Blitz Moscow. November 2025 - 1

SwissBlitz

72 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 01 Nov 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 21 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2432, and top seed was Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2601).

Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2601) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Lev Zverev (8.5) and Nikolay Averin (8.5). Makarian clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Dmitriy Ser Kichatov (1979) beat Sergey Drygalov (GM, 2482), a +503-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

01 Nov 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

GMRudik Makarian2601

Avg top 10

2,432

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×3

IM×7

FM×8

CM×1

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇷🇺Russia×56

FIDE (no federation)×9

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇪🇪Estonia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMRudik Makarian
FID·2601
9.0pts·2582perf-0.2
🥈
IMLev Zverev
FID·2474
8.5pts·2516perf+9.0
🥉
IMNikolay Averin
FID·2438
8.5pts·2426perf+3.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Rudik Makarian led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Makarian9Averin8.5Zverev8.5Bukreev8Yurasov8Shoboev8— ex-leaders:Drygalovled R6, #7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Nov

GM Sergey Drygalov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Rudik Makarian beat IM Nikolay Averin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Rudik Makarian 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)IM Nikolay Averin 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Lev Zverev 6 wins (R5–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRudik Makarian	*	1	0	1
2IMNikolay Averin	0	*	1	½
3IMLev Zverev	1	0	*	0
4IMStanislav Bukreev	0	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Makarian, RudikGM	2601	FID	+27B	+18N	+23B	+24N	−7B	+12B	+3N	+4B	−2N	+6B	+13N	9.0	73.0	79.0	63.00	2582	-0.2
2	Zverev, LevIM	2474	FID	+34B	+12N	=5B	−4N	+22B	+9N	+10B	+7N	+1B	+8B	−3N	8.5	76.5	82.0	61.50	2516	+9.0
3	Averin, NikolayIM	2438	FID	+32B	+42N	−24B	+46N	+5B	+23N	−1B	+25N	=4N	+11B	+2B	8.5	69.0	74.0	55.00	2426	+3.3
4	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2363	RUS	+68B	+11N	=7B	+2B	=8N	+25N	+24B	−1N	=3B	=5N	+10B	8.0	75.0	78.5	53.75	2457	+32.8
5	Shoboev, DandarFM	2210	RUS	+36N	+43B	=2N	+14B	−3N	+19B	−6N	+21B	+9N	=4B	+11N	8.0	73.0	78.0	53.25	2357	+44.6
6	Yurasov, MatfeyFM	2312	FID	+49B	+46N	+10B	=8N	+13B	−7N	+5B	=18N	+19B	−1N	+12B	8.0	71.0	75.5	52.00	2433	+18.8
7	Drygalov, SergeyGM	2482	RUS	+44N	+16B	=4N	+19B	+1N	+6B	=18N	−2B	−11N	+14B	=8N	7.5	75.0	80.0	53.50	2418	-4.5
