XXXIV Memorial Korensky V.S.

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Tambov, Russia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2085, and top seed was Anatoly Tsapulin (🇷🇺 RUS, 2240).

Danil Najdin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2222) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alexander Mikhnenko (6.5) and Viacheslav Tikhonov (6.0). Najdin won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aleksey I Pershutkin (1913) beat Viacheslav Tikhonov (CM, 2183), a +270-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Tambov, Russia

Dates

23 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺Anatoly Tsapulin2240

Avg top 10

2,085

Participants

20

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×3

WIM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇺Russia×20

Top 3

🥇
FMDanil Najdin
🇷🇺RUS·2222
8.0pts·2847perf+46.2
🥈
CMAlexander Mikhnenko
🇷🇺RUS·2053
6.5pts·2176perf+31.4
🥉
CMViacheslav Tikhonov
🇷🇺RUS·2183
6.0pts·2118perf-10.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Danil Najdin led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

7

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Najdin8Mikhnenko6.5Tikhonov6Tsapulin5.5Ushakov5.5Semenkov5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Danil Najdin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Danil Najdin beat CM Alexander Mikhnenko (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Danil Najdin 8 wins (R1–R8)CM Viacheslav Tikhonov 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMDanil Najdin	*	1	1	1
2CMAlexander Mikhnenko	0	*	½	1
3CMViacheslav Tikhonov	0	½	*	—
4Anatoly Tsapulin	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Najdin, DanilFM	2222	RUS	+15N	+2B	+4N	+7B	+5N	+3B	+6N	+8B	F	8.0	42.5	46.0	41.50	2847	+46.2
2	Mikhnenko, AlexanderCM	2053	RUS	+20B	−1N	+17B	+8N	=9B	=6N	+4B	+5B	=3N	6.5	42.0	43.5	27.75	2176	+31.4
3	Tikhonov, ViacheslavCM	2183	RUS	−8B	+20N	+10B	+13N	=6B	−1N	+7B	+9N	=2B	6.0	42.0	43.5	25.25	2118	-10.8
4	Ushakov, Aleksander	1963	RUS	+19B	+9N	−1B	−6N	+10B	+8N	−2N	+11B	=5N	5.5	43.0	45.5	23.25	2078	+27.2
5	Tsapulin, Anatoly	2240	RUS	+14B	=8N	=6B	+12N	−1B	+15N	+9B	−2N	=4B	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.00	2066	-33.8
6	Bagan, Ivan A.	1920	RUS	=17N	+16B	=5N	+4B	=3N	=2B	−1B	=10N	=7B	5.0	44.5	47.5	24.25	2052	+56.8
7	Semenkov, Alexander	2175	RUS	+12N	=11B	+13N	−1N	−8B	+14B	−3N	+18B	=6N	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.25	2039	-29.4
8	Pershutkin, Aleksey I	1913	RUS	+3N	=5B	+11N	−2B	+7N	−4B	=12N	−1N	=9B	4.5	45.5	50.0	22.75	2090	+39.2
9	Uryupin, IgorFM	2054	RUS	=13N	−4B	+16N	+11B	=2N	+12B	−5N	−3B	=8N	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	1996	-13.6
10	Trubnikov, Nikita	1773	RUS	−11N	+15B	−3N	+20B	−4N	+17N	+14B	=6B	F	4.5	39.5	41.0	14.50	1988	+87.6
11	Korensky, SergeyCM	2038	RUS	+10B	=7N	−8B	−9N	−12B	+18N	+15B	−4N	+19B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.00	1937	-23.4
12	Nikulin, Dmitriy P.	1882	RUS	−7B	+19N	+18B	−5B	+11N	−9N	=8B	=16B	=13N	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.00	1984	+44.4
13	Agapov, Yury N.	1888	RUS	=9B	+18N	−7B	−3B	−14N	=20N	=19B	+17N	=12B	4.0	32.5	34.0	12.50	1910	+4.2
14	Semenov, Vladimir A	1942	RUS	−5N	=17B	−15N	+16B	+13B	−7N	−10N	+20B	=18N	4.0	32.0	33.5	12.00	1888	-26.4
15	Lomakina, GaljaWIM	1927	RUS	−1B	−10N	+14B	=17N	+18B	−5B	−11N	=19N	=16B	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.50	1857	-19.2
16	Shvadchenko, Grigory F.	1805	RUS	=18B	−6N	−9B	−14N	+20N	=19B	=17B	=12N	=15N	3.5	30.0	31.5	9.75	1816	+1.8
17	Papikhin, Platon M	1669	RUS	=6B	=14N	−2N	=15B	=19N	−10B	=16N	−13B	=20N	3.0	33.5	35.0	10.00	1764	+37.2
18	Zinovjev, Yury V.	1975	RUS	=16N	−13B	−12N	+19B	−15N	−11B	+20B	−7N	=14B	3.0	31.5	33.0	7.75	1803	-41.4
19	Alpatsky, Sergey	1769	RUS	−4N	−12B	=20B	−18N	=17B	=16N	=13N	=15B	−11N	2.5	31.5	33.0	7.75	1731	-10.4
20	Nikolaev, Alexey S	1927	RUS	−2N	−3B	=19N	−10N	−16B	=13B	−18N	−14N	=17B	1.5	34.5	37.0	4.75	1622	-67.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Trubnikov, NikitaRUS
+87.6
4.5 pts · #10
2Bagan, Ivan A.RUS
+56.8
5.0 pts · #7
3Najdin, DanilFMRUS
+46.2
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Nikolaev, Alexey SRUS
-67.8
1.5 pts · #20
2Zinovjev, Yury V.RUS
-41.4
3.0 pts · #17
3Tsapulin, AnatolyRUS
-33.8
5.5 pts · #4

Biggest upsets

R1+270 Elo gap
Pershutkin, Aleksey I1913 beat CMTikhonov, Viacheslav2183
R5+262 Elo gap
Pershutkin, Aleksey I1913 beat Semenkov, Alexander2175
R8+187 Elo gap
CMMikhnenko, Alexander2053 beat Tsapulin, Anatoly2240

XXXIV Memorial Korensky V.S. (2025) — Tambov, Russia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats