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A.A. Zakharov Memorial 2025

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25 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 08 Dec 2025 to 16 Dec 2025 in Saratov, Russia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Nikita Konstantinov (🇷🇺 RUS, 2131).

Yaroslav Iljushin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1918) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Nikita Konstantinov (6.0) and Lev Artemenko (6.0). Iljushin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mikhail Iljushin (1591) beat Lev Artemenko (2095), a +504-point gap.

Location
🇷🇺Saratov, Russia
Dates
08 Dec 2025 → 16 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺Nikita Konstantinov2131
Avg top 10
1,919
Participants
25
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×24
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Yaroslav Iljushin led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pankov takes leadIljushin takes lead
Iljushin6.5Konstantinov6Artemenko6Pankov6Biryukov5.5Grebennikov5— ex-leaders:Pankovled R7, #8
R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Dec

Matvey Ser Pankov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yaroslav Iljushin beat Nikita Konstantinov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Yaroslav Iljushin 3 wins (R6–R8)Nikita Konstantinov 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yaroslav Iljushin*
1
½
1
2Nikita Konstantinov
0
*—
0
3Lev Artemenko
½
—*—
4Matvey Ser Pankov
0
1
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Iljushin, Yaroslav1918RUS+18B+17N=8B=3N=9B+6N+2B+4B6.535.038.030.502078+65.6
2Konstantinov, Nikita2131RUS+16N+14B+7N+5B+8N−4B−1N+10N6.036.039.527.002022-13.4
3Artemenko, Lev2095RUS−10N+11B+16N=1B+12N=5B+8N+7B6.034.037.527.002004-21.6
4Pankov, Matvey Ser1649RUS+24B−9N+25B+6N+13B+2N+5B−1N6.033.033.022.002024+108.0
5Biryukov, DmitriyFM2106RUS+13B+12N+9B−2N+15B=3N−4N+8B5.535.038.523.501980-16.6
6Grebennikov, Alexandr1910RUS+15N−8B+10N−4B+16N−1B+11N+12B5.033.036.519.501762-25.2
7Sudnik, Pavel1862RUS+20B+25N−2B−8N+11B+15N+9B−3N5.031.031.014.501801-7.0
8Boykov, Artemiy Aleks1747RUS+19B+6N=1N+7B−2B+9N−3B−5N4.538.541.020.251958+84.0
9Tarasov, Pavel Al1853RUS+11N+4B−5N+12B=1N−8B−7N+15B4.535.539.020.751796-16.4
10Iljushin, Mikhail1591RUS+3B=13N−6B−15N+24N+19B+14N−2B4.531.032.516.001751+48.8
11Tomnikov, Lev1474RUS−9B−3N+18B+25N−7N+16B−6B+17N4.030.030.09.501712+70.8
12Adamov, Oleg1764RUS+22N−5B+21N−9N−3B+20B+19N−6N4.028.531.010.001642-15.8
13Arustamyan, Aram1614RUS−5N=10B+22N+24B−4N−14B+21N=19B4.027.529.010.001461-41.2
14Fedukin, Alexandre1808RUS+23B−2N−15B=17N+21B+13N−10B=18N4.026.528.511.501553-40.2
15Arustamyan, Marat Ash1505RUS−6B+19N+14N+10B−5N−7B=17B−9N3.531.534.012.501712+69.2
16Karabashev, Iliya1647RUS−2B+23N−3B+22N−6B−11N+25B=20N3.528.028.05.751069-42.8
17Alekseeva, Tatiyana1675RUS+21N−1B=24N=14B−19N=23B=15N−11B3.025.026.58.001389-35.8
18Arhipov, Yaroslav P1556RUS−1N−22B−11N=21BF+25B+23N=14B3.021.521.55.251459-16.4
19Markelova, Mariya St1445RUS−8N−15BF+20N+17B−10N−12B=13N2.526.026.07.5014560.0
20Vesov, Mikhail Al1489RUS−7N−21B+23N−19B+22B−12NF=16B2.522.022.06.2513580.0
21Popokh, Roman0RUS−17B+20N−12B=18N−14N+24B−13BF2.522.022.05.5013170.0
22Diyanova, Tatiana1459RUS−12B+18N−13B−16B−20NF+24N=23B2.520.520.55.5014520.0
23Monakhov, Ivan1472RUS−14N−16B−20BF+25N=17N−18B=22N2.018.518.52.7513500.0
24Scherbakov, Milan0RUS−4NF=17B−13N−10B−21N−22B+25N1.522.522.51.5013100.0
25FIDE 5400824311000—F−7B−4N−11B−23B−18N−16N−24B0.025.025.00.008370.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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