Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open A

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63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Groningen, Netherlands. 40 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2485, and top seed was Valery Kazakouski (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2585).

Elias Ruzhansky (🇧🇪 BEL, IM, 2432) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vignesh N R (6.5) and Valery Kazakouski (6.5). Ruzhansky took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Joost Wempe (FM, 2212) beat Khazar Babazada (IM, 2507), a +295-point gap.

Location

🇳🇱Groningen, Netherlands

Dates

21 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹GMValery Kazakouski2585

Avg top 10

2,485

Participants

Titled players · 40

GM×6

IM×12

FM×17

CM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇱Netherlands×36

🇮🇳India×13

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

Top 3

🥇
IMElias Ruzhansky
🇧🇪BEL·2432
7.0pts·2664perf+26.8
🥈
GMVignesh N R
🇮🇳IND·2488
6.5pts·2587perf+12.3
🥉
GMValery Kazakouski
🇱🇹LTU·2585
6.5pts·2578perf+0.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Elias Ruzhansky led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Ruzhansky7Vignesh N6.5Korchynskyi6.5Kazakouski6.5Bernadskiy6Vuppala6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Elias Ruzhansky held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Elias Ruzhansky drew with GM Vignesh N R (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Elias Ruzhansky 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Vignesh N R 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMElias Ruzhansky	*	½	—	½
2GMVignesh N R	½	*	1	0
3FMMykola Korchynskyi	—	0	*	½
4GMValery Kazakouski	½	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ruzhansky, EliasIM	2432	BEL	+46N	+20B	+11B	=2N	+6B	=3N	=5B	+9N	=10B	7.0	47.5	51.0	38.50	2664	+26.8
2	Vignesh N RGM	2488	IND	+31B	+23N	+27B	=1B	=7N	+4N	−3B	=6N	+5B	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.00	2587	+12.3
3	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2585	LTU	+36B	=12N	+28B	=4N	+21B	=1B	+2N	=5N	=6B	6.5	47.0	51.0	35.50	2578	+0.1
4	Korchynskyi, MykolaFM	2418	GER	+42N	+34B	=5N	=3B	+10N	−2B	=12N	+22B	+14N	6.5	45.5	49.0	33.50	2548	+16.3
5	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2522	UKR	+16B	+21N	=4B	=14N	+27B	+7B	=1N	=3B	−2N	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.75	2543	+2.8
6	Prraneeth VuppalaGM	2469	IND	+25N	+59B	=15N	+13B	−1N	=12B	+20N	=2B	=3N	6.0	46.5	48.0	29.00	2499	+4.2
7	Manafov, VugarIM	2438	AZE	+37N	=30B	+19N	+32B	=2B	−5N	+16B	=11N	=8N	6.0	44.0	48.0	30.75	2457	+3.4
8	Shyaam Nikhil PGM	2400	IND	+50B	−15N	+31B	+30N	=11B	=9N	=14B	+17N	=7B	6.0	43.0	46.0	29.00	2474	+9.1
9	Babazada, KhazarIM	2507	AZE	−19N	+49B	+36N	=20B	+15N	=8B	+13N	−1B	+27N	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.00	2432	-6.9
10	Martins, David Pires TavaresIM	2443	POR	=24B	+38N	=12B	+54N	−4B	+39N	=21B	+27B	=1N	6.0	41.5	44.0	26.25	2447	+1.2
11	Beerdsen, ThomasGM	2526	NED	+51N	+33B	−1N	+15B	=8N	=13B	=27N	=7B	=12B	5.5	44.5	47.5	26.75	2450	-8.3
12	Jin, YuehengIM	2387	CHN	+53B	=3B	=10N	+50N	=14B	=6N	=4B	=29B	=11N	5.5	43.5	46.5	26.25	2481	+12.2
