Tallinn Chess Festival - Paul Keres Chess House Open

SwissRapid

64 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 05 Sept 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia. 29 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2515, and top seed was Karen H. Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2610).

Valery Kazakouski (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2524) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Karen H. Grigoryan (6.5) and Vladyslav Larkin (6.5). Kazakouski shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Samyr Helou Neto (1580) beat Regina Narva (WFM, 1928), a +348-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Tallinn, Estonia

Dates

05 Sept 2025

Time control

Rapid: All Moves in 8 Min. Incr. 4 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMKaren H. Grigoryan2610

Avg top 10

2,515

Participants

Titled players · 29

GM×12

IM×4

FM×5

CM×2

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×30

🇱🇻Latvia×8

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇫🇷France×4

🇫🇮Finland×3

🇱🇹Lithuania×3

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

Top 3

🥇
GMValery Kazakouski
🇱🇹LTU·2524
7.5pts·2816perf+21.1
🥈
GMKaren H. Grigoryan
🇦🇲ARM·2610
6.5pts·2696perf+9.3
🥉
IMVladyslav Larkin
🇺🇦UKR·2505
6.5pts·2580perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

GM Valery Kazakouski led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kazakouski7.5Grigoryan6.5Larkin6.5Bauer6Neiksans6Fridman5.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE05 Sept

