VO Moscow. October 2025

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59 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 26 Oct 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2007, and top seed was Sergei Volkov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2131).

Sergei Volkov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2131) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Ivan Tokmantsev (6.5) and Lubov Ivanova (6.0). Volkov took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Gleb Stupa (1678) beat Vladimir Galkin (1941), a +263-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

26 Oct 2025 → 23 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺FMSergei Volkov2131

Avg top 10

2,007

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×5

Federations · 4 represented

🇷🇺Russia×52

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSergei Volkov
🇷🇺RUS·2131
7.0pts·2215perf+12.2
🥈
Ivan Tokmantsev
🇷🇺RUS·1858
6.5pts·2178perf+130.4
🥉
Lubov Ivanova
🇷🇺RUS·2000
6.0pts·2009perf+12.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Sergei Volkov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Volkov7Tokmantsev6.5Pogosov6Ivanova6Anfinogenov5.5Kanzychakov5.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE23 Nov

FM Sergei Volkov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sergei Volkov beat Ivan Tokmantsev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sergei Volkov 3 wins (R6–R8)Ivan Tokmantsev 5 wins (R1–R5)David Pogosov 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSergei Volkov	*	1	—	—
2Ivan Tokmantsev	0	*	—	1
3David Pogosov	—	—	*	½
4Lubov Ivanova	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Volkov, SergeiFM	2131	RUS	+42N	=32B	+22N	+7N	=6B	+11B	+2N	+5N	7.0	35.5	38.0	33.50	2215	+12.2
2	Tokmantsev, Ivan	1858	RUS	+51B	+13N	+5B	+12N	+3B	=10N	−1B	+7N	6.5	39.0	41.0	31.50	2178	+130.4
3	Ivanova, Lubov	2000	RUS	+28B	+16N	=9B	+23N	−2N	+21B	=4N	+10B	6.0	36.0	39.5	27.25	2009	+12.4
4	Pogosov, David	2022	RUS	+34B	=23N	−10B	+56N	+36B	+6N	=3B	+13N	6.0	32.0	33.5	23.50	2024	+7.6
5	Anfinogenov, Artem	1987	FID	+31N	+15B	−2N	+37B	+27N	=7B	+11N	−1B	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.75	1994	+3.8
6	Kedrov, Valery V.FM	1941	RUS	=22N	+25B	+18N	+26B	=1N	−4B	=8N	+17B	5.5	35.5	39.0	24.75	1978	+11.4
7	Onischenko, Andrey	1926	RUS	+54N	+21B	+11N	−1B	+48N	=5N	+10B	−2B	5.5	35.0	37.0	20.75	1952	+8.0
8	Komissarov, AlexeyFM	1944	RUS	+24B	+19N	−12B	=14N	=26B	+47N	=6B	+18N	5.5	32.0	34.5	22.50	1948	+3.8
9	Kanzychakov, Mihail	1950	RUS	+41N	+37B	=3N	−10B	=18N	=14N	+19B	+40B	5.5	30.5	33.0	20.25	1902	-8.8
10	Kumarage, Vishva	1785	RUS	=44N	+55B	+4N	+9N	+12B	=2B	−7N	−3N	5.0	37.0	38.5	22.50	1935	+33.0
11	Voronkov, Denis	1961	FID	+43B	+14N	−7B	+36N	+15B	−1N	−5B	+48N	5.0	33.5	35.5	17.50	1910	-7.4
12	Lagashin, Pavel	2014	FID	+35N	+27B	+8N	−2B	−10N	+48B	−17N	+24B	5.0	32.0	34.0	18.00	1890	-20.8
