Moscow Open – Alexander Pochinok Memorial
This year the Moscow Open – RSSU Student Grandmasters’ Cup was dedicated to the memory of Alexander Pochinok for the first time. He was the Head of the Ministry of Labour of Russia and one of the creators of the Department of Chess in the RSSU.
Irine Kharisma Sukandar from Indonesia stormed through the A. Pochinok Memorial Women’ Student Grandmaster Tournament. She scored six wins and tree draws to complete the event with 7,5/9 points, two points ahead of the nearest follower Alina Kashlinskaya.
In the A. Pochinok Memorial Men’ Student Grandmaster Tournament GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan from Armenia took the trophy with 6,0/9 points, leaving the top seed Daniil Dubov half a point behind.
Women’s tournament final standings:
1. IM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2392 – 7.5
2. IM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2444 – 5.5
3-5. WGM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2334, WGM Papp Petra HUN 2285 and WGM Saduakassova Dinara KAZ 2406 – 5
6-7. Drogovoz Irina RUS 2218 and WIM Iwanow Anna POL 2288 – 4.5
8. WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii MGL 2258 – 4
9. WIM Severina Maria RUS 2233 – 2.5
10. WFM Rodionova Polina RUS 2184 – 1.5
Men’s tournament final standings:
1. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2580 – 6
2. GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2632 – 5.5
3-5. IM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2533, GM Bajarani Ulvi AZE 2494 and IM Sadzikowski Daniel POL 2496 – 5
6. GM Belous Vladimir RUS 2577 – 4.5
7-8. IM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2469 and Predke Alexandr RUS 2537 – 4
9. IM Paravyan David RUS 2435 – 3.5
10. IM Vavulin Maksim RUS 2453 – 2.5
Nice job!