Mountain Urals 2025_A1
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia. Top 10 Elo average was 1603, and top seed was Maria Kleshcheva (🇷🇺 RUS, 1779).
Semen Mukhin (🇷🇺 RUS, 1640) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mark Enin (7.0) and Makar Maksimov (6.5). Mukhin won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Viktoriya Lebedeva (1464) beat Ivan V Matveev (1699), a +235-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Verkhnyaya Salda, Russia
Dates
23 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇺Russia×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSemen Mukhin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Semen Mukhin held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Semen Mukhin beat Mark Enin (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Semen Mukhin 3 wins (R1–R3)Mark Enin 3 wins (R6–R8)Makar Maksimov 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Semen Mukhin | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Mark Enin | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Makar Maksimov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Maria Kleshcheva | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukhin, Semen | 1640 | RUS | +3N | +5B | +6N | =7B | +2N | =4N | +8B | +16N | =9B | 7.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 43.50 | 1781 | +58.4 |
| 2 | Enin, Mark | 1598 | RUS | +28B | =13N | +8B | +15N | −1B | +9N | +7B | +6N | =3N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 36.25 | 1701 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Maksimov, Makar | 0 | RUS | −1B | +22N | =14B | +25N | =13B | +23B | +10N | +7N | =2B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 32.00 | 1765 | +133.6 |
| 4 | Kleshcheva, Maria | 1779 | RUS | +21B | =15N | +18B | +19N | =7N | =1B | −6N | +13B | =11N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 30.00 | 1727 | -16.0 |
| 5 | Zaytsev, Ivan | 1491 | RUS | +22B | −1N | +32B | +31N | =9B | −8N | =12B | +14N | +6B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 27.50 | 1509 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Grigoriev, Platon | 0 | RUS | +9B | +12N | −1B | +18N | +17B | =7N | +4B | −2B | −5N | 5.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 28.75 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Medvedev, Mark | 1611 | RUS | +26N | +24B | +10N | =1N | =4B | =6B | −2N | −3B | +15N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 27.50 | 1606 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Gaag, Anastasiya | 1433 | RUS | +36N | =19B | −2N | +14N | +15B | +5B | −1N | =11B | =13N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 25.50 | 1532 | +37.6 |
| 9 | Kochnev, Daniil | 1410 | RUS | −6N | +37B | +23N | +11B | =5N | −2B | =15N | +24B | =1N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 24.50 | 1590 | +56.8 |
| 10 | Lebedeva, Viktoriya | 1464 | RUS | +31N | +29B | −7B | −17N | =18B | +21N | −3B | +22N | +16B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 1628 | +62.4 |
| 11 | Maksimov, Arseniy | 1446 | RUS | −18B | +35N | +21B | −9N | +31B | +24B | =13N | =8N | =4B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 22.75 | 1531 | +29.2 |
| 12 | Kochetkov, Grigory Ser | 1472 | RUS | +37N | −6B | −17N | +32N | =16B | +26B | =5N | =15B | +25N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 21.00 | 1676 | +64.4 |
| 13 | Lobych, Mikhail | 1533 | RUS | +27N | =2B | −19N | +20B | =3N | +17B | =11B | −4N | =8B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 25.25 | 1408 | -41.2 |
| 14 | Sheremeta, Kirill | 0 | RUS | =32N | =20B | =3N | −8B | =33N | +37B | +23N | −5B | +27N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 19.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kazakov-Apkarimov, Fedor | 1502 | RUS | +30B | =4B | +20N | −2B | −8N | +25N | =9B | =12N | −7B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 21.00 | 1448 | -30.8 |
