2025 US Senior Women's Championship
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Murray, UT, United States. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Anjelina Belakovskaia (🇺🇸 USA, WGM, 2158).
Anjelina Belakovskaia (🇺🇸 USA, WGM, 2158) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Natalia Tsodikova (4.0) and Olga Sagalchik (3.5). Belakovskaia shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸Murray, UT, United States
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 8
WGM×1
WIM×2
WFM×3
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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2
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Belakovskaia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Natalia Tsodikova lost to WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMNatalia Tsodikova | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2WGMAnjelina Belakovskaia | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3WFMOlga Sagalchik | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4WFMChouchanik Airapetian | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belakovskaia, AnjelinaWGM | 2158 | USA | +9B | +5N | +2B | =4N | =3B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 11.25 | 2227 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Tsodikova, NataliaWFM | 2143 | USA | +7N | +3B | −1N | +8B | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2188 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Sagalchik, OlgaWFM | 2081 | USA | +10B | −2N | +6B | +9N | =1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2069 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Airapetian, ChouchanikWFM | 1894 | USA | =6B | +9N | +5B | =1B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2030 | +17.8 |
| 5 | Skidmore, Jennifer M | 1968 | USA | +8N | −1B | −4N | =6B | +7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1866 | -25.2 |
| 6 | Christiansen, NatashaWCM | 1674 | USA | =4N | =7B | −3N | =5N | +10B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1909 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Root, AlexeyWIM | 1841 | USA | −2B | =6N | =8N | +10B | −5B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1792 | -8.2 |
| 8 | Kuhner, MaryWCM | 1763 | USA | −5B | +10N | =7B | −2N | =9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1842 | +8.2 |
| 9 | Cabrera, Varinia F | 1848 | USA | −1N | −4B | +10N | −3B | =8N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1784 | -10.4 |
| 10 | Kennedy, ShernazWIM | 1770 | USA | −3N | −8B | −9B | −7N | −6N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1042 | -41.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Christiansen, NatashaWCMUSA+28.02.5 pts · #6
- 2Airapetian, ChouchanikWFMUSA+17.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Belakovskaia, AnjelinaWGMUSA+8.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Kennedy, ShernazWIMUSA-41.40.0 pts · #10
- 2Skidmore, Jennifer MUSA-25.22.5 pts · #5
- 3Cabrera, Varinia FUSA-10.41.5 pts · #9