9 January 2018
Vadim Zvjaginsev Wins Starodubtsev Memorial in Tula
Vladimir Potkin is second due to the inferior tie-break.
Vadim Zvjaginsev won V. Starodubtsev Memorial in Tula. The grandmaster from Moscow scored 7.5 points out of 9 to become the winner of a two-day rapid tournament. Vladimir Potkin also has got 7.5/9 but a coach of the Russian national men's chess team is second due to his inferior tie-break (less number of the games played with Black).
Sergey Zagrebelny, who represents Uzbekistan, is a bronze medalist.
Other results:
4. Alexander Morozevich - 5.5, 5-6. Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov - 4, 7. Sergey Domogaev - 3.5, 8. Igor Yagupov - 3, 9. Alexander Zaitsev - 2.5, 10. Petr Tishin.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Photos by E. Kubareva
