Vladimir Fedoseev wins Dvorkovich Memorial 2015
Jan 29, 2015
The 2015 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial, stage of the Russian Chess Cup Men 2015, was held from 18-26th January, 2015, at the Congress Hotel in Taganrog, Russia.
The 9-round Swiss tournament gathered 82 players from Armenia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia. Among them were 21 Grandmasters. The total prize fund was RUB 1,2 million.
Talented junior Vladimir Fedoseev emerged clear winner with 7,5/9 points, leaving the second placed GM Aleksandr Shimanov half a point behind. Full standings below.
The 20-years old Fedoseev is currently ranked 3rd on the FIDE list of top juniors.
Former World Vice-Champion Boris Gelfand visited the event.
Article by GM Dmitry Kryakvin (in Russian)
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2668 – 7.5
2 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2591 – 7
3 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2684 – 6.5
4 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2578 – 6.5
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2569 – 6.5
6 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2591 – 6
7 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2645 – 6
8 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2618 – 6
9 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2585 – 6
10 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2615 – 6
11 GM Belous Vladimir RUS 2577 – 6
12 GM Kharchenko Boris UKR 2483 – 6
13 GM Gabrielian Artur RUS 2554 – 6
14 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2557 – 6
15 GM Zontakh Andrey UKR 2540 – 6
16 FM Esipenko Andrey RUS 2271 – 6
17 Sarana Alexey RUS 2413 – 6
18 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2576 – 5.5
19 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2568 – 5.5
20 IM Lugovskoy Maxim RUS 2401 – 5.5
21 Mashkov Sergey RUS 2209 – 5.5
22 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2673 – 5.5
23 IM Zakhartsov Vladimir RUS 2421 – 5.5
24 WIM Dordzhieva Dinara RUS 2244 – 5.5
25 Litvinov Maxim RUS 2192 – 5
26 GM Tunik Gennady RUS 2421 – 5
27 FM Korchmar Vasiliy RUS 2405 – 5
28 Aivazian Grigory RUS 2139 – 5
29 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2466 – 5
30 Kovalchuk Alexey RUS 2280 – 5
Impressive.