40 anniversary "Ladya" Azov masters
8 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Azov, Russia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2157, and top seed was Alexander I Petrushin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2289).
Artem Polkovnikyan (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2063) won with 11.5/14, ahead of Oleg Milushev (10.5) and Yuliya Evteenko (8.5). Polkovnikyan won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 14: Yuliya Evteenko (WFM, 1946) beat Dmitry Rozhko (FM, 2273), a +327-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 14 roundsFM Artem Polkovnikyan led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Artem Polkovnikyan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Artem Polkovnikyan 1.0–1.0 against Oleg Milushev (R7 ½-½, R14 ½-½).
FM Artem Polkovnikyan posted 5 in a row (R2–R6) and 3 in a row (R9–R11) — total 8 wins.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺FMPolkovnikyan, Artem | 2063 | * | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11.5 | 67.25 | 89.0 | +194.4 | 2432 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Milushev, Oleg | 2202 | ½½ | * | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 10.5 | 61.75 | 91.0 | +52.0 | 2344 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺WFMEvteenko, Yuliya | 1946 | ½½ | ½½ | * | 0½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 8.5 | 52.75 | 95.0 | +225.6 | 2268 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺IMPetrushin, Alexander I | 2289 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | * | ½½ | ½0 | 11 | 1½ | 7.5 | 43.75 | 97.0 | -21.4 | 2167 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMRozhko, Dmitry | 2273 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | * | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | 5.5 | 31.75 | 101.0 | -38.4 | 2060 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺FMBekker, Maxim | 2229 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 1½ | ½½ | * | 1½ | 10 | 5.5 | 29.75 | 101.0 | -59.6 | 2067 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺GMPushkov, Nikolai | 2105 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | * | 01 | 3.5 | 21.25 | 105.0 | -23.8 | 1971 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Zhukovskij, Igor V. | 2152 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 0½ | 10 | 01 | * | 3.5 | 19.75 | 105.0 | -67.6 | 1965 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Evteenko, YuliyaWFMRUS+225.68.5 pts · #3
- 2Polkovnikyan, ArtemFMRUS+194.411.5 pts · #1
- 3Milushev, OlegRUS+52.010.5 pts · #2
- 1Zhukovskij, Igor V.RUS-67.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Bekker, MaximFMRUS-59.65.5 pts · #6
- 3Rozhko, DmitryFMRUS-38.45.5 pts · #5
- R14+327 Elo gap
- R4+283 Elo gap
- R11+226 Elo gap