8	Parpiev, IsaakIM	2366	FID	+45N	+21B	+28N	=6B	=4B	−24N	+42B	+23N	+18B	−2N	=7B	7.5	68.0	73.0	46.75	2358	+6.8
9	Korneva, MarinaIM	2080	RUS	=60N	+51B	−26N	+54B	+14N	−2B	+32N	+20B	−5B	+19N	+23B	7.5	63.0	67.0	42.50	2219	+21.4
10	Drygalov, AndreyGM	2457	RUS	+41N	+29B	−6N	+26B	−12N	+17B	−2N	+43B	+16N	+18B	−4N	7.0	69.5	74.5	43.00	2261	-20.7
11	Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser	1979	RUS	+30N	−4B	+36N	+50B	−23B	+31N	+16B	+24N	+7B	−3N	−5B	7.0	68.5	73.0	42.50	2170	+17.8
12	Zakirov, Vladislav	2087	RUS	+52N	−2B	+45N	+44B	+10B	−1N	−25B	+26N	+22B	+20B	−6N	7.0	67.5	72.0	40.50	2236	+40.2
13	Kozionov, KirillIM	2409	RUS	+54N	+39B	=19N	+15B	−6N	−18B	=29B	+42N	+24B	+28N	−1B	7.0	65.5	70.0	40.25	2288	-13.6
14	Galaktionov, ArtemFM	2393	RUS	+35B	=33N	+55B	−5N	−9B	=26N	+50B	+29N	+25B	−7N	+24B	7.0	62.5	67.0	38.25	2194	-21.2
15	Dragomarezkij, EvgeniIM	2207	RUS	+31B	=55N	+20B	−13N	−42B	+34N	+35B	−19B	+21N	=23N	+26B	7.0	60.5	65.0	41.25	2155	-3.2
16	Yonal, TimurFM	2081	TUR	+64B	−7N	+33B	−32N	+44B	+49B	−11N	+27N	−10B	+25N	+28B	7.0	60.0	63.5	36.50	2107	+4.5
17	Panteleev, Yury	1976	RUS	+65B	−23N	−49B	+59N	+50B	−10N	+47B	−22N	+31B	+27N	+33B	7.0	55.0	58.5	34.50	2005	+8.7
18	Gafurov, Aidan	2139	FID	+61B	−1B	+41N	+37B	+49N	+13N	=7B	=6B	−8N	−10N	=22B	6.5	68.0	72.0	37.50	2243	+49.0
19	Babakekhyan, Artem	2255	FID	+53B	+38N	=13B	−7N	+26B	−5N	+33B	+15N	−6N	−9B	+32N	6.5	67.5	72.0	37.50	2180	-6.7
20	Fakhretdinov, RobertFM	2294	RUS	+50N	=26B	−15N	+33B	=29N	=43B	+27B	−9N	+35B	−12N	+37N	6.5	61.0	65.5	35.50	2056	-55.0
21	Gridnev, Selantiy	1987	RUS	+47B	−8N	+35B	−49N	+45B	+30N	=23B	−5N	−15B	+50N	+34B	6.5	60.0	64.5	34.50	1997	+4.4
22	Esipenko, Aleksandr	2204	RUS	−51N	=60B	+40N	+34B	−2N	+39B	=43N	+17B	−12N	+44B	=18N	6.5	60.0	64.0	36.25	2039	-37.0
23	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2340	ARM	+40N	+17B	−1N	+43B	+11N	−3B	=21N	−8B	+32N	=15B	−9N	6.0	71.0	76.0	36.75	2167	-39.2
24	Chertkov, MaksimFM	2179	RUS	+59N	+37B	+3N	−1B	+32N	+8B	−4N	−11B	−13N	+30B	−14N	6.0	71.0	75.0	37.00	2195	+8.0
25	Bezgodova, SvetlanaWIM	1957	RUS	F	+61N	+53B	+30B	+28N	−4B	+12N	−3B	−14N	−16B	+44N	6.0	63.0	65.5	32.50	2103	+35.0
26	Garbuz, Ilya	1948	KAZ	+71B	=20N	+9B	−10N	−19N	=14B	+49N	−12B	+59N	+29B	−15N	6.0	63.0	64.5	30.25	2117	+30.7
27	Dorzheev, Kuzma	1841	RUS	−1N	+59B	−30N	+52B	+48N	+28B	−20N	−16B	+51N	−17B	+43N	6.0	60.5	64.5	29.00	1948	+52.0
28	Tregubenko, NikolayFM	2187	FID	+62B	+69N	−8B	+38N	−25B	−27N	+31B	+44N	+30N	−13B	−16N	6.0	60.0	62.5	29.00	1992	-33.9
29	Fedotov, Andrey	2070	RUS	+67B	−10N	=34B	+55N	=20B	=32B	=13N	−14B	+36N	−26N	+45B	6.0	59.5	63.0	30.75	2055	-4.0
30	Pismanik, Maksim	1583	RUS	−11B	+68N	+27B	−25N	+38B	−21B	+37N	+33N	−28B	−24N	+46B	6.0	59.0	62.5	31.00	1959	+143.5
