VPHS_OPEN SOCHI SUMMER Standard-A August 2025
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Sochi, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1261, and top seed was Armen Topchaian (🇷🇺 RUS, 1651).
Nikita Slashchev ( FID, 1649) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Armen Topchaian (6.0) and Marja Popova (4.5). Slashchev won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
21 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 50 Min. Del. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×11
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Armen Topchaian held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Slashchev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Armen Topchaian drew with Nikita Slashchev (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Armen Topchaian | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nikita Slashchev | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Marja Popova | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Aleksandr Musikhin | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slashchev, Nikita | 1649 | FID | +11B | +7N | =3B | =2N | +4B | +6N | +5B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 23.75 | 1794 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Topchaian, Armen | 1651 | RUS | +9N | +10B | +4N | =1B | +3N | +5B | =7N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 24.25 | 1947 | +61.2 |
| 3 | Popova, Marja | 1617 | RUS | +14N | +6B | =1N | =4B | −2B | +10N | =9N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1638 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Musikhin, Aleksandr | 1603 | RUS | +12B | +8N | −2B | =3N | −1N | +7B | +10B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1598 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Georgiyan, Georgiy | 0 | RUS | −8B | +12N | +11B | +13N | +10B | −2N | −1N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Klimov, Aleksey | 1546 | RUS | +13B | −3N | +8B | −10N | +12B | −1B | +11N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1391 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Derevyannyh, Danila | 0 | RUS | −10B | −1B | +14N | +11N | +8B | −4N | =2B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Sarkisyan, Artur | 1489 | RUS | +5N | −4B | −6N | +9B | −7N | =11B | +12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1410 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Badalov, David | 1480 | RUS | −2B | −11N | +12B | −8N | +13B | +14N | =3B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1314 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Bulatova, Zlata | 1570 | RUS | +7N | −2N | +13B | +6B | −5N | −3B | −4N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 8.50 | 1408 | -33.2 |
| 11 | Zemlemerov, Dmitrii | 0 | RUS | −1N | +9B | −5N | −7B | +14N | =8N | −6B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rakova, Marina | 0 | RUS | −4N | −5B | −9N | +14B | −6N | F | −8B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 522062823 | 0 | — | −6N | +14B | −10N | −5B | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 55805817 | 0 | — | −3B | −13N | −7B | −12N | −11B | −9B | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Topchaian, ArmenRUS+61.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Slashchev, NikitaFID+27.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Popova, MarjaRUS+7.64.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bulatova, ZlataRUS-33.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Badalov, DavidRUS-22.43.5 pts · #11
- 3Klimov, AlekseyRUS-16.04.0 pts · #9