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The 78th Russian Chess Championship and 75th Russian Women's Championship took place in Moscow 1st to 12th October 2025. The event was pretty weak compared to even the relatively recent past due to the war. Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev, Andrey Esipenko and Vladimir Malakhov were the top seeds but there were some young players too. Polina Shuvalova, Leya Garifullina, Olga Girya, Valentina Gunina and Alisa Galliamova were the leading women's players. 22 year old Arseniy Nesterov won the title for the first time with 6.5/11 half a point clear of Daniil Dubov, Andrey Esipenko and Vadim Zvjaginsev. Anna Shukhman won the women's event with 7/10 half a point clear of Leya Garifullina (who she beat in the final round in the first game to finish) and Daria Charochkina. Alisa Galliamova had to withdrew due to health reasons at around the half way stage and her results were annulled.

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78th ch-RUS 2025 Moscow (RUS), 1-12 x 2025															cat. XIV (2589)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Nesterov, Arseniy	g	FID	2584	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	6½	2654
2.	Dubov, Daniil	g	RUS	2684	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	6	2616
3.	Esipenko, Andrey	g	RUS	2693	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	6	2615
4.	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2528	½	½	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	6	2630
5.	Artemiev, Vladislav	g	RUS	2646	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	5½	2583
6.	Ponkratov, Pavel	g	RUS	2586	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	1	½	½	0	1	5½	2589
7.	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	FID	2643	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	1	½	5½	2584
8.	Vetokhin, Savva	g	FID	2569	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	*	½	½	1	½	5½	2590
9.	Uskov, Artem	g	FID	2498	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	1	1	5½	2597
10.	Iljiushenok, Ilia	g	FID	2514	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	5	2559
11.	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	g	RUS	2596	½	½	½	½	1	1	0	0	0	½	*	0	4½	2523
12.	Lobanov, Sergei	g	FID	2526	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	1	*	4½	2529

