Ch BLR 1st W 2025

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025 in Minsk, Belarus. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1794, and top seed was Veranika Abramkina ( FID, WFM, 2006).

Nika Venskaya ( FID, WCM, 1936) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Veranika Abramkina (6.5) and Marija Borovikova (6.0). Venskaya won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Darya Cheshko (1642) beat Veranika Abramkina (WFM, 2006), a +364-point gap.

Location

🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus

Dates

03 Dec 2025 → 11 Dec 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

WFMVeranika Abramkina2006

Avg top 10

1,794

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇧🇾Belarus×26

FIDE (no federation)×7

Top 3

🥇
WCMNika Venskaya
FID·1936
8.0pts·2099perf+61.6
🥈
WFMVeranika Abramkina
FID·2006
6.5pts·1843perf-48.8
🥉
Marija Borovikova
🇧🇾BLR·1834
6.0pts·1882perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Nika Venskaya led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Venskaya8Abramkina6.5Borovikova6Sidorenja6Maliush6Cheshko5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Nika Venskaya never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Nika Venskaya drew with WFM Veranika Abramkina (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Nika Venskaya 7 wins (R1–R7)WFM Veranika Abramkina 4 wins (R5–R8)Marija Borovikova 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMNika Venskaya	*	½	1	½
2WFMVeranika Abramkina	½	*	0	—
3Marija Borovikova	0	1	*	0
4Milena Sidorenja	½	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Venskaya, NikaWCM	1936	FID	+16N	+14B	+12N	+3N	+6B	+8B	+9N	=4N	=2B	8.0	43.5	48.0	41.75	2099	+61.6
2	Abramkina, VeranikaWFM	2006	FID	+30B	+24N	−3B	−6N	+26B	+21N	+14B	+9B	=1N	6.5	40.5	43.0	27.50	1843	-48.8
3	Borovikova, Marija	1834	BLR	+28B	+21N	+2N	−1B	+8N	+14N	−4B	+6B	−5N	6.0	45.5	48.5	28.50	1882	+27.6
4	Sidorenja, Milena	1856	BLR	=7N	+15B	+9N	−8B	+11N	+6B	+3N	=1B	−10B	6.0	45.0	49.5	32.75	1898	+22.8
5	Maliush, Alisa	1762	FID	=18N	+7B	=22N	−15B	=10N	+23B	=11N	+12B	+3B	6.0	39.5	43.5	29.75	1724	-8.8
6	Cheshko, Darya	1642	BLR	+23N	+11B	=8N	+2B	−1N	−4N	+19B	−3N	+17B	5.5	45.5	49.5	27.00	1814	+76.8
7	Yakovleva, Katrina	1530	BLR	=4B	−5N	+18B	=20N	=23B	+12B	=10N	=13N	+14B	5.5	40.5	44.5	26.25	1733	+83.2
8	Dorashava, Viktoryia	1913	FID	+17B	+20N	=6B	+4N	−3B	−1N	=15B	−10N	+21B	5.0	44.0	48.0	24.00	1785	-41.6
9	Matseralnik, Vera	1625	BLR	=31N	+18B	−4B	+27N	+22B	+15N	−1B	−2N	=11N	5.0	41.5	43.0	19.25	1670	+12.8
10	Dzeviatnikava, Marharyta	0	BLR	−15N	F	=21B	+13N	=5B	=19N	=7B	+8B	+4N	5.0	40.5	40.5	26.00	1697	0.0
11	Vitsiuk, Aleksandra	1591	FID	+32B	−6N	+17B	=22N	−4B	+20N	=5B	=14N	=9B	5.0	40.0	41.5	20.25	1646	+24.4
12	Nabiulina, Albina	1729	BLR	+26B	+27N	−1B	+28N	−14B	−7N	+21B	−5N	+15N	5.0	39.0	42.0	18.00	1621	-44.4
13	Dmukhovskaya, Eva	1594	BLR	=22N	+31B	−14N	−10B	=16N	=27B	+30N	=7B	+25N	5.0	33.0	34.5	16.50	1571	-5.6
