Tartu Chess Championship 2025
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Tartu, Estonia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1799, and top seed was Pavel Vorobjov (🇪🇪 EST, 2229).
Pavel Vorobjov (🇪🇪 EST, 2229) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mihkel Tomson (4.0) and Mikk Kaarel Oim (4.0). Vorobjov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Marie Raudsepp (1486) beat Marten Vadi (1694), a +208-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPavel Vorobjov led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Pavel Vorobjov never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Pavel Vorobjov beat Mikk Kaarel Oim (White).
Pavel Vorobjov 5 wins (R1–R5)Mikk Kaarel Oim 3 wins (R1–R3)Oskar Toome 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pavel Vorobjov | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Mikk Kaarel Oim | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Oskar Toome | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Mihkel Tomson | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vorobjov, Pavel | 2229 | EST | +4N | +7B | +6N | +3B | +2N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 2716 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Tomson, Mihkel | 1940 | EST | +22N | +5B | +14N | +6B | −1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2046 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Oim, Mikk Kaarel | 1978 | EST | +20B | +12N | +8B | −1N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 2010 | +12.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 4535367 | 0 | — | −1B | +11N | +23B | +22N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2033 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Toome, Oskar | 1619 | EST | +21B | −2N | +18B | +9N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1794 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Kokk, Karl Mattias | 1916 | EST | +15B | +9N | −1B | −2N | +18B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1770 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Sild, Aron | 1619 | EST | +23N | −1N | +19B | +10B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1733 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Tiisler, Tanel | 1836 | EST | +19N | +10B | −3N | +14B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1778 | -2.6 |
| 9 | Raudsepp, Marie | 1486 | EST | +17N | −6B | +16N | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1607 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Punning, Andero | 1577 | EST | +24B | −8N | +11B | −7N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 928 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Vatsing, Mattias | 0 | EST | +?N | −4B | −10N | +23B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Karba, Kertu | 1584 | EST | +16N | −3B | +17N | =13B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1491 | -15.2 |
| 13 | Vadi, Marten | 1694 | EST | +18B | −14N | +22B | =12N | −9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1341 | -36.8 |
| 14 | Betlem, Matti | 0 | EST | +?N | +13B | −2B | −8N | −11B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hook, Joosep | 0 | EST | −6N | −17B | +?N | +16B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Novikov, Lukaa | 0 | EST | −12B | +20N | −9B | −15N | +22B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tuur, Tarmo | 0 | EST | −9B | +15N | −12B | +19N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lepik, Ava | 0 | EST | −13N | +?B | −5N | +?B | −6N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Betlem, Triin | 0 | EST | −8B | +24N | −7N | −17B | +?N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Parmask, Gert | 0 | EST | −3N | −16B | =24N | =?B | +23N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 4517725 | 0 | — | −5N | −22B | −?N | +24B | =?N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Golubenkov, Janis | 0 | EST | −2B | +21N | −13N | −4B | −16N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Luhaaar, Janek | 0 | EST | −7B | +?B | −4N | −11N | −20B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sradere, Greta | 0 | LAT | −10N | −19B | =20B | −21N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toome, OskarEST+25.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Raudsepp, MarieEST+14.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Oim, Mikk KaarelEST+12.04.0 pts · #2
- 1Vadi, MartenEST-36.82.5 pts · #16
- 2Punning, AnderoEST-24.83.0 pts · #24
- 3Kokk, Karl MattiasEST-21.23.0 pts · #8
- R5+208 Elo gap