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Men Moscow Chmp. final 2025 Blitz

Open Round-RobinBlitz

16 players participated in this 15-round tournament, held on 14 Sept 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2498, and top seed was Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2591).

Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2591) won with 12.0/15, ahead of Artem Uskov (10.5) and Dmitry Rostovtsev (9.5). Makarian won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nikolay Tregubenko (FM, 2244) beat Pavel Ponkratov (GM, 2572), a +328-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
14 Sept 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 15 rounds
Top seed
GMRudik Makarian2591
Avg top 10
2,498
Participants
16
Titled players · 16
GM×7
IM×6
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×10
FIDE (no federation)×5
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 15 rounds

GM Rudik Makarian led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
47.511.515R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15
Makarian12Uskov10.5Rostovtsev9.5Ponkratov9Dobrov9Usov9
R3–R15 · LEAD HELD

GM Rudik Makarian never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Rudik Makarian drew with GM Artem Uskov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Rudik Makarian 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)GM Artem Uskov 5 wins (R11–R15)IM Dmitry Rostovtsev 3 wins (R13–R15)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMRudik Makarian*
½
1
1
2GMArtem Uskov
½
*
1
1
3IMDmitry Rostovtsev
0
0
*
0
4GMPavel Ponkratov
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Makarian, RudikGM2591FID+6B+14B+3N=8B=9N+11B+5N+12B+4N=2B+16N+13B−10N+15B=7N12.0105.0108.083.502659+12.8
2Uskov, ArtemGM2532FID+5N=12B−4N=6N+16B−13N−10B+15N+7B=1N+14B+3N+8B+9N+11B10.5106.5109.574.752572+9.0
3Rostovtsev, DmitryIM2410RUS+15B+7N−1B+14N−6B=8B−9N+11B−5N+12B+4N−2B+16N+13B+10N9.5107.5110.558.002526+24.6
4Dobrov, VladimirGM2434RUS−12N+6N+2B−16N+13B+10N+15B+7N−1B+14N−3B−8N+9B+11N−5B9.0108.0111.064.002501+14.1
5Ponkratov, PavelGM2572RUS−2B+16N+13B+10N−15B−7N−1B+14N+3B+8N+9B−11N−6B+12B+4N9.0108.0111.061.002492-14.0
6Usov, Aleksandr E.IM2532RUS−1N−4B+14N=2B+3N+16B=8N=13B+9N+10B=11N+15B+5N−7B−12N9.0108.0111.061.002495-6.0
7Rychagov, AndreyGM2304RUS+14N−3B=8N+9B=11N+5B+12N−4B−2N−16B+13N−10B+15N+6N=1B8.5108.5111.559.502488+35.6
8Zakhartsov, VladimirGM2432RUS+10B+15N=7B=1N−14B=3N=6B−9B=11N−5B+12N+4B−2N+16B=13N8.0109.0112.053.752450+4.6
9Inarkiev, ErnestoGM2524RUS+13B+10N−15B−7N=1B+14N+3B+8N−6B+11B−5N=12B−4N−2B+16N8.0109.0112.053.252444-14.6
10Reshetnikov, AlexeyIM2501RUS−8N−9B+11N−5B+12N−4B+2N+16B−13N−6N=15B+7N+1B=14N−3B7.0110.0113.050.252404-20.0
11Kozionov, KirillIM2380RUS+16B−13N−10B+15N=7B−1N+14B−3N=8B−9N=6B+5B=12N−4B−2N6.0111.0114.037.002361-3.9
12Ivanov, Oleg VIM2275UKR+4B=2N+16B=13N−10B=15N−7B−1N−14B−3N−8B=9N=11B−5N+6B5.5111.5114.538.002345+11.3
13Lavrik, DmitryIM2455RUS−9N+11B−5N=12B−4N+2B+16N=6N+10B−15N−7B−1N−14B−3N=8B5.5111.5114.537.752333-25.2
14Gilfanov, Marat IFM2371FID−7B−1N−6B−3B+8N−9B−11N−5B+12N−4B−2N+16B+13N=10B+15N5.5111.5114.529.502339-7.5
15Tregubenko, NikolayFM2244FID−3N−8B+9N−11B+5N=12B−4N−2B−16N+13B=10N−6N−7B−1N−14B4.0113.0116.028.752267+0.9
16Karpenko, AntonCM2321FID−11N−5B−12N+4B−2N−6N−13B−10N+15B+7N−1B−14N−3B−8N−9B3.0113.0117.021.502197-45.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets