Sakha Chmp. 2025 Men
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 08 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Yakutsk, Russia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2083, and top seed was Vladislav Zhirkov (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2254).
Albert Postnikov (🇷🇺 RUS, CM, 2134) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Nariman Mustafin (8.0) and Denis Nazarov (8.0). Postnikov took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Aleksandr Lukich Ivanov (1760) beat Artur Vasiliev (2017), a +257-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsCM Albert Postnikov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Albert Postnikov takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
CM Albert Postnikov drew with Nariman Mustafin (Black).
CM Albert Postnikov 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Arseniy Chumaevskiy 4 wins (R5–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺CMPostnikov, Albert | 2134 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 42.25 | 56.5 | +62.7 | 2247 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺Mustafin, Nariman | 2058 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 38.00 | 57.0 | +46.4 | 2218 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺Nazarov, Denis | 2100 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 37.50 | 57.0 | +33.4 | 2214 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Chumaevskiy, Arseniy | 2167 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8.0 | 35.50 | 57.0 | +13.4 | 2208 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺CMZhirkov, Vladislav | 2254 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 27.00 | 59.0 | -93.9 | 2069 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Vasiliev, Artur | 2017 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | — | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 27.75 | 59.5 | +36.8 | 2082 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺FMEgorov, Dmitry | 2047 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 60.0 | +0.4 | 2046 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺Kapitonov, Nikolai | 2095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 61.0 | -45.2 | 1937 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺Mestnikov, David | 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 61.0 | +7.2 | 1952 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Ivanov, Aleksandr Lukich | 1760 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 61.5 | +71.6 | 1928 |
| 11 | 🇷🇺Kurilov, Amuo | 1978 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 15.50 | 62.5 | -39.0 | 1839 |
| 12 | 🇷🇺Mikhailov, Semen | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 8.50 | 63.0 | -50.8 | 1788 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ivanov, Aleksandr LukichRUS+71.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Postnikov, AlbertCMRUS+62.78.5 pts · #1
- 3Mustafin, NarimanRUS+46.48.0 pts · #2
- 1Zhirkov, VladislavCMRUS-93.96.0 pts · #5
- 2Mikhailov, SemenRUS-50.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Kapitonov, NikolaiRUS-45.24.0 pts · #8
- R8+257 Elo gap
- R1+237 Elo gap
- R1+223 Elo gap