Kirov region Champ 2025
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Kirov, Russia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1975, and top seed was Pavel Trifonov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2213).
Igor Vad Shabardin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1778) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Vladimir A. Tolkanov (7.5) and Andrey Milchakov (6.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Igor Vad Shabardin (1778) beat Pavel Trifonov (FM, 2213), a +435-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIgor Vad Shabardin led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Igor Vad Shabardin held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
Igor Vad Shabardin beat Vladimir A. Tolkanov (White).
Igor Vad Shabardin 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Vladimir A. Tolkanov 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Igor Vad Shabardin | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Vladimir A. Tolkanov | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andrey Milchakov | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Kirill Dranishnikov | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabardin, Igor Vad | 1778 | RUS | +22B | +17N | +2B | =4N | +7B | =3N | +11B | +8N | +5N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 41.50 | 2211 | +169.6 |
| 2 | Tolkanov, Vladimir A. | 2205 | RUS | +13N | +16B | −1N | =6B | +5N | +8B | +3B | +7N | +10B | 7.5 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 38.25 | 2172 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Milchakov, Andrey | 1975 | RUS | +21N | +15B | =7N | +13B | +9N | =1B | −2N | −5B | +12N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 29.00 | 1958 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Dranishnikov, Kirill | 1800 | RUS | +26N | +23B | =6N | =1B | +14N | −7B | −8N | +9B | +13B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 26.75 | 1977 | +66.8 |
| 5 | Tolstobrov, Vladislav | 1773 | RUS | =19N | +12B | +16N | F | −2B | +18B | +14N | +3N | −1B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 26.00 | 2007 | +93.2 |
| 6 | Koshcheev, Ivan | 1871 | RUS | =18B | +9N | =4B | =2N | −8B | +20N | =10B | +11N | =7B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 27.25 | 1880 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Trifonov, PavelFM | 2213 | RUS | +10B | +8N | =3B | F | −1N | +4N | +13B | −2B | =6N | 5.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 26.25 | 1998 | -34.4 |
| 8 | Popyvanov, Vyacheslav | 1920 | RUS | +24N | −7B | =21N | +19B | +6N | −2N | +4B | −1B | =9N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 22.75 | 1856 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Astafiev, Oleg | 1797 | RUS | +14N | −6B | +15N | +20B | −3B | =13N | +17B | −4N | =8B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 21.25 | 1826 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Rozhneva, Uliana | 1665 | RUS | −7N | +24B | +23N | =14B | −12N | +15B | =6N | +16B | −2N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 20.50 | 1882 | +76.8 |
| 11 | Pronchatov, Vadim | 1552 | RUS | −15N | +26B | −13N | +16B | +21N | +12B | −1N | −6B | +17N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.50 | 1768 | +94.4 |
| 12 | Shirokov, Dmitry | 1904 | RUS | =25B | −5N | +22B | =17N | +10B | −11N | +18B | +14N | −3B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 20.50 | 1770 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Semenovykh, Iliya | 1660 | RUS | −2B | +28N | +11B | −3N | +26B | =9B | −7N | +15B | −4N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 15.00 | 1796 | +56.0 |
| 14 | Purgin, NikolajFM | 2170 | RUS | −9B | +25N | +18B | =10N | −4B | +19N | −5B | −12B | +20N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 1751 | -74.4 |
| 15 | Kalinin, Nikita Vlad | 1597 | RUS | +11B | −3N | −9B | +21B | =20N | −10N | +19B | −13N | +24B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.25 | 1659 | +21.6 |
| 16 | Dvinskikh, Leonid | 1895 | RUS | +27B | −2N | −5B | −11N | +22B | +24N | +20B | −10N | =23N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 13.25 | 1681 | -38.0 |
| 17 | Beltyugov, Pavel | 1616 | RUS | +20N | −1B | =19N | =12B | −18N | +26B | −9N | +24N | −11B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 13.50 | 1577 | -21.2 |
| 18 | Vozhegova, Ekaterina | 1549 | RUS | =6N | =19B | −14N | +24B | +17B | −5N | −12N | −23B | +28B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 1733 | +70.8 |
| 19 | Stukova, Nataliya | 1490 | RUS | =5B | =18N | =17B | −8N | +23B | −14B | −15N | +25N | =21B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 15.00 | 1578 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Klassovich, Sergey Art | 0 | RUS | −17B | +22N | +25B | −9N | =15B | −6B | −16N | +27N | −14B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 10.25 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Makhnev, Ivan | 1540 | RUS | −3B | +27N | =8B | −15N | −11B | =25N | −24B | +28N | =19N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 1567 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Kaisin, Yrij | 1745 | RUS | −1N | −20B | −12N | +27B | −16N | −23B | +28N | +26B | =25N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 6.00 | 1709 | -6.2 |
| 23 | Tolstobrov, Nikolaj | 0 | RUS | F | −4N | −10B | F | −19N | +22N | +27B | +18N | =16B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sherstennikov, Lev | 1592 | RUS | −8B | −10N | +27B | −18N | +28N | −16B | +21N | −17B | −15N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 5.50 | 1546 | -26.8 |
| 25 | Chernykh, Platon | 1465 | RUS | =12N | −14B | −20N | =28B | =27N | =21B | =26N | −19B | =22B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 8.25 | 1592 | +40.0 |
| 26 | Shuljya, Alexander | 1660 | RUS | −4B | −11N | +28B | F | −13N | −17N | =25B | −22N | +27B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 3.50 | 1496 | -34.8 |
| 27 | Tokarev, Yuriy V. | 1587 | RUS | −16N | −21B | −24N | −22N | =25B | +28B | −23N | −20B | −26N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 2.00 | 1423 | -28.4 |
| 28 | Vasiljev, Viktor | 1673 | RUS | F | −13B | −26N | =25N | −24B | −27N | −22B | −21B | −18N | 0.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.50 | 1155 | -86.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shabardin, Igor VadRUS+169.68.0 pts · #1
- 2Pronchatov, VadimRUS+94.45.0 pts · #7
- 3Tolstobrov, VladislavRUS+93.25.5 pts · #4
- 1Vasiljev, ViktorRUS-86.00.5 pts · #28
- 2Purgin, NikolajFMRUS-74.44.5 pts · #19
- 3Dvinskikh, LeonidRUS-38.04.5 pts · #24
- R5+435 Elo gap
- R3+427 Elo gap
- R7+397 Elo gap