Vugar Gashimov Memorial - 2025, Blitz
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held on 11 Dec 2025 in Khankendi, Azerbaijan. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2646, and top seed was Ian Nepomniachtchi (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2801).
Vladimir Fedoseev (🇸🇮 SLO, GM, 2752) won with 7.0/10, ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi (6.5) and Rauf Mamedov (6.0). Fedoseev shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 9.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nodirbek Yakubboev (GM, 2564) beat Ian Nepomniachtchi (GM, 2801), a +237-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Vladimir Fedoseev led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
GM Vladimir Fedoseev 0.5–1.5 against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (R3 0-1, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
GM Vladimir Fedoseev went unbeaten across 7 games (R4–R10).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇸🇮GMFedoseev, Vladimir | 2752 | * | 0½ | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 46.0 | +3.6 | 2774 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺GMNepomniachtchi, Ian | 2801 | ½1 | * | 1½ | 10 | 01 | 1½ | 6.5 | 31.50 | 47.0 | -9.0 | 2725 |
| 3 | 🇦🇿GMMamedov, Rauf | 2612 | ½½ | ½0 | * | 01 | ½1 | 11 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 48.0 | +15.2 | 2725 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿GMYakubboev, Nodirbek | 2564 | 00 | 10 | 01 | * | 11 | 0½ | 4.5 | 20.00 | 51.0 | +7.8 | 2627 |
| 6 | 🇦🇿GMSuleymanli, Aydin | 2584 | ½0 | 01 | 0½ | 00 | * | 10 | 3.0 | 16.00 | 54.0 | -10.4 | 2510 |
| 5 | 🇮🇷GMTabatabaei, M. Amin | 2565 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½1 | 10 | * | 3.0 | 13.00 | 54.0 | -7.2 | 2514 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mamedov, RaufGMAZE+15.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Yakubboev, NodirbekGMUZB+7.84.5 pts · #4
- 3Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO+3.67.0 pts · #1
- 1Suleymanli, AydinGMAZE-10.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS-9.06.5 pts · #2
- 3Tabatabaei, M. AminGMIRI-7.23.0 pts · #5
- R1+237 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap