President's Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan, Group A

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80 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 75 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2541, and top seed was Pranav Anand (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2581).

Pranav Anand (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2581) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sergey Drygalov (6.5) and Nikita Afanasiev (6.5). Anand took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Boris Plotnikov (FM, 2170) beat Vitaly Sivuk (GM, 2501), a +331-point gap.

Location

🇹🇯Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dates

09 Nov 2025 → 17 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMPranav Anand2581

Avg top 10

2,541

Participants

Titled players · 75

GM×15

IM×22

FM×28

CM×7

WGM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×16

🇮🇳India×15

FIDE (no federation)×12

🇷🇺Russia×10

🇮🇷Iran×8

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×5

🇹🇯Tajikistan×4

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×2

Top 3

🥇
GMPranav Anand
🇮🇳IND·2581
7.0pts·2671perf+9.7
🥈
GMSergey Drygalov
🇷🇺RUS·2560
6.5pts·2646perf+10.5
🥉
GMNikita Afanasiev
🇷🇺RUS·2511
6.5pts·2628perf+14.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Pranav Anand led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Anand7Gupta6.5Shubin6.5Putrenko6.5Drygalov6.5Bharath Subramaniyam6.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE15 Nov

GM Pranav Anand takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Kirill Shubin won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPranav Anand	*	—	—	—
2GMSankalp Gupta	—	*	0	½
3GMKirill Shubin	—	1	*	—
4FMKirill Putrenko	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pranav AnandGM	2581	IND	+55B	=22N	+9B	=16N	+14B	+23N	=3B	+2B	=12N	7.0	45.5	49.0	37.75	2671	+9.7
2	Drygalov, SergeyGM	2560	RUS	+10B	+44N	+38B	+8N	=12B	=3N	+4B	−1N	=5B	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.25	2646	+10.5
3	Afanasiev, NikitaGM	2511	RUS	+7B	+29N	+14B	=5N	+32B	=2B	=1N	=12N	=11B	6.5	48.0	53.0	37.50	2628	+14.2
4	Bharath Subramaniyam HGM	2573	IND	+20N	+63B	−8N	+13B	+16N	+15B	−2N	=9B	+22B	6.5	45.5	48.5	33.00	2593	+2.8
5	Shubin, KirillGM	2454	FID	+42B	+35N	+6B	=3B	=23N	=22N	=11B	+24B	=2N	6.5	44.5	49.0	34.75	2600	+17.7
6	Sankalp GuptaGM	2557	IND	+40N	+45B	−5N	+44B	=15N	+37B	=9N	=7B	+23N	6.5	42.5	46.5	31.00	2556	+0.3
7	Putrenko, KirillFM	2306	FID	−3N	+67B	+62N	+26B	+8B	=11N	=22B	=6N	+35B	6.5	42.0	45.0	30.00	2599	+34.8
8	Nikitenko, MihailGM	2503	BLR	+61B	+36N	+4B	−2B	−7N	=25N	+29B	+37B	=9N	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.50	2525	+3.0
9	Parpiev, IsaakIM	2394	FID	=46N	+74B	−1N	+75B	+13N	+28B	=6B	=4N	=8B	6.0	43.0	45.5	27.00	2556	+38.6
10	Bardyk, ArtemFM	2332	RUS	−2N	+70B	+63N	+72B	−11B	−33N	+44B	+30N	+27B	6.0	37.0	39.5	22.50	2566	+55.6
