Blitz Moscow. December 2025 - 4

SwissBlitz

73 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 28 Dec 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 16 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2411, and top seed was Vladimir Zakhartsov (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2497).

Marat I Gilfanov ( FID, FM, 2395) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Vladimir Zakhartsov (8.0) and Artem Galaktionov (8.0). Gilfanov took the lead from round 10.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Aleksey Yurkov (1668) beat Mihail Kanzychakov (2073), a +405-point gap.

Location

🇷🇺Moscow, Russia

Dates

28 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

2,411

Participants

Titled players · 16

GM×1

IM×5

FM×8

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇺Russia×64

FIDE (no federation)×8

🇦🇲Armenia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMarat I Gilfanov
FID·2395
9.0pts·2541perf+20.7
🥈
GMVladimir Zakhartsov
🇷🇺RUS·2497
8.0pts·2479perf+0.3
🥉
FMArtem Galaktionov
🇷🇺RUS·2350
8.0pts·2426perf+14.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

FM Marat I Gilfanov led from R10; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R10.

Co-leaders

Gilfanov9Usov8Galaktionov8Zakhartsov8Kaufman8Manvelyan8— ex-leaders:Yeletskyled R5, #13

R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec

FM Artem Galaktionov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Marat I Gilfanov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R9–R11)IM Aleksandr E. Usov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)FM Artem Galaktionov 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMarat I Gilfanov	*	—	1	½
2IMAleksandr E. Usov	—	*	1	½
3FMArtem Galaktionov	0	0	*	1
4GMVladimir Zakhartsov	½	½	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	Gilfanov, Marat IFM	2395	FID	+46N	+11B	+26N	−17B	+25N	+7B	=13N	=2B	+5N	+3N	+8B	9.0	72.0	77.0	63.00	2541	+20.7
2	Zakhartsov, VladimirGM	2497	RUS	+18B	+23N	−3B	+12N	+10B	+24N	=6B	=1N	+7B	=8N	=4B	8.0	75.5	81.5	57.25	2479	+0.3
3	Galaktionov, ArtemFM	2350	RUS	+45N	+28B	+2N	+8B	=7N	+13B	+5N	−4B	+27N	−1B	=11N	8.0	74.5	79.5	55.00	2426	+14.5
4	Usov, Aleksandr E.IM	2444	RUS	+50B	+29N	+14B	=10N	−6B	+9N	+17B	+3N	−8B	+13B	=2N	8.0	73.0	77.5	54.25	2483	+7.7
5	Manvelyan, MikayelFM	2260	ARM	+52B	+16N	−6B	+33N	+23B	+17N	−3B	+9N	−1B	+27N	+13N	8.0	70.5	75.0	50.00	2352	+15.5
6	Kaufman, DavidIM	2442	FID	+43N	+34B	+5N	−7B	+4N	=40B	=2N	+24B	−13N	+23B	+17N	8.0	67.5	72.5	51.50	2442	+2.5
7	Bukreev, StanislavIM	2385	RUS	+41B	+27N	+9B	+6N	=3B	−1N	+10B	=13B	−2N	+15N	=12B	7.5	75.5	80.5	52.25	2369	+5.0
