O.E. Pavlov Memorial
38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1971, and top seed was Alexandr Piskunov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2253).
Alexandr Piskunov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2253) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Ekaterina Ubiennykh (6.5) and Andrey Ambaryan (6.5). Piskunov won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Andrey Ambaryan (1584) beat Evgeniy Burmakin (FM, 2128), a +544-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Alexandr Piskunov led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Alexandr Piskunov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Alexandr Piskunov beat Andrey Ambaryan (White).
FM Alexandr Piskunov 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Andrey Ambaryan 4 wins (R1–R4)WIM Ekaterina Ubiennykh 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAlexandr Piskunov | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Andrey Ambaryan | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WIMEkaterina Ubiennykh | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Dmitriy Dunaev | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piskunov, AlexandrFM | 2253 | RUS | +27B | +18N | +4B | +11N | +3B | =7N | +10B | +2N | +8B | 8.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 46.00 | 2361 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Ubiennykh, EkaterinaWIM | 2097 | RUS | +14B | +9N | =6B | −10N | +4B | +5B | +3N | −1B | +17N | 6.5 | 49.5 | 53.5 | 36.50 | 2073 | +1.4 |
| 3 | Ambaryan, Andrey | 1584 | RUS | +24B | +13N | +5B | +6N | −1N | +19B | −2B | +9N | =4B | 6.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 34.00 | 2015 | +186.0 |
| 4 | Morin, Andrey | 1980 | RUS | +28B | +19N | −1N | =12B | −2N | +14B | +16N | +10B | =3N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 28.25 | 1891 | -12.2 |
| 5 | Burmakin, EvgeniyFM | 2128 | RUS | +22N | +7B | −3N | +33B | +10B | −2N | +17B | −6N | +14B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 26.50 | 1947 | -30.6 |
| 6 | Dunaev, Dmitriy | 1953 | RUS | +21N | +33B | =2N | −3B | −12N | +23B | +13N | +5B | =7N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 27.25 | 1854 | -27.6 |
| 7 | Vlizko, Maxim | 1666 | RUS | +32B | −5N | +28B | +27N | +11B | =1B | +19N | −8N | =6B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 25.75 | 1932 | +87.2 |
| 8 | Chaban, Mikhail | 1977 | RUS | −26N | +31B | =12N | +15B | =13N | +20B | +21N | +7B | −1N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 26.50 | 1820 | -50.4 |
| 9 | Zaytsev, Vyacheslav | 1740 | RUS | +34N | −2B | +14N | +20B | −19N | +13B | +12N | −3B | +22B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 25.00 | 1785 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Melnikov, Khariton Yak | 1824 | RUS | +20N | =12B | +15N | +2B | −5N | +11B | −1N | −4N | +18B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 27.00 | 1947 | +27.6 |
| 11 | Kotelevsky, Andrey | 1870 | RUS | +16B | +25N | +17B | −1B | −7N | −10N | −14B | +28N | +26B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 20.00 | 1731 | -26.2 |
| 12 | Ayfert, Vladimir | 1727 | RUS | +37B | =10N | =8B | =4N | +6B | =17N | −9B | −22N | +23B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 1809 | +16.2 |
| 13 | Vakhrushev, Oleg Ser | 1687 | RUS | +38N | −3B | =16N | +22B | =8B | −9N | −6B | +20N | +24B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 17.25 | 1706 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Sorokin, Andrey | 1499 | RUS | −2N | +34B | −9B | +31N | +24B | −4N | +11N | +18B | −5N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 17.50 | 1738 | +67.6 |
| 15 | Belyaev, Georgiy Nik | 1580 | RUS | +29B | =17N | −10B | −8N | −20N | +36B | =28N | +16B | +21N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 1685 | +31.6 |
