The 4th Lev Polugaevsky Memorial is taking place on 2–10th July at the Polugaevsky Chess Club in Samara. The tournament is the 5th stage of this year’s Cup of Russia.
A big field of 139 participants testifies of the popularity of chess in this region. 17 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters honor the memory of the legendary Soviet player.
It is a 9-rounds Swiss open with the prize fund of 600,000 rubles (around 12,800 EUR) to be distributed as follows: 1st – 150,000; 2nd – 100,000; 3rd – 70,000; 4th – 50,000, etc.
Participants (top seeds):
1 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2680
2 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2650
3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2643
4 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2626
5 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2619
6 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2597
7 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2590
8 GM Kryakvin Dmitry RUS 2579
9 GM Gabrielian Artur RUS 2558
10 GM Dvoirys Semen I. RUS 2557
11 GM Shaposhnikov Evgeny RUS 2553
12 IM Rozum Ivan RUS 2553
13 GM Zontakh Andrey UKR 2540
14 Predke Alexandr RUS 2513
15 GM Levin Evgeny A. RUS 2501
He was a great player.