The Chess Championship of Russian Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny Federalny Okrug) was held from 2-10th March at the hotel “Saint Petersburg”.
Grandmaster Aleksandr Rakhmanov (Vologda region) emerged clear winner of the men’s championship with 7,5/9 points.
Sharing the second place are Grandmasters Daniil Linchevski, Evgeniy Solozhenkin (both Leningrad region) and Ivan Rozum (Vologda region), all qualifying for the Russian Championship Higher League.
Valeria Ivina (Murmansk region) won the women’s championship with 6,5/9 points.
Half a point behind the winner are Anastasia Pustovidko (Arkhangelsk region), Ekaterina Ustich (Kaliningrad Oblast) and FIDE Master Alina Pavlova (Pskov region). Ivina, Pustovidko and Ustich qualify for the next stage of the Russian Chess Championship.
Final standings (Men) – Top finishers:
1 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2639 – 7.5
2 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2553 – 6.5
3 GM Solozhenkin Evgeniy 2468 – 6.5
4 GM Rozum Ivan 2545 – 6.5
5 IM Moiseenko Vadim 2490 – 6
6 FM Samojlov Anton 2294 – 6
7 IM Anjuhin Alex 2230 – 6
8 Baranow Sergey 2161 – 6
9 FM Toivonen Alexander V. 2375 – 5.5
10 Malyshev Grigory 2168 – 5.5
11 Kudryashov Sergei 2259 – 5.5
12 FM Suleymanyants Odisey 2229 – 5.5