M.Botvinnik Cup 2025 B Group
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1948, and top seed was Makar Berdashkevich ( FID, 1998).
Mikhail Dm Kuznetsov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1916) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ilya Ig Vlasov (5.5) and Vadim Starikov (4.5). Kuznetsov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Miron Ol Kislov (1813) beat Makar Berdashkevich (1998), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
22 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×16
FIDE (no federation)×10
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMikhail Dm Kuznetsov led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Mikhail Dm Kuznetsov held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mikhail Dm Kuznetsov beat Ilya Ig Vlasov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mikhail Dm Kuznetsov 5 wins (R1–R5)Ilya Ig Vlasov 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mikhail Dm Kuznetsov | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Ilya Ig Vlasov | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WFMAizhan Sezdbekova | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Roman Blagoveshchenskiy | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuznetsov, Mikhail Dm | 1916 | RUS | +16B | +18N | +2B | +3N | +8B | =7N | =6B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 24.75 | 2195 | +88.4 |
| 2 | Vlasov, Ilya Ig | 1904 | RUS | +28N | +6B | −1N | +26B | +10N | +4B | =5N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 17.75 | 2122 | +75.2 |
| 3 | Starikov, Vadim | 1980 | FID | +12N | +4B | +10N | −1B | −5N | =13B | +25B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1981 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Blagoveshchenskiy, Roman | 1888 | FID | +13B | −3N | +27B | +16N | =7B | −2N | +10B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1950 | +25.2 |
| 5 | Krasin, Boris Vsev | 1993 | FID | =22N | −10B | +9N | +24B | +3B | =8N | =2B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1964 | -8.0 |
| 6 | Sezdbekova, AizhanWFM | 1983 | KGZ | +23B | −2N | =7B | +18N | =19B | +25N | =1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1983 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Davydenya, Mikhail | 1813 | RUS | =29N | +19B | =6N | +12B | =4N | =1B | F | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 2029 | +69.2 |
| 8 | Kislov, Miron Ol | 1813 | RUS | =19N | +24B | +11N | +14B | −1N | =5B | F | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 2062 | +79.6 |
| 9 | Sagynbekova, ZhibekWCM | 1806 | KGZ | =15B | −25N | −5B | +17N | +27B | =11N | +21B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1944 | +53.2 |
| 10 | Pshenina, Anastasia | 1812 | RUS | +25B | +5N | −3B | +23N | −2B | =14N | −4N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1922 | +41.6 |
| 11 | Berdashkevich, Makar | 1998 | FID | =21B | +17N | −8B | −19N | +26N | =9B | =14B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1859 | -52.4 |
| 12 | Chistova, Ekaterina | 1845 | RUS | −3B | +13N | +15B | −7N | F | =18N | +22B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1928 | +28.8 |
| 13 | Mozolevskaya, Tatyana Nik | 1807 | FID | −4N | −12B | +30N | F | +22B | =3N | +15B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1933 | +42.0 |
| 14 | Betenev, Artem Dm | 1951 | RUS | =26N | =22B | +21N | −8N | =23B | =10B | =11N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1862 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Palchik, Oleg Ig | 1875 | RUS | =9N | =26B | −12N | =22B | +20N | +23B | −13N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1853 | -9.2 |
| 16 | Okhitin, Lev | 1817 | FID | −1N | +30B | +29N | −4B | −25N | =20B | +23N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1887 | +27.2 |
| 17 | Gordeychik, Matvey | 1840 | RUS | =20N | −11B | −19N | −9B | +30N | +28B | +24N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1880 | +14.8 |
| 18 | Shadyev, Damir | 1892 | FID | +30N | −1B | =22N | −6B | =24N | =12B | =27N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1818 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh | 1899 | RUS | =8B | −7N | +17B | +11B | =6N | F | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1962 | +17.2 |
| 20 | Tarnashinskiy, Evgeny | 1964 | RUS | =17B | =21N | −23B | =27N | −15B | =16N | +26B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1790 | -67.2 |
| 21 | Gidaspov, Alexander | 1861 | RUS | =11N | =20B | −14B | F | +28N | +26B | −9N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1896 | +10.8 |
| 22 | Kiselev, Rostislav | 1857 | RUS | =5B | =14N | =18B | =15N | −13N | =24B | −12N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1788 | -27.6 |
| 23 | Galimov, Zakhar M | 1849 | FID | −6N | +28B | +20N | −10B | =14N | −15N | −16B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 1786 | -24.8 |
| 24 | Marchenkov, Timofej | 1864 | RUS | =27B | −8N | +28B | −5N | =18B | =22N | −17B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1756 | -21.2 |
| 25 | Nurov, Baizak | 1889 | KGZ | −10N | +9B | −26N | F | +16B | −6B | −3N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1748 | -46.0 |
| 26 | Tyrtyshnikov, Luka And | 1838 | RUS | =14B | =15N | +25B | −2N | −11B | −21N | −20N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1763 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Surkeev, Shumkar | 1800 | KGZ | =24N | =29B | −4N | =20B | −9N | F | =18B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1759 | -12.0 |
| 28 | Kuzmin, Sevastian | 1815 | FID | −2B | −23N | −24N | +30B | −21B | −17N | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1582 | -66.4 |
| 29 | Mukhin, Mikhail | 1892 | FID | =7B | =27N | −16B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1685 | -34.0 |
| 30 | Popov, Sergey Vl | 1813 | RUS | −18B | −16N | −13B | −28N | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | -93.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kuznetsov, Mikhail DmRUS+88.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Kislov, Miron OlRUS+79.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Vlasov, Ilya IgRUS+75.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Popov, Sergey VlRUS-93.60.0 pts · #30
- 2Tarnashinskiy, EvgenyRUS-67.23.0 pts · #21
- 3Kuzmin, SevastianFID-66.41.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R2+181 Elo gap
- R4+138 Elo gap