SPb G19 Championship 2025
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Emiliia Meshcheriakova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1876).
Emiliia Meshcheriakova (🇷🇺 RUS, 1876) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Yuliya Zaikina (5.5) and Margarita Kostygova (5.5). Meshcheriakova won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Agnia Borodkina (1589) beat Yuliya Zaikina (1741), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsEmiliia Meshcheriakova led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Emiliia Meshcheriakova never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Emiliia Meshcheriakova opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Yuliya Zaikina); the title is out of reach before R9.
Emiliia Meshcheriakova lost to Yuliya Zaikina (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺Meshcheriakova, Emiliia | 1876 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.50 | 29.0 | +56.0 | 2054 |
| 2 | Zaikina, Yuliya | 1741 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 30.5 | +57.6 | 1876 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Kostygova, Margarita | 1829 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.50 | 30.5 | +16.8 | 1865 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Salmina, Veronika | 1831 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.25 | 30.5 | +16.0 | 1864 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Sorina, Liya | 1710 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 32.5 | -8.4 | 1695 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Fomina, Elizaveta | 1818 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 33.0 | -78.4 | 1638 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺Borodkina, Agnia | 1589 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 33.5 | +6.0 | 1613 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Drugova, Kira | 1617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 7.50 | 33.5 | -5.6 | 1609 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Trifonova, Daria | 1604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 2.50 | 35.0 | -60.0 | 1430 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zaikina, YuliyaFID+57.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Meshcheriakova, EmiliiaRUS+56.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Kostygova, MargaritaRUS+16.85.5 pts · #3
- 1Fomina, ElizavetaRUS-78.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Trifonova, DariaRUS-60.01.0 pts · #9
- 3Sorina, LiyaRUS-8.43.5 pts · #5
- R8+152 Elo gap
- R9+135 Elo gap