13	Kovtunenko, AlexandrFM	2029	RUS	+40N	−2B	F	+22B	+35N	+27B	+14N	−4B	5.0	30.5	32.5	18.00	1930	-11.4
14	Tolengit, Arman	1760	RUS	+49N	−11B	+41N	=8B	+45N	=9B	−13B	+35N	5.0	29.0	31.0	15.50	1912	+64.8
15	Grigoryev, Vladislav	1774	RUS	+46B	−5N	+43B	+47N	−11N	=17B	=21N	+25B	5.0	28.0	30.5	15.75	1861	+17.4
16	Safir, Iaroslav	1837	ISR	+58N	−3B	+40N	−48B	+28N	=26N	=22B	+21B	5.0	25.5	26.5	14.75	1734	-27.2
17	Velikanov, IgorFM	2030	RUS	=36B	+30N	−23B	=21B	+42N	=15N	+12B	−6N	4.5	30.0	32.5	17.00	1848	-27.2
18	Belokon, Artour	1845	RUS	=30B	+57N	−6B	+52N	=9B	=40N	+26B	−8B	4.5	28.0	29.5	12.75	1721	-19.0
19	Usoltseva, Varvara Kir	1681	RUS	+59B	−8B	−21N	=29N	+52B	+45B	−9N	+34N	4.5	26.5	26.5	9.75	1838	+47.6
20	Kuzmin, Mikhail	1742	RUS	−26N	+44B	+49N	−27B	=24N	−22B	+41N	+28B	4.5	23.5	25.5	12.50	1701	-5.2
21	Gordeychik, Matvey	0	RUS	+56B	−7N	+19B	=17N	+23B	−3N	=15B	−16N	4.0	34.5	36.0	14.75	1849	0.0
22	Shekun, Ilya	1602	RUS	=6B	+53N	−1B	−13N	+29B	+20N	=16N	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	15.25	1900	+48.8
23	Kryukov, Daniil	1872	RUS	+33N	=4B	+17N	−3B	−21N	=24B	−48N	+50B	4.0	30.0	32.0	15.00	1819	-5.4
24	Musagitov, Marat	1606	RUS	−8N	−49B	+58N	+39B	=20B	=23N	+43B	−12N	4.0	26.5	27.5	10.75	1728	+21.6
25	Prakhov, Nikolay	1551	RUS	=53B	−6N	−56B	+55N	=30B	+42B	+27N	−15N	4.0	23.5	25.0	10.25	1717	+31.4
26	Blashko, Matvey Vad	0	RUS	+20B	=45B	F	−6N	=8N	=16B	−18N	+47N	3.5	31.0	33.5	13.50	1848	0.0
27	Novikov, Aleksey	1812	RUS	+50B	−12N	+28B	+20N	−5B	−13N	−25B	=42N	3.5	30.0	32.0	11.25	1724	-18.4
28	Zaitsev, Mikhail Andr	1629	RUS	−3N	+33B	−27N	+41B	−16B	+50N	=47B	−20N	3.5	27.5	29.5	9.25	1676	+16.0
29	Khodzhoyan, Artush	1569	RUS	−32N	=42B	=39N	=19B	−22N	−34N	+38B	+46B	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.50	1599	+4.6
30	Grinshtein, Shmuel	1549	RUS	=18N	−17B	=42N	−40B	=25N	=52B	=46N	+41B	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.25	1631	+26.8
31	Vlasov, Dmitriy I.	1619	RUS	−5B	=46N	+55N	−45B	−32N	=41B	=33N	+44B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.25	1638	-0.6
32	Shlykov, Yaroslav	1898	RUS	+29B	=1N	F	F	+31B	+43N	F	F	3.5	22.5	22.5	13.00	2069	+14.6
33	Shchukina, Ekaterina	1566	FID	−23B	−28N	−38B	+51N	−50B	+55N	=31B	+43N	3.5	20.5	22.0	7.75	1541	-7.0
34	Khomitskiy, Pavel	1668	RUS	−4N	=54B	F	F	+59N	+29B	+44N	−19B	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.00	1670	-1.6
35	Bezrukov, Gleb	1655	RUS	−12B	−50N	+51B	+38N	−13B	+49N	F	−14B	3.0	25.0	27.0	7.00	1625	-19.2
36	Stupa, Gleb	1678	RUS	=17N	+39B	+45N	−11B	−4N	=37B	F	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	9.25	1899	+62.4
37	Masaeva, Iliana In	1746	RUS	+38B	−9N	+50B	−5N	=43B	=36N	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	7.75	1695	-14.8
38	Mirzoev, Dzhuma	1418	RUS	−37N	−41B	+33N	−35B	−39N	+51B	−29N	+55B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1519	+17.2
39	Tokarev, Dmitry	1693	RUS	=57B	−36N	=29B	−24N	+38B	+44B	F	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	1555	-35.6
