Petersburg Summer 2025 G15
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 28 Aug 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1348, and top seed was Sofya Ignatieva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1628).
Polina Olkhovskaya (🇷🇺 RUS, 1600) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sofya Ignatieva (5.0) and Aleksandra Moskalenko (4.5). Olkhovskaya won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aleksandra Moskalenko (1424) beat Zlata Elonova (1538), a +114-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPolina Olkhovskaya led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Polina Olkhovskaya never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Polina Olkhovskaya drew with Sofya Ignatieva (White).
Polina Olkhovskaya posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polina Olkhovskaya | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Sofya Ignatieva | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Rita Shaimardanova | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Aleksandra Moskalenko | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olkhovskaya, Polina | 1600 | RUS | +9N | +6B | +5N | =2B | +7N | +3B | +8N | 6.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.50 | 1898 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Ignatieva, Sofya | 1628 | RUS | =7B | +3N | +10B | =1N | +4B | +6N | −5B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 1638 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Moskalenko, Aleksandra | 1424 | RUS | +11N | −2B | =8N | +6B | +5N | −1N | +9B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1617 | +52.0 |
| 4 | Shaimardanova, Rita | 1460 | RUS | −6N | +11B | +9N | =5B | −2N | +7B | +10N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1554 | +26.7 |
| 5 | Elonova, Zlata | 1538 | RUS | +8B | +10N | −1B | =4N | −3B | F | +2N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1508 | -9.6 |
| 6 | Zabolotnova, Taisiya | 1479 | RUS | +4B | −1N | +7B | −3N | F | −2B | +11N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1437 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Podolskaya, Alisa | 1438 | RUS | =2N | +9B | −6N | +8B | −1B | −4N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1379 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Shishkina, Darya A | 0 | RUS | −5N | F | =3B | −7N | +10N | +11B | −1B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kiseleva, Maria V | 1485 | RUS | −1B | −7N | −4B | F | +11N | +10B | −3N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1229 | -63.2 |
| 10 | Elshaer, Sofia | 1431 | RUS | F | −5B | −2N | +11N | −8B | −9N | −4B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 727 | -58.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 55659560 | 0 | — | −3B | −4N | F | −10B | −9B | −8N | −6B | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Olkhovskaya, PolinaRUS+66.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Moskalenko, AleksandraRUS+52.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Shaimardanova, RitaRUS+26.74.5 pts · #3
- 1Kiseleva, Maria VRUS-63.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Elshaer, SofiaRUS-58.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Podolskaya, AlisaRUS-14.02.5 pts · #7
- R5+114 Elo gap