8	Tsvetkov, AndreyIM	2464	FID	+39N	+19B	−17N	−3N	+43B	+12N	+23B	+40B	+4N	=2B	−1N	7.5	70.0	75.0	47.50	2372	-7.7
9	Usov, Dmitry E.	2144	RUS	+59N	+31B	−7N	+20B	+16N	−4B	+22N	−5B	=17N	+35B	+21N	7.5	68.0	72.0	45.25	2201	+34.0
10	Kleimenov, NikolayFM	2362	FID	+49N	+21B	+40N	=4B	−2N	+15B	−7N	−35B	+33N	+19B	+26N	7.5	65.5	70.0	45.00	2287	-9.8
11	Pereverzev, Timofei	2011	RUS	+48B	−1N	+44B	+42N	−24B	=49N	+52B	+18N	=15B	+14N	=3B	7.5	63.0	67.5	42.75	2114	+20.3
12	Ivashentseva, DominikaWCM	1960	FID	+57N	−17B	+49N	−2B	+45N	−8B	+50N	+25B	+24N	+40B	=7N	7.5	60.5	64.5	38.75	2218	+58.5
13	Yeletsky, IvanFM	2414	RUS	+44B	+15N	+24B	+25N	+17B	−3N	=1B	=7N	+6B	−4N	−5B	7.0	74.0	79.0	46.75	2374	-3.2
14	Panichkin, Aleksey	2244	RUS	+60N	+20B	−4N	+21B	=15N	+18B	=40N	−27B	+35N	−11B	+23N	7.0	64.5	68.5	41.00	2132	-17.5
15	Kafiatulin, Damir	2034	RUS	+64N	−13B	+43N	+50B	=14B	−10N	+41B	+20N	=11N	−7B	+55N	7.0	62.0	65.5	36.25	2122	+48.8
16	Kapitsa, Matvey	1956	RUS	+58N	−5B	+59N	+26B	−9B	−23N	+44B	−17N	+46B	+24N	+25B	7.0	60.0	64.0	36.00	2138	+102.0
17	Yurasov, MatfeyFM	2358	FID	+36B	+12N	+8B	+1N	−13N	−5B	−4N	+16B	=9B	+34N	−6B	6.5	75.0	80.5	45.75	2292	-4.9
18	Knyazkov, Egor	1883	RUS	−2N	+61B	=19N	+35B	+30N	−14N	+34B	−11B	−21N	+51B	+33N	6.5	62.5	66.5	34.25	2065	+38.0
19	Kleschevnikov, ArsenyCM	2112	FID	+55B	−8N	=18B	+63N	=29B	−22N	+39B	=33N	+20B	−10N	+27B	6.5	62.0	65.5	35.00	2045	-29.2
20	Popov, Sergey Vl	1908	RUS	+67B	−14N	+47B	−9N	=52B	+36N	+30B	−15B	−19N	+49N	+34B	6.5	59.0	62.0	31.75	1987	+49.2
21	Gorbatov, AlexejIM	1970	RUS	+54B	−10N	+41B	−14N	−49B	+37N	=43B	+52N	+18B	+36N	−9B	6.5	58.5	63.0	34.00	1971	+0.3
22	Onischenko, Andrey	1888	RUS	+68N	−25B	+72N	−40B	+53N	+19B	−9B	−23N	=51N	+37B	+35N	6.5	53.5	54.5	27.75	1956	+16.4
23	Borisova, EkaterinaFM	2124	RUS	+61N	−2B	+35N	+32B	−5N	+16B	−8N	+22B	+26N	−6N	−14B	6.0	69.5	73.5	35.00	2176	+6.6
24	Dedkov, Roman Ol	2191	RUS	+51N	+32B	−13N	+28B	+11N	−2B	+29N	−6N	−12B	−16B	+45N	6.0	68.0	72.5	35.00	2105	-6.2
25	Kolomeets, Daniel	2126	RUS	+56B	+22N	+30N	−13B	−1B	+33N	−27B	−12N	+31N	+28B	−16N	6.0	66.5	71.0	34.50	2041	-14.2
26	Voinikonis, NikitaFM	2211	RUS	+37B	+33N	−1B	−16N	−50N	+38B	+31N	+28B	−23B	+44N	−10B	6.0	63.0	67.5	33.50	2025	-43.8
27	Frolova, Lyubov V.	1990	RUS	+71N	−7B	+51N	+58B	−40N	+42B	+25N	+14N	−3B	−5B	−19N	6.0	61.5	62.5	27.50	2061	+9.5
28	Bakhchinyan, Simon	1932	RUS	+65B	−3N	+37B	−24N	−41B	+51N	+46B	−26N	+53B	−25N	+42B	6.0	55.5	59.0	28.00	1920	-4.8
29	Kanzychakov, Mihail	2073	RUS	+38N	−4B	=39N	+68B	=19N	+50B	−24B	−42N	−44B	+59N	+36B	6.0	55.5	58.0	28.00	1916	-35.6
30	Pak, Georgy	1993	RUS	F	+69N	−25B	+62N	−18B	+56B	−20N	+41N	−36B	+52B	+38N	6.0	50.0	50.0	25.50	1858	-28.4
31	Bogomazov, Mikhail	1885	RUS	+72B	−9N	−42B	−47N	+71B	+61N	−26B	+45N	−25B	+53N	+41B	6.0	49.0	50.0	20.50	1833	-26.8
