Round 10 results:
Ponomariov – Kovchan 1-0
Eljanov – Efimenko ½-½
Kryvoruchko – Vysochin 1-0
Areshchenko – Moiseenko 0-1
Miroshnichenko – Korobov ½-½
Vovk – Volokitin ½-½
Round 11 results:
Efimenko – Kryvoruchko 1-0
Moiseenko – Ponomariov 0-1
Volokitin – Miroshnichenko 1-0
Korobov – Areshchenko ½-½
Vysochin – Vovk ½-½
Kovchan – Eljanov 0-1
Final standings:
1. Ponomariov (2754) – 8½/11
2-3. Eljanov (2712) and Efimenko (2701) – 7½
4. Moiseenko (2679) – 7
5. Volokitin (2677) – 6½, etc.
Ruslan Ponomariov played very well in this tournament, achieving 2852 performance. Some credit is due to his second GM Mikhail Golubev.
Source: ChessToday.net
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura could have won the Ukrainian championship by 4 points.