N | +13B | −3N | −5B | +22N | +14B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 2206 | +96.8 |
| 8 | Charochkina, DariaIM | 2285 | RUS | +18B | =19N | +36B | −3N | +29B | −10N | =13B | +26N | +5B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 26.75 | 2157 | -11.0 |
| 9 | Korneva, MarinaIM | 2292 | RUS | +17N | =7B | =3N | +16B | +15N | −4B | =6N | +11B | −1N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 29.75 | 2205 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Dudkina, UlianaWFM | 2060 | FID | +22N | =15B | +14N | −1B | +11N | +8B | =2N | −5N | =13B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 29.25 | 2222 | +73.3 |
| 11 | Kuznetsova, Polina | 2060 | RUS | +29B | −5N | =12B | +36N | −10B | +19N | +16B | −9N | +22B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 23.75 | 2033 | -2.6 |
| 12 | Volodina, Nadezhda | 1798 | RUS | −1N | +31B | =11N | =21B | −14N | +30B | =27N | +20B | +28N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1973 | +78.4 |
| 13 | Elnikova, Milena | 2027 | RUS | +41N | =4B | =15N | +28B | −7N | +27B | =8N | −6B | =10N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 21.50 | 2115 | +38.8 |
| 14 | Tabermakova, LeilaWFM | 1920 | FID | +35B | =26N | −10B | =29N | +12B | −5N | +28B | +15B | −7N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 2024 | +41.2 |
| 15 | Voit, DariaWGM | 2345 | RUS | +33B | =10N | =13B | +19N | −9B | +26N | −3B | −14N | +29B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 2090 | -25.2 |
| 16 | Khuzina, Zuleikha | 1883 | RUS | =36B | +23N | =26B | −9N | =5B | +29N | −11N | +21B | =17N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 22.00 | 2012 | +51.2 |
| 17 | Baiburina, Kamilla | 1817 | RUS | −9B | −28N | +40B | +30B | =34N | +33N | −26B | +23N | =16B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 18.25 | 1948 | +27.6 |
| 18 | Absalyamova, KarinaWCM | 1815 | RUS | −8N | +41B | +30N | −26N | −19B | =32B | +38N | +34B | =27N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 15.75 | 1946 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Vlasova, OlesiaWFM | 1986 | FID | +40N | =8B | =4N | −15B | +18N | −11B | =21N | −27B | +32N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1992 | -1.5 |
| 20 | Blinova, Sofia | 1977 | RUS | +31N | −2B | +39N | −4B | −21N | =28B | +24B | −12N | +26B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 17.00 | 1933 | -22.0 |
| 21 | Chistova, Ekaterina | 1812 | RUS | −2N | +40B | =43B | =12N | +20B | −6N | =19B | −16N | +35B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 15.75 | 1900 | +34.4 |
| 22 | Miftakhova, Azalia | 1774 | RUS | −10B | +44N | −27B | =33N | +36B | +23N | +34N | −7B | −11N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1913 | +62.8 |
| 23 | Golovatenko, EvaWCM | 1891 | RUS | =32N | −16B | =24N | +39B | =28N | −22B | +25N | −17B | +38N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1786 | -50.8 |
| 24 | Lapa, Viktoriya | 1815 | RUS | =6B | −36N | =23B | =35N | +43B | −34B | −20N | +31N | +37B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 15.50 | 1845 | +11.2 |
| 25 | Panakhova, Elena | 1801 | UKR | −42B | −30N | +31B | −32N | +41B | +40N | −23B | =35N | +33B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 13.25 | 1807 | -1.4 |
| 26 | Matveeva, OlgaWIM | 2132 | RUS | +39N | =14B | =16N | +18B | −4N | −15B | +17N | −8B | −20N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 17.50 | 1973 | -34.0 |
| 27 | Efimova, DaryaWCM | 1878 | FID | F | −1B | +22N | −6N | +32B | −13N | =12B | +19N | =18B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1954 | +23.6 |
| 28 | Yusupova, AdelWCM | 1743 | RUS | −7N | +17B | +33B | −13N | =23B | =20N | −14N | +30B | −12B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 17.00 | 1845 | +46.4 |
| 29 | Tazetdinova, Adelya | 1764 | RUS | −11N | +37B | +34N | =14B | −8N | −16B | =39N | +32B | −15N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1898 | +54.4 |
| 30 | Zaitseva, Diana V. | 1730 | FID | −34N | +25B | −18B | −17N | +37B | −12N | +36B | −28N | +40B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 1757 | +18.0 |
| 31 | Shoshina, Irina | 1723 | RUS | −20B | −12N | −25N | =38B | =44N | +37N | +40B | −24B | +41N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1769 | +21.6 |
| 32 | Leisle, Darya | 1690 | FID | =23B | −6N | =37B | +25B | −27N | =18N | +33B | −29N | −19B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 14.25 | 1797 | +27.5 |
| 33 | Shamsutdinova, Karina | 1847 | RUS | −15N | +38B | −28N | =22B | +35N | −17B | −32N | +39B | −25N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 10.75 | 1735 | -30.2 |
| 34 | Kozlova, Olga | 1982 | RUS | +30B | −42N | −29B | +43N | =17B | +24N | −22B | −18N | F | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1778 | -84.0 |
| 35 | Moskvina, Arina | 1705 | RUS | −14N | −39B | +38N | =24B | −33B | =36N | +41N | =25B | −21N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1718 | +2.4 |
| 36 | Gilyazova, Alfia | 1684 | RUS | =16N | +24B | −8N | −11B | −22N | =35B | −30N | F | +39B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1766 | +24.0 |
| 37 | Idrisova, RozaWFM | 1828 | RUS | −5B | −29N | =32N | =41B | −30N | −31B | +43N | +44B | −24N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 5.25 | 1666 | -41.2 |
| 38 | Smirnova, Oksana Andr | 1775 | FID | −3N | −33N | −35B | =31N | F | +43B | −18B | +40N | −23B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.50 | 1660 | -50.4 |
| 39 | Ivanova, Arina | 1783 | RUS | −26B | +35N | −20B | −23N | −40B | +44N | =29B | −33N | −36N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1674 | -28.2 |
| 40 | Pekhtasheva, Aglaia | 1732 | FID | −19B | −21N | −17N | +44B | +39N | −25B | −31N | −38B | −30N | 2.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 3.50 | 1585 | -61.9 |
| 41 | Strunina, Polina | 1753 | RUS | −13B | −18N | =44B | =37N | −25N | F | −35B | +43N | −31B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.50 | 1598 | -32.6 |
| 42 | Pershina, MariaWFM | 2263 | FID | +25N | +34B | −2N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 2027 | -21.6 |
| 43 | Osmanova, Alina | 1601 | RUS | F | −3B | =21N | −34B | −24N | −38N | −37B | −41B | +44N | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.25 | 1597 | -4.4 |
| 44 | Kiryanova, Snezhana | 1827 | RUS | −4N | −22B | =41N | −40N | =31B | −39B | F | −37N | −43B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.00 | 1481 | -134.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smirnova, Polina AWFMFID+96.86.0 pts · #8
- 2Volodina, NadezhdaRUS+78.45.5 pts · #9
- 3Dudkina, UlianaWFMFID+73.35.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Kiryanova, SnezhanaRUS-134.81.0 pts · #44
- 2Kozlova, OlgaRUS-84.03.5 pts · #33
- 3Pekhtasheva, AglaiaFID-61.92.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R8+425 Elo gap
- R4+273 Elo gap
- R7+251 Elo gap