Blitz Moscow. December 2025 - 3

SwissBlitz

77 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 27 Dec 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 21 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Vladimir Zakhartsov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2497).

Andrey Tsvetkov ( FID, IM, 2464) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Ivan Yeletsky (8.0) and Daniil Rakitin (8.0). Tsvetkov clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ivan Dmit Medvedev (1995) beat Ivan Yeletsky (FM, 2414), a +419-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

27 Dec 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMVladimir Zakhartsov2497

Avg top 10

2,413

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×1

IM×8

FM×9

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×68

FIDE (no federation)×8

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAndrey Tsvetkov
FID·2464
8.5pts·2378perf-5.8
🥈
FMIvan Yeletsky
🇷🇺RUS·2414
8.0pts·2371perf-1.8
🥉
FMDaniil Rakitin
🇷🇺RUS·2422
8.0pts·2395perf+1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

IM Andrey Tsvetkov led from R11; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R11.

Co-leaders

Tsvetkov8.5Usov8Yeletsky8Bukreev8Rakitin8Kozionov7.5— ex-leaders:Galaktionovled R6–R8, #17

R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 Dec

FM Ivan Yeletsky takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Andrey Tsvetkov 5 wins (R7–R11)IM Aleksandr E. Usov 3 wins (R9–R11)FM Ivan Yeletsky 5 wins (R3–R7)

