Astrakhan-open 2025 A
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Astrakhan, Russia. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2014, and top seed was Maksim Ermakov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2243).
Maksim Ermakov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2243) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladimir Sokolov (5.0) and Evgeniya Sukhareva (5.0). Ermakov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gleb Netesa (1566) beat Alexander Mikhnenko (CM, 2053), a +487-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Astrakhan, Russia
Dates
13 Aug 2025 → 16 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×3
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×30
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Maksim Ermakov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Maksim Ermakov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Maksim Ermakov drew with Vladimir Sokolov (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Maksim Ermakov won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMaksim Ermakov | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Vladimir Sokolov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMKamil Akhmedzhanov | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4WFMEvgeniya Sukhareva | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ermakov, MaksimFM | 2243 | RUS | +25N | +7B | +15N | +3B | =2N | +4B | =6N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 26.00 | 2314 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Sokolov, Vladimir | 1971 | RUS | +22N | +5B | =4N | +8B | =1B | =11N | =7N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 22.50 | 2016 | +13.8 |
| 3 | Sukhareva, EvgeniyaWFM | 2127 | RUS | +14N | +9B | +6N | −1N | −5B | +8B | +10N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 22.00 | 2043 | -7.0 |
| 4 | Marchenko, Nikolay | 2149 | RUS | +23B | +13N | =2B | =15N | +10B | −1N | +12B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 18.75 | 2073 | -6.2 |
| 5 | Gantsev, Daniil | 1655 | RUS | +29B | −2N | +16B | +13N | +3N | −6B | +11B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 2039 | +108.4 |
| 6 | Akhmedzhanov, KamilFM | 2050 | RUS | +20B | +24N | −3B | +23N | =12B | +5N | =1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 1965 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Sediki, Shapur | 1796 | RUS | +28B | −1N | =17B | +24N | +18B | +9N | =2B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1944 | +53.2 |
| 8 | Netesa, Gleb | 1566 | RUS | +16B | +10N | =11B | −2N | +15B | −3N | +17B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 16.50 | 1950 | +126.0 |
| 9 | Sudnik, Pavel | 1862 | RUS | +21B | −3N | +26B | =11N | +17B | −7B | +16N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1835 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Revyakin, Evgeniy | 1862 | RUS | +19N | −8B | +18N | +14B | −4N | +21B | −3B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1794 | -18.4 |
| 11 | Tretiakov, AlexanderFM | 2023 | RUS | +30N | =18B | =8N | =9B | +23N | =2B | −5N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1774 | -36.0 |
| 12 | Lyapina, Mariya | 1671 | RUS | +32N | −15B | =21N | +20B | =6N | +14B | −4N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1804 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Chernov, Nikita | 1778 | RUS | +26N | −4B | =20N | −5B | =19N | +23B | +22N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1691 | -30.0 |
| 14 | Gantsev, Igor | 1580 | RUS | −3B | +21N | +32B | −10N | +26B | −12N | +20B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1696 | +36.8 |
| 15 | Mikhnenko, AlexanderCM | 2053 | RUS | +17B | +12N | −1B | =4B | −8N | −16N | +24B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 1811 | -34.2 |
| 16 | Kuvshinov, Sergey | 1605 | RUS | −8N | +19B | −5N | +22B | =20N | +15B | −9B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1666 | +16.8 |
| 17 | Maksimov, Aleksey Iv | 1609 | RUS | −15N | +30B | =7N | +25B | −9N | +29B | −8N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1694 | +18.8 |
| 18 | Lyubimov, Nikolay | 1710 | RUS | +31N | =11N | −10B | +29B | −7N | −22B | +25N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1696 | -8.0 |
| 19 | Belousov, Victor | 1587 | RUS | −10B | −16N | =31B | +30N | =13B | =25B | +29N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1611 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Krasovsky, Kirill Vik | 1443 | RUS | −6N | +31B | =13B | −12N | =16B | +26N | −14N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1587 | +44.8 |
| 21 | Mankieva, Elizaveta | 1487 | RUS | −9N | −14B | =12B | +31N | +24B | −10N | =27N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1591 | +30.4 |
| 22 | Zolotukhin, Dmitry | 1542 | RUS | −2B | −29N | +30B | −16N | +31B | +18N | −13B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1666 | +34.0 |
| 23 | Tomeev, Daniel | 1620 | RUS | −4N | +32B | +27N | −6B | −11B | −13N | =26B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1657 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Markov, Ivan | 1610 | RUS | +27N | −6B | =29N | −7B | −21N | +28B | −15N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1584 | -18.0 |
| 25 | Mescheriakov, Andrei A | 1801 | RUS | −1B | −26N | +28B | −17N | +32B | =19N | −18B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1572 | -43.6 |
| 26 | Mukhtedinov, Roman | 1487 | RUS | −13B | +25B | −9N | +27B | −14N | −20B | =23N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1541 | +10.4 |
| 27 | Dzhangaliev, Nurum | 1409 | RUS | −24B | +28N | −23B | −26N | F | +32N | =21B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1498 | +26.4 |
| 28 | Akimov, Emil | 1541 | RUS | −7N | −27B | −25N | −32N | +30B | −24N | +31B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1437 | -42.4 |
| 29 | Sabelnikov, Konstantin Al | 0 | RUS | −5N | +22B | =24B | −18N | F | −17N | −19B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 4.25 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Bystrova, Marina | 1488 | RUS | −11B | −17N | −22N | −19B | −28N | =31N | +32B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1374 | -33.6 |
| 31 | Uzakbayev, Damir | 1463 | KAZ | −18B | −20N | =19N | −21B | −22N | =30B | −28N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1231 | -82.4 |
| 32 | Aymerich Sazonova, Alexandra | 1587 | FID | −12B | −23N | −14N | +28B | −25N | −27B | −30N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1276 | -100.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Netesa, GlebRUS+126.04.5 pts · #7
- 2Gantsev, DaniilRUS+108.45.0 pts · #14
- 3Sediki, ShapurRUS+53.25.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Aymerich Sazonova, AlexandraFID-100.01.0 pts · #32
- 2Uzakbayev, DamirKAZ-82.41.0 pts · #31
- 3Mescheriakov, Andrei ARUS-43.62.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+487 Elo gap
- R5+472 Elo gap
- R6+448 Elo gap