32	Eltsov, Konstantin	1898	RUS	+70B	−24N	+54B	−23N	=47B	−52N	+63B	−36N	+62B	=41N	+44B	6.0	48.5	50.5	23.50	1806	-18.1
33	Panteleev, Yury	1917	RUS	+53N	−26B	+57N	−5B	+51N	−25B	+45N	=19B	−10B	+42N	−18B	5.5	59.5	63.5	26.25	1928	+1.8
34	Korobova, Polina Ser	2063	RUS	+42B	−6N	−50B	+37N	+46B	=41N	−18N	+49B	+38N	−17B	−20N	5.5	58.0	62.5	28.00	1906	-64.8
35	Nikishin, Igor	1959	RUS	=63B	+62N	−23B	−18N	+66B	+47N	+49B	+10N	−14B	−9N	−22B	5.5	57.5	61.0	25.75	1931	-14.8
36	Pismanik, Maksim	1772	RUS	−17N	−57B	+64N	=38B	+58N	−20B	+56N	+32B	+30N	−21B	−29N	5.5	55.5	59.0	26.75	1844	+26.7
37	Zakharova, Milana	1742	RUS	−26N	+53B	−28N	−34B	+54N	−21B	+62B	=39N	+43B	−22N	+49B	5.5	54.5	58.0	24.75	1827	+36.6
38	Lebedev, Andrey	1681	RUS	−29B	−50N	+70B	=36N	+62B	−26N	+47B	+43N	−34B	+39N	−30B	5.5	52.5	54.5	23.75	1839	+42.7
39	Shevchenko, Milena	1872	RUS	−8B	+63N	=29B	=66N	−42B	+64N	−19N	=37B	+60N	−38B	+51N	5.5	51.5	55.0	23.00	1838	-21.6
40	Avagyan, Artur	2162	RUS	F	+66N	−10B	+22N	+27B	=6N	=14B	−8N	+42B	−12N	F	5.0	63.5	63.5	28.50	2156	+0.4
41	Kiryanova, Snezhana	1822	RUS	−7N	+71B	−21N	+59B	+28N	=34B	−15N	−30B	+58N	=32B	−31N	5.0	58.5	59.5	20.75	1870	+24.4
42	Yurkov, Aleksey	1668	RUS	−34N	+46B	+31N	−11B	+39N	−27N	+66B	+29B	−40N	−33B	−28N	5.0	58.0	61.5	26.00	1922	+111.7
43	Makalkin, Andrey	1848	RUS	−6B	+55N	−15B	+54N	−8N	+57B	=21N	−38B	−37N	+64B	=60B	5.0	57.0	60.5	21.75	1808	-7.4
44	Koroteev, Aleksandr	1838	RUS	−13N	+64B	−11N	−51B	+68N	+58B	−16N	+48B	+29N	−26B	−32N	5.0	56.5	59.0	21.00	1832	-7.4
45	Golosov, Georgy	1753	RUS	−3B	−54N	+48B	+72N	−12B	+67N	−33B	−31B	+57N	+46N	−24B	5.0	54.5	55.5	18.00	1758	-6.6
46	Golofast, Uliyana	1829	RUS	−1B	−42N	+65B	+67N	−34N	+53B	−28N	+57B	−16N	−45B	+61N	5.0	53.5	56.5	19.00	1731	-22.8
47	Izotov, Vladimir	1739	FID	F	+73B	−20N	+31B	=32N	−35B	−38N	−60B	+65N	=55N	+62B	5.0	50.0	50.0	18.25	1726	-2.0
48	Lashkul, Sergey	1662	RUS	−11N	−49B	−45N	−61B	+65B	+73N	+67B	−44N	−59B	+70N	+64N	5.0	42.0	42.0	12.00	1638	-11.9
49	Astakhov, Darij	1784	RUS	−10B	+48N	−12B	+73N	+21N	=11B	−35N	−34N	+66B	−20B	−37N	4.5	60.5	60.5	18.75	1828	+19.6
50	Mizerova, Yana	1851	RUS	−4N	+38B	+34N	−15N	+26B	−29N	−12B	−51B	−52N	=54B	+65N	4.5	59.0	62.5	22.75	1836	-5.7
51	Baryshnikov, Egor	1739	RUS	−24B	+67N	−27B	+44N	−33B	−28B	+54N	+50N	=22B	−18N	−39B	4.5	56.0	59.0	20.25	1790	+18.0
52	Krivetz, Georgij	1748	RUS	−5N	−58B	+71N	+57B	=20N	+32B	−11N	−21B	+50B	−30N	F	4.5	54.0	54.0	18.75	1827	+27.7
53	Shubin, Alexander	1496	RUS	−33B	−37N	+55B	+69N	−22B	−46N	+71B	+63N	−28N	−31B	=56N	4.5	49.5	50.5	13.75	1702	+97.2
54	Trapeznikova, Emma	1624	RUS	−21N	+45B	−32N	−43B	−37B	+55N	−51B	−59N	+71B	=50N	+63B	4.5	49.0	50.0	16.25	1709	+18.2
