VPHS NEVA OPEN November 2025 Standard A
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1272, and top seed was Sergey Lapitsky (🇷🇺 RUS, 1792).
Sergey Lapitsky (🇷🇺 RUS, 1792) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Arsen K. Gazaryan (6.0) and Pavel V Smirnov (4.5). Lapitsky won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇷🇺St. Petersburg, Russia
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSergey Lapitsky led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Sergey Lapitsky held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sergey Lapitsky beat Arsen K. Gazaryan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Sergey Lapitsky 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Arsen K. Gazaryan 6 wins (R2–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sergey Lapitsky | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Arsen K. Gazaryan | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Pavel V Smirnov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Alexandr Gaidukov | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lapitsky, Sergey | 1792 | RUS | +2N | +4B | +6N | =3B | +5N | +8B | +9B | 6.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 21.25 | 1973 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Gazaryan, Arsen K. | 1727 | RUS | −1B | +7N | +11B | +10N | +3N | +4B | +5B | 6.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.00 | 1828 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Smirnov, Pavel V | 1614 | RUS | =7B | +5N | +4B | =1N | −2B | +6N | =8N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 1727 | +35.6 |
| 4 | Gaidukov, Alexandr | 1533 | RUS | +8B | −1N | −3N | F | +6B | −2N | +7B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1556 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Bobrov, Matvey | 1553 | RUS | +11N | −3B | +9N | =6B | −1B | F | −2N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 1465 | -24.4 |
| 6 | Timirshin, Igor | 1501 | RUS | +10N | +9B | −1B | =5N | −4N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1301 | -34.4 |
| 7 | Sokolov, Kirill Vas | 0 | RUS | =3N | −2B | =10N | =9B | −8N | +11B | −4N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Soras, Anton | 1508 | RUS | −4N | −10B | F | +11N | +7B | −1N | =3B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1509 | -1.8 |
| 9 | Ryskin, Dmitry | 0 | RUS | F | −6N | −5B | =7N | +11B | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Papazov, Oleg | 0 | RUS | −6B | +8N | =7B | −2B | F | −9N | +11N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kulakov, Ilya Ig | 1496 | RUS | −5B | F | −2N | −8B | −9N | −7N | −10B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 797 | -37.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smirnov, Pavel VRUS+35.64.5 pts · #3
- 2Gazaryan, Arsen K.RUS+25.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Lapitsky, SergeyRUS+17.66.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Kulakov, Ilya IgRUS-37.60.0 pts · #11
- 2Timirshin, IgorRUS-34.42.5 pts · #10
- 3Bobrov, MatveyRUS-24.42.5 pts · #7