6 players tie in a snooze fest

A +1 score is apparently good enough to tie for 1st at the Russian Championship. 6 of 10 players are tied going into the final round. Svidler defeated Grischuk with black to replace him in the standings and that was the only decisive result in the final 2 rounds!

Final standings (crosstable by TWIC)

1. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2785 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2732
2. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2749 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2736
3. Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2715 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5 2740
4. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2722 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2739
5. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2673 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 2745
6. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2651 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 5 2747
7. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2763 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2692
8. Dubov, Daniil g RUS 2594 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 4 2667
9. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2705 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 4 2655
10. Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 2635 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 2½ 2540

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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar August 12, 2012 General News, Major Tournaments 4 Comments
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