55	Grigoryev, Vladislav	1711	RUS	−19N	−43B	−53N	+60B	−57N	−54B	+70N	+72B	+61N	=47B	−15B	4.5	46.5	47.5	13.50	1628	-25.8
56	Ananiev, Grigory	1716	RUS	−25N	=68B	−62B	+65N	+63B	−30N	−36B	−66N	=69B	+57N	=53B	4.5	42.5	45.0	15.75	1641	-24.6
57	Grigorieva, Sofia	1618	RUS	−12B	+36N	−33B	−52N	+55B	−43N	+61B	−46N	−45B	−56B	+67N	4.0	51.0	54.0	17.00	1667	+23.6
58	Shrabshtein, Ilya	1590	RUS	−16B	+52N	+66B	−27N	−36B	−44N	=64B	+65N	−41B	=62N	−59B	4.0	47.5	51.0	15.00	1664	+15.8
59	Pashchenko, Anastasiya	1728	RUS	−9B	+70N	−16B	−41N	−67B	−63N	F	+54B	+48N	−29B	+58N	4.0	47.5	47.5	15.50	1667	-33.0
60	Melentiev, Georgiy	1745	RUS	−14B	=65N	−63B	−55N	+69B	−62N	+68B	+47N	−39B	F	=43N	4.0	43.5	46.0	14.25	1602	-35.8
61	Slavnov, Grigory	1711	RUS	−23B	−18N	−67B	+48N	+73B	−31B	−57N	+71N	−55B	+69N	−46B	4.0	43.5	43.5	8.50	1616	-60.4
62	Tsykunov, Aleksandr	1496	RUS	F	−35B	+56N	−30B	−38N	+60B	−37N	+64B	−32N	=58B	−47N	3.5	49.5	49.5	14.00	1642	+66.8
63	Gilfanov, Karim	1611	RUS	=35N	−39B	+60N	−19B	−56N	+59B	−32N	−53B	−64N	+71B	−54N	3.5	48.5	49.5	11.75	1627	-2.4
64	Korzun, Vera	1668	RUS	−15B	−44N	−36B	+70N	+72B	−39B	=58N	−62N	+63B	−43N	−48B	3.5	46.0	47.0	8.50	1523	-41.8
65	Volkov, Denis	1525	RUS	−28N	=60B	−46N	−56B	−48N	+72B	+69N	−58B	−47B	+68N	−50B	3.5	43.0	44.0	8.00	1468	-23.8
66	Shirokov, Sergey	1907	RUS	+73N	−40B	−58N	=39B	−35N	+68B	−42N	+56B	−49N	F	F	3.5	40.5	40.5	9.75	1642	-53.6
67	Dushanina, Kira Rus	1479	RUS	−20N	−51B	+61N	−46B	+59N	−45B	−48N	−69B	−70N	+72B	−57B	3.0	42.5	43.5	9.00	1459	-7.7
68	Nartsov, Dmitry	0	RUS	−22B	=56N	+69B	−29N	−44B	−66N	−60N	−70B	+72N	−65B	F	2.5	38.5	38.5	5.75	1477	0.0
69	Kurguzikova, Alisa	1611	RUS	F	−30B	−68N	−53B	−60N	F	−65B	+67N	=56N	−61B	+70B	2.5	34.0	34.0	7.25	1499	-52.0
70	Troyan, Mikhail	1453	RUS	−32N	−59B	−38N	−64B	F	−71N	−55B	+68N	+67B	−48B	−69N	2.0	37.5	37.5	5.50	1320	-19.8
71	Povalyaeva, Polina	1647	RUS	−27B	−41N	−52B	F	−31N	+70B	−53N	−61B	−54N	−63N	F	1.0	41.0	41.0	2.00	1353	-115.6
72	Prokhorov, Vsevolod	0	RUS	−31N	F	−22B	−45B	−64N	−65N	+73B	−55N	−68B	−67N	F	1.0	35.5	35.5	0.00	1350	0.0
73	Lubenko, Ivan	1461	RUS	−66B	−47N	F	−49B	−61N	−48B	−72N	F	F	F	F	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	952	-32.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yurkov, AlekseyRUS
+111.7
5.0 pts · #37
2Kapitsa, MatveyRUS
+102.0
7.0 pts · #16
3Shubin, AlexanderRUS
+97.2
4.5 pts · #49

Top rating losers

1Povalyaeva, PolinaRUS
-115.6
1.0 pts · #71
2Korobova, Polina SerRUS
-64.8
5.5 pts · #30
3Slavnov, GrigoryRUS
-60.4
4.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R8+405 Elo gap
Yurkov, Aleksey1668 beat Kanzychakov, Mihail2073
R8+403 Elo gap
Nikishin, Igor1959 beat FMKleimenov, Nikolay2362
R5+360 Elo gap
Mizerova, Yana1851 beat FMVoinikonis, Nikita2211