GXA Memorial Alekhine 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Lisboa, Portugal. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2290, and top seed was Vladyslav Larkin (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2475).
Vladyslav Larkin (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2475) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ivan Povshednyi (6.0) and Andre Ventura Sousa (6.0). Larkin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Andrzej Krzywda (CM, 2114) beat Stefan Loeffler (IM, 2340), a +226-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Vladyslav Larkin led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Vladyslav Larkin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Vladyslav Larkin beat FM Ivan Povshednyi (White).
IM Vladyslav Larkin posted 4 in a row (R2–R5) and 3 in a row (R7–R9) — total 7 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVladyslav Larkin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMIvan Povshednyi | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3IMAndre Ventura Sousa | 0 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4FMTimur Kocharin | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦IMLarkin, Vladyslav | 2475 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8.0 | 34.25 | 37.0 | +12.3 | 2620 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦FMPovshednyi, Ivan | 2340 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 22.75 | 39.0 | +16.8 | 2409 |
| 3 | 🇵🇹IMSousa, Andre Ventura | 2433 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.75 | 39.0 | -3.1 | 2399 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪FMKocharin, Timur | 2332 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | -1.2 | 2328 |
| 5 | 🇵🇹FMRyabukhin, Roman | 2253 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | +19.2 | 2294 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪IMLoeffler, Stefan | 2340 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -16.6 | 2204 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Coles, Ruben | 2210 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 41.5 | +1.5 | 2219 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱CMKrzywda, Andrzej | 2114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.25 | 41.5 | +23.8 | 2230 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸Garcia Romero, Benjamin Abel | 2241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.25 | 42.0 | -16.6 | 2171 |
| 10 | 🇵🇹FMSantos, Antonio P | 2165 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 11.50 | 43.0 | -18.4 | 2084 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Krzywda, AndrzejCMPOL+23.83.5 pts · #6
- 2Ryabukhin, RomanFMPOR+19.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Povshednyi, IvanFMUKR+16.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Santos, Antonio PFMPOR-18.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Garcia Romero, Benjamin AbelESP-16.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Loeffler, StefanIMGER-16.63.5 pts · #7
- R9+226 Elo gap
- R2+127 Elo gap
- R2+101 Elo gap