Tallinn Chess Festival - III Nomme Open

SwissRapid

99 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia. 38 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2517, and top seed was Karen H. Grigoryan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2610).

Alexandre Bacrot (🇫🇷 FRA, 2481) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Grzegorz Nasuta (7.5) and Arturs Neiksans (7.5). Bacrot shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Karli Sven Uurits (1460) beat Vladimir Verhni (1813), a +353-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Tallinn, Estonia

Dates

06 Sept 2025

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲GMKaren H. Grigoryan2610

Avg top 10

2,517

Participants

Titled players · 38

GM×13

IM×6

FM×8

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×3

WFM×5

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×59

🇱🇻Latvia×14

🇫🇮Finland×5

🇱🇹Lithuania×4

🇫🇷France×4

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

Top 3

🥇
Alexandre Bacrot
🇫🇷FRA·2481
7.5pts·2673perf+22.4
🥈
GMGrzegorz Nasuta
🇵🇱POL·2408
7.5pts·2632perf+25.9
🥉
GMArturs Neiksans
🇱🇻LAT·2514
7.5pts·2624perf+13.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bacrot7.5Nasuta7.5Neiksans7.5Kazakouski7Bauer7Grigoryan6.5— ex-leaders:Keinanenled R5, #11

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.5/9. Bacrot takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alexandre Bacrot 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Grzegorz Nasuta 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Arturs Neiksans 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexandre Bacrot	*	—	½	1
2GMGrzegorz Nasuta	—	*	0	½
3GMArturs Neiksans	½	1	*	—
4GMValery Kazakouski	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bacrot, Alexandre	2481	FRA	+47N	+36B	+56N	+5B	=6N	+14B	=11N	+4N	=3B	7.5	49.5	53.5	43.50	2673	+22.4
2	Nasuta, GrzegorzGM	2408	POL	+58B	+35N	+28B	=4N	+8N	+6B	−3B	+30N	+13B	7.5	49.0	53.0	42.00	2632	+25.9
3	Neiksans, ArtursGM	2514	LAT	+52N	+37B	+15N	−6B	+31N	+32B	+2N	+11B	=1N	7.5	48.5	53.0	42.75	2624	+13.0
4	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2524	LTU	+72N	+19B	+29N	=2B	+7N	=11B	+9N	−1B	+14N	7.0	51.0	54.5	40.25	2582	+7.4
5	Bauer, ChristianGM	2580	FRA	+57B	+21N	+45B	−1N	=56B	+13N	=30B	+29N	+12B	7.0	43.5	47.5	35.50	2561	0.0
6	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2610	ARM	+26B	+16N	+30B	+3N	=1B	−2N	+10B	−12N	+11N	6.5	52.5	57.5	40.25	2568	-2.1
7	Miezis, NormundsGM	2431	LAT	+49B	=25N	+17B	+10N	−4B	+56N	=12B	=23N	+22B	6.5	46.5	50.5	35.00	2422	+2.0
8	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2505	UKR	+59B	+46N	+34B	=12N	−2B	+25N	−13B	+31N	+21B	6.5	45.0	49.0	32.50	2435	-4.3
9	Korneev, OlegGM	2420	ESP	+20N	=22B	=24N	+40B	+61N	+29B	−4B	=21N	+23B	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.25	2362	-3.4
