The next season of the Russian Cup for men is starting with Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial which will be held on 14-23rd January, 2013, in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.
The tournament is organized by the Russian Chess Federation, city of Taganrog and Rostov Oblast Chess Federation to mark 75 years from the birth of the famous chess arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich.
The 9-round Swiss event will offer 1,2 million RUB in prizes, which is around 30,000 EUR. The winner will take 7,500 EUR.
The final of the 2012 Russian Cup was recently completed in Khanty-Mansiysk, with Bartosz Socko and Aleksandra Goryachkina winning their respective sections.
The 2012 Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial was held in August and the winner was GM Dmitry Kryakvin.
Top rated participants:
| SNo. | Name | IRtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2652 | RUS |
| 2 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2643 | RUS |
| 3 | GM | Kokarev Dmitry | 2627 | RUS |
| 4 | GM | Popov Ivan | 2623 | RUS |
| 5 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | 2616 | RUS |
| 6 | GM | Bocharov Dmitry | 2614 | RUS |
| 7 | GM | Smirnov Pavel | 2610 | RUS |
| 8 | GM | Volkov Sergey | 2590 | RUS |
| 9 | GM | Kryakvin Dmitry | 2586 | RUS |
| 10 | GM | Onischuk Vladimir | 2574 | UKR |
| 11 | GM | Maletin Pavel | 2572 | RUS |
| 12 | GM | Geller Jakov | 2569 | RUS |
| 13 | GM | Papin Vasily | 2568 | RUS |
| 14 | IM | Belous Vladimir | 2554 | RUS |
| 15 | GM | Dobrov Vladimir | 2524 | RUS |
| 16 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2514 | RUS |
| 17 | GM | Bukavshin Ivan | 2510 | RUS |
| 18 | Predke Alexandr | 2503 | RUS | |
| 19 | GM | Neverov Valeriy | 2499 | UKR |
| 20 | IM | Stukopin Andrey | 2492 | RUS |
Good field.