Hopes of Astrakhan 2025_G15
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 12 Aug 2025 in Astrakhan, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 561, and top seed was Polina Povalyaeva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1558).
Polina Povalyaeva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1558) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Polina Elzateeva (6.0) and Ulyana Tyurikova (4.5). Povalyaeva shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Polina Elzateeva (1415) beat Valeriya Lebedeva (1516), a +101-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Polina Povalyaeva held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Povalyaeva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
Polina Povalyaeva beat Polina Elzateeva (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polina Povalyaeva | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Polina Elzateeva | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Ulyana Tyurikova | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Aruzhan Mukhtarova | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Povalyaeva, Polina | 1558 | RUS | +3N | +2B | +5N | +6N | F | +4N | +7B | 6.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2263 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Elzateeva, Polina | 1415 | RUS | +5B | −1N | +8B | +4N | +7B | +3N | +6B | 6.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.00 | 1536 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Tyurikova, Ulyana | 0 | RUS | −1B | +8N | +4B | +7N | +6B | −2B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mukhtarova, Aruzhan | 0 | RUS | +6B | +7B | −3N | −2B | +5N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ruslanova, Amina | 0 | RUS | −2N | −6N | −1B | +8N | −4B | +7N | =3B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.25 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lebedeva, Valeriya | 1516 | RUS | −4N | +5B | +7N | −1B | −3N | F | −2N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.50 | 686 | -43.2 |
| 7 | Boltubaeva, Maria S | 0 | RUS | +8B | −4N | −6B | −3B | −2N | −5B | −1N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 34395261 | 0 | — | −7N | −3B | −2N | −5B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Povalyaeva, PolinaRUS+30.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Elzateeva, PolinaRUS+13.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Mukhtarova, AruzhanRUS0.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Lebedeva, ValeriyaRUS-43.22.0 pts · #8
- 2FIDE 343952610.00.0 pts · #6
- 3Mukhtarova, AruzhanRUS0.03.0 pts · #3
- R7+101 Elo gap