6 June 2019
20th International Karpov Tournament Starts in Poikovsky
Dmitry Jakovenko and Anton Korobov won their games in Round 1.
Photo by Vasily Papin
The 20th International Anatoly Karpov Tournament will be held on 6-15 June. Vladislav Artemiev (Russia, 2761), Wang Hao (China, 2737), Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, 2704), Anton Korobov (Ukraine, 2687), Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia, 2680), Ivan Saric (Croatia, 2680), Krishnan Sasikiran (India, 2673), Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus, 2661), Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan, 2650), and Andrey Esipenko (Russia, 2611) are competing in a 9-round all-play-all event.
The first round was played on June 6. Dmitry Jakovenko defeated Andrey Esipenko, Anton Korobov outplayed Ivan Saric, while the games Fedoseev - Kovalev, Sasikiran - Wang Hao, and Mamedov - Artemiev were drawn.
Round 2 pairings:
Kovalev — Saric, Wang Hao — Korobov, Esipenko — Sasikiran, Artemiev — Jakovenko, Fedoseev — Mamedov
Tournament on Chess-Results
