Senior Men Russian Championship 2025
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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Sirius, Russia. 21 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2305, and top seed was Sergey Trofimov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2393).
Nikolai Vlassov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2301) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Evgenij Kalegin (7.0) and Alexei Mishin (6.5). Vlassov shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Vladimir Sadovnikov (1674) beat Giya Bolkvadze (IM, 2137), a +463-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sirius, Russia
Dates
16 Nov 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×1
IM×15
FM×5
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×43
FIDE (no federation)×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Nikolai Vlassov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Nov
IM Nikolai Vlassov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Nikolai Vlassov drew with IM Evgenij Kalegin (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Nikolai Vlassov 6 wins (R2–R7)IM Evgenij Kalegin 3 wins (R5–R7)Alexei Mishin 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNikolai Vlassov | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMEvgenij Kalegin | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alexei Mishin | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Sergey Nazaryev | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlassov, NikolaiIM | 2301 | RUS | F | +48B | +25N | +8B | +4N | +21N | +7B | =2B | +3N | 7.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 37.50 | 2596 | +20.6 |
| 2 | Kalegin, EvgenijIM | 2285 | RUS | +32B | =18N | =22B | =3N | +31B | +16N | +8B | =1N | +6B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 36.25 | 2343 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Mishin, Alexei | 2069 | RUS | =10N | =12B | +47N | =2B | +5B | +13N | +15B | +17N | −1B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 2371 | +72.0 |
| 4 | Nazaryev, Sergey | 2189 | RUS | +44B | =20N | =9B | +33N | −1B | +29N | =21B | +15N | =5N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 26.25 | 2258 | +19.0 |
| 5 | Sergeyev, AlexanderFM | 2251 | RUS | +37N | =31B | =24N | =16B | −3N | +25B | +18N | +21N | =4B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 27.75 | 2213 | -3.7 |
| 6 | Shirshov, Pavel | 2210 | RUS | −33B | +44N | +41B | −20N | +34B | +31N | +9B | +7N | −2N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 24.00 | 2168 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Pozin, SergeyIM | 2212 | RUS | =36N | =17B | +28N | +24B | +9B | +15N | −1N | −6B | =12N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 26.75 | 2231 | +3.7 |
| 8 | Galakhov, Sergey | 2238 | RUS | +38B | =22N | +18B | −1N | +32B | +11N | −2N | −10B | +21B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 25.25 | 2264 | +8.6 |
| 9 | Raetsky, AlexanderGM | 2297 | FID | =17N | +36B | =4N | +27B | −7N | +19B | −6N | +26B | =14N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 26.25 | 2226 | -7.3 |
| 10 | Trofimov, SergeyIM | 2393 | RUS | =3B | =23N | =20B | −32N | +28B | +22N | =35B | +8N | =11B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 27.00 | 2180 | -20.0 |
| 11 | Ponfilenok, Vladimir | 2258 | RUS | +42N | +16B | +26N | −15N | +20B | −8B | −17N | +27B | =10N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 23.75 | 2227 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Shmakov, D.N.IM | 2281 | RUS | =34B | =3N | +23B | −31N | =22B | =32N | +16B | +35N | =7B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 25.75 | 2160 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Rodin, Mihail | 2318 | RUS | =23B | +34N | =35B | +22N | =15B | −3B | =24N | =31N | +17B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 24.50 | 2175 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Kozlov, OlegIM | 2253 | RUS | −20B | +38N | =32B | −34N | +36N | =23B | +29N | +24B | =9B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 24.00 | 2111 | -14.2 |
| 15 | Gorbatov, AlexejIM | 2316 | RUS | +25N | +19B | +27N | +11B | =13N | −7B | −3N | −4B | =31B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 24.25 | 2203 | -12.8 |
| 16 | Gubernatorov, SergeyFM | 2055 | RUS | +30B | −11N | +45B | =5N | +18B | −2B | −12N | =22N | +35B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 2204 | +36.0 |
| 17 | Isaev, Yuriy V | 2029 | FID | =9B | =7N | +39B | +35N | −21B | +20N | +11B | −3B | −13N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 23.50 | 2237 | +47.2 |
| 18 | Stepovoj, VladimirIM | 2099 | RUS | +46N | =2B | −8N | +37B | −16N | +42B | −5B | =20N | +33B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 18.25 | 2079 | -1.5 |
| 19 | Bratus, Petr P | 2124 | RUS | +41B | −15N | −33B | +46N | +38B | −9N | =20B | =23N | +32B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 17.00 | 2037 | -16.4 |
| 20 | Chudinovskikh, Alexander MIM | 1963 | RUS | +14N | =4B | =10N | +6B | −11N | −17B | =19N | =18B | =24N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 24.50 | 2178 | +23.5 |
| 21 | Lisenko, Alexander VIM | 2282 | RUS | +29N | =24B | =31N | +26B | +17N | −1B | =4N | −5B | −8N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 21.25 | 2143 | -15.7 |
