25 August 2017
Evgeny Alekseev Wins Viktor Korchnoi Memorial
A stage of the Russian Cup finished in Saint Petersburg.
Evgeny Alekseev, Dmitry Kokarev, Aleksandr Shimanov (all from Russia) and Gata Kamsky (USA) have scored 7.5 points out of 9. Due to his superior tie-break Alekseev became the winner of the tournament. Kokarev is second, while Kamsky is third.
Anastasia Bodnaruk showed the best result among women - 6 points.
Final standings
On August 26-27, a stage of the RAPID Grand Prix within the framework of the chess festival will be held. The line-up is quite strong as the rating favourites are Vladislav Artemiev, Sergei Rublevsky, Gata Kamsky, Alexander Moroxevich, Daniil Dubov and other well-known grandmasters.
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Photos by Sergey Bystrov