R6–R8 · FORMER LEADER FALL

FM Artem Galaktionov held the sole lead at R6–R8 but finished #17.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAndrey Tsvetkov	*	—	—	—
2IMAleksandr E. Usov	—	*	—	—
3FMIvan Yeletsky	—	—	*	1
4IMStanislav Bukreev	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tsvetkov, AndreyIM	2464	FID	+61B	−20N	+9B	+45N	=10B	−12N	+43B	+35N	+25B	+7N	+3B	8.5	65.0	69.0	52.00	2378	-5.8
2	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2414	RUS	+55N	−35B	+30N	+15B	+27N	+5B	+11N	−7B	+16N	−3N	+8B	8.0	69.5	74.0	53.00	2371	-1.8
3	Rakitin, DaniilFM	2422	RUS	+54B	−36N	+48B	+28N	+17B	+6N	−7N	+15B	+12N	+2B	−1N	8.0	69.0	73.5	52.00	2395	+1.2
4	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2444	RUS	+33N	+21B	−10N	+35B	+19N	−11B	+29N	−8B	+27N	+16B	+12N	8.0	66.5	72.0	50.50	2331	-10.7
5	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2385	RUS	+69B	+28N	+36B	=14N	=13B	−2N	−10B	+43N	+20B	+41N	+11B	8.0	64.5	67.5	45.50	2339	-5.6
6	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2497	RUS	+62N	+27B	+16N	+8B	=11N	−3B	−12N	+19B	+13B	+10N	−7B	7.5	70.5	74.5	48.50	2388	-11.0
7	Kozionov, KirillIM	2390	RUS	F	=29B	+37N	+25N	=14B	+13N	+3B	+2N	=11B	−1B	+6N	7.5	70.5	70.5	52.00	2479	+13.7
8	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2260	ARM	+51B	+18N	+43B	−6N	+20B	+14N	−25B	+4N	=10B	+11N	−2N	7.5	69.0	74.0	49.00	2322	+11.6
9	Pereverzev, Timofei	2011	RUS	=56N	+47B	−1N	−52B	+74B	+39N	=26N	+61B	+17B	+13N	=10B	7.5	59.0	61.0	39.25	2128	+22.4
10	Usov, Dmitry E.	2200	RUS	+70N	+24B	+4B	−13N	=1N	+16B	+5N	=12B	=8N	−6B	=9N	7.0	74.5	77.5	47.75	2361	+90.1
11	Galaktionov, ArtemFM	2350	RUS	+50N	+38B	+35N	+26B	=6B	+4N	−2B	+25N	=7N	−8B	−5N	7.0	69.5	74.5	43.50	2357	+4.5
12	Yurasov, MatfeyFM	2358	FID	+34B	−43N	+61B	=18N	+46N	+1B	+6B	=10N	−3B	+14N	−4B	7.0	69.0	73.0	45.00	2286	-4.5
13	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2362	FID	+39N	+15B	=19N	+10B	=5N	−7B	+46N	+36B	−6N	−9B	+25N	7.0	68.0	73.0	43.25	2253	-22.0
14	Vershinin, IgorFM	2258	RUS	+30N	+46B	+44N	=5B	=7N	−8B	−15N	+62B	+36N	−12B	+27N	7.0	64.5	68.5	39.25	2205	-5.7
15	Maslova, Anastasiya YarWFM	1989	FID	+74B	−13N	+49B	−2N	+32B	+53N	+14B	−3N	+26B	=25N	=18B	7.0	64.5	66.5	37.00	2170	+35.0
16	Dragomarezkij, EvgeniIM	2205	RUS	+49B	+40N	−6B	+43N	+38B	−10N	+45B	+20N	−2B	−4N	+28B	7.0	64.0	69.0	38.50	2219	+3.5
17	Appolonov, SergeyIM	2135	RUS	=52N	+56B	+29N	=19B	−3N	−46B	+34N	+44B	−9N	+30B	+31N	7.0	60.5	65.0	39.00	2045	-9.7
