Prize of the Chess Federation of the Leningrad Region 2025. B15
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Tosno, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1640, and top seed was Artem Sapelkin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1802).
Artem Sapelkin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1802) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Miroslav Melnichuk (7.0) and Rodion Fatkhlislamov (6.5). Sapelkin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vasiliy Kapshukov (1465) beat Mariya An Ivanova (1611), a +146-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Tosno, Russia
Dates
20 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsArtem Sapelkin led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Artem Sapelkin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Artem Sapelkin drew with Miroslav Melnichuk (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Artem Sapelkin 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Miroslav Melnichuk 3 wins (R1–R3)Rodion Fatkhlislamov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sapelkin, Artem | 1802 | RUS | +9N | +19B | +4N | +3B | =2N | +5B | +14N | +7B | =8N | 8.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 44.25 | 1935 | +46.4 |
| 2 | Melnichuk, Miroslav | 1741 | RUS | +16B | +15N | +10B | =5N | =1B | +6N | +3B | −4N | +9B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 38.50 | 1828 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Fatkhlislamov, Rodion | 1735 | RUS | +11N | +7B | +6N | −1N | =5B | +9B | −2N | +13N | +4B | 6.5 | 49.0 | 53.5 | 35.50 | 1769 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Kuznetsov, Sevastyan | 1708 | RUS | +12B | +21N | −1B | =13N | +15B | +7N | +6B | +2B | −3N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 34.25 | 1759 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Zaytsev, Denis Ig | 1595 | RUS | +28N | +14B | +8N | =2B | =3N | −1N | =13B | =9B | +20N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 27.50 | 1689 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Suvorov, Aleksandr And | 1606 | RUS | +26B | +13N | −3B | +21N | +19B | −2B | −4N | +16N | +10B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 24.50 | 1686 | +34.8 |
| 7 | Gaynulin, Andrey | 1512 | RUS | +29B | −3N | +16B | =10N | +21B | −4B | +23N | −1N | +13B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 20.50 | 1631 | +62.0 |
| 8 | Goroschenya, Maksim A | 1547 | RUS | +17B | =18N | −5B | +27N | =13B | =19N | =10B | +12N | =1B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 24.50 | 1561 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Kapshukov, Vasiliy | 1465 | RUS | −1B | +17N | =27B | +18N | +10B | −3N | +19B | =5N | −2N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 22.00 | 1639 | +59.6 |
| 10 | Ivanova, Mariya An | 1611 | RUS | +23N | +20B | −2N | =7B | −9N | +24B | =8N | +14B | −6N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 20.50 | 1529 | -35.6 |
| 11 | Banukhin, Leonid | 1446 | RUS | −3B | +24N | =15B | −20N | +25B | −13N | +21B | +19N | =16B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 18.00 | 1479 | -23.6 |
| 12 | Zhalov, Vladimir | 1440 | RUS | −4N | +31B | +20N | −19B | −14N | +28B | +22N | −8B | +23N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1403 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Pavlov, Ivan | 1496 | RUS | +25N | −6B | +28N | =4B | =8N | +11B | =5N | −3B | −7N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 18.50 | 1499 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Listkov, Kirill | 1468 | RUS | +30B | −5N | +25B | −15N | +12B | +17N | −1B | −10N | =18B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 15.25 | 1382 | -26.8 |
| 15 | Kotsur, Egor | 1530 | RUS | +22N | −2B | =11N | +14B | −4N | −23B | +24N | −20B | +25N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1371 | -51.6 |
| 16 | Tarabukina, Larisa | 1455 | RUS | −2N | +22B | −7N | =24B | +28N | =20B | +29N | −6B | =11N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1332 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Ivanov, Roman Vit | 0 | RUS | −8N | −9B | +31N | +22B | +18N | −14B | −20N | =25B | +26N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Veselov, Stepan | 1471 | RUS | +27N | =8B | −19N | −9B | −17B | +26N | =25N | +23B | =14N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 14.25 | 1412 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Ermakov, Egor A | 1521 | RUS | +24B | −1N | +18B | +12N | −6N | =8B | −9N | −11B | =22N | 4.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 17.25 | 1450 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Terzi, Aleksandr | 1475 | RUS | F | −10N | −12B | +11B | =23N | =16N | +17B | +15N | −5B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1459 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Li, Viktoria V | 1513 | RUS | +31N | −4B | +23N | −6B | −7N | −22B | −11N | +30B | +27B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 7.50 | 1312 | -47.2 |
| 22 | Cheremnykh, Varvara V | 0 | RUS | −15B | −16N | +29B | −17N | +30B | +21N | −12B | =27N | =19B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mingazova, Yesenia | 1420 | RUS | −10B | +29N | −21B | +30N | =20B | +15N | −7B | −18N | −12B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 9.00 | 1276 | -51.2 |
| 24 | Petrov, Egor | 0 | RUS | −19N | −11B | +26B | =16N | +27B | −10N | −15B | =28N | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.75 | 1156 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 540087263 | 0 | — | −13B | +26N | −14N | =28B | −11N | F | =18B | =17N | −15B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.00 | 1134 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Postnikova, Alexandra | 0 | RUS | −6N | −25B | −24N | +31B | =29N | −18B | +30N | F | −17B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Starykh, Mark | 0 | RUS | −18B | F | =9N | −8B | −24N | −29B | +31N | =22B | −21N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.50 | 1174 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 522091033 | 0 | — | −5B | +30N | −13B | =25N | −16B | −12N | F | =24B | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.75 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 540001504 | 0 | — | −7N | −23B | −22N | F | =26B | +27N | −16B | −31B | F | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.25 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Zhukova, Alena | 0 | RUS | −14N | −28B | F | −23B | −22N | +31N | −26B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 540087271 | 0 | — | −21B | −12N | −17B | −26N | F | −30B | −27B | +29N | F | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.50 | 672 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gaynulin, AndreyRUS+62.05.5 pts · #7
- 2Kapshukov, VasiliyRUS+59.65.0 pts · #9
- 3Sapelkin, ArtemRUS+46.48.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Kotsur, EgorRUS-51.64.5 pts · #17
- 2Mingazova, YeseniaRUS-51.23.5 pts · #20
- 3Li, Viktoria VRUS-47.24.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+146 Elo gap
- R6+110 Elo gap