| 16 | Zaripov, Semen | 1465 | RUS | −20N | =17B | +27N | =26B | =12N | +19B | +24N | −1B | −10N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 19.50 | 1432 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Krasilov, Vladislav | 0 | RUS | =25B | =16N | +12B | +10B | −6N | −13N | =22B | =19B | =20N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shevchik, Aleksey | 1437 | RUS | +11N | +23B | −4N | −6B | =10N | =29B | =20N | =27B | =19N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 20.75 | 1580 | +44.4 |
| 19 | Konovalenko, Miroslav | 1497 | RUS | +33B | =8N | +13B | −4B | −24N | −16N | +28B | =17N | =18B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 19.75 | 1522 | +6.4 |
| 20 | Eremin, Denis | 0 | RUS | +16B | =14N | −15B | −13N | =28B | +31N | =18B | =25N | =17B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 19.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tarasenko, Bogdan | 1597 | RUS | −4N | +30B | −11N | +37B | =26N | −10B | −27N | +31N | +32B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 1362 | -62.8 |
| 22 | Matveev, Ivan V | 1699 | RUS | −5N | −3B | +36N | +29B | −23N | +35B | =17N | −10B | +38N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1353 | -105.6 |
| 23 | Makarov, Saveliy | 1503 | RUS | +35B | −18N | −9B | +33N | +22B | −3N | −14B | =26N | =28B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 14.50 | 1442 | -24.8 |
| 24 | Gabov, Andrey | 0 | RUS | +34B | −7N | =33B | +28N | +19B | −11N | −16B | −9N | =26B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lubentsova, Anastasiya | 1564 | RUS | =17N | =32B | =26N | −3B | +27N | −15B | +36N | =20B | −12B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 14.75 | 1220 | -84.0 |
| 26 | Lukoyanova, Anastasiya | 1454 | RUS | −7B | +34N | =25B | =16N | =21B | −12N | =29N | =23B | =24N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1417 | -15.6 |
| 27 | Asanov, Anton | 0 | RUS | −13B | =28N | −16B | +30N | −25B | +34N | +21B | =18N | −14B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Gorbunov, Matvei | 1483 | RUS | −2N | =27B | +35N | −24B | =20N | +33B | −19N | =29B | =23N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1440 | -11.6 |
| 29 | Burylova, Anastasiya | 1447 | RUS | +38B | −10N | −31B | −22N | +34B | =18N | =26B | =28N | =30B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1357 | -24.4 |
| 30 | Magalyas, Matvey | 0 | RUS | −15N | −21N | =34B | −27B | −37N | +38N | +35B | +36B | =29N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Mamaev, Artem | 0 | RUS | −10B | +38N | +29N | −5B | −11N | −20B | +37N | −21B | =33B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 7.75 | 1250 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Husht, Vasilisa | 1410 | RUS | =14B | =25N | −5N | −12B | =35N | −36B | +33N | +37B | −21N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1286 | -28.8 |
| 33 | FIDE 55828914 | 0 | — | −19N | +36B | =24N | −23B | =14B | −28N | −32B | +38B | =31N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 540014673 | 0 | — | −24N | −26B | =30N | =36B | −29N | −27B | +38N | −35N | +37B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.25 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Putilov, Lev | 0 | RUS | −23N | −11B | −28B | +38N | =32B | −22N | −30N | +34B | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 4.75 | 1141 | -83.6 |
| 36 | Elin, Arseniy | 0 | RUS | −8B | −33N | −22B | =34N | +38B | +32N | −25B | −30N | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 522088261 | 0 | — | −12B | −9N | +38B | −21N | +30B | −14N | −31B | −32N | −34N | 2.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 4.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 570002193 | 0 | — | −29N | −31B | −37N | −35B | −36N | −30B | −34B | −33N | −22B | 0.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maksimov, MakarRUS+133.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Kochetkov, Grigory SerRUS+64.45.5 pts · #7
- 3Lebedeva, ViktoriyaRUS+62.45.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Matveev, Ivan VRUS-105.64.5 pts · #25
- 2Lubentsova, AnastasiyaRUS-84.04.0 pts · #31
- 3Putilov, LevRUS-83.62.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R8+235 Elo gap
- R1+208 Elo gap
- R5+196 Elo gap