Championship of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania 2025 (men)
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Vladikavkaz, Russia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Taimuraz Tamaev (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2134).
Vadim Kelekhsaev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1891) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Khetag Bogov (7.0) and Khetag Alikov (6.5). Kelekhsaev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Miron Urumov (1496) beat Taimuraz Tamaev (FM, 2134), a +638-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Vladikavkaz, Russia
Dates
05 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇺Russia×33
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsVadim Kelekhsaev led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Vadim Kelekhsaev held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vadim Kelekhsaev drew with Khetag Bogov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Vadim Kelekhsaev 4 wins (R1–R4)Khetag Bogov 3 wins (R7–R9)Khetag Alikov 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vadim Kelekhsaev | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Khetag Bogov | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Khetag Alikov | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Arsen Valiev | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelekhsaev, Vadim | 1891 | RUS | +28N | +13B | +12N | +5B | =2N | +18B | =3N | =6B | +8N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 38.25 | 2104 | +84.4 |
| 2 | Bogov, Khetag | 2079 | RUS | +16B | +9N | =11B | =8N | =1B | =4N | +18B | +12N | +5B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 37.00 | 2054 | +9.6 |
| 3 | Alikov, Khetag | 1731 | RUS | +15N | −18B | +30N | +23B | +5N | =7B | =1B | +4N | =6N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 33.25 | 1957 | +85.6 |
| 4 | Tamaev, TaimurazFM | 2134 | RUS | −23N | +10N | +16B | =6B | +11N | =2B | +7N | −3B | +19N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 31.50 | 1946 | -32.6 |
| 5 | Valiev, Arsen | 1820 | RUS | +30B | +19N | +23B | −1N | −3B | +14N | +8B | +11N | −2N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 26.00 | 1895 | +42.0 |
| 6 | Batyaev, Vyacheslav | 1946 | RUS | −11B | +33N | +19B | =4N | =9B | +28N | +10B | =1N | =3B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 25.75 | 1859 | -25.2 |
| 7 | Esenov, Timur | 1833 | RUS | +14B | −23N | +20B | +25N | =8B | =3N | −4B | +18N | +11B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 27.50 | 1864 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Shavlohov, Georgiy | 1928 | RUS | +22N | +26B | =18N | =2B | =7N | +12B | −5N | +13B | −1B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 26.00 | 1874 | -9.4 |
| 9 | Khasanchin, Damir | 1701 | FID | +29N | −2B | +15N | =12B | =6N | −13B | =23B | +16N | +24B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 1776 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Tedeev, Maksim | 1687 | RUS | =24N | −4B | +22N | +26B | −12N | +17B | −6N | +23B | +21N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 21.25 | 1817 | +49.6 |
| 11 | Morozov, Vadim | 1856 | RUS | +6N | +21B | =2N | =18B | −4B | +19N | +13N | −5B | −7N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 24.50 | 1884 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Kovalev, Georgiy | 1797 | RUS | +20B | +25N | −1B | =9N | +10B | −8N | +26B | −2B | =15N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 21.75 | 1777 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Kuliev, Sergey | 1861 | RUS | +27B | −1N | −14B | +20N | +16B | +9N | −11B | −8N | +28B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1686 | -27.4 |
| 14 | Kibizov, Valerii L | 1841 | RUS | −7N | +28B | +13N | +24B | −18N | −5B | −19B | +20N | +25B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 1559 | -82.4 |
| 15 | Koraev, Kazbek | 1723 | RUS | −3B | +31N | −9B | −28N | +32B | =16N | +25B | +22N | =12B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 17.25 | 1657 | -10.0 |
| 16 | Kazaryan, Vladimir | 1567 | RUS | −2N | +24B | −4N | +32B | −13N | =15B | +17N | −9B | +27N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 16.00 | 1494 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Kelekhsaev, Soslan | 1702 | RUS | −21N | −29B | +34N | +30B | =25B | −10N | −16B | +33N | +31N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 8.75 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gagloev, Uruzmag | 1624 | RUS | +33B | +3N | =8B | =11N | +14B | −1N | −2N | −7B | F | 4.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 17.25 | 1832 | +59.6 |
| 19 | Dzeranov, Artur | 1470 | RUS | +34N | −5B | −6N | +29B | +23N | −11B | +14N | F | −4B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 1692 | +61.6 |
| 20 | Chkareuli, David | 0 | RUS | −12N | +32B | −7N | −13B | −29N | +30N | +31B | −14B | +23N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kaitukov, Arsen | 1810 | RUS | +17B | −11N | F | +27N | −28B | +22B | +29N | F | −10B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 15.00 | 1567 | -18.6 |
| 22 | Dzanagov, Egor | 1546 | RUS | −8B | −27N | −10B | +33N | +31B | −21N | +32B | −15B | +34N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1475 | -20.8 |
| 23 | Urumov, Miron | 1496 | RUS | +4B | +7B | −5N | −3N | −19B | +24B | =9N | −10N | −20B | 3.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 18.25 | 1648 | +41.6 |
| 24 | Gubaev, Alan | 0 | RUS | =10B | −16N | +31B | −14N | +27B | −23N | +28B | F | −9N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 12.25 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Gatsoev, Khetag Dm | 1469 | RUS | +32N | −12B | +29N | −7B | =17N | −26B | −15N | +34B | −14N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 7.75 | 1450 | -10.8 |
| 26 | Shkurupiy, Konstantin | 1704 | RUS | +31B | −8N | =27B | −10N | +30B | +25N | −12N | F | F | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.25 | 1627 | -21.2 |
| 27 | Bidzhelov, Konstantin | 0 | RUS | −13N | +22B | =26N | −21B | −24N | −29B | +34N | +30N | −16B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Tigiev, Aleksandr | 1700 | RUS | −1B | −14N | F | +15B | +21N | −6B | −24N | +29B | −13N | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Basiev, Aleksandr | 0 | RUS | −9B | +17N | −25B | −19N | +20B | +27N | −21B | −28N | F | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Skodtaev, Elbrus | 1627 | RUS | −5N | +34B | −3B | −17N | −26N | −20B | +33N | −27B | +32N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 3.00 | 1491 | -27.2 |
| 31 | Tekhov, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | −26N | −15B | −24N | +34B | −22N | +33B | −20N | +32N | −17B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 3.00 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Godzhiev, Ruslan | 0 | RUS | −25B | −20N | +33B | −16N | −15N | +34B | −22N | −31B | −30B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 1.00 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sabanov, Boris | 0 | RUS | −18N | −6B | −32N | −22B | =34N | −31N | −30B | −17B | F | 0.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 0.25 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Piliev, Yuri | 1438 | RUS | −19B | −30N | −17B | −31N | =33B | −32N | −27B | −25N | −22B | 0.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 0.25 | 728 | -61.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alikov, KhetagRUS+85.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Kelekhsaev, VadimRUS+84.47.5 pts · #2
- 3Dzeranov, ArturRUS+61.64.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Kibizov, Valerii LRUS-82.45.0 pts · #19
- 2Piliev, YuriRUS-61.20.5 pts · #33
- 3Tamaev, TaimurazFMRUS-32.66.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+638 Elo gap
- R8+403 Elo gap
- R7+371 Elo gap