Kharkiv Tournament Chess - 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2116, and top seed was Vladislav Voitovich (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2296).
Leonid Starozhilov (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2219) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vasiliy Lyakh (6.0) and Valery Shalimov (5.5). Starozhilov won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ivan Tokarev (1895) beat Vladislav Voitovich (FM, 2296), a +401-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Leonid Starozhilov led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Leonid Starozhilov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Leonid Starozhilov lost to FM Vasiliy Lyakh (Black).
FM Leonid Starozhilov 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Vasiliy Lyakh 3 wins (R6–R8)IM Valery Shalimov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦FMStarozhilov, Leonid | 2219 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +26.6 | 2326 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦FMLyakh, Vasiliy | 2181 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 26.50 | 39.0 | +29.3 | 2233 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦IMShalimov, Valery | 2294 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -9.8 | 2186 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦GMMikhaletz, Lubomir | 2221 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | -2.0 | 2186 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦Ship, Yaroslav | 2000 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +38.6 | 2172 |
| 6 | 🇺🇦FMVoitovich, Vladislav | 2296 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | -40.2 | 2106 |
| 7 | 🇺🇦IMAlexikov, Alexander | 2152 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -13.7 | 2032 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦Romanko, Rodion | 1800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | +68.8 | 2001 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦Tokarev, Ivan | 1895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | +20.0 | 2015 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Gritsenko, Dmitry | 2097 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 7.75 | 43.0 | -43.8 | 1898 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Romanko, RodionUKR+68.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Ship, YaroslavUKR+38.65.0 pts · #5
- 3Lyakh, VasiliyFMUKR+29.36.0 pts · #2
- 1Gritsenko, DmitryUKR-43.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Voitovich, VladislavFMUKR-40.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Alexikov, AlexanderIMUKR-13.73.5 pts · #7
- R5+401 Elo gap
- R5+381 Elo gap
- R1+297 Elo gap