10	Nainys, ZanasFM	2303	LTU	+70B	=24N	+25B	−7B	+20N	+41B	−6N	+46N	+29B	6.5	44.0	48.0	32.25	2349	+14.6
11	Keinanen, ToivoIM	2518	FIN	+39B	+42N	+38B	+13N	+12B	=4N	=1B	−3N	−6B	6.0	50.5	55.5	34.25	2530	+3.9
12	Fridman, DanielGM	2582	GER	+44N	+33B	+14N	=8B	−11N	+22B	=7N	+6B	−5N	6.0	49.0	54.0	34.50	2525	-3.6
13	Volodin, AleksandrGM	2405	EST	+53N	+40B	+31N	−11B	+24N	−5B	+8N	+15B	−2N	6.0	48.5	53.0	32.50	2432	+5.2
14	Krasenkow, MichalGM	2391	POL	+65B	+27N	−12B	+50N	+21B	−1N	+16B	+33N	−4B	6.0	47.0	51.0	30.50	2396	+2.5
15	Rychagov, NikitaCM	2298	EST	+84B	+62N	−3B	=18N	=35B	+27N	+57B	−13N	+33B	6.0	43.0	46.0	27.00	2291	+1.6
16	Paikens, ReinisFM	2201	LAT	+75N	−6B	+72N	−20B	+39N	+18B	−14N	+64B	+36N	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.00	2246	+5.4
17	Rychagov, Anton	2063	EST	+93N	+48B	−7N	−31B	−23B	+89N	+60N	+37B	+32N	6.0	38.0	40.0	23.00	2236	+64.8
18	Tolmacevs, Romans	2088	LAT	+91B	−29N	+89B	=15B	=33N	−16N	+58B	+56N	+34B	6.0	37.5	39.5	23.00	2221	+36.5
19	Kuznecova, MarijaFM	2180	LAT	+74B	−4N	−58B	+89N	+65B	−57N	+26B	+62N	+30B	6.0	37.0	39.5	24.50	2177	+3.6
20	Narva, JaanFM	1951	EST	−9B	+90N	+42B	+16N	−10B	+35N	=31B	=34N	=38B	5.5	44.0	46.0	25.50	2250	+66.2
21	Dubrovin, Robert	2186	EST	+85N	−5B	+47N	+60B	−14N	+61B	+45N	=9B	−8N	5.5	43.0	46.0	23.25	2290	+23.2
22	Blokhin, SofiaWFM	2142	EST	+90B	=9N	=23B	=58N	+34B	−12N	+38B	+48B	−7N	5.5	43.0	45.0	24.50	2311	+40.0
23	Kanep, MeelisGM	2281	EST	=60N	+64B	=22N	−61B	+17N	+50B	+36N	=7B	−9N	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.50	2231	-4.2
24	Sirp, Karl Aleksander	2095	EST	+94N	=10B	=9B	+45N	−13B	−31N	=47B	+55N	+46B	5.5	42.0	43.5	23.75	2232	+33.6
25	Arikov, ArtemFM	2147	EST	+81N	=7B	−10N	+54B	+63N	−8B	−48N	+72B	+51N	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.25	2174	+10.2
26	Hansson, Markus	2032	EST	−6N	=60B	+52N	−33B	+54N	+63B	−19N	+73B	+48N	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.00	2120	+20.6
27	Obolonin, Filipp	2138	EST	+87N	−14B	+51N	−32B	+53N	−15B	+83N	=45B	+49B	5.5	38.0	41.0	21.75	2161	+9.2
28	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa StepaniaWIM	2131	LAT	+80N	+32B	−2N	−29B	−83N	+68B	=84N	+53B	+45N	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.00	2140	+6.0
29	Krupenski, JuriIM	2302	EST	+83N	+18B	−4B	+28N	+59B	−9N	+37N	−5B	−10N	5.0	47.5	50.5	23.50	2276	-2.0
30	Bogdanov, EgorGM	2388	UKR	+54N	+50B	−6N	+43B	=41N	+64B	=5N	−2B	−19N	5.0	46.0	50.0	24.00	2280	-10.3
31	Nestor, Kaarel	2213	EST	+67B	+99N	−13B	+17N	−3B	+24B	=20N	−8B	=43N	5.0	46.0	46.0	20.75	2183	-5.6
32	Novik, MaximGM	2354	LTU	+55B	−28N	+39B	+27N	+57B	−3N	−33B	+35N	−17B	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.00	2175	-18.5
33	Bazilius, AugustinasFM	2198	LTU	+66B	−12N	=49B	+26N	=18B	+62N	+32N	−14B	−15N	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.75	2221	+11.2
