Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men)
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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Sochi, Russia. 24 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2532, and top seed was Alexander Morozevich (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2650).
Nikita Afanasiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2511) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alexander Morozevich (6.0) and Danila Pavlov (5.5). Afanasiev shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Georgiy Doguzov (1885) beat Anatoliy Demkovich (IM, 2377), a +492-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Sochi, Russia
Dates
24 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 7 rounds
Titled players · 24
GM×8
IM×7
FM×7
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇷🇺Russia×45
FIDE (no federation)×8
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMAfanasiev, Nikita | 🇷🇺RUS | 2511 | 6.0 | 2139 | 2939 | +6.1 |
| 2 | GMMorozevich, Alexander | 🇷🇺RUS | 2650 | 6.0 | 2039 | 2839 | +2.9 |
| 4 | FMPavlov, Danila | FID | 2406 | 5.5 | 2384 | 2614 | +19.1 |
| 3 | IMRodin, Dmitrij | 🇷🇺RUS | 2243 | 5.5 | 2186 | 2416 | +15.0 |
| 5 | IMZakaryan, David | 🇷🇺RUS | 2245 | 5.5 | 2213 | 2443 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Oganian, Arman | 🇷🇺RUS | 1981 | 4.5 | 1995 | 2097 | +40.8 |
| 7 | FMPopov, Maksim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2316 | 4.5 | 2331 | 2433 | +12.2 |
| 13 | FMFedotov, Nikita | 🇷🇺RUS | 2278 | 4.5 | 2094 | 2219 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Demkovich, Dmitry | 🇺🇦UKR | 1911 | 4.5 | 1935 | 2037 | +23.6 |
| 17 | Kobelev, Andrey | 🇷🇺RUS | 2212 | 4.5 | 2227 | 2284 | +24.4 |
| 6 | GMMatlakov, Maxim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2606 | 4.5 | 2296 | 2662 | +2.6 |
| 20 | Doguzov, Georgiy | 🇷🇺RUS | 1885 | 4.5 | 2023 | 2172 | +66.8 |
| 10 | Aleev, Aleksandr | 🇷🇺RUS | 1969 | 4.5 | 1799 | 1992 | +7.8 |
| 12 | CMPostnikov, Albert | 🇷🇺RUS | 2140 | 4.0 | 2206 | 2256 | +40.3 |
| 14 | FMMorozov, Egor | 🇷🇺RUS | 2291 | 4.0 | 2158 | 2208 | -11.0 |
| 15 | GMKhegay, Dmitriy | 🇷🇺RUS | 2507 | 4.0 | 2315 | 2440 | -3.4 |
| 11 | FMPlotnikov, Boris | 🇷🇺RUS | 2170 | 4.0 | 2225 | 2465 | +75.2 |
| 16 | CMZhirkov, Vladislav | 🇷🇺RUS | 2254 | 3.5 | 2250 | 2250 | -1.1 |
| 30 | FMLebedev, Artem S. | FID | 2357 | 3.5 | 2335 | 2278 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Rodin, Dmitriy Aleks | 🇷🇺RUS | 1866 | 3.5 | 1986 | 1986 | +40.8 |
| 31 | GMKhismatullin, Denis | 🇷🇺RUS | 2540 | 3.5 | 2405 | 2405 | -8.0 |
| 32 | IMTruskavetsky, Alexandr | 🇷🇺RUS | 2334 | 3.5 | 2255 | 2255 | -4.7 |
| 18 | Alikov, Khetag | 🇷🇺RUS | 1731 | 3.5 | 1825 | 1882 | +45.2 |
| 27 | Zaytsev, Egor | 🇷🇺RUS | 2093 | 3.0 | 2122 | 2072 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Gnechko, Ruslan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2132 | 3.0 | 2071 | 2021 | -17.0 |
