Intellectuals of Siberia 2025_Final_G13
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025 in Barnaul, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1374, and top seed was Alena Melnikova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1790).
Dana Berezina (🇷🇺 RUS, 1593) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Mariya Danilova (5.0) and Ulyana Kirichuk (4.5). Berezina won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mariya Danilova (1494) beat Alena Melnikova (1790), a +296-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDana Berezina led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Dana Berezina takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Dana Berezina beat Mariya Danilova (Black).
Dana Berezina 5 wins (R2–R6)Mariya Danilova 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇷🇺Berezina, Dana | 1593 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.75 | 22.5 | +46.4 | 1743 |
| 1 | Danilova, Mariya | 1494 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 15.00 | 23.0 | +81.2 | 1759 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Kirichuk, Ulyana | 1523 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.50 | 23.5 | +29.2 | 1618 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Melnikova, Alena | 1790 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 24.5 | -98.0 | 1460 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Nosova, Violetta | 1433 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 25.0 | +0.8 | 1450 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Averchenko, Snezhana | 1582 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 7.50 | 25.0 | -7.6 | 1446 |
| 6 | Mikhaleva, Yulia | 1575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 25.0 | -52.0 | 1426 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Goryacheva, Ksenya | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.50 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 1134 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Danilova, MariyaFID+81.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Berezina, DanaRUS+46.45.5 pts · #2
- 3Kirichuk, UlyanaRUS+29.24.5 pts · #3
- 1Melnikova, AlenaRUS-98.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Mikhaleva, YuliaFID-52.03.0 pts · #6
- 3Averchenko, SnezhanaRUS-7.63.0 pts · #7
- R6+296 Elo gap
- R1+215 Elo gap