13	Elmi, Saad AbobakerIM	2409	NOR	+44B	=60N	+17B	−6N	+18B	=11N	−9B	=16N	+31B	5.5	42.0	43.5	25.25	2409	+0.7
14	Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM	2430	IND	=38B	+35N	+60B	=5B	=12N	=20B	=8N	+21N	−4B	5.5	42.0	43.5	23.75	2409	-1.6
15	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2265	IND	+62N	+8B	=6B	−11N	−9B	+43N	=31B	=18N	+28B	5.5	41.5	42.0	22.50	2394	+31.4
16	Grooten, Tommy	2217	NED	−5N	=45B	=35N	+46B	+29N	+37B	−7N	=13B	+33N	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.00	2386	+78.8
17	Koster, RamonFM	2307	NED	+61N	=29B	−13N	=22B	=51N	+19B	+32N	−8B	+42B	5.5	37.5	38.0	20.25	2334	+7.6
18	Aakash GFM	2300	IND	=49N	=32B	=22N	+44B	−13N	+35B	=33N	=15B	+29N	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.25	2317	+5.2
19	Wempe, JoostFM	2212	NED	+9B	=56N	−7B	−28N	+50B	−17N	+49B	+47N	+30B	5.5	36.0	38.5	21.25	2379	+39.4
20	Van Roon, SjoerdFM	2284	NED	+57B	−1N	+41B	=9N	+28B	=14N	−6B	=31N	=23B	5.0	42.5	44.5	21.00	2362	+18.4
21	Sydykov, BayastanFM	2366	KGZ	+48N	−5B	+37N	+29B	−3N	+36B	=10N	−14B	=22N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.50	2390	+6.2
22	Duijker, RickFM	2148	NED	+54B	−27N	=18B	=17N	=30B	+23N	+28B	−4N	=21B	5.0	41.0	43.5	22.25	2392	+56.4
23	Van Foreest, MachteldFM	2328	NED	+45N	−2B	=44N	+42B	−32N	−22B	+35N	+37B	=20N	5.0	36.0	39.5	19.25	2245	-19.8
24	Advaitt Srikant KoduriFM	2192	IND	=10N	−28B	=45N	=35B	−42N	+61B	+56N	+43B	=34N	5.0	32.0	32.5	15.50	2275	+18.8
25	Keuning, Selwin	2196	NED	−6B	=40N	=57B	=43N	−49B	=26N	+52B	+53N	+36B	5.0	31.5	33.5	17.25	2209	+1.8
26	Krylov, Philippe	2151	NED	−27B	−54N	−43N	+48B	=61N	=25B	+44N	+39B	+40N	5.0	30.5	31.0	17.75	2233	+36.8
27	Lahaye, Rick	2390	NED	+26N	+22B	−2N	+34B	−5N	+32B	=11B	−10N	−9B	4.5	44.5	49.0	21.75	2355	-3.6
28	Elgersma, OnnoFM	2366	NED	=35B	+24N	−3N	+19B	−20N	+51B	−22N	+36B	−15N	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.50	2261	-12.6
29	De Boer, EelkeIM	2436	NED	+39B	=17N	=30B	−21N	−16B	+50N	+38B	=12N	−18B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.75	2265	-19.5
30	Smeets, KobeFM	2301	NED	+52B	=7N	=29N	−8B	=22N	=42B	=37N	+32B	−19N	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.00	2247	-12.6
31	Filindash, NikitaCM	2210	CZE	−2N	+61B	−8N	+55B	=33N	+56B	=15N	=20B	−13N	4.5	38.0	38.5	13.00	2319	+50.4
32	Sanjay Narayanan P SCM	2142	IND	+63B	=18N	+56B	−7N	+23B	−27N	−17B	−30N	+47B	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.75	2288	+65.6
33	Albers, SasaFM	2345	NED	+40B	−11N	=39B	=38N	=31B	+49N	=18B	=42N	−16B	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.75	2219	-29.4
34	Dordevic, Tom	2268	GER	+41B	−4N	+52B	−27N	−39B	=47N	=40B	+50N	=24B	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.25	2191	-36.4
35	Bakija, Alan	2139	NED	=28N	−14B	=16B	=24N	+40B	−18N	−23B	=41N	+50B	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.50	2196	+13.2
36	De Jong, MigchielIM	2263	NED	−3N	+48B	−9B	+53N	+38B	−21N	+39B	−28N	−25N	4.0	38.5	41.5	14.50	2249	-2.4
37	Grooten, HermanIM	2176	NED	−7B	+47N	−21B	+41N	+54B	−16N	=30B	−23N	=49B	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.75	2209	+3.7
38	Bakker, Jouke	2172	NED	=14N	−10B	+49N	=33B	−36N	+57B	−29N	−40B	+43N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.50	2210	+7.2
39	Rebers, EugeneFM	2174	NED	−29N	+43B	=33N	=59B	+34N	−10B	−36N	−26N	+53B	4.0	35.0	36.5	14.00	2229	+12.2
