Voronezh Region Championship Final 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Voronezh, Russia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2155, and top seed was Maksim Popov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2316).
Dmitrij Rodin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2243) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Dmitry Chuprikov (6.0) and Maksim Popov (5.0). Rodin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Arman Oganian (1981) beat Egor Morozov (FM, 2291), a +310-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Arman Oganian takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
2 players finish on 6.0/9. Rodin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (35.0).
IM Dmitrij Rodin drew with FM Dmitry Chuprikov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMDmitrij Rodin | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMDmitry Chuprikov | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Arman Oganian | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FMMaksim Popov | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodin, DmitrijIM | 2243 | RUS | =2N | =4N | +3B | F | =8B | =6N | +7B | +10N | +5B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 25.50 | 2339 | +10.2 |
| 2 | Chuprikov, DmitryFM | 2278 | RUS | =1B | +3N | =9B | −8N | =6B | +7N | +10B | +5N | =4B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 24.75 | 2266 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Popov, MaksimFM | 2316 | RUS | =5N | −2B | −1N | +4N | F | +8N | =6B | +7N | +10B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 19.25 | 2232 | -7.7 |
| 4 | Morozov, EgorFM | 2291 | RUS | +6N | =1B | −7N | −3B | +10N | +9B | −5N | +8B | =2N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 2183 | -24.4 |
| 5 | Oganian, Arman | 1981 | RUS | =3B | +9N | =8B | =6N | =7B | +10N | +4B | −2B | −1N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 2217 | +100.3 |
| 6 | Kuzminykh, Nikita | 2100 | RUS | −4B | =7B | =10N | =5B | =2N | =1B | =3N | +9B | =8N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 17.75 | 2161 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Lebedev, Aleksander | 2074 | RUS | =8B | =6N | +4B | +10B | =5N | −2B | −1N | −3B | =9N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 2121 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Mikhnenko, AlexanderCM | 2069 | RUS | =7N | =10B | =5N | +2B | =1N | −3B | −9N | −4N | =6B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 2085 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Sergienko, SergeyIM | 2141 | RUS | −10N | −5B | =2N | F | F | −4N | +8B | −6N | =7B | 2.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 8.50 | 1964 | -16.9 |
| 10 | Chernyshev, Alexander | 2059 | RUS | +9B | =8N | =6B | −7N | −4B | −5B | −2N | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 6.00 | 1946 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Oganian, ArmanRUS+100.35.0 pts · #3
- 2Kuzminykh, NikitaRUS+28.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Lebedev, AleksanderRUS+10.44.0 pts · #7
- 1Chernyshev, AlexanderRUS-25.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Morozov, EgorFMRUS-24.45.0 pts · #5
- 3Sergienko, SergeyIMRUS-16.92.0 pts · #9
- R7+310 Elo gap
- R3+217 Elo gap
- R4+209 Elo gap