Round 1 (October 1, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	1-0	37	D38	QGD Ragozin
Dubov, Daniil	- Lobanov, Sergei	½-½	41	A05	Various
Esipenko, Andrey	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	41	C50	Giuoco Piano
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Vetokhin, Savva	½-½	26	A00	Irregular Openings
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	15	C45	Scotch Game
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Uskov, Artem	0-1	67	C60	Ruy Lopez
Round 2 (October 2, 2025)
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Ponkratov, Pavel	1-0	41	C47	Four Knights
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Zemlyanskii, Ivan	1-0	39	A05	Various
Vetokhin, Savva	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	47	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Uskov, Artem	- Nesterov, Arseniy	½-½	34	A08	Barcza System
Iljiushenok, Ilia	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	40	D90	Gruenfeld Flohr
Lobanov, Sergei	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	51	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Round 3 (October 3, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	33	D11	Slav Defence
Dubov, Daniil	- Uskov, Artem	1-0	80	A05	Various
Esipenko, Andrey	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	½-½	40	C42	Petroff's Defence
Artemiev, Vladislav	- Lobanov, Sergei	1-0	50	D38	QGD Ragozin
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Vetokhin, Savva	1-0	37	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Zvjaginsev, Vadim	½-½	64	A30	English Symmetrical
Round 4 (October 4, 2025)
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Nesterov, Arseniy	½-½	19	C01	French Exchange
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Zemlyanskii, Ivan	0-1	49	C88	Ruy Lopez Closed
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	26	A49	King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Vetokhin, Savva	- Lobanov, Sergei	½-½	41	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Uskov, Artem	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	40	A13	Reti Opening
Iljiushenok, Ilia	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	40	D36	QGD Exchange
Round 5 (October 5, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Ponkratov, Pavel	½-½	27	D86	Gruenfeld Simagin
Dubov, Daniil	- Zvjaginsev, Vadim	½-½	42	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Esipenko, Andrey	- Malakhov, Vladimir	1-0	38	C53	Giuoco Piano
Artemiev, Vladislav	- Uskov, Artem	½-½	41	A29	English Four Knights
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Vetokhin, Savva	0-1	45	E06	Catalan
Lobanov, Sergei	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	½-½	41	A33	English Symmetrical
Round 6 (October 6, 2025)
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	40	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	47	D33	Tarrasch Defence
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	31	A06	Zukertort Opening
Vetokhin, Savva	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	½-½	50	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Uskov, Artem	- Lobanov, Sergei	1-0	61	C50	Giuoco Piano
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Nesterov, Arseniy	½-½	41	C42	Petroff's Defence
Round 7 (October 8, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Vetokhin, Savva	1-0	41	E06	Catalan
Dubov, Daniil	- Zemlyanskii, Ivan	½-½	41	A16	English Opening
Esipenko, Andrey	- Ponkratov, Pavel	½-½	68	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Artemiev, Vladislav	- Zvjaginsev, Vadim	½-½	60	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Iljiushenok, Ilia	- Uskov, Artem	½-½	42	E21	Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Lobanov, Sergei	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	39	D15	Slav Defence
Round 8 (October 9, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	37	A41	Modern Defence
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Lobanov, Sergei	½-½	27	C47	Four Knights
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	63	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	½-½	40	A38	English Symmetrical
Vetokhin, Savva	- Uskov, Artem	½-½	32	E17	Queens Indian
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	33	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Round 9 (October 10, 2025)
Dubov, Daniil	- Vetokhin, Savva	½-½	44	A00	Irregular Openings
Esipenko, Andrey	- Nesterov, Arseniy	½-½	51	C42	Petroff's Defence
Artemiev, Vladislav	- Zemlyanskii, Ivan	0-1	71	A34	English Symmetrical
Uskov, Artem	- Malakhov, Vladimir	0-1	54	A07	Barcza System
Iljiushenok, Ilia	- Zvjaginsev, Vadim	½-½	30	C45	Scotch Game
Lobanov, Sergei	- Ponkratov, Pavel	0-1	68	A29	English Four Knights
Round 10 (October 11, 2025)
Nesterov, Arseniy	- Artemiev, Vladislav	½-½	47	D38	QGD Ragozin
Dubov, Daniil	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	41	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Zvjaginsev, Vadim	- Uskov, Artem	½-½	21	A20	English Opening
Ponkratov, Pavel	- Iljiushenok, Ilia	½-½	41	A33	English Symmetrical
Vetokhin, Savva	- Malakhov, Vladimir	1-0	68	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Zemlyanskii, Ivan	- Lobanov, Sergei	0-1	39	C53	Giuoco Piano
Round 11 (October 12, 2025)
Esipenko, Andrey	- Vetokhin, Savva	½-½	36	D35	QGD Exchange
Artemiev, Vladislav	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	29	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Zvjaginsev, Vadim	½-½	13	A35	English Symmetrical
Uskov, Artem	- Ponkratov, Pavel	½-½	47	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Iljiushenok, Ilia	- Zemlyanskii, Ivan	½-½	36	B01	Centre Counter
Lobanov, Sergei	- Nesterov, Arseniy	½-½	68	A07	Barcza System

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75th ch-RUS w 2025 Moscow RUS Wed 1st Oct 2025 - Sun 12th Oct 2025 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Shukhman, Anna	WGM	RUS	*	1	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	1	1	(+)	7	32	6
2	Garifullina, Leya	IM	RUS	0	*	1	½	1	1	1	0	1	½	½	-1	6.5	31.25	6
3	Charochkina, Daria	IM	RUS	½	0	*	1	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	-1	6.5	29.25	6
4	Shuvalova, Polina	IM	RUS	½	½	0	*	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	(+)	6	25.5	5
5	Goltseva, Ekaterina	WGM	RUS	½	0	0	1	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	(+)	5.5	24.25	4
6	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	IM	RUS	½	0	1	½	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	(½)	5	23.75	2
7	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	IM	RUS	1	0	½	0	½	1	*	0	1	½	0	(+)	4.5	23.75	4
8	Girya, Olga	GM	RUS	0	1	0	½	½	½	1	*	0	0	1	(+)	4.5	21.25	4
9	Gunina, Valentina	GM	RUS	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	*	1	1	-1	4	15.75	4
10	Potapova, Margarita	WIM	RUS	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	0	*	½	-1	3.5	16.25	2
11	Zhapova, Yana	WGM	RUS	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	½	*	(+)	2	9.5	2
12	Galliamova, Alisa	IM	RUS	(-)	0	0	(-)	(-)	(½)	(-)	(-)	0	0	(-)	*	0	0	0
12 players

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