UCT Chess festival August 2025 - standard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Praha, Czech Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1030, and top seed was Denis Bobrakov-Timoskin (🇨🇿 CZE, 1608).
Natan Lytvynov (🇨🇿 CZE, 1531) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Erik Sarifullin (4.5) and Denis Bobrakov-Timoskin (4.0). Lytvynov shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Bjorn Larionov (1477) beat Denis Bobrakov-Timoskin (1608), a +131-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Denis Bobrakov-Timoskin takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.5/7. Lytvynov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
Natan Lytvynov beat Erik Sarifullin (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Natan Lytvynov | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Erik Sarifullin | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Bjorn Larionov | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Denis Bobrakov-Timoskin | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lytvynov, Natan | 1531 | CZE | +8N | +2B | −6B | +4N | =3N | =5B | =7N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 15.75 | 1620 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Sarifullin, Erik | 1571 | CZE | +5B | −1N | =7B | +9N | −4B | +8N | +3N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1444 | -29.2 |
| 3 | Bobrakov-Timoskin, Denis | 1608 | CZE | =7B | +5N | +8B | +6N | =1B | −4N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1461 | -40.0 |
| 4 | Larionov, Bjorn | 1477 | CZE | −6B | +7N | +9N | −1B | +2N | +3B | −5N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1631 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Davidek, Jonas | 0 | CZE | −2N | −3B | F | =8N | +9B | =1N | +4B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dorey, Alex | 1579 | CZE | +4N | +9B | +1N | −3B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1663 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Starodubtsev, Fylypp | 1508 | CZE | =3N | −4B | =2N | F | −8B | +9N | =1B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1459 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Krpata, Jakub | 0 | CZE | −1B | F | −3N | =5B | +7N | −2B | +9B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 23793244 | 0 | — | F | −6N | −4B | −2B | −5N | −7B | −8N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Larionov, BjornCZE+43.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Lytvynov, NatanCZE+24.84.5 pts · #1
- 3Dorey, AlexCZE+13.23.0 pts · #3
- 1Bobrakov-Timoskin, DenisCZE-40.04.0 pts · #4
- 2Sarifullin, ErikCZE-29.24.5 pts · #7
- 3Starodubtsev, FylyppCZE-12.02.5 pts · #5
- R6+131 Elo gap