21 October 2017

Mikhail Chigorin Memorial Starts in Saint Petersburg

Nodirbek Yakubboev wins blitz tournament. 

Photo: Uzchess.uz
Photo: Uzchess.uz
Mikhail Chigorin Memorial, a stage of the Russian Cup, started in Saint Petersburg on October 20. A traditional blitz tournament took place before the main event. The winner is WIM Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzbekistan) with 9.5 points out of 11. 

GM Sanan Sjugirov (Russia, 2nd place), WIM R. Vaishali (India, 3rd place), and IM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (Russia, 4th place) are half a point behind.  

Final standings

333 participants are registered in the main event. The tournament is headed by GMs Vladislav Artemiev (2696, Russia), Sanan Sjugirov (2650, Russia), Sergey Volkov (2638, Russia), S.P. Sethuraman (2632, India), Evgeny Alekseev (2622, Russia) and other strong and well-known chess players. 

Round 1 pairings