| 16 | Breyner, Valeriy | 1537 | RUS | −11N | +36B | =13B | −17N | +31B | +27N | −4B | −15N | +29B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1535 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Seslavin, Maxim | 1886 | RUS | +23N | =15B | −11N | +16B | +18N | =12B | −5N | F | −2B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 17.50 | 1753 | -23.8 |
| 18 | Lebedeva, Ksenia | 1553 | RUS | +31B | −1B | +22N | −19N | −17B | +24N | +26B | −14N | −10N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 14.50 | 1638 | +24.8 |
| 19 | Gorelov, Roman | 1719 | RUS | +35N | −4B | +21N | +18B | +9B | −3N | −7B | F | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1671 | -8.0 |
| 20 | Ryazanov, Evgeniy | 1639 | RUS | −10B | +37N | +25B | −9N | +15B | −8N | −22N | −13B | +35N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1535 | -21.6 |
| 21 | Khabalova, Veronika | 1498 | RUS | −6B | +30N | −19B | +36N | =27B | +25N | −8B | =23N | −15B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 1547 | +5.6 |
| 22 | Sayadyan, Timur | 1566 | RUS | −5B | +32N | −18B | −13N | +37N | F | +20B | +12B | −9N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.50 | 1640 | +16.4 |
| 23 | Ostrovskiy, Viktor | 1528 | RUS | −17B | −29N | +35B | =25N | +28B | −6N | +27B | =21B | −12N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1465 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Yakimova, Nelli | 1634 | RUS | −3N | +38B | −33N | +29B | −14N | −18B | +32N | +25B | −13N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1398 | -89.2 |
| 25 | Kozikov, Bogdan | 1483 | RUS | +36N | −11B | −20N | =23B | +32N | −21B | =30B | −24N | +27B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1488 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Krasnov, Vladimir | 1693 | RUS | +8B | −27N | F | +34B | +33N | F | −18N | +30B | −11N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1746 | +4.6 |
| 27 | Markov, Oleg | 0 | RUS | −1N | +26B | +29N | −7B | =21N | −16B | −23N | +31B | −25N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 12.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Degtyareva, Albina | 0 | RUS | −4N | +35B | −7N | =32B | −23N | +29N | =15B | −11B | =30N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Diachenko, Viktor | 0 | RUS | −15N | +23B | −27B | −24N | +34N | −28B | =31B | +36N | −16N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 8.75 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Besova, Inna | 0 | RUS | −33N | −21B | −31N | +35N | =36B | +32B | =25N | −26N | =28B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 540097684 | 0 | — | −18N | −8N | +30B | −14B | −16N | +37B | =29N | −27N | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.25 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mirgorodskaya, Olga | 1522 | RUS | −7N | −22B | F | =28N | −25B | −30N | −24B | +34N | +37B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.75 | 791 | -32.6 |
| 33 | Lopatik, Vladimir | 1580 | RUS | +30B | −6N | +24B | −5N | −26B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.50 | 1623 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Funtikov, Pavel | 0 | RUS | −9B | −14N | +37B | −26N | −29B | −35N | F | −32B | +36B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.50 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 540097676 | 0 | — | −19B | −28N | −23N | −30B | F | +34B | F | +37N | −20B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Faterina, Valentina | 1432 | RUS | −25B | −16N | F | −21B | =30N | −15N | +37B | −29B | −34N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.75 | 725 | -59.6 |
| 37 | FIDE 540097692 | 0 | — | −12N | −20B | −34N | F | −22B | −31N | −36N | −35B | −32N | 0.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 540097668 | 0 | — | −13B | −24N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ambaryan, AndreyRUS+186.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Vlizko, MaximRUS+87.26.0 pts · #10
- 3Sorokin, AndreyRUS+67.65.0 pts · #17
- 1Yakimova, NelliRUS-89.24.0 pts · #23
- 2Faterina, ValentinaRUS-59.61.5 pts · #37
- 3Chaban, MikhailRUS-50.46.0 pts · #9
- R3+544 Elo gap
- R7+371 Elo gap
- R4+369 Elo gap