Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) continues the Ugra Cup – the Rapid Grand Prix of Russia stage. D. Bocharov is in the lead – 7 points. P. Ponkratov, N. Petrov and B. Grachev are half a point behind. Dates: from November 26 to 28System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: 1 832 000 rubles (1st place 150,000 rubles)Composition: 203 participants,…
Nikita Petrov
The stage of the “RAPID Grand Prix of Russia” Memorial A.-X has ended.Kadyrov was held from October 27 to October 30 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 118 players, including 10 grandmasters, participated in the tournament with a prize fund of 500,000 rubles. Technical results: 1st place. Pavel Smirnov — 8.5 2nd place. Evgeny Alekseev — 8.5 3rd…
The stage of the Russian Rapid Chess Grand Prix has ended in Sochi. The victory was won by grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov, who scored 9 points out of 11. Nikita Afanasiev took the second place, Nikita Petrov won the bronze medal. Both scored 8 points each. Technical results
The chess festival in Chelyabinsk has come to an end. Vladislav Nozdrachev became the winner of the main tournament, followed by Vladimir Zakhartsov, who scored 7.5 points out of 10 as the first prize-winner. M. Nikitenko (Belarus), N. Petrov (Russia), D. Lazavik (Belarus), Zh. Tsydypov, N. Afanasiev and A. Goganov (all – Russia) were half…