Championship Rostov-on-Don 2025 open
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1837, and top seed was Dmitriy Muraviev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1898).
Kira Ishmurzina (🇷🇺 RUS, 1538) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Matvey Cherkashin (7.0) and Vladimir Kovalev (6.5). Ishmurzina shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Valeriy Berov (1486) beat Dmitriy Muraviev (1898), a +412-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 19 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×37
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsKira Ishmurzina led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE19 Dec
Kira Ishmurzina takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kira Ishmurzina beat Matvey Cherkashin (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kira Ishmurzina 7 wins (R3–R9)Matvey Cherkashin 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kira Ishmurzina | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Matvey Cherkashin | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ilya Kilo | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vladimir Kovalev | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishmurzina, Kira | 1538 | RUS | =13N | −28B | +19N | +15B | +16N | +11B | +3B | +2N | +5B | 7.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 41.00 | 1998 | +182.4 |
| 2 | Cherkashin, Matvey | 1852 | RUS | +14B | +25N | +17B | +9N | +5B | =3N | +12B | −1B | =8N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 35.50 | 1954 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Kovalev, Vladimir | 1880 | RUS | +12N | −20B | +29N | +21B | +14N | =2B | −1N | +16B | +10B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 30.00 | 1795 | -12.6 |
| 4 | Kilo, Ilya | 1662 | RUS | +36N | =15B | +28N | +16B | =10N | −12N | =18B | +7B | +13N | 6.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 27.25 | 1808 | +68.0 |
| 5 | Popov, Evgeny | 1831 | RUS | +29N | +23B | +22N | +20B | −2N | +10B | +7N | −8B | −1N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 1862 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Muraviev, Dmitriy | 1898 | RUS | =28N | +19B | −20N | +13B | +9N | =8B | −10N | +21B | +11N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 28.25 | 1763 | -19.4 |
| 7 | Demidov, Alexey | 1888 | RUS | +32B | +18N | =9B | −10N | +28B | +17N | −5B | −4N | +16B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 22.25 | 1769 | -22.6 |
| 8 | Sechin, Sergey | 0 | RUS | −21N | F | +32B | +25N | =17B | =6N | +20B | +5N | =2B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 25.25 | 1785 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chigrik, Alexandr | 1814 | RUS | +26N | +33B | =7N | −2B | −6B | =25N | =28B | +27N | +18B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 20.00 | 1758 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Berov, Valeriy | 1486 | RUS | +11N | =16B | +15N | +7B | =4B | −5N | +6B | F | −3N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 27.00 | 1865 | +141.6 |
| 11 | Chakinsky, Aleksander | 1674 | RUS | −10B | +24N | −12B | +31N | +21B | −1N | +19B | +20N | −6B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 1601 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Borisovskiy, Mikhail | 1573 | RUS | −3B | +34N | +11N | +22B | +20N | +4B | −2N | F | F | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 21.50 | 1866 | +100.0 |
| 13 | Kozachenko, Alexander | 1811 | RUS | =1B | −39N | +30B | −6N | +15B | =28N | +26B | +18N | −4B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 21.25 | 1675 | -29.8 |
| 14 | Gulinskiy, Mikhail | 1566 | RUS | −2N | +35B | +23N | +33B | −3B | −18N | =25B | =17N | +20B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.50 | 1700 | +50.0 |
| 15 | Grishin, Daniil | 1491 | RUS | +30B | =4N | −10B | −1N | −13N | +35B | +34N | =28B | +21N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 15.75 | 1603 | +38.0 |
| 16 | Radchenko, Dmitry | 1826 | RUS | +31B | =10N | +39B | −4N | −1B | +26N | +17B | −3N | −7N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 15.00 | 1670 | -33.4 |
| 17 | Gulinsky, Vladimir | 1804 | RUS | +27N | +21B | −2N | +26B | =8N | −7B | −16N | =14B | =19N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1687 | -20.2 |
