"Kyiv Tournament Chess - 2025"
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2252, and top seed was Alexey Maly (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2341).
Vladislav Lymar (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2211) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Serhii Parokha (7.5) and Alexey Maly (7.0). Lymar shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 10.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Vigen Bagiryan (1948) beat Vladislav Voitovich (FM, 2319), a +371-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsFM Vladislav Lymar led from R10; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Vladislav Lymar takes the sole lead (7.5/10).
FM Vladislav Lymar drew with FM Serhii Parokha (Black).
FM Vladislav Lymar 3 wins (R6–R8)Artem Marchenko 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVladislav Lymar | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2FMSerhii Parokha | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Artem Marchenko | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4IMAlexey Maly | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lymar, VladislavFM | 2211 | UKR | +8N | =5B | =3N | =2N | =6B | +12N | +10B | +9N | =7B | +11N | =4B | 8.0 | 57.0 | 58.0 | 37.75 | 2384 | +50.4 |
| 2 | Parokha, SerhiiFM | 2294 | UKR | +9N | =3B | =7N | =1B | +11N | +6B | =4N | +12B | =8N | =10B | =5N | 7.5 | 57.5 | 58.5 | 37.00 | 2334 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Maly, AlexeyIM | 2341 | UKR | =5N | =2N | =1B | +6N | +12B | =10N | =9B | =7N | +11B | =4N | =8B | 7.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 34.50 | 2299 | -4.9 |
| 4 | Marchenko, Artem | 2224 | UKR | =6B | +12N | +10B | +9N | =7B | =11N | =2B | =8B | =5N | =3B | =1N | 7.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 34.25 | 2310 | +26.0 |
| 5 | Skliarov, ViktorIM | 2334 | UKR | =3B | =1N | =6B | +12N | +10B | =9N | =7B | =11N | =4B | =8N | =2B | 6.5 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 31.75 | 2263 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Bagiryan, Vigen | 1948 | UKR | =4N | =8B | =5N | −3B | =1N | −2N | +12B | +10N | =9B | +7N | +11B | 6.5 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 28.75 | 2298 | +92.8 |
| 7 | Voitovich, VladislavFM | 2319 | UKR | +10B | =9N | =2B | =11B | =4N | =8B | =5N | =3B | =1N | −6B | +12N | 6.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 28.75 | 2235 | -22.8 |
| 8 | Starozhilov, LeonidFM | 2222 | UKR | −1B | =6N | =12B | =10N | =9B | =7N | +11B | =4N | =2B | =5B | =3N | 5.5 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 27.50 | 2208 | -3.4 |
| 9 | Mikhalsky, Vladimir | 2219 | UKR | −2B | =7B | +11N | −4B | =8N | =5B | =3N | −1B | =6N | +12B | +10N | 5.5 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 22.25 | 2208 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Yevdokymov, Maksym | 2041 | UKR | −7N | =11B | −4N | =8B | −5N | =3B | −1N | −6B | +12N | =2N | −9B | 3.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 12.25 | 2049 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rudak, Vladimir | 2177 | UKR | =12B | =10N | −9B | =7N | −2B | =4B | −8N | =5B | −3N | −1B | −6N | 2.5 | 62.5 | 63.5 | 11.75 | 2001 | -49.0 |
| 12 | Katsman, Mikhail | 2177 | UKR | =11N | −4B | =8N | −5B | −3N | −1B | −6N | −2N | −10B | −9N | −7B | 1.0 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 4.00 | 1829 | -79.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bagiryan, VigenUKR+92.86.5 pts · #6
- 2Lymar, VladislavFMUKR+50.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Parokha, SerhiiFMUKR+29.27.5 pts · #2
- 1Katsman, MikhailUKR-79.01.0 pts · #12
- 2Rudak, VladimirUKR-49.02.5 pts · #11
- 3Voitovich, VladislavFMUKR-22.86.0 pts · #7
- R10+371 Elo gap
- R7+229 Elo gap
- R11+229 Elo gap