11	Uskov, ArtemGM	2513	FID	F	+21B	=37N	=23B	+10N	=7B	=5N	+15B	=3N	5.5	46.0	46.0	31.50	2544	+3.2
12	Khubukshanov, ErdemGM	2492	FID	F	=13B	+30N	+37B	=2N	+24B	=19N	=3B	=1B	5.5	45.5	45.5	30.00	2588	+10.2
13	Akhilbay, ImangaliFM	2359	KAZ	+54B	=12N	+33B	−4N	−9B	=44N	+73N	+28B	=17N	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.00	2493	+32.8
14	Saydaliev, SaidakbarIM	2455	UZB	+48N	+18B	−3N	+53B	−1N	=31B	−37N	+50N	+36B	5.5	41.0	45.0	24.50	2464	+1.5
15	Yadegar, RadinIM	2426	IRI	+60B	=65N	+52B	+73N	=6B	−4N	+25B	−11N	=20B	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.50	2476	+6.7
16	Rostovtsev, DmitryIM	2446	RUS	=74N	+46B	+75N	=1B	−4B	−27N	+51B	=25N	+40B	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.25	2467	+3.0
17	Nazarian, ArashFM	2206	IRI	=30B	−25N	+61B	−35N	+48N	+21B	+57B	=32N	=13B	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.25	2437	+112.0
18	Sharipov, DavronFM	2336	UZB	+68B	−14N	−24B	+41N	+72N	=26B	+45N	=23B	=19N	5.5	37.5	40.0	21.75	2462	+31.2
19	Makarian, RudikGM	2544	FID	=43B	=69N	+55B	=36N	+29B	+57N	=12B	−22N	=18B	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.50	2450	-10.3
20	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2333	RUS	−4B	+41N	−72B	+77N	=44N	+63B	=26N	+33B	=15N	5.5	36.0	38.5	22.25	2484	+36.6
21	Sammed Jaykumar, SheteIM	2377	IND	+76B	−11N	+69B	−38N	=51B	−17N	+56N	+47B	+39N	5.5	34.5	37.0	19.50	2423	+5.7
22	Manafov, VugarIM	2421	AZE	F	=1B	=28N	+42N	+27B	=5B	=7N	+19B	−4N	5.0	46.5	51.0	27.50	2571	+15.9
23	Begmuratov, KhumoyunIM	2448	UZB	+24B	+64N	+27B	=11N	=5B	−1B	=35N	=18N	−6B	5.0	45.5	48.5	24.00	2475	+3.3
24	Shonazarov, OrashFM	2275	KAZ	−23N	+49B	+18N	+30B	+38B	−12N	+27B	−5N	−32B	5.0	42.0	46.0	24.00	2456	+41.8
25	Moosavifar, Seyed AbolfazlFM	2358	IRI	=80N	+17B	=26N	=28B	+39N	=8B	−15N	=16B	=45N	5.0	41.0	42.0	23.25	2444	+20.6
26	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2461	RUS	=50B	+43N	=25B	−7N	+55B	=18N	=20B	=36N	=29B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.75	2379	-10.2
27	Iskandarov, MisratdinGM	2543	AZE	+47N	+62B	−23N	+45B	−22N	+16B	−24N	+31B	−10N	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.50	2417	-14.8
28	Gupta, AbhijeetGM	2521	IND	+51B	=57N	=22B	=25N	+36B	−9N	=30B	−13N	+50B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.75	2406	-13.7
29	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2376	RUS	+67N	−3B	=47N	+58B	−19N	+34B	−8N	+72B	=26N	5.0	38.5	41.0	18.50	2429	+12.6
30	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2377	IRI	=17N	+80B	−12B	−24N	+65N	+59B	=28N	−10B	+37N	5.0	38.0	39.0	17.25	2360	-2.2
31	Omonov, AsrorjonIM	2348	UZB	+34B	−38N	−42B	+64N	+52B	=14N	=33B	−27N	+48B	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.25	2390	+5.0
32	Bakhrillaev, BakhromIM	2425	UZB	F	=52N	+65B	+39B	−3N	=35B	=38N	=17B	+24N	5.0	37.5	37.5	21.75	2438	+1.6
33	Audi AmeyaIM	2427	IND	+58N	=75B	−13N	+48B	−35N	+10B	=31N	−20N	+65B	5.0	37.0	39.5	20.25	2355	-9.0
34	Plotnikov, BorisFM	2170	RUS	−31N	=48B	+74N	+47B	−57B	−29N	=64N	+56B	+72N	5.0	30.5	33.0	16.00	2384	+94.2
