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Final stage Cup of Russia 2025 (men)

KnockoutStandard

16 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 04 Dec 2025 to 10 Dec 2025 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 16 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2509, and top seed was Igor Lysyj ( FID, GM, 2571).

Rudik Makarian ( FID, GM, 2524) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Nikita Afanasiev (5.5) and Roman Kezin (3.5). Makarian won solo starting round 2.

Location
🇷🇺Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Dates
04 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 8 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,509
Participants
16
Titled players · 16
GM×11
IM×4
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×12
FIDE (no federation)×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

GM Rudik Makarian led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R2–R8 · LEAD HELD

GM Rudik Makarian held the sole lead from R2 through R8 without losing it.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

GM Rudik Makarian 0.51.5 against GM Nikita Afanasiev (R7 0-1, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

GM Rudik Makarian won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMRudik Makarian*
0
½
2GMNikita Afanasiev
1
½
*
½
½
3IMRoman Kezin
½
½
*
4GMAleksey Goganov*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Makarian, RudikGM2524FID+16N+16B=6B+6N+5N+5B2B=2N6.019.019.09.752636+11.0
2Afanasiev, NikitaGM2525RUS+12B=12N=8N+8B=3N=3B+1N=1B5.522.523.015.502615+9.4
3Kezin, RomanIM2464RUS+13B=13N=7B=7N=2B=2NFF3.516.016.08.252583+10.2
4Goganov, AlekseyGM2484RUS+14N=14B=5B=5NFFFF2.55.05.02.752541+3.0
5Volkov, SergeyGM2410RUS=9N=9B=4N=4B1B1NFF2.019.019.03.502392-1.2
6Zakhartsov, VladimirGM2476RUS+15N=15B=1N1BFFFF2.013.013.03.752503+1.6
7Lysyj, IgorGM2571FID=10B=10N=3N=3BFFFF2.09.09.04.502346-10.6
8Triapishko, AlexandrIM2451RUS=11B=11N=2B2NFFFF1.513.013.03.752436-1.0
9Zvjaginsev, VadimGM2543RUS=5B=5NFFFFFF1.04.04.02.002410-3.6
10Skatchkov, ValeryFM2228RUS=7N=7BFFFFFF1.04.04.02.002571+15.2
11Iljiushenok, IliaGM2520FID=8N=8BFFFFFF1.03.03.01.502450-2.0
12Kryakvin, DmitryGM2456RUS2N=2BFFFFFF0.511.011.02.752332-3.0
13Remizov, YaroslavIM2483RUS3N=3BFFFFFF0.57.07.01.752271-5.6
14Shubin, KirillGM2482FID4B=4NFFFFFF0.55.05.01.252291-5.0
15Pridorozhni, AlekseiGM2482RUS6B=6NFFFFFF0.54.04.01.002283-5.2
16Obgolts, ErikIM2360RUS1B1NFFFFFF0.012.012.00.001724-5.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers