Jakovenko of Russia has captured the 8th Poikovsky Karpov tournament. Alekseev defeated Rublevsky to tie for 2nd with US Champion Alex Onischuk and Viktor Bologan.
He are the final standings:
1. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691 6.0
2-4. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2663, Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2658, Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2661 5.0
5-6. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2619, Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2677 4.5
7-8. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2658, Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2629 4.0
9-10. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2649, Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2643 3.5
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Well done Alex! Well done Jakovenko!