GMs Aleksandrov and Kovalev win Minsk Open 2015
The Minsk International Open Tournament 2015 took place from July 15-23, in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.
The event was a 9-round Swiss open with tempo of play 90′ + 30″, that gathered 128 players from 4 different countries.
Grandmasters Aleksej Aleksandrov (2613) and Vladislav Kovalev (2416) from Belarus shared the first place with 7.5/9 points. Aleksandrov prevailed on a better tie-break score to take the title for second year in a row.
Mihail Nikitenko (2416) remained third at 7 points, while IM Nastassia Ziaziulkina (2408) scored 6 points to become the best female player in the tournament.
You can see the full standings and replay the games below.
Tournament website/ Games with analysis
Final standings (top 30):
1 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2613 7,5
2 GM Kovalev Vladislav BLR 2539 7,5
3 Nikitenko Mihail BLR 2416 7
4 GM Fedorov Alexei BLR 2556 6,5
5 Kocheev Aleksandr BLR 2316 6,5
6 IM Meribanov Vitaly BLR 2387 6,5
7 FM Shtembuliak Evgeny UKR 2402 6,5
8 GM Podolchenko Evgeniy BLR 2417 6,5
9 GM Teterev Vitaly BLR 2505 6,5
10 IM Novitzkij Dmitrij BLR 2319 6,5
11 Mirzoev Emil UKR 2344 6
12 GM Tihonov Jurij BLR 2398 6
13 IM Ziaziulkina Nastassia BLR 2408 6
14 FM Pogosian Georgy RUS 2190 6
15 Maksimov Dmitri RUS 2215 6
16 GM Kupreichik Viktor D BLR 2385 6
17 Ivannikau Maksim BLR 2156 6
18 IM Lomako Pavel BLR 2347 6
19 FM Zarubitski Viachaslau BLR 2270 6
20 FM Geivondian Arman RUS 2331 6
21 Bogdan Ekaterina BLR 2067 6
22 IM Smirnov Valerij BLR 2296 6
23 Cherepov Alexej BLR 2196 6
24 IM Khamitskiy Sergei BLR 2289 6
25 IM Kolesnik Eduard BLR 2283 6
26 GM Lutsko Igor BLR 2344 5,5
27 Aleksandrovskiy Dmitriy RUS 2154 5,5
28 FM Vorontsov Pavlo UKR 2405 5,5
29 IM Mochalov Evgeny V BLR 2399 5,5
30 Drogovoz Irina RUS 2187 5,5