Novosibirsk Region seniors championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Novosibirsk, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1907, and top seed was Kil En Pak (🇷🇺 RUS, 2082).
Vladimir Novichkov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1906) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kil En Pak (5.5) and Alexander Zubarev (5.0). Novichkov shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Sergey A Pak (1000) beat Gennady Semenenko (1903), a +903-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Novosibirsk, Russia
Dates
20 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×16
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVladimir Novichkov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 Oct
Vladimir Novichkov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vladimir Novichkov drew with Kil En Pak (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Kil En Pak won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladimir Novichkov | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Kil En Pak | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Alexander Zubarev | ½ | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Anatoly Sheleg | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novichkov, Vladimir | 1906 | RUS | +12B | =3N | +4B | +14N | =2B | +10N | +6B | 6.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 19.25 | 2100 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Pak, Kil En | 2082 | RUS | +7N | +8B | +5N | +11B | =1N | −3B | +10B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 2018 | -7.0 |
| 3 | Zubarev, Alexander | 1698 | RUS | +17N | =1B | +7N | =5B | +11N | +2N | −4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 16.75 | 2065 | +65.8 |
| 4 | Sheleg, Anatoly | 1806 | RUS | +13N | =6B | −1N | F | +5B | +7B | +3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1992 | +50.0 |
| 5 | Faleev, Vasily | 1835 | RUS | +10B | +14N | −2B | =3N | −4N | +15B | +9N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1813 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Vesnin, Vladimir | 1953 | RUS | +16B | =4N | F | +13B | =10N | +9B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1763 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Tukhvatulin, Kamil | 1822 | RUS | −2B | +16N | −3B | +15N | +12B | −4N | +11B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1859 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Plaksin, Vladimir | 1786 | UKR | F | −2N | −14B | F | +13N | +16B | +12N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1922 | +6.4 |
| 9 | Kazazov, Anatoly | 1577 | RUS | +18B | −11N | −12B | +16N | +14B | −6N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1623 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Ognev, Victor | 1000 | RUS | −5N | F | +15B | +12N | =6B | −1B | −2N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1850 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Itkin, Alexander | 1903 | RUS | +15N | +9B | F | −2N | −3B | F | −7N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1744 | -20.2 |
| 12 | Kuznetsov, Victor G. | 1761 | RUS | −1N | +13B | +9N | −10B | −7N | F | −8B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1580 | -18.8 |
| 13 | Pak, Sergey A | 1000 | RUS | −4B | −12N | +16B | −6N | −8B | F | +15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Savitskiy, Valery B | 1000 | RUS | F | −5B | +8N | −1B | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Semenenko, Gennady | 1903 | RUS | −11B | F | −10N | −7B | +16N | −5N | −13B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1053 | -68.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 540086682 | 1000 | — | −6N | −7B | −13N | −9B | −15B | −8N | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mukhamadeev, Razit | 1993 | RUS | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -17.0 |
| 18 | Gaiduk, Anatoly | 1864 | RUS | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 777 | -16.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zubarev, AlexanderRUS+65.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Sheleg, AnatolyRUS+50.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Novichkov, VladimirRUS+24.06.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Semenenko, GennadyRUS-68.01.0 pts · #17
- 2Itkin, AlexanderRUS-20.22.0 pts · #8
- 3Kuznetsov, Victor G.RUS-18.82.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R7+903 Elo gap
- R3+903 Elo gap
- R3+786 Elo gap