M.Botvinnik Cup 2025 D Group

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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1591, and top seed was Konstantin Ev Babenchikov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1599).

Nikita S. Petrenko (🇷🇺 RUS, 1595) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Egor Kokh (5.5) and Dmitriy A Gorbachev (5.5). Petrenko shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Vladimir Eremin (1416) beat Aleksandr Kazimirov (1597), a +181-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

Top seed

🇷🇺Konstantin Ev Babenchikov1599

Avg top 10

1,591

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×39

FIDE (no federation)×7

🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×4

Top 3

🥇
Nikita S. Petrenko
🇷🇺RUS·1595
6.0pts·1848perf+80.8
🥈
Egor Kokh
🇷🇺RUS·1520
5.5pts·1753perf+72.0
🥉
Dmitriy A Gorbachev
🇷🇺RUS·1485
5.5pts·1793perf+110.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nikita S. Petrenko led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Petrenko6Gorbachev5.5Kokh5.5Govorun5Dyrul5Vatsanaev5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec

Nikita S. Petrenko takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nikita S. Petrenko 4 wins (R4–R7)Dmitriy A Gorbachev 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikita S. Petrenko	*	—	—	0
2Dmitriy A Gorbachev	—	*	0	—
3Egor Kokh	—	1	*	—
4Nikolay Govorun	1	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Petrenko, Nikita S.	1595	RUS	+11N	+14B	−5N	+9B	+31N	+7B	+16N	6.0	26.5	29.5	24.50	1848	+80.8
2	Kokh, Egor	1520	RUS	+34B	=8N	+24B	+3N	=7N	+4B	=6B	5.5	28.0	30.5	23.50	1753	+72.0
3	Gorbachev, Dmitriy A	1485	RUS	+26N	+47B	=4N	−2B	+29N	+10N	+7B	5.5	26.0	27.0	19.00	1793	+110.8
4	Vatsanaev, Soulim	1575	RUS	+20B	+28N	=3B	+17N	=8B	−2N	+13B	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.00	1640	+24.4
5	Govorun, Nikolay	1527	RUS	+41N	+39B	+1B	−8N	=6B	=13N	+28B	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.50	1681	+54.8
6	Dyrul, Aleksandr Artemovich	1543	RUS	+36N	+40B	+42N	−7B	=5N	+17B	=2N	5.0	23.0	25.0	15.25	1674	+48.8
7	Borodkina, Agnia	1595	RUS	+18B	+33N	+31B	+6N	=2B	−1N	−3N	4.5	28.5	31.5	17.25	1629	+13.6
8	Vasilkin, Dmitrii	1587	RUS	+46N	=2B	+30N	+5B	=4N	−16B	=9N	4.5	27.0	28.0	16.50	1641	+21.6
9	Zagrebneva, Anna	1535	RUS	+13B	=17N	=10B	−1N	+21B	+20N	=8B	4.5	26.0	29.5	17.25	1624	+35.2
10	Akimov, Mikhail	1597	RUS	+37N	=15B	=9N	=29B	+30N	−3B	+18N	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.75	1620	+8.8
11	Dymov, Dmitrii	1503	FID	−1B	=19N	+25B	F	+24N	+29B	+23N	4.5	23.0	23.0	15.25	1673	+42.0
12	Sargisian, Daniil	1584	FID	=29N	=32B	=14N	+40B	=28N	=18B	+17N	4.5	20.0	22.0	13.75	1585	+1.6
13	Safronov, Andrey Y	1441	RUS	−9N	+37B	+47N	=26B	+15N	=5B	−4N	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.75	1602	+62.4
14	Vinogradov, Zakhar	1525	RUS	+25B	−1N	=12B	=21N	+35B	−28N	+30B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.00	1559	+10.4
15	Markoziya, Georgiy	1533	RUS	+19B	=10N	−17B	+27N	−13B	+34N	=31B	4.0	22.0	24.5	13.25	1488	-22.4
16	Vinokurov, Alexandr N	1533	RUS	F	−42B	+34N	+39B	+18N	+8N	−1B	4.0	20.5	20.5	12.50	1650	+28.4
17	Umalatov, Ruslan	1453	RUS	+22N	=9B	+15N	−4B	+39N	−6N	−12B	3.5	26.5	28.5	11.75	1562	+41.6
18	Saryldykov, Abai	1499	KGZ	−7N	+49B	+38N	+23B	−16B	=12N	−10B	3.5	23.5	23.5	8.25	1520	0.0
19	Eremin, Vladimir	1416	RUS	−15N	=11B	=22N	+47B	−23N	+39B	=26B	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.75	1563	+52.4
20	Karaketov, Mansur Sos	1479	RUS	−4N	=22B	=46N	+43B	+32N	−9B	=21B	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.50	1527	+46.4
21	Mamonov, Konstantin	1587	RUS	−30N	=44B	+32N	=14B	−9N	+36B	=20N	3.5	20.5	22.0	10.00	1487	-36.8
22	Sashin, Ivan	1549	RUS	−17B	=20N	=19B	+41N	=34B	=30N	=27B	3.5	19.5	21.5	10.00	1460	-26.8
23	Netesa, Yaroslav	1555	RUS	−28B	+50N	+41B	−18N	+19B	=31N	−11B	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.00	1478	-30.0