34	Ivanov, Igor	2216	LAT	+63N	+41B	−8N	=64B	−22N	+52N	+43B	=20B	−18N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	2126	-19.4
35	Raag, Ardi	2142	EST	+86N	−2B	=54N	+49B	=15N	−20B	+39N	−32B	+64N	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.75	2121	-3.4
36	Adrian, Leopold	2149	FRA	+79B	−1N	+55B	−59N	+70B	+47N	−23B	+57N	−16B	5.0	40.0	43.5	20.50	2094	-11.0
37	Gudovskis, Konstantins	2158	LAT	+82B	−3N	+65B	−57N	+55B	+59N	−29B	−17N	+58B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	2084	-13.9
38	Maier, ChristianIM	2252	GER	+68N	+61B	−11N	−41B	=72N	+83B	−22N	+47B	=20N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.00	2096	-32.0
39	Lain, Sander	2022	EST	−11N	+85B	−32N	+73B	−16B	+66N	−35B	+63N	+62B	5.0	37.5	40.5	18.50	2070	+20.4
40	Mierins, Eriks	2139	LAT	+88B	−13N	+70B	−9N	+77B	−45B	−51N	+66N	+57B	5.0	37.0	40.0	18.50	2068	-12.2
41	Merivee, Romet-Renee	2056	EST	+96B	−34N	+76B	+38N	=30B	−10N	−46B	=67N	+84B	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.00	2072	+10.0
42	Adrian, ClaudeIM	2163	FRA	+73N	−11B	−20N	+68B	−47N	+77B	=72N	=51B	+69N	5.0	35.5	39.0	19.00	2021	-29.6
43	Narva, TriinWFM	2118	EST	+95B	−45N	+77B	−30N	+84B	=48B	−34N	+59N	=31B	5.0	34.5	35.5	16.25	2126	+4.6
44	Kolesnikovs, Ivans	2028	LAT	−12B	=66N	−82B	+91N	−52B	+90N	=63B	+60N	+56B	5.0	31.5	33.5	16.00	1944	-17.0
45	Shishkov, AndreiIM	2313	EST	+51N	+43B	−5N	−24B	+58B	+40N	−21B	=27N	−28B	4.5	43.5	47.5	21.25	2137	-38.2
46	Gorkov, Kirill	2155	EST	+71N	−8B	+53N	=63B	−64N	+49B	+41N	−10B	−24N	4.5	40.5	44.5	20.00	2050	-45.2
47	Bondarenko, Dmitry	1983	EST	−1B	+79N	−21B	+74N	+42B	−36B	=24N	−38N	+80B	4.5	40.5	44.0	18.25	2034	+11.6
48	Rogule, LauraWGM	2263	LAT	+77B	−17N	−59B	+82N	+69B	=43N	+25B	−22N	−26B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.50	2030	-50.0
49	Cherentsov, Mikhail	1972	EST	−7N	+71B	=33N	−35N	+82B	−46N	+74B	+50B	−27N	4.5	38.5	41.5	17.50	2039	+29.2
50	Tolmacevs,ArtjomsFM	2138	LAT	+78B	−30N	+84B	−14B	+51N	−23N	=59B	−49N	+67B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.00	2026	-44.4
51	Kais, Kristofer	1874	EST	−45B	+95N	−27B	+78N	−50B	+79N	+40B	=42N	−25B	4.5	37.0	38.0	15.50	1993	+36.0
52	Oim, Mikk Kaarel	2018	EST	−3B	=82N	−26B	+94N	+44N	−34B	−67N	+86B	+73N	4.5	36.5	38.0	14.50	1916	-43.6
53	Tolmaceva, AlonaWFM	1918	LAT	−13B	+88N	−46B	+90N	−27B	=74N	+82B	−28N	+76B	4.5	34.5	36.5	13.25	1901	-5.0
54	Krasenkowa, ElenaWIM	1903	POL	−30B	+78N	=35B	−25N	−26B	−82N	+94B	+79N	+74B	4.5	34.5	36.0	14.50	1892	-3.6
55	Koosel, Hans-Georg	1880	EST	−32N	+87B	−36N	+86B	−37N	+85B	=61N	−24B	+72N	4.5	34.0	37.0	14.50	1989	+45.2
56	Krivenko, DionFM	2229	EST	+89B	+69N	−1B	+62N	=5N	−7B	=64N	−18B	−44N	4.0	44.0	46.5	16.00	2138	-21.2
