In Yekaterinburg (Russia), the D. S. Shcherbin Memorial continues — The Rapid Grand Prix Of Russia Stage. P. Ponkratov is in the lead – 5.5. 11 players are half a point behind, including M. Chigaev, N. Afanasiev, I. Lysyj, A. Riazantsev, A. Nesterov. Rating-favorites: P. Ponkratov, M. Chigaev, A. TimofeevDates: from January 14 to January…
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Tomorrow in Yekaterinburg (Russian Federation) the D. S. Shcherbin Memorial — the Rapid Grand Prix of Russia stage starts. Rating-favorites: P. Ponkratov, M. Chigaev, A. TimofeevDates: from January 14 to January 15System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: 523,000 rubles (1st place – 80,000 rubles)Line-up: 222 participants, 21 grandmasters Official website Starting list