18	Vershinin, Miroslav	1941	RUS	+66N	−8B	+67N	=12B	=52N	−29B	=30N	+42B	+46N	+21B	=15N	7.0	59.0	63.0	37.25	1997	+37.6
19	Borisova, EkaterinaFM	2124	RUS	+32B	+48N	=13B	=17N	−4B	=36N	+28B	−6N	+31B	−22N	+38B	6.5	65.0	70.0	38.25	2170	+6.9
20	Korneva, MarinaIM	2089	RUS	+64N	+1B	−26N	+44B	−8N	+30B	+62N	−16B	−5N	+29B	=22B	6.5	64.5	68.5	36.75	2176	+12.8
21	Bunin, Serafim	2054	RUS	+53B	−4N	=69B	+37N	−25B	+48N	+38B	−26N	+35B	−18N	+40B	6.5	58.5	61.5	33.00	2069	+7.2
22	Dedkov, Roman Ol	2191	RUS	−37N	+64B	+55N	−38B	−62N	+68B	−35N	+52B	+61N	+19B	=20N	6.5	50.5	54.0	30.25	1974	-15.1
23	Masaeva, Iliana In	1995	RUS	=47N	−52B	=56N	+60B	+69N	−44B	=50N	=30B	+62N	=24B	+37N	6.5	50.5	53.5	30.50	1874	-35.2
24	Kostornichenko, Yana	1907	RUS	+72B	−10N	−74B	+49N	−53B	+51N	+63B	−41N	+65B	=23N	+35N	6.5	50.0	52.0	29.75	1886	-2.8
25	Tunik, Denis	2117	RUS	+68N	=37B	+52N	−7B	+21N	+26B	+8N	−11B	−1N	=15B	−13B	6.0	67.0	70.5	34.25	2179	+9.1
26	Gilfanov, Marat IFM	2395	FID	+31B	+45N	+20B	−11N	=36B	−25N	=9B	+21B	−15N	−28N	+51B	6.0	63.0	68.0	35.50	2103	-34.6
27	Kondakov, Konstantin	2095	FID	+63B	−6N	+31B	+74N	−2B	−43N	+32B	+48N	−4B	+44N	−14B	6.0	61.5	63.5	28.00	2074	-3.9
28	Frolova, Lyubov V.	1990	RUS	+71N	−5B	+57N	−3B	=39N	+37B	−19N	=50B	+55N	+26B	−16N	6.0	60.5	63.5	28.75	2055	+6.2
29	Denisenko, DenisCM	1994	RUS	+73B	=7N	−17B	=69N	+51B	+18N	−4B	−31N	+32B	−20N	+65B	6.0	60.0	62.5	29.75	1985	-3.5
30	Ivanova, Lubov	1809	RUS	−14B	+77N	−2B	+70N	+40B	−20N	=18B	=23N	+48B	−17N	+54B	6.0	60.0	61.0	25.75	1988	+68.6
31	Del, Nikita	1861	FID	−26N	+71B	−27N	+67B	−35N	+47B	+64N	+29B	−19N	+45B	−17B	6.0	55.0	58.0	27.00	1961	+49.3
32	Zakharov, Mikael Dm	1745	RUS	−19N	+70B	−38N	+55B	−15N	+33B	−27N	+64B	−29N	+61B	+45N	6.0	54.5	57.5	26.50	1961	+85.5
33	Knyazkov, Egor	1883	RUS	−4B	=53N	+76B	=47N	−45B	−32N	+56B	−63N	+58B	+52N	+43B	6.0	51.0	53.0	25.25	1846	-8.6
34	Koroteev, Aleksandr	1838	RUS	−12N	−66B	−42N	+71B	+57N	+65B	−17B	+53N	−43B	+63N	+44B	6.0	50.5	53.5	25.00	1823	-6.9
35	Medvedev, Ivan Dmit	1995	RUS	+59B	+2N	−11B	−4N	+31B	=38N	+22B	−1B	−21N	+54N	−24B	5.5	67.0	71.5	32.25	2097	+13.3
36	Asatryan, GorCM	2081	RUS	F	+3B	−5N	+65B	=26N	=19B	+44N	−13N	−14B	+43N	=41B	5.5	62.5	66.5	31.00	2218	+18.6
37	Polevoy, David	1806	RUS	+22B	=25N	−7B	−21B	+42N	−28N	+54B	=38N	=40B	+49N	−23B	5.5	60.5	65.0	30.00	1976	+88.0
38	Torgaev, Igor	1956	RUS	+77B	−11N	+32B	+22N	−16N	=35B	−21N	=37B	=50N	+62B	−19N	5.5	59.5	60.5	25.50	1981	+5.6
39	Makalkin, Andrey	1848	RUS	−13B	=73N	=53B	+63N	=28B	−9B	−42N	−54N	+59B	+47B	+57N	5.5	53.0	55.5	24.50	1811	-6.1