57	Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFM	2027	ESP	−5N	+75B	+98N	+37B	−32N	+19B	−15N	−36B	−40N	4.0	42.5	43.5	15.50	2098	+10.0
58	Narva, ReginaWFM	1928	EST	−2N	+81B	+19N	=22B	−45N	=72B	−18N	+75B	−37N	4.0	41.5	45.0	17.50	2035	+20.6
59	Rajandu, Aaron	1987	EST	−8N	+73B	+48N	+36B	−29N	−37B	=50N	−43B	=71N	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.25	2066	+18.4
60	Magi, Ramon	1834	EST	=23B	=26N	+69B	−21N	−62B	+76N	−17B	−44B	+86N	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.00	1938	+20.9
61	Keinanen, AnastasiaWIM	2078	FIN	+76B	−38N	+67B	+23N	−9B	−21N	=55B	=84N	−65B	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.75	1980	-21.0
62	Agafonov, Yuri Dr	2083	LAT	+92N	−15B	+83N	−56B	+60N	−33B	+75N	−19B	−39N	4.0	36.5	38.5	12.50	1966	-24.4
63	Velagapudi, Vihan	1793	FIN	−34B	+96N	+66B	=46N	−25B	−26N	=44N	−39B	+91N	4.0	36.5	37.5	11.75	1898	+29.2
64	Tuul, Tarmo	2054	EST	+98B	−23N	+99B	=34N	+46B	−30N	=56B	−16N	−35B	4.0	36.0	36.0	10.00	2072	+1.4
65	Hakkinen, Aleksandr	1904	FIN	−14N	+86B	−37N	+92B	−19N	−75B	F	+68B	+61N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.00	1941	+9.0
66	Kolar, Johan-Eerik	1758	EST	−33N	=44B	−63N	=71B	+96N	−39B	+92N	−40B	+83N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.50	1822	+7.2
67	Leht, Karl Samuel	1771	EST	−31N	+97B	−61N	−72B	+92N	=69N	+52B	=41B	−50N	4.0	32.5	33.5	12.00	1923	+16.5
68	Verhni, Vladimir	1813	EST	−38B	−76N	+88B	−42N	+90B	−28N	+87B	−65N	+82B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.00	1807	-4.6
69	Neff, Sergei	2056	EST	+97N	−56B	−60N	+75B	−48N	=67B	=73N	+83B	−42B	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.25	1868	-38.4
70	Skladtshikov, Andrei	1871	EST	−10N	+80B	−40N	+97B	−36N	−73B	−86N	+95B	+85N	4.0	30.5	31.5	8.50	1779	-23.4
71	Toome, Oskar	1730	EST	−46B	−49N	=94B	=66N	−76B	+95N	=78B	+89N	=59B	4.0	28.0	29.0	10.00	1723	-8.0
72	Sinitsyn, Anton	2027	FIN	−4B	+74N	−16B	+67N	=38B	=58N	=42B	−25N	−55B	3.5	41.0	44.5	14.50	1978	-12.1
73	Puusepp, Richard	1739	EST	−42B	−59N	+95B	−39N	+78B	+70N	=69B	−26N	−52B	3.5	35.5	36.5	10.50	1848	+18.4
74	Viidu, Raivo	1747	EST	−19N	−72B	+80N	−47B	+97N	=53B	−49N	+78B	−54N	3.5	34.5	35.5	10.25	1760	-1.0
75	Ispanov, Natig	1770	EST	−16B	−57N	+87B	−69N	+88B	+65N	−62B	−58N	=81B	3.5	32.5	35.5	11.75	1834	+9.4
76	Uurits, Karli Sven	1460	EST	−61N	+68B	−41N	−83B	+71N	−60B	=85N	+88B	−53N	3.5	31.5	34.5	12.50	1725	+96.8
77	Haapsal, Maria IoannaWCM	1813	EST	−48N	+92B	−43N	+99B	−40N	−42N	=79B	−80B	+87N	3.5	31.5	31.5	6.75	1756	-12.2
78	Chyrva, Yurii	1645	EST	−50N	−54B	+85N	−51B	−73N	+97B	=71N	−74N	+89B	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.50	1682	+5.5
79	Pechonkin, Andrii	1716	EST	−36N	−47B	−92N	+80B	+98N	−51B	=77N	−54B	+94N	3.5	29.0	30.0	7.75	1659	-16.0
80	Chernov, Iakov	1615	EST	−28B	−70N	−74B	−79N	+94B	+98N	=89B	+77N	−47N	3.5	28.5	29.5	7.25	1672	+14.8
