Final top 20 standings

1 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2582 7.5
2 Onischuk, Vladimir IM UKR 2483 7.0
3 Lintchevski, Daniil GM RUS 2558 7.0
4 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2635 7.0
5 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2666 7.0
6 Smirnov, Pavel GM RUS 2580 7.0
7 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2648 7.0
8 Gabrielian, Artur GM RUS 2531 7.0
9 Shomoev, Anton GM RUS 2577 7.0
10 Khalifman, Alexander GM RUS 2627 6.5
11 Maiorov, Nikita GM BLR 2558 6.5
12 Oparin, Grigoriy IM RUS 2413 6.5
13 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2615 6.5
14 Ionov, Sergey GM RUS 2540 6.5
15 Vorobiov, Evgeny GM RUS 2581 6.5
16 Volkov, Sergey GM RUS 2614 6.5
17 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2569 6.5
18 Demchenko, Anton IM RUS 2574 6.5
19 Burmakin, Vladimir GM RUS 2588 6.5
20 Popov, Valerij GM RUS 2545 6.5
21 Malakhatko, Vadim GM BEL 2543 6.5
22 Neverov, Valeriy GM UKR 2508 6.5
23 Maletin, Pavel GM RUS 2579 6.5

Full standings here: http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/kalend/2011/ChigMemClassic/index.html

The 18th International Chess Festival Mikhail Chigorin Memorial was held on 12-22nd October at the “Azimut Hotel” in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Festival consisted of two tournaments:

A. Rapid chess tournament on 12-13th October

Time control 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each move, 9 round Swiss.

Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation) – 400.000 roubles (approx 9.600 EUR)

GM Anton Korobov won the event after edging GM Igor Kurnosov on better tiebreak.

B. Classical chess tournament, stage of Cup Russia, on 14-22nd October

Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.

According to the Cup Russia regulations, players may agree to a draw after move 40 only.
Total prize fund (granted by St. Petersburg Chess Federation and Russian Chess Federation) – 1.500.000 roubles (approx 36.000 EUR).

GM Dmitry Bocharov took a clear first place after concluding the race with 7.5 points. This is his second victory at the Mikhail Chigorin Memorial as he also won in 2006. 255 players competed in the main tournament.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar October 24, 2011 Uncategorized 2 Comments
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