GM Valery Kazakouski takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Valery Kazakouski beat GM Karen H. Grigoryan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Valery Kazakouski 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)GM Karen H. Grigoryan 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Vladyslav Larkin 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMValery Kazakouski	*	1	1	—
2GMKaren H. Grigoryan	0	*	—	½
3IMVladyslav Larkin	0	—	*	—
4GMChristian Bauer	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2524	LTU	+31N	+30B	+8N	=11B	+2N	+3B	+28B	+6N	7.5	37.0	41.0	38.50	2816	+21.1
2	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2610	ARM	+38B	+20N	+28B	+29N	−1B	+6N	+9B	=4N	6.5	37.0	40.5	30.00	2696	+9.3
3	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2505	UKR	+32B	=37N	+19B	+5N	+7B	−1N	+14B	+28N	6.5	36.5	40.0	30.75	2580	+8.4
4	Bauer, ChristianGM	2580	FRA	+26B	=19N	+37B	−7N	+22B	+11N	+8B	=2B	6.0	36.0	39.5	28.50	2491	-5.0
5	Neiksans, ArtursGM	2514	LAT	+33N	+24B	=10N	−3B	=12N	+41B	+27N	+13B	6.0	35.0	38.5	26.75	2445	-3.6
6	Keinanen, ToivoIM	2518	FIN	+36B	+34N	=7B	+21N	+11N	−2B	+10N	−1B	5.5	38.5	42.5	25.75	2487	-1.0
7	Krasenkow, MichalGM	2391	POL	+53N	+16B	=6N	+4B	−3N	=10B	=12N	+22B	5.5	38.0	41.0	26.50	2444	+7.4
8	Volodin, AleksandrGM	2405	EST	+40B	+48N	−1B	+17N	+20B	=9N	−4N	+15B	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.75	2462	+7.4
9	Fridman, DanielGM	2582	GER	=12N	+27B	+14N	=10B	+30N	=8B	−2N	+37B	5.5	36.0	39.5	25.00	2447	-9.8
10	Novik, MaximGM	2354	LTU	+45B	+23N	=5B	=9N	+29B	=7N	−6B	+19N	5.5	35.5	38.5	24.50	2494	+15.9
11	Gorkov, Kirill	2155	EST	+47N	+13B	+25N	=1N	−6B	−4B	=21N	+30B	5.0	37.0	40.0	22.50	2446	+113.6
12	Obolonin, Filipp	2138	EST	=9B	−21N	+43B	+34N	=5B	+20N	=7B	=14N	5.0	35.0	38.5	23.00	2405	+52.2
13	Bogdanov, EgorGM	2388	UKR	+35B	−11N	+26B	+48N	+23B	−28N	+16B	−5N	5.0	33.0	36.0	21.00	2296	-7.5
14	Rogule, LauraWGM	2263	LAT	+58B	=39N	−9B	+55N	+37B	+21N	−3N	=12B	5.0	31.0	33.0	16.75	2320	+13.2
15	Rychagov, NikitaCM	2298	EST	+46N	+41B	−29B	−23N	+33B	+19N	+31B	−8N	5.0	30.0	33.0	19.00	2273	-2.4
16	Adrian, Leopold	2149	FRA	+60B	−7N	+45B	−28N	+35B	+32B	−13N	+29N	5.0	29.5	30.5	16.00	2255	+22.4
17	Adrian, ClaudeIM	2163	FRA	+61N	−25B	+53N	−8B	−32N	+46B	+44N	+31B	5.0	27.5	28.5	14.50	2131	-2.6
18	Ivanov, Igor	2216	LAT	+57B	−29N	=55B	−37N	=34B	+45N	+33B	+35N	5.0	25.0	27.0	16.25	2166	-7.0
19	Vorobjov, Pavel	2231	EST	+52N	=4B	−3N	+39B	+25N	−15B	+40N	−10B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.50	2305	+17.2
20	Haitin, IljaFM	2257	EST	+49N	−2B	+31N	+41B	−8N	−12B	+32N	=27B	4.5	33.0	36.0	16.75	2219	-6.1
21	Hellers, FerdinandGM	2386	SWE	=43N	+12B	+39N	−6B	+42N	−14B	=11B	=23N	4.5	32.0	35.5	18.50	2215	-15.1
22	Dubrovin, Robert	2186	EST	+54B	−28N	+40B	=25B	−4N	+34N	+38B	−7N	4.5	31.0	34.0	16.25	2282	+18.7
23	Loy, Konstantin	2149	UKR	+59N	−10B	+49N	+15B	−13N	=40B	=30N	=21B	4.5	30.5	31.5	15.00	2192	+12.8
24	Krivenko, DionFM	2229	EST	+51B	−5N	+33B	+38N	−28B	−31N	=26B	+43N	4.5	29.5	32.5	16.25	2168	-9.6
25	Miezis, NormundsGM	2431	LAT	+55B	+17N	−11B	=22N	−19B	−39B	+42N	+38N	4.5	29.5	32.0	16.75	2178	-22.5
26	Medar, Marti	2089	EST	−4N	+44B	−13N	−42B	+52N	+49B	=24N	+39B	4.5	29.0	32.0	15.25	2119	+7.0
27	Raag, Ardi	2142	EST	+64B	−9N	+63B	−30B	+46N	+29N	−5B	=20N	4.5	28.0	28.5	10.75	2238	+15.2
28	Nasuta, GrzegorzGM	2408	POL	F	+22B	−2N	+16B	+24N	+13B	−1N	−3B	4.0	39.5	39.5	19.00	2420	+1.9
29	Bacrot, Alexandre	2481	FRA	+42N	+18B	+15N	−2B	−10N	−27B	+41N	−16B	4.0	35.0	38.5	17.00	2250	-21.2
30	Maier, ChristianIM	2252	GER	+44B	−1N	+36B	+27N	−9B	=38N	=23B	−11N	4.0	34.5	38.0	16.00	2200	-10.6
31	Agafonov, Yuri Dr	2083	LAT	−1B	+51N	−20B	+58N	+57B	+24B	−15N	−17N	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.50	2097	+3.4
32	Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFM	2027	ESP	−3N	−63B	+54N	+44B	+17B	−16N	−20B	+45N	4.0	30.5	31.5	14.50	2010	-3.4
33	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	2028	LAT	−5B	+57N	−24N	+49B	−15N	+50B	−18N	+47B	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.00	2007	-3.0
