The Rector Cup MGSU “Our Heritage” was held on 8-11th November at the Moscow State Civil Engineering University.
The tournament was played over 11 rounds of Swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes per game plus 10 seconds per move.
The reigning Russian champion Dmitry Andreikin edged the 2011 European champion Vladimir Potkin on tiebreak to take the winner’s trophy. Both players finished with 9/11 points.
The tournament was a stage of the 2012 Rapid Grand Prix of Russia. The prize fund was 700,000 RUB (approx 17,400 EUR), with 2500 EUR reserved for the winner. 270 players competed.
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS 2723 – 9
2 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2665 – 9
3 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2598 – 8.5
4 GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2544 – 8.5
5 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2625 – 8.5
6 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2761 – 8.5
7 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2584 – 8.5
8 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2579 – 8.5
9 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2698 – 8.5
10 GM Azarov Sergei BLR 2618 – 8.5
11 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2602 – 8.5
12 GM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2531 – 8.5
13 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2488 – 8.5
14 FM Gordievsky Dmitry RUS 2403 – 8
15 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2594 – 8
16 GM Geller Jakov RUS 2538 – 8
17 GM Rychagov Andrey RUS 2474 – 8
18 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2447 – 8
19 GM Maiorov Nikita BLR 2544 – 8
20 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2547 – 8
21 IM Sharafiev Azat RUS 2454 – 8
22 GM Khruschiov Alexey MDA 2431 – 8
23 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2600 – 8
24 GM Gavrilov Alexei RUS 2501 – 8
25 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2710 – 7.5
26 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2536 – 7.5
27 FM Vakhlamov Igor L. RUS 2409 – 7.5
28 IM Pavlov Sergey UKR 2512 – 7.5
29 IM Mozharov Mikhail RUS 2515 – 7.5
30 IM Arslanov Shamil RUS 2365 – 7.5
31 IM Stukopin Andrey RUS 2477 – 7.5
32 IM Reprintsev Alexander UKR 2310 – 7.5
33 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2395 – 7.5
34 GM Cherniaev Alexander RUS 2475 – 7.5
35 IM Reshetnikov Alexey RUS 2508 – 7.5
36 GM Chernobay Artem RUS 2543 – 7.5
37 Krylov Ivan RUS 2134 – 7.5
38 WGM Shaydullina Sandugach RUS 2189 – 7.5
39 Semenov Nikita RUS 2182 – 7.5
40 Mishin Alexei RUS 2277 – 7.5
41 Tiukaev Ilgiz UZB 2134 – 7.5
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