35	Ilkhomi, JaloliddinIM	2342	TJK	+49N	−5B	=58N	+17B	+33B	=32N	=23B	F	−7N	4.5	42.0	45.5	21.25	2380	+9.0
36	Viani Antonio DcunhaIM	2366	IND	+71N	−8B	+56N	=19B	−28N	=39B	+46N	=26B	−14N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	2408	+5.0
37	Maslovskiy, VladimirFM	2367	FID	+77B	+72N	=11B	−12N	+73B	−6N	+14B	−8N	−30B	4.5	39.0	41.5	15.75	2456	+21.8
38	Mousavi, Seyed KhalilGM	2470	IRI	+56N	+31B	−2N	+21B	−24N	+66B	=32B	F	F	4.5	38.0	38.0	19.50	2480	+1.4
39	Ayush SharmaIM	2468	IND	=69B	+50N	+66B	−32N	−25B	=36N	=40B	+53N	−21B	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.00	2353	-13.9
40	Koziak, VitaliGM	2331	UKR	−6B	+76N	−44B	+68N	=45N	=62B	=39N	+57B	−16N	4.5	34.0	36.5	14.75	2374	+5.4
41	Obidov, Biloliddin	2244	UZB	F	−20B	+71N	−18B	−49N	+77B	+68N	+55N	=43B	4.5	34.0	36.5	14.25	2295	+24.0
42	Bizhigitov, ZhangirFM	2281	KAZ	−5N	+71B	+31N	−22B	−66N	+49B	=62N	−45B	+73N	4.5	33.5	36.0	16.00	2359	+18.2
43	Fedosov, AlexanderFM	2323	FID	=19N	−26B	+46N	=59B	=62N	−45B	+75N	=73B	=41N	4.5	32.0	34.5	16.00	2360	+8.4
44	Volodin, Alexandr E.FM	2401	FID	+70N	−2B	+40N	−6N	=20B	=13B	−10N	=64B	=46N	4.0	41.5	44.5	16.50	2317	-10.2
45	Yang, ZilongFM	2388	CHN	F	−6N	+51B	−27N	=40B	+43N	−18B	+42N	=25B	4.0	39.5	39.5	17.75	2381	-1.8
46	Sharifov, MekhriddinFM	2233	TJK	=9B	−16N	−43B	+61N	=50B	+55N	−36B	=51N	=44B	4.0	36.0	39.5	16.00	2309	+18.2
47	Lisenkov, SvyatoslavFM	2322	FID	−27B	+77N	=29B	−34N	=58B	+60N	=53B	−21N	=52B	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.25	2264	-13.6
48	Shubhi GuptaWFM	2285	IND	−14B	=34N	+80B	−33N	−17B	+68N	+59N	=62B	−31N	4.0	35.5	36.5	11.50	2236	-22.0
49	Kholyavko, MariyaWFM	2168	KAZ	−35B	−24N	+76B	−51N	+41B	−42N	=60B	+58N	=53B	4.0	33.5	36.0	14.25	2241	+36.4
50	Karimov, AlisherFM	2286	TJK	=26N	−39B	−59N	+67B	=46N	+76B	+66N	−14B	−28N	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.00	2303	+3.8
51	Bozorov, JavohirFM	2316	UZB	−28N	+79B	−45N	+49B	=21N	=72B	−16N	=46B	=64N	4.0	33.5	34.5	12.50	2306	-2.6
52	Panin, MikhailCM	2203	RUS	+53N	=32B	−15N	=66B	−31N	=64B	−72N	+74B	=47N	4.0	32.0	34.5	14.00	2327	+28.6
53	Rohit SFM	2375	IND	−52B	+60N	+64B	−14N	=59N	=73B	=47N	−39B	=49N	4.0	32.0	34.5	13.50	2276	-23.2
54	Kasimov, RaufCM	2195	UZB	−13N	−56B	−70N	+79B	=78N	+74B	=63N	+66B	F	4.0	26.0	27.0	9.25	2300	+45.2
55	Siddhanth Poonja	2336	IND	−1N	+78B	−19N	+70B	−26N	−46B	+76N	−41B	=56N	3.5	35.0	37.5	9.75	2259	-20.4
56	Saravana, Krishnan P.IM	2293	IND	−38B	+54N	−36B	=63N	=60B	+58N	−21B	−34N	=55B	3.5	34.0	37.0	12.50	2234	-15.0
57	Abdilkhair, AbilmansurIM	2387	KAZ	+79N	=28B	−73N	+65B	+34N	−19B	−17N	−40N	F	3.5	33.5	34.5	11.50	2302	-9.3
58	Kabilov, AminFM	2262	TJK	−33B	+68N	=35B	−29N	=47N	−56B	=67N	−49B	+74N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.25	2201	-15.2
59	Karimov, ShakhrombekCM	2202	UZB	F	=61N	+50B	=43N	=53B	−30N	−48B	−60N	+78B	3.5	31.5	34.0	12.50	2263	+24.0
60	Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad MehdiFM	2255	IRI	−15N	−53B	=67N	+74B	=56N	−47B	=49N	+59B	−63N	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.25	2216	-10.2