| 18 | Kirichenko, Anatoliy | 1607 | RUS | +35N | −7B | −26N | +36B | +29N | +14B | =4N | −13B | −9N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 15.25 | 1625 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Mikhno, Maksim | 0 | RUS | =39B | −6N | −1B | +40N | +31B | =22B | −11N | +30N | =17B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Vovk, Vladimir | 1627 | RUS | +34B | +3N | +6B | −5N | −12B | +32N | −8N | −11B | −14N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 17.50 | 1687 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Soliev, Isroil | 1594 | TJK | +8B | −17N | +40B | −3N | −11N | +29B | +24B | −6N | −15B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 12.50 | 1533 | -29.2 |
| 22 | Lebedev, Vasiliy G. | 1767 | RUS | +24B | +40N | −5B | −12N | =25B | =19N | −27B | =26N | =34B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1477 | -53.0 |
| 23 | Kutovoi, Valery | 1614 | RUS | +38B | −5N | −14B | +24N | −32B | −27N | −31N | +37B | +29N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1432 | -36.6 |
| 24 | Rastorguev, Artem | 1501 | RUS | −22N | −11B | +35N | −23B | +37N | +33B | −21N | +31B | F | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 9.50 | 1513 | +2.0 |
| 25 | Makarichev, Maksim | 1595 | RUS | +37N | −2B | +27N | −8B | =22N | =9B | =14N | F | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 12.75 | 1705 | +27.2 |
| 26 | Seregin, Aleksander | 1553 | RUS | −9B | +41N | +18B | −17N | +33N | −16B | −13N | =22B | F | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.00 | 1644 | +13.4 |
| 27 | Chernyshev, Yaroslav | 1513 | RUS | −17B | +30N | −25B | −32N | F | +23B | +22N | −9B | =33N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.25 | 1639 | +48.0 |
| 28 | Gevorkyan, David | 1589 | RUS | =6B | +1N | −4B | F | −7N | =13B | =9N | =15N | F | 3.0 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 18.25 | 1680 | +26.8 |
| 29 | Suliga, Eckhard | 1564 | GER | −5B | +38N | −3B | +34N | −18B | −21N | −30B | +41N | −23B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.50 | 1359 | -32.2 |
| 30 | Lysakova, Iya | 1681 | RUS | −15N | −27B | −13N | +35B | −36N | +37B | +29N | −19B | F | 3.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 1333 | -86.4 |
| 31 | Volkova, Viktoriya | 1563 | RUS | −16N | +37B | −33N | −11B | −19N | F | +23B | −24N | +41B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1404 | -19.6 |
| 32 | Bobylev, Mikhail | 1583 | RUS | −7N | +36B | −8N | +27B | +23N | −20B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1699 | +30.8 |
| 33 | Vdovichenko, Pavel | 1597 | RUS | +41B | −9N | +31B | −14N | −26B | −24N | F | F | =27B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.75 | 1394 | -64.0 |
| 34 | Stolpovskiy, Aleksey | 1475 | RUS | −20N | −12B | +37N | −29B | =38N | F | −15B | F | =22N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 1249 | -41.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 540082679 | 0 | — | −18B | −14N | −24B | −30N | +41B | −15N | +38B | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.50 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Morzhakov, Nikolay | 1486 | RUS | −4B | −32N | +38B | −18N | +30B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1439 | -3.2 |
| 37 | Butenko, Nikita | 0 | RUS | −25B | −31N | −34B | +38N | −24B | −30N | +41B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Konenko, Alexander | 0 | RUS | −23N | −29B | −36N | −37B | =34B | +41N | −35N | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1209 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Levadnev, Yuriy | 1623 | RUS | =19N | +13B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1817 | +16.8 |
| 40 | FIDE 540099903 | 0 | — | F | −22B | −21N | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Shloma, Aleksander | 0 | RUS | −33N | −26B | F | F | −35N | −38B | −37N | −29B | −31N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ishmurzina, KiraRUS+182.47.5 pts · #3
- 2Berov, ValeriyRUS+141.65.0 pts · #11
- 3Borisovskiy, MikhailRUS+100.05.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Lysakova, IyaRUS-86.43.0 pts · #34
- 2Vdovichenko, PavelRUS-64.02.5 pts · #30
- 3Lebedev, Vasiliy G.RUS-53.04.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R7+412 Elo gap
- R4+402 Elo gap
- R7+342 Elo gap