40	Korepanov, Evgeniy	1670	RUS	−13B	+51N	−16B	+30N	F	=18B	F	−9N	2.5	29.0	31.0	7.75	1739	+7.4
41	Korolev, Viktor	1611	RUS	−9B	+38N	−14B	−28N	+58B	=31N	−20B	−30N	2.5	28.5	29.5	5.75	1508	-23.2
42	Chapygin, Sergey	1678	RUS	−1B	=29N	=30B	+50N	−17B	−25N	F	=27B	2.5	28.0	30.0	7.25	1627	-14.2
43	Trubitsyn, Vladimir	1614	RUS	−11N	+58B	−15N	+59B	=37N	−32B	−24N	−33B	2.5	25.0	25.0	2.50	1494	-21.8
44	Dozorov, Mikhail	1504	RUS	=10B	−20N	−53B	+57N	+56B	−39N	−34B	−31N	2.5	23.0	24.5	5.50	1490	-2.2
45	Galkin, Vladimir	1941	RUS	+52B	=26N	−36B	+31N	−14B	−19N	F	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	7.25	1595	-42.6
46	Darjin, Nikolay	1490	RUS	−15N	=31B	−52N	−49B	=55B	+57N	=30B	−29N	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.75	1340	-25.8
47	Bars, Oleg	1685	RUS	F	F	+59N	−15B	+49N	−8B	=28N	−26B	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	1607	-9.0
48	Sergeev, Vladislav Aleks	1658	RUS	F	F	F	+16N	−7B	−12N	+23B	−11B	2.0	29.5	29.5	9.00	1849	+43.2
49	Vasiliev, Evgeniy	1433	RUS	−14B	+24N	−20B	+46N	−47B	−35B	F	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1532	+25.2
50	Mityakov, Nikolay	1516	RUS	−27N	+35B	−37N	−42B	+33N	−28B	F	−23N	2.0	23.0	25.0	6.50	1550	+3.0
51	Nogaev, Gennadiy	1556	RUS	−2N	−40B	−35N	−33B	+57B	−38N	−55B	+59N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	803	-53.4
52	Popelyshev, Ivan Andr	1600	RUS	−45N	=56N	+46B	−18B	−19N	=30N	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.00	1574	-12.4
53	Bazyuk, Andrey	1847	RUS	=25N	−22B	+44N	=54B	F	F	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	5.50	1559	-27.2
54	Demina, Alena	1575	RUS	−7B	=34N	+57B	=53N	F	F	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.25	1688	+14.0
55	Kashirsky, Eugeny D.	1449	RUS	F	−10N	−31B	−25B	=46N	−33B	+51N	−38N	1.5	23.5	23.5	3.25	1340	-18.4
56	Pylaev, Evgenij	1686	RUS	−21N	=52B	+25N	−4B	−44N	F	F	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	5.00	1582	-13.2
57	Filippov, Nikolay	0	RUS	=39N	−18B	−54N	−44B	−51N	−46B	+59N	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.50	1209	0.0
58	Novik, Elena	1518	USA	−16B	−43N	−24B	F	−41N	+59B	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	867	-25.0
59	FIDE 55859828	0	—	−19N	F	−47B	−43N	−34B	−58N	−57B	−51B	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	820	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tokmantsev, IvanRUS
+130.4
6.5 pts · #2
2Tolengit, ArmanRUS
+64.8
5.0 pts · #10
3Stupa, GlebRUS
+62.4
3.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Nogaev, GennadiyRUS
-53.4
2.0 pts · #57
2Galkin, VladimirRUS
-42.6
2.5 pts · #47
3Tokarev, DmitryRUS
-35.6
3.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R3+263 Elo gap
Stupa, Gleb1678 beat Galkin, Vladimir1941
R7+261 Elo gap
Prakhov, Nikolay1551 beat Novikov, Aleksey1812
R6+260 Elo gap
Usoltseva, Varvara Kir1681 beat Galkin, Vladimir1941