TOP 28 men_Final stage_RAPID Grand Prix of Russia
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 14 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2449, and top seed was Aleksei Pridorozhni (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2486).
Vladimir Zakhartsov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2477) won with 9.0/13, ahead of Yaroslav Remizov (8.0) and Kirill Shubin (8.0). Zakhartsov shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Polina Shuvalova (IM, 2360) beat Aleksei Pridorozhni (GM, 2486), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsGM Vladimir Zakhartsov led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Vladimir Zakhartsov takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
GM Vladimir Zakhartsov drew with IM Yaroslav Remizov (White).
GM Vladimir Zakhartsov went unbeaten across 13 games (R1–R13).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺GMZakhartsov, Vladimir | 2477 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9.0 | 56.25 | 82.0 | +15.1 | 2564 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺IMRemizov, Yaroslav | 2436 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 49.75 | 83.0 | +13.3 | 2513 |
| 3 | GMShubin, Kirill | 2459 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 49.50 | 83.0 | +8.8 | 2511 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMSakaev, Konstantin | 2464 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 42.25 | 84.5 | -7.1 | 2424 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺GMSmirnov, Pavel | 2437 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 42.25 | 84.5 | -1.9 | 2426 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺IMTriapishko, Alexandr | 2436 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 42.00 | 84.5 | -1.7 | 2426 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺IMNovozhilov, Semen | 2352 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 39.50 | 84.5 | +28.8 | 2433 |
| 7 | GMKhubukshanov, Erdem | 2419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 38.50 | 84.5 | +1.6 | 2427 |
| 11 | GMIljiushenok, Ilia | 2449 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 39.25 | 85.0 | -9.3 | 2396 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺IMPingin, Artem | 2430 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 38.50 | 85.0 | -5.6 | 2398 |
| 12 | 🇷🇺GMPridorozhni, Aleksei | 2486 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 38.00 | 85.0 | -16.3 | 2393 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺IMVastrukhin, Oleg | 2358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 34.75 | 85.0 | +8.1 | 2403 |
| 13 | 🇷🇺IMObgolts, Erik | 2412 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 5.5 | 36.50 | 85.5 | -7.2 | 2371 |
| 14 | IMShuvalova, Polina | 2360 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 4.0 | 25.50 | 87.0 | -12.2 | 2291 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Novozhilov, SemenIMRUS+28.86.5 pts · #5
- 2Zakhartsov, VladimirGMRUS+15.19.0 pts · #1
- 3Remizov, YaroslavIMRUS+13.38.0 pts · #2
- 1Pridorozhni, AlekseiGMRUS-16.36.0 pts · #12
- 2Shuvalova, PolinaIMFID-12.24.0 pts · #14
- 3Iljiushenok, IliaGMFID-9.36.0 pts · #11
- R8+126 Elo gap
- R6+107 Elo gap
- R2+106 Elo gap