The 2016 Vladimir Petrov Memorial started yesterday with a blitz tournament in the Amber Beach resort (Jaunkemeri), Latvia.
119 players competed in the 11-round tournament with time control 3′+3”.
Ukrainian junior Olexandr Bortnyk took a clear first place with 9 points, half a point ahead of the local star Igor Kovalenko. Full standings below.
The main rapid tournament is taking place on 5-6th March, 2016, at the Jurmala City museum in Jurmala.
Final standings (top 45):
1 GM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2707 – 9
2 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2693 – 8.5
3 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2727 – 8
4 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2592 – 8
5 GM Naiditsch Arkadij AZE 2631 – 8
6 IM Ladva Ottomar EST 2532 – 8
7 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2551 – 8
8 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2565 – 8
9 IM Krivonosov Oleg LAT 2509 – 8
10 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2552 – 8
11 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2701 – 7.5
12 GM Ulybin Mikhail RUS 2449 – 7.5
13 GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2543 – 7.5
14 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2569 – 7
15 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2692 – 7
16 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2688 – 7
17 GM Schlosser Philipp GER 2537 – 7
18 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2578 – 7
19 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny RUS 2455 – 7
20 IM Kashtanov Ruslan RUS 2390 – 7
21 IM Karttunen Mika FIN 2461 – 7
22 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2564 – 7
23 GM Shabalov Alexander USA 2564 – 7
24 FM Kuzmin Egor RUS 2104 – 7
25 GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2591 – 7
26 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2588 – 6.5
27 GM Dobrov Vladimir RUS 2543 – 6.5
28 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2637 – 6.5
29 IM Meribanov Vitaly BLR 2348 – 6.5
30 IM Kollars Dmitrij GER 2445 – 6.5
31 IM Sotsky Alexander RUS 2308 – 6.5
32 IM Carlstedt Jonathan GER 2382 – 6.5
33 FM Mustaps Matiss LAT 2287 – 6.5
34 MK Cherepov Alexej BLR 2209 – 6.5
35 IM Berzinsh Roland LAT 2267 – 6.5
36 MK Kovalevsky Stanislav BLR 2076 – 6.5
37 WFM Chernyak Viktoria RUS 2136 – 6.5
38 MK Chukavin Kirill EST 2079 – 6.5
39 Baliasnyj Timur LTU 2111 – 6.5
40 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2533 – 6
41 NM Putka Verners LAT 2377 – 6
42 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2336 – 6
43 MK Semjonovs Ilja LAT 2086 – 6
44 MK Gluhovsky Mark RUS 2277 – 6
45 FM Afanasiev Vadim RUS 2282 – 6
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