Anatoly Borisovich and Alla Alexandrovna Kazantsevs Memorial

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79 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Lipetsk, Russia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Andrey Tkachuk (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2095).

Andrey Tkachuk (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2095) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Sergey S Kuznetsov (7.5) and David Davtyan (7.0). Tkachuk shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Timofey Kasimov (1482) beat Andrei Kurbatov (1859), a +377-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Lipetsk, Russia

Dates

12 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺CMAndrey Tkachuk2095

Avg top 10

1,942

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇺Russia×59

Top 3

🥇
CMAndrey Tkachuk
🇷🇺RUS·2095
8.0pts·2110perf+5.2
🥈
Sergey S Kuznetsov
🇷🇺RUS·2032
7.5pts·2030perf+6.4
🥉
David Davtyan
🇷🇺RUS·1915
7.0pts·2012perf+41.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Andrey Tkachuk led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Tkachuk8Kuznetsov7.5Davtyan7Makarov7Kasimov6.5Lopukhova6.5

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Andrey Tkachuk held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Andrey Tkachuk 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Sergey S Kuznetsov 4 wins (R1–R4)David Davtyan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAndrey Tkachuk	*	—	—	1
2Sergey S Kuznetsov	—	*	½	0
3David Davtyan	—	½	*	1
4Artem Makarov	0	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tkachuk, AndreyCM	2095	RUS	+58N	+18B	+24N	=7B	=23N	+17B	+6N	+5B	+4B	8.0	47.5	51.0	45.25	2110	+5.2
2	Kuznetsov, Sergey S	2032	RUS	+44B	+26N	+16B	+8N	=3B	+35N	−4B	+23N	+10B	7.5	46.5	50.5	40.00	2030	+6.4
3	Davtyan, David	1915	RUS	+38N	+40B	+15N	+4B	=2N	+23B	−5N	+16B	=6N	7.0	48.5	53.0	39.50	2012	+41.6
4	Makarov, Artem	1712	RUS	+48N	+42B	+20N	−3N	+27B	+25B	+2N	+8B	−1N	7.0	48.5	52.5	37.50	1894	+64.8
5	Geranichev, Mikhail	1953	RUS	+33B	+27N	−10B	+41N	+26B	+11N	+3B	−1N	=7B	6.5	48.5	53.0	35.75	1869	-9.2
6	Markin, Kirill	1739	RUS	+72B	+36N	+28B	=35N	=8B	+10N	−1B	+11N	=3B	6.5	47.5	49.5	32.50	1911	+62.4
7	Lopukhova, Anna Al	1840	RUS	+34N	+21B	+37N	=1N	−35B	+9B	=23N	+17B	=5N	6.5	46.5	51.0	36.75	1965	+57.6
8	Kasimov, Mikhail	1697	RUS	+49N	+30B	+11N	−2B	=6N	+37B	+35B	−4N	+16N	6.5	46.5	50.5	32.75	1832	+54.4
9	Komarov, Alexey	2031	RUS	+46B	F	=17N	+45B	+39N	−7N	+36B	+18N	+37B	6.5	39.0	39.0	29.75	1822	-18.6
10	Bondarev , Artem	1642	RUS	+62N	+25B	+5N	−23B	+19N	−6B	+53N	+24B	−2N	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.50	1797	+52.0