40	Boeren, Jurriaan	2117	NED	−33N	=25B	−42N	+45B	−35N	+55B	=34N	+38N	−26B	4.0	34.0	36.5	14.75	2147	+7.8
41	Shivika RohillaWFM	2048	IND	−34N	+55B	−20N	−37B	=48N	=44B	=46N	=35B	+51N	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.75	2150	+24.2
42	Edwardss, Dylan	2165	NED	−4B	=57N	+40B	−23N	+24B	=30N	F	=33B	−17N	3.5	37.5	39.5	14.50	2218	+9.8
43	Bruggink, Tycho	2072	NED	F	−39N	+26B	=25B	+46N	−15B	+45N	−24N	−38B	3.5	35.5	35.5	14.50	2137	+13.4
44	Hummel, Paul	2161	NED	−13N	+58B	=23B	−18N	F	=41N	−26B	+52N	=45B	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.25	2146	-4.6
45	Kleibeuker, Mika	2116	NED	−23B	=16N	=24B	−40N	+52B	=54N	−43B	=51B	=44N	3.5	32.5	35.0	12.75	2123	+0.2
46	Labruyere, RogerFM	2173	NED	−1B	−52N	+47B	−16N	−43B	+58N	=41B	−49N	+55B	3.5	32.0	34.0	10.00	2064	-27.8
47	De Wit, Evan	2114	NED	−59N	−37B	−46N	+58B	+55N	=34B	+51N	−19B	−32N	3.5	29.5	31.0	9.75	2116	-0.8
48	Athvik M	2117	IND	−21B	−36N	=62B	−26N	=41B	−53N	+58B	=55N	+61B	3.5	26.0	26.5	6.00	2061	-29.2
49	Chua, Ethan	2089	NED	=18B	−9N	−38B	F	+25N	−33B	−19N	+46B	=37N	3.0	38.0	38.5	13.25	2171	+26.0
50	Kamphuis, Jasper	2158	NED	−8N	+62B	+59N	−12B	−19N	−29B	+57N	−34B	−35N	3.0	33.5	34.0	4.00	2121	-10.4
51	Schuricht, Emil FrederickFM	2262	GER	−11B	+53N	−54B	+52N	=17B	−28N	−47B	=45N	−41B	3.0	32.5	35.0	10.50	2109	-37.4
52	Tanish Ragavan S	2108	IND	−30N	+46B	−34N	−51B	−45N	+62B	−25N	−44B	+57N	3.0	29.5	30.0	6.00	2045	-30.0
53	Gurubaran Raghuraman	2149	IND	−12N	−51B	+58N	−36B	−57N	+48B	+61N	−25B	−39N	3.0	29.0	29.5	6.00	2057	-43.6
54	Maris, IvoFM	2370	NED	−22N	+26B	+51N	−10B	−37N	=45B	F	F	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	9.75	2159	-16.7
55	De Jong, LodeCM	2160	NED	−56B	−41N	+61B	−31N	−47B	−40N	+62N	=48B	−46N	2.5	26.0	26.5	2.75	1975	-89.6
56	Maatman, NickIM	2408	NED	+55N	=19B	−32N	+60B	F	−31N	−24B	F	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.75	2141	-21.1
57	Lopes, Samuel	2077	NED	−20N	=42B	=25N	F	+53B	−38N	−50B	−58N	−52B	2.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1967	-44.0
58	Den Heijer, Rolinde	2052	NED	−60B	−44N	−53B	−47N	+62N	−46B	−48N	+57B	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	1936	-23.6
59	Van Assendelft, FlorisIM	2319	NED	+47B	−6N	−50B	=39N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	2142	-9.6
60	Zheng, Harry Z	2270	ENG	+58N	=13B	−14N	−56N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	4.75	2238	-7.6
61	Khandhadia Nivaan RathinCM	2112	IND	−17B	−31N	−55N	F	=26B	−24N	−53B	F	−48N	0.5	29.5	29.5	2.50	1762	-93.2
62	Blok, Xaveer	1973	NED	−15B	−50N	=48N	F	−58B	−52N	−55B	F	F	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.75	1742	-47.6
63	Knol, Geon	2007	NED	−32N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1342	-6.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Grooten, TommyNED
+78.8
5.5 pts · #18
2Sanjay Narayanan P SCMIND
+65.6
4.5 pts · #28
3Duijker, RickFMNED
+56.4
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Khandhadia Nivaan RathinCMIND
-93.2
0.5 pts · #62
2De Jong, LodeCMNED
-89.6
2.5 pts · #54
3Blok, XaveerNED
-47.6
0.5 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R1+295 Elo gap
FMWempe, Joost2212 beat IMBabazada, Khazar2507
R3+266 Elo gap
CMSanjay Narayanan P S2142 beat IMMaatman, Nick2408
R1+222 Elo gap
FMDuijker, Rick2148 beat FMMaris, Ivo2370