61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - ALREH GM Round Robin Tournament
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2635, and top seed was Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2723).
Nodirbek Yakubboev (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2663) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Radoslaw Wojtaszek (6.0) and Matthias Bluebaum (5.5). Yakubboev won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jan Klimkowski (GM, 2517) beat Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (GM, 2723), a +206-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Nodirbek Yakubboev led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev drew with GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (White).
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿GMYakubboev, Nodirbek | 2663 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.75 | 38.5 | +16.1 | 2798 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱GMWojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2648 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +13.1 | 2758 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪GMBluebaum, Matthias | 2660 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +6.5 | 2712 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿GMNavara, David | 2650 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | +3.0 | 2676 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦GMKovalenko, Igor | 2676 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -5.6 | 2630 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2723 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -11.8 | 2625 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱GMBartel, Mateusz | 2576 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | +3.1 | 2598 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱GMKlimkowski, Jan | 2517 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | +0.8 | 2523 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱GMTeclaf, Pawel | 2571 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -6.3 | 2517 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧GMAdams, Michael | 2663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -18.9 | 2507 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yakubboev, NodirbekGMUZB+16.16.5 pts · #1
- 2Wojtaszek, RadoslawGMPOL+13.16.0 pts · #2
- 3Bluebaum, MatthiasGMGER+6.55.5 pts · #3
- 1Adams, MichaelGMENG-18.93.0 pts · #8
- 2Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GMIND-11.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Teclaf, PawelGMPOL-6.33.0 pts · #9
- R5+206 Elo gap
- R6+147 Elo gap