| 22 | Yuferev, OlegFM | 2073 | RUS | +45N | =8B | =2N | −13B | =12N | −10B | +42N | =16B | =27N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 18.25 | 2156 | +20.0 |
| 23 | Syrchikov, AlexanderIM | 2045 | RUS | =13N | =10B | −12N | +45B | =27N | =14N | =33B | =19B | =26N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 2145 | +11.7 |
| 24 | Piankov, EvgenijIM | 2078 | UKR | +43B | =21N | =5B | −7N | =33B | +34N | =13B | −14N | =20B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 18.75 | 2098 | +2.9 |
| 25 | Gabrusev, Sergey | 2041 | RUS | −15B | +40N | −1B | +41N | =35B | −5N | =30B | =33N | +43B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.25 | 2058 | +4.8 |
| 26 | Shalygin, Andrei | 2166 | RUS | +40B | +33N | −11B | −21N | −29B | +41N | +38B | −9N | =23B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 15.75 | 2032 | -26.8 |
| 27 | Provotorov, Alexandr P.IM | 2188 | RUS | +48N | +47B | −15B | −9N | =23B | =33N | +32B | −11N | =22B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 2061 | -12.9 |
| 28 | Bagautdinov, Ilgiz | 1904 | RUS | =35B | =39N | −7B | =30N | −10N | +40B | −36N | +42B | +34B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 15.75 | 2096 | +39.4 |
| 29 | Kadyrov, Akylbek | 2000 | RUS | −21B | −41N | +44B | +43N | +26N | −4B | −14B | +38N | =30B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 2051 | +11.4 |
| 30 | Piraev, PhilipFM | 2319 | RUS | −16N | =37B | =36N | =28B | −42N | +46B | =25N | +45B | =29N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 14.75 | 1968 | -34.7 |
| 31 | Filipenko, Alexander VIM | 2038 | RUS | F | =5N | =21B | +12B | −2N | −6B | +45N | =13B | =15N | 4.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 18.00 | 2202 | +16.8 |
| 32 | Savvopulo, Anatolij | 2026 | UKR | −2N | +46B | =14N | +10B | −8N | =12B | −27N | +37B | −19N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 17.00 | 2114 | +19.0 |
| 33 | Yakimenko, Alexander A. | 1910 | FID | +6N | −26B | +19N | −4B | =24N | =27B | =23N | =25B | −18N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 44.5 | 20.00 | 2084 | +39.0 |
| 34 | Muhtarov, Leonid | 1994 | UKR | =12N | −13B | +49N | +14B | −6N | −24B | =37N | +36B | −28N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 15.25 | 2036 | +7.8 |
| 35 | Samusenko, Aleksandr V.FM | 2209 | RUS | =28N | +49B | =13N | −17B | =25N | +37B | =10N | −12B | −16N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 2043 | -35.6 |
| 36 | Shapovalov, Viktor | 1940 | RUS | =7B | −9N | =30B | +39N | −14B | −38N | +28B | −34N | +41B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 2044 | +20.0 |
| 37 | Kairov, Viktor | 1946 | RUS | −5B | =30N | +43B | −18N | +40B | −35N | =34B | −32N | +47N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 11.75 | 1956 | +1.2 |
| 38 | Gaer, Igor | 1940 | RUS | −8N | −14B | +48N | +47B | −19N | +36B | −26N | −29B | +45N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 9.50 | 1938 | -0.4 |
| 39 | Bolkvadze, GiyaIM | 2137 | RUS | =49N | =28B | −17N | −36B | +43N | −45B | =46N | +47B | =40N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1779 | -36.5 |
| 40 | Subbotin, Andrey | 1792 | RUS | −26N | −25B | =42N | +49B | −37N | −28N | F | +46B | =39B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.25 | 1870 | +11.4 |
| 41 | Balikoev, Omar | 1727 | RUS | −19N | +29B | −6N | −25B | +49N | −26B | −47N | =44B | −36N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 6.75 | 1793 | +6.8 |
| 42 | Poletaev, Vitaly | 1975 | RUS | −11B | −43N | =40B | +44N | +30B | −18N | −22B | −28N | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1862 | -25.4 |
| 43 | Matjukhin, Anatolij | 1699 | RUS | −24N | +42B | −37N | −29B | −39B | =44N | +49B | F | −25N | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.75 | 1835 | +21.2 |
| 44 | Mayorov, Viktor | 1882 | RUS | −4N | −6B | −29N | −42B | F | =43B | =48N | =41N | +49B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.25 | 1786 | -22.6 |
| 45 | Sadovnikov, Vladimir | 1674 | RUS | −22B | F | −16N | −23N | +48B | +39N | −31B | −30N | −38B | 2.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1824 | +20.0 |
| 46 | Semenikhin, Oleg | 1703 | RUS | −18B | −32N | F | −19B | +47N | −30N | =39B | −40N | =48B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.75 | 1765 | +4.2 |
| 47 | Trufanov, Sergey | 1604 | RUS | F | −27N | −3B | −38N | −46B | +48N | +41B | −39N | −37B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.00 | 1702 | +24.8 |
| 48 | Ivanov, Nikolay A. | 1834 | RUS | −27B | −1N | −38B | F | −45N | −47B | =44B | =49N | =46N | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.75 | 1625 | -44.6 |
| 49 | Degtiarev, Viktor | 1784 | RUS | =39B | −35N | −34B | −40N | −41B | F | −43N | =48B | −44N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 1584 | -38.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mishin, AlexeiRUS+72.06.5 pts · #3
- 2Isaev, Yuriy VFID+47.25.0 pts · #18
- 3Bagautdinov, IlgizRUS+39.44.5 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Ivanov, Nikolay A.RUS-44.61.5 pts · #48
- 2Degtiarev, ViktorRUS-38.21.0 pts · #49
- 3Bolkvadze, GiyaIMRUS-36.54.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R6+463 Elo gap
- R4+367 Elo gap
- R5+344 Elo gap