11	Ganina, Polina	1512	RUS	+55B	+53N	−8B	+31N	+12B	−5B	+25N	−6B	+24N	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.00	1688	+60.0
12	Komissarov, Matvei	1664	RUS	+56N	+47B	−23N	+29B	−11N	=42B	=21N	+20B	+30N	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.75	1578	-28.0
13	Achkasov, Maksim	1848	RUS	+51B	+54N	−35B	−36N	+43B	+27N	−16B	+31N	+28B	6.0	37.5	41.0	26.50	1742	-9.0
14	Kasimov, Timofey	1482	RUS	+45N	−20B	=39N	+70B	−25N	+48B	=42N	+29B	+23B	6.0	37.0	39.5	24.75	1597	+14.8
15	Zaytsev, Denis G.	1817	RUS	+67B	+69N	−3B	=54N	−18B	=57N	+46B	+36N	+26B	6.0	36.0	38.5	22.50	1550	-53.6
16	Makarov, Mikhail	1587	RUS	+70N	+29B	−2N	+42B	=37N	+21B	+13N	−3N	−8B	5.5	46.0	48.5	25.25	1720	+41.6
17	Podkopaev, Nikita	1529	RUS	+32B	=74N	=9B	+47N	+36B	−1N	+26B	−7N	=19B	5.5	45.0	46.5	25.25	1690	+38.4
18	Popova, Serafima P.	1566	RUS	+61N	−1N	+53B	=20B	+15N	−24B	+59N	−9B	+39N	5.5	42.5	46.0	23.75	1658	+10.8
19	Surinov, Kirill	1503	RUS	+78B	−35N	+44B	+33N	−10B	−36N	+56N	+38B	=17N	5.5	37.5	37.5	19.75	1632	+20.0
20	Lazutkin, Vladimir	0	RUS	+?B	+14N	−4B	=18N	F	+55N	+41B	−12N	+40B	5.5	37.0	37.0	21.25	1694	0.0
21	Kitaev, Andrey	1627	RUS	+71B	−7N	=43B	+55N	+54B	−16N	=12B	=53N	+59B	5.5	36.0	38.0	19.25	1546	-18.4
22	Zykov, Demid	1694	RUS	+63N	−24B	=45N	−39B	−66N	+60B	+48N	+56B	+55B	5.5	31.0	34.0	19.50	855	-22.4
23	Kurbatov, Andrei	1859	RUS	+43B	+41N	+12B	+10N	=1B	−3N	=7B	−2B	−14N	5.0	51.5	55.5	27.75	1805	-9.6
24	Rusu, Roman	1657	RUS	+57B	+22N	−1B	−27N	+44B	+18N	+28B	−10N	−11B	5.0	45.0	48.5	23.50	1698	+13.6
25	Khudiakov, Alexey Serg	1489	RUS	+79B	−10N	+32B	+28N	+14B	−4N	−11B	−26N	+43B	5.0	44.0	44.0	20.00	1563	+14.8
26	Matveev, Aleksandr	0	RUS	+75N	−2B	+38N	+59B	−5N	+47B	−17N	+25B	−15N	5.0	42.5	43.5	18.00	1607	0.0
27	Muzalkova, Viktoriia	1481	RUS	+68N	−5B	+48N	+24B	−4N	−13B	−38N	+49B	+53B	5.0	40.5	43.5	19.50	1581	+13.6
28	Ustimchev, Yuri	1860	RUS	+60N	+59B	−6N	−25B	+38N	+29B	−24N	+42B	−13N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.50	1398	-55.2
29	Fedoseev, Nikita	0	RUS	+?B	−16N	+57B	−12N	+32B	−28N	+51B	−14N	+44B	5.0	39.0	39.0	16.50	1438	0.0
30	Gorbunov, Mikhail	1485	RUS	+64B	−8N	−33B	+46N	−57B	+62N	+43B	+44N	−12B	5.0	36.0	39.0	18.00	1698	+42.8
31	Novikova, Ekaterina	0	RUS	+?N	−37B	+50N	−11B	=56N	=45B	+49N	−13B	+62N	5.0	35.0	35.0	14.75	817	0.0
32	Zykov, Vitaly	0	RUS	−17N	+?B	−25N	+58B	−29N	−38B	+63N	+60B	+42N	5.0	34.0	34.0	14.00	1362	0.0
33	Tonkikh, Polina	0	RUS	−5N	+?B	+30N	−19B	−40N	−50B	+52N	+?B	+58N	5.0	33.0	33.0	12.50	1505	0.0
34	Sevidov, Ivan	0	RUS	−7B	F	F	F	+77N	+68N	+?B	+67N	+47B	5.0	18.5	18.5	10.00	1706	0.0
35	Akhmedzhanov, Vladislav	1973	RUS	+39N	+19B	+13N	=6B	+7N	−2B	−8N	F	F	4.5	47.5	47.5	25.75	1845	-32.4
36	Pavlenko, Vladimir	0	RUS	+?N	−6B	+56N	+13B	−17N	+19B	−9N	−15B	=38N	4.5	44.0	44.0	17.25	1620	0.0
