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.
Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/ev ... ships-2025