The 2015 Tikhookeansky Meridian was held on 18-20th July at the DVFU campus in Vladivostok.
The 11-round rapid chess tournament with time control 15′+10” was a stage in the circuit Rapid Cup of Russia.
Grandmasters Boris Savchenko and Dmitry Kokarev shared the first place with 9,0/11 points each, but Savchenko is declared winner on superior tiebreak score.
93 players competed. The total prize fund was 460,000 RUB (approx 7500 EUR). Standings below.
The chess festivities in Vladivostok continue with the Primorsky Debut, a classical Open that is stage of Cup of Russia, and youth event Ostrov Russkiy.
Final standings (top 25):
1 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2674 – 9
2 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2575 – 9
3 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2609 – 8.5
4 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2580 – 8
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2530 – 8
6 GM Rozum Ivan RUS 2579 – 7.5
7 GM Pridorozhni Aleksei RUS 2582 – 7.5
8 GM Zablotsky Sergei RUS 2455 – 7.5
9 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2656 – 7.5
10 FM Keosidi Konstantin RUS 2418 – 7.5
11 Sek Konstantin RUS 2445 – 7.5
12 FM Musaev Rasul RUS 2220 – 7.5
13 FM Rychkov Oleg RUS 2329 – 7
14 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2601 – 7
15 IM Babiy Anatoly RUS 2364 – 7
16 Borodinov Dmitri RUS 2331 – 7
17 FM Yanchenko Roman RUS 2457 – 7
18 FM Sutormin Danila RUS 2332 – 7
19 IM Kravtsov Sergey RUS 2308 – 7
20 IM Korniushin Nikolay RUS 2373 – 7
21 FM Sin Denis RUS 2043 – 7
22 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2518 – 6.5
23 FM Emeliantsev Anatoliy RUS 2354 – 6.5
24 Daudov Dmitriy RUS 2288 – 6.5
25 Pavlovskiy Mikhail RUS 2230 – 6.5