Lev Polugaevsky Memorial
Nine round open from 5th to 13th July in Samara, Russia
The Russian city of Samara is paying a tribute to the legendary Grandmaster Lev Polugaevsky. The Memorial tournament is scheduled to take place from 5th to 13th July as a 9-round Swiss competition.
The total prize fund is 11300 EUR and the tournament is a qualifier for the 2011 Russian Cup. Denis Khismatullin, Orissa Open winner Aleksej Aleksandrov and Rilton Cup winner Sergey Volkov are currently top rated players.
Tournament website (in Russian)
Pre-registered top 25 players:
1 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2656
2 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2628
3 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2615
4 GM Lastin Alexander RUS 2617
5 GM Yemelin Vasily RUS 2584
6 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2570
7 IM Kovalenko Igor UKR 2581
8 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2579
9 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2569
10 GM Dvoirys Semen I RUS 2569
11 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2566
12 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2565
13 GM Gabrielian Artur RUS 2546
14 GM Yakovich Yuri RUS 2537
15 GM Shaposhnikov Evgeny RUS 2533
16 GM Kharlov Andrei RUS 2532
17 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2528
18 GM Panarin Mikhail RUS 2525
19 IM Geller Jakov RUS 2521
20 GM Chuprov Dmitry RUS 2520
21 FM Nakhapetiane Pogos RUS 2517
22 IM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2502
23 GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2489
24 IM Potapov Pavel RUS 2488
25 GM Iskusnyh Sergei RUS 2481
Nice tourney.