34	Shnurov, DaniilCM	2226	EST	+63N	−6B	=42N	−12B	=18N	−22B	+49N	+46B	4.0	29.5	30.5	11.25	2076	-26.6
35	Narva, ReginaWFM	1928	EST	−13N	−47B	+61N	+50B	−16N	+56B	+48N	−18B	4.0	26.5	27.5	9.50	1919	-3.6
36	Neff, Sergei	2056	EST	−6N	+52B	−30N	−46B	+51N	−44B	+50N	+40B	4.0	25.5	28.5	12.50	1938	-23.0
37	Bazilius, AugustinasFM	2198	LTU	F	=3B	−4N	+18B	−14N	+42B	+39N	−9N	3.5	35.0	38.0	15.25	2331	+39.6
38	Mierins, Eriks	2139	LAT	−2N	+43B	+47N	−24B	+56N	=30B	−22N	−25B	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.00	2081	-12.0
39	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2142	EST	+62N	=14B	−21B	−19N	+55B	+25N	−37B	−26N	3.5	29.0	30.0	10.50	2124	-5.6
40	Narva, JaanFM	1951	EST	−8N	+61B	−22N	+51B	+48B	=23N	−19B	−36N	3.5	29.0	30.0	9.25	2022	+12.0
41	Arikov, ArtemFM	2147	EST	+56B	−15N	+58B	−20N	+45B	−5N	−29B	=44N	3.5	28.5	30.5	9.25	2051	-18.4
42	Sinitsyn, Anton	2027	FIN	−29B	+54N	=34B	+26N	−21B	−37N	−25B	+55N	3.5	28.0	30.5	12.00	2134	+14.8
43	Hakkinen, Aleksandr	1904	FIN	=21B	−38N	−12N	−56B	+47N	+52B	+55N	−24B	3.5	26.0	28.5	10.75	2019	+26.4
44	Kiritshenko, Platon	1758	EST	−30N	−26N	+60B	−32N	+62B	+36N	−17B	=41B	3.5	26.0	27.0	7.75	1928	+42.8
45	Krasenkowa, ElenaWIM	1903	POL	−10N	+59B	−16N	+47B	−41N	−18B	+56N	−32B	3.0	28.5	29.5	6.50	1836	-14.2
46	Skladtshikov, Andrei	1871	EST	−15B	+56N	−48B	+36N	−27B	−17N	+57B	−34N	3.0	28.0	30.0	8.50	1949	+7.6
47	Helou Neto, Samyr	1580	BRA	−11B	+35N	−38B	−45N	−43B	+51N	+58B	−33N	3.0	26.0	28.0	9.00	1824	+39.0
48	Gudovskis, Konstantins	2158	LAT	F	−8B	+46N	−13B	−40N	+58N	−35B	+54B	3.0	26.0	26.0	8.00	1973	-26.7
49	Verhni, Vladimir	1813	EST	−20B	+64N	−23B	−33N	+59B	−26N	−34B	+57N	3.0	24.5	25.0	3.50	1836	-2.4
50	Adetunji, Adeyimika	1713	ENG	F	−55N	+64B	−35N	+53B	−33N	−36B	+58N	3.0	23.0	23.5	5.50	1841	+16.8
51	Kais, Kaarel	1748	EST	−24N	−31B	+59N	−40N	−36B	−47B	+61N	+60B	3.0	21.0	22.0	3.00	1734	-9.0
52	Kolar, Johan-Eerik	1758	EST	−19B	−36N	−56B	+60N	−26B	−43N	+64B	+59N	3.0	21.0	21.5	2.50	1761	-3.4
53	Jakimenko, Aleksandr	1940	EST	−7B	+60N	−17B	−57N	−50N	+59B	−54N	+62B	3.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	1662	-50.0
54	Kubo, Peeter-Erik	1680	EST	−22N	−42B	−32B	−59N	+60B	+64N	+53B	−48N	3.0	20.0	20.5	4.50	1736	+4.0
55	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1983	EST	−25N	+50B	=18N	−14B	−39N	+57N	−43B	−42B	2.5	28.0	30.0	7.50	1907	-18.6
56	Oja, Mihkel	0	EST	−41N	−46B	+52N	+43N	−38B	−35N	−45B	=64B	2.5	23.5	24.0	6.75	1792	0.0
57	Shadrina, EvaWCM	1733	EST	−18N	−33B	+62N	+53B	−31N	−55B	−46N	−49B	2.0	24.5	25.5	4.00	1670	-16.1
58	Kondakov, Sergy	1861	UKR	−14N	+62B	−41N	−31B	+61N	−48B	−47N	−50B	2.0	22.5	23.5	2.00	1632	-77.2
59	Klimovich, Hanna	1535	FID	−23B	−45N	−51B	+54B	−49N	−53N	F	−52B	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1516	-3.8
60	Lepik, Ava	1572	EST	−16N	−53B	−44N	−52B	−54N	F	+62B	−51N	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	1009	-52.8
61	Aro, Andres	1639	EST	−17B	−40N	−35B	+64N	−58B	−62N	−51B	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.50	1106	-19.0
62	Golubenkov, Janis	0	EST	−39B	−58N	−57B	F	−44N	+61B	−60N	−53N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1497	0.0
63	Mogilny, Evgeny	1746	EST	−34B	+32N	−27N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1980	+13.6
64	FIDE 4534344	0	—	−27N	−49B	−50N	−61B	F	−54B	−52N	=56N	0.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	991	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gorkov, KirillEST
+113.6
5.0 pts · #15
2Obolonin, FilippEST
+52.2
5.0 pts · #16
3Kiritshenko, PlatonEST
+42.8
3.5 pts · #45

Top rating losers

1Kondakov, SergyUKR
-77.2
2.0 pts · #60
2Lepik, AvaEST
-52.8
1.0 pts · #64
3Jakimenko, AleksandrEST
-50.0
3.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R2+348 Elo gap
Helou Neto, Samyr1580 beat WFMNarva, Regina1928
R6+339 Elo gap
Raag, Ardi2142 beat Bacrot, Alexandre2481
R8+332 Elo gap
Adrian, Leopold2149 beat Bacrot, Alexandre2481