37	Feoktistov, Artur	1523	RUS	+66B	+31N	−7B	+69N	=16B	−8N	+57B	F	−9N	4.5	41.0	43.5	16.75	1439	-15.6
38	Kuligin, Mikhail	0	RUS	−3B	+52N	−26B	+71N	−28B	+32N	+27B	−19N	=36B	4.5	41.0	43.0	18.25	1497	0.0
39	Nikolayevskiy, Ivan	0	RUS	−35B	+78N	=14B	+22N	−9B	=54N	=40B	+41N	−18B	4.5	40.5	40.5	17.00	1682	0.0
40	Dulin, Anatoliy	1850	RUS	+52B	−3N	=46B	=43N	+33B	F	=39N	+45B	−20N	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.25	1578	-13.8
41	Grischaev, Valerii	1768	RUS	+73N	−23B	+49N	−5B	+72N	=59B	−20N	−39B	+56N	4.5	34.5	36.5	13.25	1106	-25.6
42	Esipov, Viktor	1444	RUS	+77B	−4N	+72B	−16N	+62B	=12N	=14B	−28N	−32B	4.0	39.5	39.5	11.00	1417	-9.2
43	Frolov, Maksim	0	RUS	−23N	+68B	=21N	=40B	−13N	+61B	−30N	+50B	−25N	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.50	1420	0.0
44	Kruhmalev, Yuri	1801	RUS	−2N	+75B	−19N	+60B	−24N	+66B	+50N	−30B	−29N	4.0	38.5	39.5	11.50	869	-52.6
45	Borovkov, Aleksandr	0	RUS	−14B	+?N	=22B	−9N	+?B	=31N	=54B	−40N	=51B	4.0	35.0	35.0	9.00	1459	0.0
46	Vostrikov, Alexander	1627	RUS	−9N	+73B	=40N	−30B	=61N	+63B	−15N	−62B	+64N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	1473	-14.8
47	Markin, Arseny	1573	RUS	+76B	−12N	+62B	−17B	+49N	−26N	+67B	F	−34N	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	797	-37.2
48	FIDE 540056520	0	—	−4B	+77N	−27B	+64N	=69B	−14N	−22B	=?N	+68B	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.25	792	0.0
49	FIDE 522075798	0	—	−8B	+64N	−41B	+?N	−47B	+?N	−31B	−27N	+61N	4.0	31.5	31.5	6.50	830	0.0
50	FIDE 540077659	0	—	−74B	+51N	−31B	−?N	+71B	+33N	−44B	−43N	+66B	4.0	28.5	28.5	14.00	956	0.0
51	FIDE 522077766	0	—	−13N	−50B	+?N	−63B	+65N	+?B	−29N	=58B	=45N	4.0	28.5	28.5	6.75	1048	0.0
52	FIDE 540077624	0	—	−40N	−38B	−65N	+?B	F	+?N	−33B	+?N	+?B	4.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1050	0.0
53	Ryazancev, Ivan	0	RUS	+?N	−11B	−18N	+66B	+63N	F	−10B	=21B	−27N	3.5	38.5	38.5	8.75	1193	0.0
54	Gorbatenko, Nikita	1441	RUS	+65N	−13B	+60N	=15B	−21N	=39B	=45N	F	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.75	1488	+2.8
55	Artemyev, Roman	0	RUS	−11N	+?B	=58N	−21B	+70N	−20B	+69B	F	−22N	3.5	34.5	34.5	6.75	800	0.0
56	FIDE 540077551	0	—	−12B	+76N	−36B	+?N	=31B	+69N	−19B	−22N	−41B	3.5	34.5	34.5	6.00	858	0.0
57	Prokofyev, Alexander Aleks	0	RUS	−24N	+65B	−29N	+73B	+30N	=15B	−37N	F	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.00	1533	0.0
58	FIDE 540077586	0	—	−1B	=61N	=55B	−32N	−64B	+?N	+76B	=51N	−33B	3.5	33.0	33.0	6.50	1296	0.0
59	Lapshov, David	0	RUS	+?B	−28N	+?B	−26N	+?B	=41N	−18B	F	−21N	3.5	29.0	29.0	2.25	1383	0.0
60	Pavlenko, Dmitry	0	RUS	−28B	+?N	−54B	−44N	=?B	−22N	+73B	−32N	+70N	3.5	27.5	27.5	4.50	899	0.0
61	FIDE 540077535	0	—	−18B	=58B	−70N	+78N	=46B	−43N	=?B	+?N	−49B	3.5	23.5	23.5	3.75	1404	0.0
