Russian FM Ivan Bocharov edged his compatriot IM Andrei Chigvintsev on tiebreaks to get first place at the Maestro Chess Open 2013, which was held on 7th – 17th July at the 52nd District of Novosibirsk in Russia.
Both players arrived to the finish line with 7.5 points leaving three players half a point behind. GM Andrei Belozerov ended up getting the medal bronze, after beating FMs Alexandr Piskunov and Roman Kezin on tiebreaks.
159 players signed up to participate.
Besides the main open tournament, there were side events for different age categories. Both boys girls in the categories U-9, U-11, U-13 and U-15 of the region will have the chance to participate in a first rate event.
Tournament website
Final Standings (top finishers):
1 FM Bocharov Ivan 2469 RUS 7,5
2 IM Chigvintsev Andrei 2342 RUS 7,5
3 GM Belozerov Andrei 2514 RUS 7,0
4 FM Piskunov Alexandr 2303 RUS 7,0
5 FM Kezin Roman 2379 RUS 7,0
6 GM Yudin Sergei 2543 RUS 6,5
7 Shestak Viktor 2193 RUS 6,5
8 Labutin Danila 2105 RUS 6,5
9 Antonenko Vladimir 2204 RUS 6,5
10 Sozin Stepan 2231 RUS 6,5
11 IM Loskutov Oleg 2389 RUS 6,5
12 Nikolaev Alexander 2237 RUS 6,5
13 WFM Khlichkova Tatiana 2214 RUS 6,5
14 IM Lavrov Maxim 2387 RUS 6,5
15 Chernov Mikhail 2237 RUS 6,5
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