31	Kotelnikov, Konstantin	1737	RUS	−15N	+58B	−43N	+72B	+37N	−11B	−28N	+56B	−17N	+47B	+42B	6.0	56.5	57.5	25.50	1873	+53.2
32	Barkasheva, SofiaWCM	1823	EST	−3N	+48B	+39N	+16B	−24B	=29N	−9B	+38N	−23B	+45N	−19B	5.5	63.5	68.5	31.00	2039	+106.8
33	Kholikov, Kakhramon	2028	UZB	+56N	=14B	−16N	−20N	+54B	+40B	−19N	−30B	+53B	+35N	−17N	5.5	60.0	64.5	28.00	1944	-20.8
34	Tolengit, Arman	1840	RUS	−2N	+52B	=29N	−22N	+53B	−15B	+66N	−35N	+40B	+36B	−21N	5.5	60.0	63.5	26.50	1918	+9.4
35	Kalita, Daniil	1807	RUS	−14N	+56B	−21N	+60B	=39N	+46B	−15N	+34B	−20N	−33B	+51N	5.5	57.5	61.5	26.25	1950	+34.6
36	Chistova, Ekaterina	1742	RUS	−5B	+70N	−11B	+69N	+46B	−42N	=38B	+39N	−29B	−34N	+54B	5.5	54.5	57.0	22.75	1889	+36.7
37	Abaev, Matvei	1847	RUS	+70B	−24N	+62B	−18N	−31B	+61N	−30B	+53N	=50B	+38N	−20B	5.5	53.5	56.0	22.75	1834	-12.5
38	Demina, Alena	1882	RUS	+58N	−19B	+60N	−28B	−30N	+52B	=36N	−32B	+65N	−37B	+49N	5.5	52.5	56.0	23.75	1779	-22.7
39	Orlov, Georgy	2033	RUS	+66B	−13N	−32B	+62N	=35B	−22N	+48N	−36B	−49N	+64B	+50B	5.5	51.5	55.0	23.25	1836	-77.2
40	Bukanov, Yuriy	1771	RUS	−23B	=65N	−22B	+66N	+55B	−33N	−53N	+54B	−34N	+57B	+52B	5.5	49.5	53.0	23.25	1812	+10.2
41	Larionov, Dmitry	1840	RUS	−10B	+67N	−18B	−64N	−47B	+57N	+65N	−59B	=56N	+58B	+53B	5.5	47.5	51.0	22.75	1704	-36.8
42	Denisenko, DenisCM	2053	RUS	+48N	−3B	−50N	+51B	+15N	+36B	−8N	−13B	−44N	+49B	−31N	5.0	60.5	65.0	26.50	1930	-14.4
43	Ivanova, Lubov	1910	RUS	+57B	−5N	+31B	−23N	+64B	=20N	=22B	−10N	−45B	+61N	−27B	5.0	59.5	63.0	24.50	1929	0.0
44	Shevchenko, Milena	1841	RUS	−7B	+64N	+69B	−12N	−16N	+60B	+51N	−28B	+42B	−22N	−25B	5.0	57.0	59.5	19.50	1910	+31.6
45	Malchenko, Ilya Mikh	1791	RUS	−8B	+47N	−12B	+67N	−21N	−48B	+52N	+61B	+43N	−32B	−29N	5.0	56.0	59.5	22.00	1815	+5.0
46	Volkov, Vladislav	1930	RUS	+72N	−6B	+51N	−3B	−36N	−35N	−64B	+60B	+48N	+59B	−30N	5.0	54.5	55.5	18.50	1750	-49.4
47	Khodzhoyan, Artush	1592	RUS	−21N	−45B	−52N	+58B	+41N	+59B	−17N	−51B	+62B	−31N	+61B	5.0	51.5	55.5	22.00	1718	+18.3
48	Maksimov, Aleksey Iv	1644	RUS	−42B	−32N	+57B	+68N	−27B	+45N	−39B	−50N	−46B	+63N	+59N	5.0	49.0	52.5	21.00	1742	+17.2
49	Ermolaev, Aleksandr	1769	RUS	−6N	+71B	+17N	+21B	−18B	−16N	−26B	=64N	+39B	−42N	−38B	4.5	60.5	62.0	22.25	1886	+23.0
50	Dashina, Sofiia	1759	RUS	−20B	+57N	+42B	−11N	−17N	+56B	−14N	+48B	=37N	−21B	−39N	4.5	59.5	64.0	21.75	1833	+15.2
51	Ananiev, Grigory	1721	RUS	+22B	−9N	−46B	−42N	+67B	+64N	−44B	+47N	−27B	=52N	−35B	4.5	53.5	57.0	20.75	1781	+14.5
52	Khatsaev, David	1703	RUS	−12B	−34N	+47B	−27N	+57B	−38N	−45B	+63N	+67B	=51B	−40N	4.5	52.5	56.0	19.25	1649	-16.4
53	Izotov, Vladimir	1745	FID	−19N	+72B	−25N	=56B	−34N	+54N	+40B	−37B	−33N	+65B	−41N	4.5	52.5	53.5	16.75	1733	-5.9