14	Nartovich, Daminika	1599	BLR	+29B	−1N	+13B	+23N	+12N	−3B	−2N	=11B	−7N	4.5	45.0	48.0	19.50	1682	+31.2
15	Krauchanka, Nadzeya	1571	BLR	+10B	−4N	+26B	+5N	=21B	−9B	=8N	=17N	−12B	4.5	40.5	44.0	21.25	1639	+22.8
16	Blazhevich, Sofya	1534	BLR	−1B	+19N	=27B	−21N	=13B	+18N	−17B	+26N	=20B	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.75	1583	+16.4
17	Ramanovich, Maryia	1532	BLR	−8N	+29B	−11N	−19B	+25N	+22B	+16N	=15B	−6N	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.75	1533	-5.6
18	Tarasiuk, Yeva	1512	BLR	=5B	−9N	−7N	=25B	+31N	−16B	+23N	=24B	+29B	4.5	36.0	37.5	15.50	1558	+18.8
19	Fedotova, Anastasia	1464	BLR	−24N	−16B	+31N	+17N	+28B	=10B	−6N	−25B	+22N	4.5	34.5	36.0	15.50	1587	+47.2
20	Nabiulina, Angelina	1583	BLR	+33N	−8B	−23N	=7B	+29N	−11B	+27N	=22B	=16N	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.00	1459	-51.6
21	Zakharanka, Varvara	1569	BLR	+25N	−3B	=10N	+16B	=15N	−2B	−12N	+28B	−8N	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.25	1623	+8.8
22	Vahura, Kira	1432	BLR	=13B	+30N	=5B	=11B	−9N	−17N	+26B	=20N	−19B	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.25	1530	+44.8
23	Zhytkevich, Valeryia	1468	BLR	−6B	+32N	+20B	−14B	=7N	−5N	−18B	+30B	=24N	4.0	37.0	38.5	13.25	1535	+30.4
24	Saprykava, Hanna	1639	FID	+19B	−2B	−28N	−26N	=27B	=29N	+32B	=18N	=23B	4.0	32.0	33.5	13.25	1496	-65.2
25	Goncharova Alina	0	BLR	−21B	−26N	=30B	=18N	−17B	+32N	+31B	+19N	−13B	4.0	30.0	31.5	11.00	1461	0.0
26	Spirydonava, Ulyana	1474	BLR	−12N	+25B	−15N	+24B	−2N	+28B	−22N	−16B	=31N	3.5	35.5	37.0	11.75	1454	-14.0
27	Kavgarenia, Darya	0	BLR	F	−12B	=16N	−9B	=24N	=13N	−20B	=32N	+30B	3.0	32.0	32.0	10.00	1493	0.0
28	Blakhina Viktoryia	1529	FID	−3N	F	+24B	−12B	−19N	−26N	+29B	−21N	+32B	3.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1484	-24.4
29	Meleshko, Varvara	1451	BLR	−14N	−17N	=32B	+30N	−20B	=24B	−28N	+31B	−18N	3.0	29.0	30.5	6.75	1407	-24.0
30	Goncharova, Alisa	1538	BLR	−2N	−22B	=25N	−29B	+32B	+31N	−13B	−23N	−27N	2.5	31.0	32.5	5.00	1377	-65.6
31	Baranova, Valentina	1452	BLR	=9B	−13N	−19B	=32N	−18B	−30B	−25N	−29N	=26B	1.5	32.0	33.5	5.00	1257	-37.8
32	Dubouskaya, Polina	1403	BLR	−11N	−23B	=29N	=31B	−30N	−25B	−24N	=27B	−28N	1.5	28.5	30.0	3.75	1216	-54.4
33	Bulanova, Kira	0	BLR	−20B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	784	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yakovleva, KatrinaBLR
+83.2
5.5 pts · #10
2Cheshko, DaryaBLR
+76.8
5.5 pts · #5
3Venskaya, NikaWCMFID
+61.6
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Goncharova, AlisaBLR
-65.6
2.5 pts · #30
2Saprykava, HannaFID
-65.2
4.0 pts · #23
3Dubouskaya, PolinaBLR
-54.4
1.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R4+364 Elo gap
Cheshko, Darya1642 beat WFMAbramkina, Veranika2006
R6+199 Elo gap
Yakovleva, Katrina1530 beat Nabiulina, Albina1729
R4+191 Elo gap
Krauchanka, Nadzeya1571 beat Maliush, Alisa1762