62	Larin, Serafim	0	RUS	−10B	F	−47N	+65B	−42N	−30B	+64N	+46N	−31B	3.0	34.0	34.0	10.00	1314	0.0
63	FIDE 540077560	0	—	−22B	−72N	+78B	+51N	−53B	−46N	−32B	+75N	−67B	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	861	0.0
64	FIDE 540056562	0	—	−30N	−49B	+?N	−48B	+58N	F	−62B	+?N	−46B	3.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	756	0.0
65	FIDE 540077594	0	—	−54B	−57N	+52B	−62N	−51B	=73N	=?B	−68N	+75B	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	640	0.0
66	Pustovalov, Yaroslav	0	RUS	−37N	F	+77B	−53N	+22B	−44N	F	+?B	−50N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.50	1548	0.0
67	Kozlov, Bogdan	0	RUS	−15N	F	+?B	−?N	+?B	F	−47N	−34B	+63N	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	895	0.0
68	FIDE 540077608	0	—	−27B	−43N	−?B	+77N	−?N	−34B	+?N	+65B	−48N	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	681	0.0
69	Voronina, Milana	0	RUS	+?N	−15B	+71N	−37B	=48N	−56B	−55N	F	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.00	870	0.0
70	Bondarev, Aleksandr	0	RUS	−16B	=?N	+61B	−14N	−55B	−?N	+?N	F	−60B	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.50	733	0.0
71	FIDE 540077527	0	—	−21N	F	−69B	−38B	−50N	F	+77B	+76N	−?N	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	825	0.0
72	FIDE 540077543	0	—	−6N	+63B	−42N	+75B	−41B	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	850	0.0
73	FIDE 540056546	0	—	−41B	−46N	+?B	−57N	F	=65B	−60N	F	=?B	2.0	18.5	18.5	1.50	898	0.0
74	Nosikov, Alexander	1711	RUS	+50N	=17B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	6.75	1529	-9.6
75	FIDE 540077489	0	—	−26B	−44N	+76B	−72N	−?B	F	−?N	−63B	−65N	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	1001	0.0
76	FIDE 540077616	0	—	−47N	−56B	−75N	−?B	F	F	−58N	−71B	+77B	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	772	0.0
77	FIDE 540077519	0	—	−42N	−48B	−66N	−68B	−34B	F	−71N	−?B	−76N	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	644	0.0
78	FIDE 540077470	0	—	−19N	−39B	−63N	−61B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	703	0.0
79	FIDE 540077640	0	—	−25N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	688	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Makarov, ArtemRUS
+64.8
7.0 pts · #6
2Markin, KirillRUS
+62.4
6.5 pts · #8
3Ganina, PolinaRUS
+60.0
6.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Ustimchev, YuriRUS
-55.2
5.0 pts · #38
2Zaytsev, Denis G.RUS
-53.6
6.0 pts · #26
3Kruhmalev, YuriRUS
-52.6
4.0 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R9+377 Elo gap
Kasimov, Timofey1482 beat Kurbatov, Andrei1859
R4+371 Elo gap
Khudiakov, Alexey Serg1489 beat Ustimchev, Yuri1860
R7+320 Elo gap
Makarov, Artem1712 beat Kuznetsov, Sergey S2032