Yaroslav Zherebukh and Nino Batsiashvili win RSSU Grandmaster Cup
Yaroslav Zherebukh won the 2012 edition of the RSSU Grandmaster Cup in Moscow. He finished a full point ahead of top seeded Maxim Matlakov.
Zherebukh started the tournament with a loss and two draws, but after that achieved the amazing six consecutive victories to claim the title in the tournament.
In the women section of the RSSU Grandmaster tournament winner is Nino Batsiashvili. She finished with 7,0/9, half a point ahead of the Belarus champion Nastassia Ziaziulkina and a full point ahead of Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska.
RSSU cup standings (men)
1 | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2594 | 7 |
2 | Matlakov Maxim | 2625 | 6 |
3 | Robson Ray | 2596 | 5.5 |
4 | Grigoryan Avetik | 2621 | 5 |
5 | Stukopin Andrey | 2460 | 4 |
6 | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2521 | 4 |
7 | Reshetnikov Alexey | 2514 | 3.5 |
8 | Ipatov Alexander | 2586 | 3.5 |
9 | Belous Vladimir | 2522 | 3.5 |
10 | Swiercz Dariusz | 2583 | 3 |
RSSU cup standings (women)
1 | Batsiashvili Nino | 2426 | 7 |
2 | Ziaziulkina Nastassia | 2290 | 6.5 |
3 | Szczepkowska-Horowska K | 2377 | 6 |
4 | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2333 | 5.5 |
5 | Padmini Rout | 2383 | 5 |
6 | Pustovoitova Daria | 2303 | 4.5 |
7 | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2389 | 4.5 |
8 | Bulmaga Irina | 2360 | 3 |
9 | Drozdova Dina | 2242 | 1.5 |
10 | Severina Maria | 2185 | 1.5 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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