| 24 | GMPonkratov, Pavel | 🇷🇺RUS | 2587 | 3.0 | 2345 | 2345 | -17.1 |
| 21 | GMMalakhov, Vladimir | FID | 2634 | 3.0 | 2293 | 2365 | -13.7 |
| 23 | IMOganian, Miran | FID | 2422 | 3.0 | 2284 | 2356 | -2.9 |
| 25 | Pak, Polina | 🇷🇺RUS | 1969 | 3.0 | 2034 | 2034 | +12.8 |
| 26 | Ermolaev, Aleksandr | 🇷🇺RUS | 1702 | 3.0 | 1927 | 1999 | +34.6 |
| 36 | Utnasanov, Adyan | 🇷🇺RUS | 2015 | 3.0 | 1826 | 1754 | -31.4 |
| 29 | IMDemkovich, Anatoliy | 🇺🇦UKR | 2377 | 2.5 | 2250 | 2148 | -18.5 |
| 28 | Sleptsova, Valeriya Eg | FID | 1863 | 2.5 | 1839 | 1839 | -10.4 |
| 42 | Solomko, Artur | 🇰🇬KGZ | 1733 | 2.5 | 1991 | 1842 | +7.4 |
| 46 | Gagloev, Uruzmag | 🇷🇺RUS | 1623 | 2.5 | 1914 | 1765 | +26.4 |
| 40 | Vishtal, Olga An | FID | 1686 | 2.5 | 1931 | 1844 | +27.2 |
| 44 | Varankin, Leonid | 🇷🇺RUS | 1986 | 2.5 | 2093 | 2093 | +14.8 |
| 38 | Vasiliev, Artur | 🇷🇺RUS | 2083 | 2.0 | 2030 | 1872 | -80.0 |
| 50 | Sayadov, Ruslan | 🇷🇺RUS | 1754 | 2.0 | 1879 | 1639 | -28.8 |
| 37 | Ivanov, Maxim | 🇷🇺RUS | 2009 | 2.0 | 2031 | 1959 | -18.4 |
| 34 | Kokareva, Sofya Dm | FID | 1810 | 2.0 | 1978 | 1853 | +7.2 |
| 35 | Ivanov, Aleksandr Lukich | 🇷🇺RUS | 1816 | 2.0 | 1968 | 1896 | +10.0 |
| 33 | Novruzov, Rustam | 🇷🇺RUS | 0 | 2.0 | 1920 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Pompa, Sergey | 🇺🇦UKR | 2019 | 2.0 | 2020 | 1948 | -8.4 |
| 48 | Tedeev, Maksim | 🇷🇺RUS | 1677 | 1.5 | 1919 | 1679 | -7.2 |
| 54 | Zakaryan, Bogdan | 🇷🇺RUS | 1668 | 1.5 | 1946 | 1580 | -17.6 |
| 45 | Mestnikov, David | 🇷🇺RUS | 1971 | 1.5 | 2094 | 1945 | -15.2 |
| 43 | IMAlexeev, Alexey | 🇷🇺RUS | 2198 | 1.5 | 2034 | 2034 | -5.4 |
| 41 | IMGochelashvili, David | 🇷🇺RUS | 2320 | 1.5 | 2196 | 2196 | -3.9 |
| 47 | GMKryakvin, Dmitry | 🇷🇺RUS | 2456 | 1.0 | 2329 | 2136 | -16.3 |
| 52 | Del, Nikita | FID | 1762 | 1.0 | 1929 | 1563 | -44.0 |
| 49 | Morozkin, Kirill | 🇷🇺RUS | 1429 | 1.0 | 1768 | 1495 | +8.8 |
| 57 | Usov, Dmitry E. | 🇷🇺RUS | 1830 | 1.0 | 2064 | 1264 | -26.8 |
| 56 | Popukhov, Ivan | 🇷🇺RUS | 1570 | 1.0 | 1970 | 1170 | -3.2 |
| 53 | Morozov, Alexander Ev. | 🇷🇺RUS | 0 | 0.5 | 1822 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FMGanzhurov, Roman | 🇷🇺RUS | 2141 | 0.5 | 2188 | 1915 | -17.4 |
| 58 | FIDE 540095584 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2029 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Zhirkov, German | 🇷🇺RUS | 1580 | 0.0 | 1819 | 1019 | -58.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Plotnikov, BorisFMRUS+75.24.0 pts · #11
- 2Doguzov, GeorgiyRUS+66.84.5 pts · #20
- 3Alikov, KhetagRUS+45.23.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Vasiliev, ArturRUS-80.02.0 pts · #38
- 2Zhirkov, GermanRUS-58.00.0 pts · #55
- 3Del, NikitaFID-44.01.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R2+492 Elo gap
- R3+430 Elo gap
- R4+422 Elo gap