32 th chess festival_Vladimir Kurochkin Memorial
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Melenki, Russia. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1879, and top seed was Diana Preobrazhenskaya ( FID, FM, 2144).
Mikhail Kopulov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1755) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alexei Mishin (7.0) and Petr Savosto (6.5). Kopulov shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mikhail Kopulov (1755) beat Diana Preobrazhenskaya (FM, 2144), a +389-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsMikhail Kopulov led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Mikhail Kopulov takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
Mikhail Kopulov drew with Alexei Mishin (White).
Mikhail Kopulov 5 wins (R5–R9)Alexei Mishin 4 wins (R4–R7)FM Petr Savosto 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺Kopulov, Mikhail | 1755 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.00 | 36.5 | +178.8 | 2166 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Mishin, Alexei | 2072 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.00 | 37.0 | +5.2 | 2078 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺FMSavosto, Petr | 2058 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 21.50 | 37.5 | -2.2 | 2025 |
| 4 | FMPreobrazhenskaya, Diana | 2144 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.50 | 38.0 | -21.2 | 2056 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Savosto, Anna | 1840 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 18.25 | 38.5 | +58.0 | 1963 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Rychikhin, Dmitriy | 1830 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 39.5 | +13.8 | 1895 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Rychikhin, Vladislav | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.75 | 40.5 | -50.0 | 1797 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Konstantinov, Dmitry | 1681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 42.0 | -10.8 | 1674 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Balaev, Vasily | 1794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 43.0 | -50.4 | 1538 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Sokolov, Oleg | 1722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.75 | 43.5 | -43.8 | 1450 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kopulov, MikhailRUS+178.87.5 pts · #1
- 2Savosto, AnnaRUS+58.05.5 pts · #5
- 3Rychikhin, DmitriyRUS+13.84.5 pts · #6
- 1Balaev, VasilyRUS-50.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Rychikhin, VladislavRUS-50.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Sokolov, OlegRUS-43.80.5 pts · #10
- R5+389 Elo gap
- R6+303 Elo gap
- R9+141 Elo gap