TOP 28 men_Final stage_BLITZ Grand Prix of Russia
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held on 01 Dec 2025 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 14 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2473, and top seed was Yaroslav Remizov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2519).
Yaroslav Remizov (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2519) won with 9.0/13, ahead of Kirill Shubin (8.5) and Nikita Afanasiev (8.0). Remizov shared the lead from round 9 and won solo starting round 11.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Oleg Vastrukhin (IM, 2309) beat Kirill Shubin (GM, 2411), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsIM Yaroslav Remizov led from R11 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Yaroslav Remizov takes the sole lead (7.5/11).
IM Yaroslav Remizov drew with GM Kirill Shubin (White).
IM Yaroslav Remizov 3 wins (R10–R12)GM Kirill Shubin 4 wins (R10–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 | 🇷🇺IMRemizov, Yaroslav | 2519 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 51.75 | 82.0 | +11.4 | 2584 |
| 2 | GMShubin, Kirill | 2411 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 49.50 | 82.5 | +27.1 | 2561 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺GMAfanasiev, Nikita | 2486 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 50.25 | 83.0 | +7.9 | 2532 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺GMZakhartsov, Vladimir | 2488 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.0 | 48.75 | 83.0 | +5.6 | 2531 |
| 4 | GMLysyj, Igor | 2507 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 46.75 | 83.0 | +7.2 | 2532 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺GMSmirnov, Pavel | 2444 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 44.25 | 83.5 | +11.1 | 2506 |
| 7 | GMMatinian, Nikita | 2423 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 41.50 | 84.0 | +9.7 | 2479 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺IMTriapishko, Alexandr | 2501 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6.5 | 44.00 | 84.5 | -10.0 | 2444 |
| 9 | GMLobanov, Sergei | 2500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 37.00 | 84.5 | -9.8 | 2444 |
| 10 | GMIljiushenok, Ilia | 2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 34.00 | 85.0 | -3.2 | 2420 |
| 11 | 🇷🇺IMVastrukhin, Oleg | 2309 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 35.50 | 85.5 | +15.9 | 2402 |
| 12 | 🇷🇺IMObgolts, Erik | 2426 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 25.25 | 86.5 | -15.7 | 2340 |
| 13 | 🇷🇺IMNovozhilov, Semen | 2409 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 20.00 | 87.5 | -22.9 | 2276 |
| 14 | 🇷🇺FMGoltsev, Dmitry | 2419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 14.50 | 88.5 | -34.3 | 2199 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shubin, KirillGMFID+27.18.5 pts · #2
- 2Vastrukhin, OlegIMRUS+15.95.5 pts · #11
- 3Remizov, YaroslavIMRUS+11.49.0 pts · #1
- 1Goltsev, DmitryFMRUS-34.32.5 pts · #14
- 2Novozhilov, SemenIMRUS-22.93.5 pts · #13
- 3Obgolts, ErikIMRUS-15.74.5 pts · #12
- R5+102 Elo gap