The 2nd International Chess Tournament Memory of “Nebesna sotnya” is taking place on 21-22nd February, 2015, in Lutsk, a city in northwestern Ukraine.
The event was split into two separate tournaments – 11-round Swiss rapid open with time control 20′ + 5″ and 22-round blitz tournament with tempo of play 3′ + 2″.
195 players from 6 different countries participated in the rapid section, including 13 GMs, 2 WGMs, 16 IMs, 3 WIMs, 8 FMs and 2 WFMs.
Ukrainian GM Vladimir Onischuk emerged a clear winner with 9,5/11 points, leaving his compatriot, the runner-up IM Olexandr Bortnyk, half a point behind.
Third place was shared in a four-way tie by GM Kirill Stupak from Belarus, GM Igor Kovalenko from Latvia and Ukrainian GMs Alexander Kovchan and Vitaliy Bernadskiy on 8,5 points each, but Stupak prevailed on a superior tie-break score and took the bronze.
Latvian GM Igor Kovalenko stormed through the blitz event and lifted the title with 19,5/22 points.
GM Vladimir Onischuk finished second with 18,5/22, while IM Olexandr Bortnyk remained third with 18/22, leaving the nearest followers 2,5 points behind!
You can see the full standings and replay the rapid games below!
Rapid tournament final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2638 9,5
2 IM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2612 9
3 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2483 8,5
4 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2707 8,5
5 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2521 8,5
6 GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2566 8,5
7 GM Kazakov Mikhail UKR 2431 8
8 GM Gritsak Orest UKR 2550 8
9 Razin Vadim UKR 2428 8
10 IM Grekh Andrey UKR 2399 8
11 FM Voitovich Vladislav UKR 2277 8
12 IM Polyakov Maxim UKR 2392 8
13 GM Baryshpolets Andrey UKR 2537 7,5
14 IM Bortnyk Mykola UKR 2482 7,5
15 GM Kislinsky Alexey CZE 2468 7,5
16 Reshetkov Kirill UKR 2235 7,5
17 GM Sergeev Vladimir UKR 2496 7,5
18 IM Golichenko Ilija UKR 2429 7,5
19 FM Skliarov Viktor UKR 2466 7,5
20 Mirzoev Emil UKR 2395 7,5