The talented young GM Evgeny Alekseev won clear first at the Aeroflot Open with the score of 7 out 9 by beating GM Sargissian in the final round while Tomashevsky and Jakovenko drew.
GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny 6.0 RUS 2624 vs. GM Jakovenko, Dmitry 6.0 RUS 2691 ½-½
GM Alekseev, Evgeny 6.0 RUS 2661 vs. GM Sargissian, Gabriel 5.5 ARM 2658 1-0
GM Jobava, Baadur 5.5 GEO 2650 vs. GM Sutovsky, Emil 5.5 ISR 2629 ½-½
GM Wang, Yue 5.5 CHN 2644 vs. GM Novikov, Stanislav 5.5 RUS 2535 1-0
GM Ni, Hua 5.5 CHN 2632 vs. GM Minasian, Artashes 5.5 ARM 2595 1-0
Here are the standings of the top women players in the Open section:
Final standings – Title – Name – Points – Country – Rating – Performance
57 WGM Harika, Dronavalli w 4.0 IND F 2421 2572
74 WGM Hou, Yifan w 3.5 CHN F 2509 2540
78 IM Lahno, Kateryna w 3.0 UKR F 2456 2451
84 IM Kosintseva, Nadezhda w 2.5 RUS F 2496 2420
85 WGM Shen, Yang w 2.5 CHN F 2446 2394
87 IM Kosintseva, Tatiana w 2.0 RUS F 2474 2350
88 IM Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman w 2.0 IND F 2459 2338
No Dortmund for you, Tomashevsky and Jakovenko! Ya coulda played an actual game.
1st Prize = 30000 USD
2nd Prize = 17000 USD
3rd Prize = 10000 USD
4th Prize = 6000 USD
5th Prize = 4000 USD
6th – 10th Prize = each 2500 USD
11th – 15th Prize = each 1700 USD
16th -20th Prize = each 1000 USD
21st – 30th Prize = each 700 USD
** The prizes in cases of a tie of two or more participants will be divided according to the Hort system.
Dear anonymous, even if Tomashevsky or Jakovenko had won, Alekseev would have finished first on tie break… Then you’re just telling nonsense.
¿Qué pasó con Novikov? I don’t understand that final 1-0 against Wang. Did he retire? Susan, you should write a final comment on this exciting chess event.