Voronezh Region Senior Championship 2025
10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Voronezh, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1765, and top seed was Alexander Lukovnikov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2056).
Alexander Lukovnikov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2056) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Viktor Polyansky (5.0) and Vladimir Provkin (5.0). Lukovnikov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Vyacheslav Girzhadovich (1610) beat Sergey Nik Kuznetsov (1816), a +206-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAlexander Lukovnikov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Alexander Lukovnikov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Alexander Lukovnikov beat Vladimir Provkin (White).
Alexander Lukovnikov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Lukovnikov | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Vladimir Provkin | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Viktor Polyansky | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Vitaly Kuzmin | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukovnikov, Alexander | 2056 | RUS | +10B | +5N | +3B | =2N | +4B | +6N | =7N | 6.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 18.75 | 2039 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Polyansky, Viktor | 1777 | RUS | =4N | +6B | +7N | =1B | =3B | +8N | =5B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.00 | 1937 | +30.2 |
| 3 | Provkin, Vladimir | 1893 | RUS | +6N | +9B | −1N | +4B | =2N | +10B | =8B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1914 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Girzhadovich, Vyacheslav | 1610 | RUS | =2B | +10N | +8B | −3N | −1N | −5B | +6B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1773 | +27.0 |
| 5 | Kuzmin, Vitaly | 1700 | RUS | −7N | −1B | =6N | +10B | =8B | +4N | =2N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1749 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Safonov, Anatoly | 1611 | RUS | −3B | −2N | =5B | +7B | +9N | −1B | −4N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 5.75 | 1694 | +11.4 |
| 7 | Kolybelkin, Oleg | 1770 | RUS | +5B | =8N | −2B | −6N | =10N | F | =1B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1704 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Kuznetsov, Sergey Nik | 1816 | RUS | F | =7B | −4N | =9B | =5N | −2B | =3N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1636 | -28.6 |
| 9 | Goryunov, Vladimir | 1815 | RUS | F | −3N | +10B | =8N | −6B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1644 | -18.4 |
| 10 | Leun, Victor | 1606 | RUS | −1N | −4B | −9N | −5N | =7B | −3N | F | 0.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.25 | 1398 | -22.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Polyansky, ViktorRUS+30.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Girzhadovich, VyacheslavRUS+27.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Safonov, AnatolyRUS+11.42.5 pts · #7
- 1Kuznetsov, Sergey NikRUS-28.62.0 pts · #8
- 2Leun, VictorRUS-22.20.5 pts · #10
- 3Goryunov, VladimirRUS-18.41.5 pts · #9
- R3+206 Elo gap
- R5+204 Elo gap
- R4+159 Elo gap