Senior Women Russian Championship 2025
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Sirius, Russia. 12 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Irina Mikhailova (🇷🇺 RUS, WGM, 2143).
Lyudmila Gubernatorova (🇷🇺 RUS, 2096) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Irina Mikhailova (7.5) and Galina Strutinskaia (7.0). Gubernatorova shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Elena Panakhova (1789) beat Svetlana Chernikova (WFM, 2000), a +211-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 · 12
WGM×4
WIM×3
WFM×5
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×27
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE19 Nov
WGM Galina Strutinskaia takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Gubernatorova takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lyudmila Gubernatorova drew with WGM Irina Mikhailova (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyudmila Gubernatorova | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2WGMIrina Mikhailova | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WGMGalina Strutinskaia | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4WGMTatiana Bogumil | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gubernatorova, Lyudmila | 2096 | RUS | +12N | =17B | +5N | =2B | +4N | +10B | =3N | +9B | +6B | 7.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 40.50 | 2248 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Mikhailova, IrinaWGM | 2143 | RUS | +13B | =7N | +16B | =1N | +3B | =15N | +6B | +4N | +5B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 41.00 | 2254 | +23.2 |
| 3 | Strutinskaia, GalinaWGM | 2040 | RUS | +11N | =9B | +17N | +4B | −2N | +5B | =1B | +8N | +15B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 36.25 | 2243 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Bogumil, TatianaWGM | 2060 | RUS | +22B | +27N | +6B | −3N | −1B | +19N | +15B | −2B | +16N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 23.50 | 2063 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Khropova, LarisaWIM | 1979 | RUS | +26B | +15N | −1B | =19N | +20B | −3N | +12B | =7N | −2N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 20.50 | 1986 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Sekhposjan, Marina | 1928 | RUS | +24N | +8B | −4N | +25N | −15B | +11B | −2N | +20B | −1N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 19.50 | 1999 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Ovsiannikova, Tatiana | 1963 | RUS | +23N | =2B | =8N | =12B | −10N | =17B | +26N | =5B | =9N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 21.50 | 1953 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Gladisheva, TatjanaWGM | 2094 | RUS | +19B | −6N | =7B | =16N | +13B | =12N | =20N | −3B | +24N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 1887 | -41.2 |
| 9 | Kuznetsova, LubaWFM | 1959 | RUS | +29B | =3N | =25B | =15N | =19B | =18N | +16B | −1N | =7B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 18.75 | 1972 | +5.4 |
| 10 | Idrisova, RozaWFM | 1785 | RUS | =18B | −16N | +22B | +27N | +7B | −1N | =19B | =15N | =14B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 1954 | +33.0 |
| 11 | Iskichekova, Nadezhda | 1801 | RUS | −3B | +13N | −15B | +22N | +25B | −6N | =18B | =19N | +20N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 19.25 | 1967 | +38.2 |
| 12 | Lobova, Svetlana | 1890 | RUS | −1B | +28N | +27B | =7N | =18B | =8B | −5N | +21B | =17N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 16.50 | 1965 | +15.6 |
| 13 | Volskaya, Vera | 1891 | RUS | −2N | −11B | +24N | +29B | −8N | −20B | +27B | +23N | +19B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 12.50 | 1775 | -20.4 |
| 14 | Grigorova, IrinaWIM | 2039 | RUS | =16B | −25N | =20N | =26B | −21N | +22B | +28N | +17B | =10N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 17.50 | 1862 | -37.8 |
| 15 | Nedochetova, Sofia | 2079 | RUS | +21N | −5B | +11N | =9B | +6N | =2B | −4N | =10B | −3N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 22.25 | 1950 | -29.0 |
| 16 | Panakhova, Elena | 1789 | UKR | =14N | +10B | −2N | =8B | =17N | +21B | −9N | +18N | −4B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 20.25 | 1992 | +44.6 |
| 17 | Sorokina, TamaraWIM | 1993 | RUS | +28B | =1N | −3B | =18N | =16B | =7N | +23B | −14N | =12B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 17.75 | 1913 | -17.0 |
| 18 | Chernikova, SvetlanaWFM | 2000 | RUS | =10N | =20B | =21N | =17B | =12N | =9B | =11N | −16B | +26N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1833 | -38.2 |
| 19 | Mitina, Tatyana | 1856 | RUS | −8N | +23B | +29N | =5B | =9N | −4B | =10N | =11B | −13N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 13.50 | 1811 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Matsenko, ElenaWFM | 1735 | FID | =25B | =18N | =14B | +21B | −5N | +13N | =8B | −6N | −11B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1909 | +37.8 |
| 21 | Malinicheva, LidiaWFM | 1854 | RUS | −15B | +26N | =18B | −20N | +14B | −16N | +25B | −12N | F | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 1857 | -0.6 |
| 22 | Milashevskaja, Valentina | 1811 | RUS | −4N | =24B | −10N | −11B | F | −14N | +29B | +28N | +25N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1786 | -4.4 |
| 23 | Neuymina, Nadezhda | 1657 | RUS | −7B | −19N | =28B | F | =26N | +24B | −17N | −13B | +29N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1638 | -6.6 |
| 24 | Ondar, Victoria | 0 | RUS | −6B | =22N | −13B | =28N | +27B | −23N | F | +29N | −8B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Grigoryeva, Olga | 1979 | RUS | =20N | +14B | =9N | −6B | −11N | =26B | −21N | F | −22B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 10.75 | 1711 | -55.8 |
| 26 | Mongush, Aylana | 1684 | RUS | −5N | −21B | F | =14N | =23B | =25N | −7B | +27N | −18B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.25 | 1694 | -0.8 |
| 27 | Galanova, Tatiana | 0 | RUS | F | −4B | −12N | −10B | −24N | +29B | −13N | −26B | +28B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kapelkina, Galina | 1738 | RUS | −17N | −12B | =23N | =24B | =29N | F | −14B | −22B | −27N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1534 | -29.8 |
| 29 | Sevastyanova, Nadezhda | 1450 | RUS | −9N | F | −19B | −13N | =28B | −27N | −22N | −24B | −23B | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.75 | 1392 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Strutinskaia, GalinaWGMRUS+46.47.0 pts · #3
- 2Panakhova, ElenaUKR+44.64.5 pts · #13
- 3Iskichekova, NadezhdaRUS+38.25.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Grigoryeva, OlgaRUS-55.82.5 pts · #23
- 2Gladisheva, TatjanaWGMRUS-41.25.0 pts · #17
- 3Chernikova, SvetlanaWFMRUS-38.24.5 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R8+211 Elo gap
- R5+185 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap