SPb B17 Championship Semifinal 2025

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54 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Oct 2025 to 01 Nov 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1773, and top seed was Leonid Borozdin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1908).

Alexander S. Shevchenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1851) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ivan Polnikov (5.5) and Saveliy Surovets (5.5). Shevchenko won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Iaroslav Egorov (1431) beat Viktor Kirichek (1768), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia

Dates

26 Oct 2025 → 01 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺Leonid Borozdin1908

Avg top 10

1,773

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇷🇺Russia×52

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Alexander S. Shevchenko
🇷🇺RUS·1851
6.0pts·1970perf+32.0
🥈
Ivan Polnikov
🇷🇺RUS·1744
5.5pts·1912perf+59.2
🥉
Saveliy Surovets
🇷🇺RUS·1791
5.5pts·1866perf+31.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Alexander S. Shevchenko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Shevchenko6Polnikov5.5Surovets5.5Shapovalov5Yakovlev5Egorov5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Alexander S. Shevchenko held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alexander S. Shevchenko lost to Ivan Polnikov (White).

R1–R6 · WIN STREAK

Alexander S. Shevchenko won 6 in a row (R1–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexander S. Shevchenko	*	0	—	—
2Ivan Polnikov	1	*	0	—
3Saveliy Surovets	—	1	*	—
4Timofey Mikh Shapovalov	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shevchenko, Alexander S.	1851	RUS	+34B	+31N	+35B	+4N	+16B	+6N	−2B	6.0	25.0	27.5	22.00	1970	+32.0
2	Polnikov, Ivan	1744	RUS	+32N	=18B	+9N	+12B	−3N	+8B	+1N	5.5	29.0	32.0	24.50	1912	+59.2
3	Surovets, Saveliy	1791	RUS	+39N	+23B	−16N	+25B	+2B	=7N	+4N	5.5	26.0	28.5	22.25	1866	+31.6
4	Yakovlev, Anton Yu.	1667	RUS	+51B	+24N	+17B	−1B	+23N	+16N	−3B	5.0	26.5	28.0	16.50	1813	+50.8
5	Shapovalov, Timofey Mikh	1705	RUS	+19B	−17N	=20B	+36N	+27B	+26N	=13B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.75	1752	+20.8
6	Egorov, Iaroslav	1431	RUS	−36N	+40N	+34B	+9B	+18N	−1B	+16N	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.50	1828	+96.8
7	Borozdin, Leonid	1908	RUS	=30N	+36B	−18N	+19B	+12N	=3B	=15N	4.5	25.5	28.0	17.50	1711	-54.4
8	Izyumov, Fedor	1700	RUS	+22B	=10N	+27B	−16B	+42N	−2N	+23B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.75	1661	-9.6
9	Ignatiev, Ivan	1665	RUS	+49B	+11N	−2B	−6N	+20B	=35N	+26B	4.5	25.0	26.5	14.75	1693	+10.8
10	Deviatilov, Ivan	1488	RUS	+21N	=8B	−12N	+28B	=11B	=23N	+35B	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.25	1628	+46.4
11	Trubin, Grigorii	1562	RUS	+52N	−9B	=19N	+30B	=10N	+17B	=14N	4.5	24.5	26.0	15.00	1642	+31.6
12	Mikhaylov, Sergey St.	1605	RUS	=50B	+54N	+10B	−2N	−7B	+25N	+24B	4.5	23.0	23.5	12.75	1666	+20.0
13	Verenich, Petr	1628	RUS	=47N	+30B	=25N	+37B	=17N	=14B	=5N	4.5	22.5	24.5	15.00	1669	+13.2
14	Urbas, Matvey	1510	RUS	−23N	+39B	+32N	+35B	=26B	=13N	=11B	4.5	21.5	24.0	14.25	1675	+60.4
15	Karimov, Timur Len	1591	RUS	=54B	−20N	+49B	=45N	+34B	+21N	=7B	4.5	18.5	19.0	11.50	1639	+11.6
16	Kirichek, Viktor	1768	RUS	+38B	+45N	+3B	+8N	−1N	−4B	−6B	4.0	28.5	30.5	14.50	1702	-19.6
17	Davidchuk, Artem	1597	RUS	+46N	+5B	−4N	+21B	=13B	−11N	=19N	4.0	27.0	29.0	15.25	1582	-5.2
18	Yakubovich, Vladimir	1743	RUS	+53B	=2N	+7B	=26N	−6B	=24N	=30N	4.0	25.0	26.0	13.25	1689	-16.0
19	Tsarikov, Rostislav	1504	RUS	−5N	+43B	=11B	−7N	+49B	+27N	=17B	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.75	1658	+45.2
20	Turov, Dmitriy	1482	RUS	=25N	+15B	=5N	−23B	−9N	+39B	+44N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.75	1625	+53.6
21	Malyshev, Kirill Ign.	1431	RUS	−10B	+38N	+24B	−17N	+36B	−15B	+32N	4.0	22.0	24.5	11.50	1577	+62.4
22	Zdobnikov, Alexander	0	RUS	−8N	+41B	−23N	−24N	+43B	+46B	+31N	4.0	19.5	21.5	10.00	1516	0.0
23	Makovskii, Oleg	1499	RUS	+14B	−3N	+22B	+20N	−4B	=10B	−8N	3.5	28.0	32.0	14.75	1552	+12.4
24	Kulakov, Igor	1582	RUS	+41N	−4B	−21N	+22B	+37N	=18B	−12N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.00	1442	-37.2
25	Shagov, Matvei	1416	RUS	=20B	+50N	=13B	−3N	=31B	−12B	+37N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.75	1595	+62.0
26	Pastukhov, Aleksii	1813	RUS	=37N	+47B	+33N	=18B	=14N	−5B	−9N	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.50	1554	-79.6
27	Zhukov, Oleg D.	1653	RUS	=33N	+48B	−8N	+46B	−5N	−19B	+50N	3.5	20.5	22.0	7.00	1441	-56.4
28	Slabinskiy, Mstislav	0	RUS	=29B	−34N	+50B	−10N	=51N	=45B	+38N	3.5	16.5	18.0	7.50	1517	0.0
29	Mostovikov, Nikolay	1553	RUS	=28N	−33B	=47N	=38B	=46N	=40B	+41N	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.75	1425	-20.8
30	Sobolev, Georgii	1519	RUS	=7B	−13N	+54B	−11N	+38N	F	=18B	3.0	22.5	23.0	7.25	1603	+16.8
31	Khabubi, Adam	1629	RUS	+43N	−1B	−37N	+47B	=25N	=32B	−22B	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.75	1475	-41.6
32	Chernyakov, Aleksey	1419	RUS	−2B	+53N	−14B	=49N	+33B	=31N	−21B	3.0	21.5	22.5	6.25	1416	-3.6
33	Shurygin, Aleksandr	1435	RUS	=27B	+29N	−26B	−42N	−32N	+52B	=45N	3.0	18.0	19.5	7.75	1499	-13.2
34	Skovorodnikov, Viktor	1589	RUS	−1N	+28B	−6N	+48B	−15N	=41B	F	2.5	24.0	26.0	6.75	870	-48.4
35	Lunev, Yaromir	1648	RUS	+40B	F	−1N	−14N	+45B	=9B	−10N	2.5	24.0	24.0	6.75	1535	-38.0
36	Garres, Iaroslav	1494	RUS	+6B	−7N	=45B	−5B	−21N	−50N	+49B	2.5	22.0	23.5	7.50	1394	-31.2
37	Markin, Georgii	1517	RUS	=26B	=42N	+31B	−13N	−24B	=44N	−25B	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.25	1505	-8.8
38	Gaidukov, Alexandr	1532	RUS	−16N	−21B	+41N	=29N	−30B	+49N	−28B	2.5	20.5	22.0	5.75	1242	-54.0
39	Gonakov, Andrei	1437	RUS	−3B	−14N	=40B	+53N	=44B	−20N	=51N	2.5	20.5	21.5	4.25	1404	-13.2
40	Shin, Mikhail	1591	RUS	−35N	−6B	=39N	=52B	+47N	=29N	F	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.75	1391	-54.0
41	Lukin, Daniil	0	RUS	−24B	−22N	−38B	+54N	+53B	=34N	−29B	2.5	17.0	17.5	2.75	1242	0.0
42	Vlashchenko, Ivan	1488	FID	=48N	=37B	=46N	+33B	−8B	F	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	6.25	1581	+17.6
43	Gardashnikov, Maksim	1531	RUS	−31B	−19N	+51B	F	−22N	=47B	+52N	2.5	16.0	16.0	4.00	1532	-0.4
44	Noskov, Kirill I.	1710	RUS	F	F	=48N	+50B	=39N	=37B	−20B	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.00	1488	-44.8
45	Prokopuk, Gleb	1442	RUS	F	−16B	=36N	=15B	−35N	=28N	=33B	2.0	20.0	22.5	6.75	1454	-0.4
46	Vorotnikov, Denis S	0	RUS	−17B	+51N	=42B	−27N	=29B	−22N	F	2.0	19.5	21.0	4.50	1482	0.0
47	Erkenov, Alim	0	RUS	=13B	−26N	=29B	−31N	−40B	=43N	=53N	2.0	19.5	20.5	5.75	1432	0.0
48	Ivanov, Andrey Dm.	0	RUS	=42B	−27N	=44B	−34N	=52N	=51B	F	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.00	1444	0.0
49	Ivanovskiy, Petr A	0	RUS	−9N	+52B	−15N	=32B	−19N	−38B	−36N	1.5	21.0	22.5	3.00	1297	0.0
50	Kilikovskii, Timofei	1497	RUS	=12N	−25B	−28N	−44N	F	+36B	−27B	1.5	20.0	20.0	4.75	1424	-25.6
51	Dmitriev, Erik	1507	RUS	−4N	−46B	−43N	F	=28B	=48N	=39B	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	1276	-31.6
52	Kramnik, Aleksey P.	1497	RUS	−11B	−49N	=53B	=40N	=48B	−33N	−43B	1.5	16.0	17.0	2.75	1231	-47.6
53	FIDE 540088464	0	—	−18N	−32B	=52N	−39B	−41N	F	=47B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.75	1202	0.0
54	Kuznetsov, Evgeniy Den	0	RUS	=15N	−12B	−30N	−41B	F	F	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	2.25	1299	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Egorov, IaroslavRUS
+96.8
5.0 pts · #6
2Malyshev, Kirill Ign.RUS
+62.4
4.0 pts · #13
3Shagov, MatveiRUS
+62.0
3.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Pastukhov, AleksiiRUS
-79.6
3.5 pts · #28
2Zhukov, Oleg D.RUS
-56.4
3.5 pts · #42
3Borozdin, LeonidRUS
-54.4
4.5 pts · #9

Biggest upsets

R7+337 Elo gap
Egorov, Iaroslav1431 beat Kirichek, Viktor1768
R5+312 Elo gap
Egorov, Iaroslav1431 beat Yakubovich, Vladimir1743
R4+234 Elo gap
Egorov, Iaroslav1431 beat Ignatiev, Ivan1665