40	Panteleev, Yury	1917	RUS	+67N	−16B	−65N	+68B	−30N	−64B	+57N	+47B	=37N	+50B	−21N	5.5	51.5	55.0	24.75	1845	-13.4
41	Arsenov, Anton	2149	RUS	F	−44B	+68N	−46B	+61N	−62B	+69N	+24B	+45N	−5B	=36N	5.5	51.0	54.0	24.75	2000	-34.2
42	Trapeznikova, Emma	1624	RUS	−43B	−69N	+34B	=54N	−37B	+70N	+39B	−18N	−49B	+68B	+61N	5.5	49.0	52.0	24.25	1821	+40.3
43	Gorbatov, AlexejIM	1970	RUS	+42N	+12B	−8N	−16B	+50N	+27B	−1N	−5B	+34N	−36B	−33N	5.0	67.0	72.0	29.50	2047	+12.2
44	Mamedov, Elshad	1898	RUS	+65B	+41N	−14B	−20N	+47B	+23N	−36B	−17N	+63B	−27B	−34N	5.0	59.0	63.0	25.00	1932	+5.1
45	Korobova, Polina Ser	2063	RUS	+57N	−26B	+66N	−1B	+33N	+52B	−16N	+46B	−41B	−31N	−32B	5.0	59.0	63.0	24.00	1944	-49.6
46	Saakyan, Emil A.	1933	RUS	+76B	−14N	+63B	+41N	−12B	+17N	−13B	−45N	−18B	−51N	+64B	5.0	58.5	60.5	22.50	1967	+7.2
47	Korzun, Vera	1668	RUS	=23B	−9N	+73B	=33B	−44N	−31N	+51B	−40N	+64B	−39N	+63B	5.0	55.0	57.5	21.75	1813	+43.8
48	Eltsov, Konstantin	1898	RUS	+75N	−19B	−3N	+64B	+65N	−21B	+52N	−27B	−30N	=57B	=66N	5.0	54.0	56.0	18.75	1793	-22.1
49	Stupa, Gleb	1807	RUS	−16N	+75B	−15N	−24B	+56N	−61B	+72N	=68B	+42N	−37B	=50N	5.0	51.5	53.5	19.25	1746	-26.1
50	Popov, Nikita Vlad	1824	RUS	−11B	−74N	+59B	+76N	−43B	+67N	=23B	=28N	=38B	−40N	=49B	5.0	51.0	53.0	22.00	1797	-14.4
51	Babikov, Pavel	1816	RUS	−8N	−67B	+75N	+66B	−29N	−24B	−47N	+72B	+71N	+46B	−26N	5.0	50.0	52.0	17.00	1735	-39.6
52	Leonov, Denis	1757	RUS	=17B	+23N	−25B	+9N	=18B	−45N	−48B	−22N	+53B	−33B	=56N	4.5	61.0	65.5	27.75	1902	+33.8
53	Litvinenko, Dmitriy	1724	RUS	−21N	=33B	=39N	+73B	+24N	−15B	−61N	−34B	−52N	+70B	=55N	4.5	53.5	56.0	20.00	1757	+6.6
54	Petrov, Maksim V	1879	RUS	−3N	−57B	+71N	=42B	−55N	+60B	−37N	+39B	+68N	−35B	−30N	4.5	53.0	56.0	19.25	1764	-36.0
55	Lyakhin, Matvey	1879	RUS	−2B	+59N	−22B	−32N	+54B	−63N	+74B	+58N	−28B	−65N	=53B	4.5	52.5	54.5	17.75	1823	-36.4
56	Prikaznov, Ilia	1715	RUS	=9B	−17N	=23B	−61N	−49B	+75N	−33N	=66B	+70N	=60B	=52B	4.5	52.0	54.0	18.50	1713	-8.8
57	Butuzova, Tatyana	1726	RUS	−45B	+54N	−28B	−62N	−34B	+66N	−40B	+73N	+69B	=48N	−39B	4.5	48.5	51.0	16.50	1785	+8.7
58	Chalaya, Alexandra U	1733	RUS	F	−61N	−62B	+77N	−70B	+59N	+67B	−55B	−33N	+75B	=60N	4.5	42.0	43.0	13.75	1726	-0.4
59	Popov, Arkhip	1685	RUS	−35N	−55B	−50N	+75B	=60N	−58B	−73N	+76B	−39N	+67B	+68N	4.5	41.5	43.5	13.75	1651	-11.8
60	Kurlanov, Lev	1775	RUS	F	−76N	+77B	−23N	=59B	−54N	−65N	+75B	+74B	=56N	=58B	4.5	40.0	41.0	11.75	1690	-33.3
