19 July 2019

Igor Kovalenko Wins Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament

Arkady Dvorkovich rewarded the winners.

Photo: Official website
Photo: Official website

Grandmaster Igor Kovalenko (Latvia) won the Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial in Riga with 12 points out of 13. Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia) is 1.5 points behind. Alexei Shirov (3rd place, Latvia), Alexander Zubov (4th place, Ukraine), Rinat Zhumabayev (5th place, Kazakhstan), and Evgeny Alekseev (6th place, Russia) scored 10 points.

The event was attended by 233 players. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich rewarded the winners.  

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website