24	Aksakova, Lana	1552	FID	+44N	=30B	−2N	F	−11B	+37N	+43B	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.00	1563	-2.4
25	Magomedov, Adam	0	RUS	−14N	=46B	−11N	+48B	=27B	=33N	+35B	3.5	18.5	18.5	6.25	1516	0.0
26	Ushakova, Olga Dm	1585	RUS	−3B	+48N	=28B	=13N	F	+40B	=19N	3.5	18.0	18.0	7.25	1515	-21.2
27	Yakubovskiy, Robert Gen	1509	FID	−39N	=43B	+44N	−15B	=25N	+45B	=22N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.75	1537	+10.0
28	Subankulova, Kanykei	1464	KGZ	+23N	−4B	=26N	F	=12B	+14B	−5N	3.0	25.5	28.0	11.50	1561	+26.4
29	Vasilkov, Ivan	1483	RUS	=12B	=35N	+45B	=10N	−3B	−11N	=33B	3.0	24.5	25.5	8.25	1500	+6.4
30	Markova, Varvara Vas	1489	RUS	+21B	=24N	−8B	+35N	−10B	=22B	−14N	3.0	23.5	26.0	9.50	1518	-15.2
31	Glamazdin, Evgeniy	1517	RUS	+49N	+38B	−7N	F	−1B	=23B	=15N	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.25	1504	-1.2
32	Uymanov, Georgy Al	1479	RUS	=35B	=12N	−21B	+45N	−20B	−38N	+39N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.50	1507	+12.4
33	Kovalskiy, Dmitriy Kir	1524	FID	+43N	−7B	−39N	=36B	=40N	=25B	=29N	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.00	1453	-24.8
34	Smirnov, Igor Ser	0	FID	−2N	F	−16B	+46B	=22N	−15B	+45N	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	1485	0.0
35	Sharakhmedov, Shamurad	1560	RUS	=32N	=29B	=40N	−30B	−14N	+44B	−25N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.50	1435	-21.8
36	Andresyuk, Dmitriy Aleks	1442	RUS	−6B	−45N	+48B	=33N	+37B	−21N	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	1477	+7.6
37	Baktybek Kyzy, Alika	1516	KGZ	−10B	−13N	=43N	+44B	−36N	−24B	+48N	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.25	1394	-29.9
38	Belyaevskiy, Mikhail	1587	RUS	+48B	−31N	−18B	F	=43N	+32B	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	1488	-25.6
39	Kazimirov, Aleksandr	1597	RUS	+27B	−5N	+33B	−16N	−17B	−19N	−32B	2.0	22.5	25.5	6.50	1336	-99.2
40	Temirbekova, Aliya	1480	KGZ	+45B	−6N	=35B	−12N	=33B	−26N	−41N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.75	1385	-25.6
41	Eliseev, Iliya	1412	RUS	−5B	F	−23N	−22B	−44N	+48N	+40B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1378	-12.0
42	Babenchikov, Konstantin Ev	1599	RUS	+51B	+16N	−6B	F	F	F	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	1661	+9.6
43	Salomatov, Nikolay D	0	RUS	−33B	=27N	=37B	−20N	=38B	F	−24N	1.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	1322	-48.0
44	Badmaev, Aldar	1463	FID	−24B	=21N	−27B	−37N	+41B	−35N	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.75	1331	-40.0
45	Kolesnikov, Aleksandr N	1579	RUS	−40N	+36B	−29N	−32B	F	−27N	−34B	1.0	16.5	17.5	2.50	1232	-89.6
46	Gazdarov, Georgy Dan	1497	RUS	−8B	=25N	=20B	−34N	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1302	-20.4
47	Grishchenko, Rodion	1584	RUS	+50B	−3N	−13B	−19N	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1264	-66.8
48	Fedorov, Vladimir Ser	1494	RUS	−38N	−26B	−36N	−25N	F	−41B	−37B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	707	-89.6
49	FIDE 55830617	0	—	−31B	−18N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	712	0.0
50	Tarkhanova, Alena	1481	RUS	−47N	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	768	-15.2
51	Zhekova, Marina Iv	1517	RUS	−42N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	799	-15.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gorbachev, Dmitriy ARUS
+110.8
5.5 pts · #2
2Petrenko, Nikita S.RUS
+80.8
6.0 pts · #1
3Kokh, EgorRUS
+72.0
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Kazimirov, AleksandrRUS
-99.2
2.0 pts · #41
2Fedorov, Vladimir SerRUS
-89.6
0.0 pts · #50
3Kolesnikov, Aleksandr NRUS
-89.6
1.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R6+181 Elo gap
Eremin, Vladimir1416 beat Kazimirov, Aleksandr1597
R4+168 Elo gap
Eremin, Vladimir1416 beat Grishchenko, Rodion1584
R5+144 Elo gap
Umalatov, Ruslan1453 beat Kazimirov, Aleksandr1597