61	Kolisnichenko, Evgeny	1888	RUS	−1N	+58B	−12N	+56B	−41B	+49N	+53B	−9N	−22B	−32N	−42B	4.0	60.5	65.0	18.50	1832	-22.0
62	Onischenko, Andrey	1888	RUS	−6B	−63N	+58N	+57B	+22B	+41N	−20B	−14N	−23B	−38N	F	4.0	58.0	58.0	21.00	1941	+7.8
63	Bezverbny, Vladimir	1741	RUS	−27N	+62B	−46N	−39B	+72N	+55B	−24N	+33B	−44N	−34B	−47N	4.0	53.5	56.5	17.50	1741	-1.1
64	Izotov, Vladimir	1739	FID	−20B	−22N	+72B	−48N	+76B	+40N	−31B	−32N	−47N	+71B	−46N	4.0	51.5	53.5	13.50	1702	-9.9
65	Lidskiy, Ivan	0	RUS	−44N	F	+40B	−36N	−48B	−34N	+60B	+69B	−24N	+55B	−29N	4.0	51.5	51.5	17.50	1832	0.0
66	Gudkov, Egor	1546	RUS	−18B	+34N	−45B	−51N	−68N	−57B	F	=56N	+73B	+69N	=48B	4.0	46.0	46.0	16.25	1739	+35.9
67	Dushanina, Kira Rus	1479	RUS	−40B	+51N	−18B	−31N	+73N	−50B	−58N	−71B	+77B	−59N	+76N	4.0	45.0	46.0	10.50	1630	+38.1
68	Borisenkov, Kirill Rom	1744	RUS	−25B	+72N	−41B	−40N	+66B	−22N	+70B	=49N	−54B	−42N	−59B	3.5	50.0	53.0	12.50	1638	-64.4
69	Sosnina, Anna	1853	RUS	−5N	+42B	=21N	=29B	−23B	+74N	−41B	−65N	−57N	−66B	−72N	3.0	53.5	55.5	13.75	1693	-70.0
70	Tishin, Aleksey	0	RUS	−10B	−32N	F	−30B	+58N	−42B	−68N	+74N	−56B	−53N	+77B	3.0	44.5	44.5	7.50	1598	0.0
71	Turukin, Artem Den	1629	RUS	−28B	−31N	−54B	−34N	−77B	F	+76N	+67N	−51B	−64N	+75B	3.0	40.5	40.5	8.00	1569	-22.1
72	Troyan, Mikhail	1453	RUS	−24N	−68B	−64N	F	−63B	+77N	−49B	−51N	−75N	+74B	+69B	3.0	36.0	36.0	6.00	1575	+20.0
73	Nekrasov, Aleksander	1631	RUS	−29N	=39B	−47N	−53N	−67B	+76N	+59B	−57B	−66N	F	F	2.5	40.0	40.0	9.25	1521	-28.0
74	Salamov, Andrey Pav	1627	RUS	−15N	+50B	+24N	−27B	−9N	−69B	−55N	−70B	−60N	−72N	F	2.0	50.0	50.0	11.50	1637	-1.7
75	Rybakov, Stepan	1452	RUS	−48B	−49N	−51B	−59N	F	−56B	+77N	−60N	+72B	−58N	−71N	2.0	40.0	40.0	4.00	1467	-0.8
76	Mityakov, Nikolay	1514	RUS	−46N	+60B	−33N	−50B	−64N	−73B	−71B	−59N	F	+77N	−67B	2.0	39.5	39.5	5.50	1477	-11.6
77	Solovjyov, Robert	1608	RUS	−38N	−30B	−60N	−58B	+71N	−72B	−75B	F	−67N	−76B	−70N	1.0	37.5	37.5	3.00	1293	-126.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Usov, Dmitry E.RUS
+90.1
7.0 pts · #29
2Polevoy, DavidRUS
+88.0
5.5 pts · #30
3Zakharov, Mikael DmRUS
+85.5
6.0 pts · #42

Top rating losers

1Solovjyov, RobertRUS
-126.4
1.0 pts · #77
2Sosnina, AnnaRUS
-70.0
3.0 pts · #68
3Borisenkov, Kirill RomRUS
-64.4
3.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R2+419 Elo gap
Medvedev, Ivan Dmit1995 beat FMYeletsky, Ivan2414
R9+406 Elo gap
WFMMaslova, Anastasiya Yar1989 beat FMGilfanov, Marat I2395
R10+405 Elo gap
Frolova, Lyubov V.1990 beat FMGilfanov, Marat I2395