61	Nikookar, MahdiFM	2300	IRI	−8N	=59B	−17N	−46B	−67N	−71N	+80B	+79B	+77N	3.5	28.5	29.5	6.25	2160	-35.0
62	Yeganegi, BaradFM	2386	IRI	F	−27N	−7B	+69N	=43B	=40N	=42B	=48N	F	3.0	36.0	36.0	11.75	2288	-9.8
63	Aakash Sharadchandra, DalviIM	2398	IND	F	−4N	−10B	=56B	+75N	−20N	=54B	−65N	+60B	3.0	34.5	34.5	9.75	2228	-18.8
64	Saydaliev, AkobirkhonIM	2287	UZB	F	−23B	−53N	−31B	+77N	=52N	=34B	=44N	=51B	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.00	2221	-15.8
65	Azizov, SadulloFM	2266	UZB	F	=15B	−32N	−57N	−30B	=67B	+70N	+63B	−33N	3.0	33.0	33.0	10.25	2274	0.0
66	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2369	UZB	F	=73B	−39N	=52N	+42B	−38N	−50B	−54N	+71B	3.0	32.0	34.5	10.75	2239	-14.5
67	Umarov, Bekhruz	2204	UZB	−29B	−7N	=60B	−50N	+61B	=65N	=58B	−75N	=69B	3.0	32.0	34.5	10.00	2166	-15.5
68	Sobirov, AfruzbekCM	2125	UZB	−18N	−58B	+79N	−40B	+70N	−48B	−41B	=69N	=76N	3.0	30.5	31.5	6.75	2143	+8.0
69	Safarli, JosefineWGM	2292	GER	=39N	=19B	−21N	−62B	−76N	−70B	+79N	=68B	=67N	3.0	30.0	31.0	9.00	2183	-26.8
70	Hamzaev, ShahzodbekFM	2243	UZB	−44B	−10N	+54B	−55N	−68B	+69N	−65B	−71N	+79B	3.0	29.5	30.5	8.00	2137	-51.6
71	Suslov, DmitriiFM	2196	FID	−36B	−42N	−41B	−76N	=79N	+61B	=77N	+70B	−66N	3.0	28.0	29.0	8.25	2145	-23.6
72	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2501	SWE	F	−37B	+20N	−10N	−18B	=51N	+52B	−29N	−34B	2.5	39.5	39.5	11.50	2163	-34.8
73	Stribuk, ArtiomIM	2506	FID	F	=66N	+57B	−15B	−37N	=53N	−13B	=43N	−42B	2.5	35.0	35.0	9.25	2220	-30.4
74	Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM	2273	AUS	=16B	−9N	−34B	−60N	+80B	−54N	+78B	−52N	−58B	2.5	34.0	35.0	6.25	2096	-43.2
75	Abdukhakimov, AkbaraliFM	2277	UZB	F	=33N	−16B	−9N	−63B	+78N	−43B	+67B	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	8.00	2246	-6.8
76	Kengurov, YaroslavCM	2205	RUS	−21N	−40B	−49N	+71B	+69B	−50N	−55B	−78N	=68B	2.5	30.5	33.0	7.50	2096	-52.0
77	Kurbanbaev, Zalkar	2201	KGZ	−37N	−47B	+78N	−20B	−64B	−41N	=71B	+80N	−61B	2.5	30.5	31.5	5.00	2110	-43.6
78	Nimay AgrawalCM	2244	IND	F	−55N	−77B	+80N	=54B	−75B	−74N	+76B	−59N	2.5	22.0	22.0	5.50	2094	-64.0
79	Sharshenbekov, EmirCM	2217	KGZ	−57B	−51N	−68B	−54N	=71B	=80N	−69B	−61N	−70N	1.0	27.0	28.0	2.00	1899	-124.4
80	Om Batra	2193	IND	=25B	−30N	−48N	−78B	−74N	=79B	−61N	−77B	F	1.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	1960	-40.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nazarian, ArashFMIRI
+112.0
5.5 pts · #12
2Plotnikov, BorisFMRUS
+94.2
5.0 pts · #27
3Bardyk, ArtemFMRUS
+55.6
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Sharshenbekov, EmirCMKGZ
-124.4
1.0 pts · #79
2Nimay AgrawalCMIND
-64.0
2.5 pts · #74
3Kengurov, YaroslavCMRUS
-52.0
2.5 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R9+331 Elo gap
FMPlotnikov, Boris2170 beat GMSivuk, Vitaly2501
R7+268 Elo gap
FMShonazarov, Orash2275 beat GMIskandarov, Misratdin2543
R9+225 Elo gap
FMBizhigitov, Zhangir2281 beat IMStribuk, Artiom2506