Dubna October Open
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 28 Oct 2025 in Dubna, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1354, and top seed was Aleksandr Makarov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1914).
Nikita Gerdt ( FID, 1777) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Aleksandr Makarov (5.0) and Saveliy Aleks Samburov (5.0). Gerdt won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Denis Orlov (1474) beat Viktor Berezin (FM, 1883), a +409-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNikita Gerdt led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Nikita Gerdt never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Nikita Gerdt beat Aleksandr Makarov (Black).
Nikita Gerdt 5 wins (R1–R5)Aleksandr Makarov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikita Gerdt | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Aleksandr Makarov | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Saveliy Aleks Samburov | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4FMViktor Berezin | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerdt, Nikita | 1777 | FID | +9B | +5N | +2N | +6B | +4N | =3B | +8B | 6.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 26.00 | 2108 | +80.8 |
| 2 | Makarov, Aleksandr | 1914 | RUS | +7B | +8N | −1B | −5N | +10B | +6N | +4B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1776 | -15.8 |
| 3 | Samburov, Saveliy Aleks | 1760 | RUS | +10N | =6B | −4N | +8B | +5B | =1N | +9B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 1741 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Berezin, ViktorFM | 1883 | RUS | −6N | +10B | +3B | +9N | −1B | +5N | −2N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1633 | -30.8 |
| 5 | Lifantov, Aleksandr Evg | 1594 | RUS | +12N | −1B | +7N | +2B | −3N | −4B | +11N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1698 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Orlov, Denis | 1474 | RUS | +4B | =3N | =8B | −1N | +11B | −2B | +12N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1708 | +48.8 |
| 7 | Vadelov, Alexandr | 1519 | RUS | −2N | +11B | −5B | +12N | +9B | −8N | +10B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 909 | -33.6 |
| 8 | Churyukin, Sergey Aleks | 1618 | RUS | +11B | −2B | =6N | −3N | +12B | +7B | −1N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1539 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Patsyuk, Petr Ser | 0 | RUS | −1N | +12B | +10N | −4B | −7N | +11B | −3N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Usachev, Rostislav Rom | 0 | RUS | −3B | −4N | −9B | +11N | −2N | +12B | −7N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 540042049 | 0 | — | −8N | −7N | +12B | −10B | −6N | −9N | −5B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Terentev, Saveliy Vas | 0 | RUS | −5B | −9N | −11N | −7B | −8N | −10N | −6B | 0.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gerdt, NikitaFID+80.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Orlov, DenisRUS+48.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Lifantov, Aleksandr EvgRUS+22.84.0 pts · #6
- 1Vadelov, AlexandrRUS-33.64.0 pts · #11
- 2Berezin, ViktorFMRUS-30.84.0 pts · #4
- 3Churyukin, Sergey AleksRUS-23.23.5 pts · #7
- R1+409 Elo gap
- R4+320 Elo gap
- R3+137 Elo gap