54	Savelyev, Andrey	1813	RUS	−13B	=66N	+65B	−9N	−33N	−53B	+70N	−40N	+55B	+56B	−36N	4.5	51.5	54.0	16.75	1714	-15.0
55	Mneyan, Ripsime	1847	RUS	+63N	=15B	−14N	−29B	−40N	−66B	+68N	−65B	−54N	+62N	+71B	4.5	48.5	50.0	16.50	1700	-33.0
56	Kornijuk, Alexandr	1616	RUS	−33B	−35N	+70B	=53N	=68B	−50N	+62B	−31N	=41B	−54N	+64N	4.5	47.0	49.5	16.75	1681	+13.6
57	Sakhno, Alexander Ev	1425	RUS	−43N	−50B	−48N	+63B	−52N	−41B	=58N	+71B	+60N	−40N	+67B	4.5	46.0	47.5	15.25	1537	+32.0
58	Apinov, Gleb	0	RUS	−38B	−31N	−64B	−47N	−63B	+71N	=57B	+70B	+66N	−41N	+72B	4.5	41.5	42.5	10.75	1456	0.0
59	Mironov, Grigory Yar	1716	RUS	−24B	−27N	+66B	−17B	+72N	−47N	+67B	+41N	−26B	−46N	−48B	4.0	52.5	53.5	13.50	1668	-34.0
60	Salamov, Andrey Pav	1671	RUS	=9B	=22N	−38B	−35N	+62B	−44N	−61B	−46N	−57B	+71N	+69N	4.0	50.0	51.5	15.00	1648	-11.6
61	Bakardzhiev, Yaromir	1711	RUS	−18N	−25B	−72N	+65N	+69B	−37B	+60N	−45N	+64B	−43B	−47N	4.0	46.5	47.5	13.50	1694	-16.4
62	Blyanikhov, Artur	1719	RUS	−28N	+63B	−37N	−39B	−60N	+69B	−56N	+66B	−47N	−55B	+65N	4.0	46.0	48.5	13.50	1595	-37.0
63	Zakharov, Aleksey	0	RUS	−55B	−62N	−67B	−57N	+58N	−70B	+69N	−52B	+71N	−48B	+66N	4.0	39.0	40.5	12.00	1447	0.0
64	Lebedev, Andrey	1682	RUS	−16N	−44B	+58N	+41B	−43N	−51B	+46N	=49B	−61N	−39N	−56B	3.5	51.0	55.0	17.25	1652	-7.2
65	Sakhno, Robert Ev	1575	RUS	−17N	=40B	−54N	−61B	+70N	+68N	−41B	+55N	−38B	−53N	−62B	3.5	48.5	51.0	13.25	1615	+4.4
66	Ovchinnikov, Andrey V.	1630	RUS	−39N	=54B	−59N	−40B	+71N	+55N	−34B	−62N	−58B	+68N	−63B	3.5	45.5	47.0	11.75	1673	+6.6
67	Gudkov, Egor	1645	RUS	−29N	−41B	+63N	−45B	−51N	+72B	−59N	+68B	−52N	=69B	−57N	3.5	44.0	45.0	9.75	1453	-74.6
68	Chechulin, Vladislav	1778	RUS	−4N	−30B	+71N	−48B	=56N	−65B	−55B	−67N	+72N	−66B	+70N	3.5	42.5	43.5	7.25	1271	-85.2
69	Safin, Arslan	1509	RUS	F	−28B	−44N	−36B	−61N	−62N	−63B	+72B	+70N	=67N	−60B	2.5	44.5	45.5	5.25	1327	-39.2
70	Troyan, Mikhail	0	RUS	−37N	−36B	−56N	=71B	−65B	+63N	−54B	−58N	−69B	+72N	−68B	2.5	39.5	40.5	5.75	897	0.0
71	Yonal, Isabel	1472	TUR	−26N	−49N	−68B	=70N	−66B	−58B	+72N	−57N	−63B	−60B	−55N	1.5	41.5	42.5	2.25	924	0.0
72	Yonal, Veronica	1454	TUR	−46B	−53N	+61B	−31N	−59B	−67N	−71B	−69N	−68B	−70B	−58N	1.0	40.0	41.5	4.00	1400	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pismanik, MaksimRUS
+143.5
6.0 pts · #27
2Barkasheva, SofiaWCMEST
+106.8
5.5 pts · #30
3Kotelnikov, KonstantinRUS
+53.2
6.0 pts · #48

Top rating losers

1Chechulin, VladislavRUS
-85.2
3.5 pts · #70
2Orlov, GeorgyRUS
-77.2
5.5 pts · #33
3Gudkov, EgorRUS
-74.6
3.5 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R9+503 Elo gap
Kichatov, Dmitriy Ser1979 beat GMDrygalov, Sergey2482
R1+483 Elo gap
Ananiev, Grigory1721 beat Esipenko, Aleksandr2204
R8+445 Elo gap
Pismanik, Maksim1583 beat Kholikov, Kakhramon2028