6 January 2017

Artur Gablielian Wins Samvel Manukyan Memorial

Vyacheslav Vitik won the blitz tournament.

The Samvel Manukyan Memorial ended in Chaltyr village, Rostov Region. Two tournaments were played, one in rapid chess and one in blitz. 

Artur Gabrielian, grandmaster from Stavropolsky Krai, won the rapid event with 7 out of 8, ahead of 43 players. FIDE Master Sergey Mikhailov (Taganrog), IM Eduard Khliyan (Rostov), and FIDE Master Artur Petrov (Rostov) all had 6 points. 

Three players tied for first place in blitz, collecting 6.5 out of 8. FIDE Master Vyacheslav Vitik (Kamensk-Shakhtinsky) had a superior tie-break and received the main prize. Candidate master Alexey Kovalchuk (Taganrog) and FIDE Master Sergey Mikhailov took second and third places respectively. Artur Gablielian finished half a point behind. 

Information and photo by Valery Sipetin