81	Kruusiauk, Heda	1693	EST	−25B	−58N	−91B	+95N	+99N	F	F	+93B	=75N	3.5	25.0	25.0	4.75	1665	-7.0
82	Reinholm, Karl Kristjan	1733	EST	−37N	=52B	+44N	−48B	−49N	+54B	−53N	=85B	−68N	3.0	36.5	39.5	13.25	1838	+28.5
83	Voropaiev, Illia	1868	UKR	−29B	+91N	−62B	+76N	+28B	−38N	−27B	−69N	−66B	3.0	36.5	38.5	11.00	1841	-7.5
84	Kornilov, Adrian	1834	EST	−15N	+94B	−50N	+98B	−43N	F	=28B	=61B	−41N	3.0	35.0	36.0	7.25	1887	+4.6
85	Kais, Kaarel	1748	EST	−21B	−39N	−78B	+87N	+91B	−55N	=76B	=82N	−70B	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.25	1650	-25.4
86	Rudiger, Maria Helena	1685	EST	−35B	−65N	+96B	−55N	−89B	+91N	+70B	−52N	−60B	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.00	1674	-4.9
87	Gilan, Daniel	1678	EST	−27B	−55N	−75N	−85B	+93N	+96B	−68N	+92B	−77B	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.00	1564	-31.0
88	Kubo, Peeter-Erik	1680	EST	−40N	−53B	−68N	+93B	−75N	−92B	+98B	−76N	+96N	3.0	25.5	26.5	4.00	1404	-90.8
89	Leede, Gutnar	1798	EST	−56N	+93B	−18N	−19B	+86N	−17B	=80N	−71B	−78N	2.5	36.0	38.0	6.75	1681	-32.0
90	Uurits, Karel	1686	EST	−22N	−20B	+93N	−53B	−68N	−44B	+96N	−91B	F	2.0	29.5	30.5	3.00	1513	-29.0
91	Istratova, Nika	1541	EST	−18N	−83B	+81N	−44B	−85N	−86B	F	+90N	−63B	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.50	1602	+13.3
92	Klimovich, Hanna	1535	FID	−62B	−77N	+79B	−65N	−67B	+88N	−66B	−87N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1589	+7.2
93	Kangur, Artur	1418	EST	−17B	−89N	−90B	−88N	−87B	F	+99N	−81N	+97B	2.0	21.0	21.0	1.00	926	-27.0
94	Chyrva, Artur	1561	EST	−24B	−84N	=71N	−52B	−80N	+99B	−54N	F	−79B	1.5	28.5	28.5	2.00	1395	-24.4
95	Helou Neto, Samyr	1580	BRA	−43N	−51B	−73N	−81B	F	−71B	+97N	−70N	F	1.0	27.5	27.5	1.00	1015	-26.4
96	Domoskanov, Ivan	0	EST	−41N	−63B	−86N	F	−66B	−87N	−90B	+98N	−88B	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	962	0.0
97	Golubenkov, Janis	0	EST	−69B	−67N	F	−70N	−74B	−78N	−95B	+99N	−93N	1.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	927	0.0
98	Purre, Jaan	0	EST	−64N	F	−57B	−84N	−79B	−80B	−88N	−96B	+99B	1.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	1021	0.0
99	Vilgats, Triin	0	EST	F	−31B	−64N	−77N	−81B	−94N	−93B	−97B	−98N	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	992	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Uurits, Karli SvenEST
+96.8
3.5 pts · #65
2Narva, JaanFMEST
+66.2
5.5 pts · #27
3Rychagov, AntonEST
+64.8
6.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Kubo, Peeter-ErikEST
-90.8
3.0 pts · #91
2Rogule, LauraWGMLAT
-50.0
4.5 pts · #52
3Gorkov, KirillEST
-45.2
4.5 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R2+353 Elo gap
Uurits, Karli Sven1460 beat Verhni, Vladimir1813
R3+295 Elo gap
Reinholm, Karl Kristjan1733 beat Kolesnikovs, Ivans2028
R9+291 Elo gap
Rychagov, Anton2063 beat GMNovik, Maxim2354