15 January 2017

Igor Kovalenko Wins Keres Memorial in Tallinn

Vladimir Potkin finished third.

26th Memorial of Paul Keres ended on January 15 in Tallinn, Estonia. The event attracted more than a hundred players from eight countries. 

Five players tied for first place. Igor Kovalenko (Latvia) received the first prize thanks to his superior tie-break, Daniel Friedman (Germany) was second, Vladimir Potkin (Russia) got third. Alexei Shirov and Aloizas Kveinis, who also scored 8.5/11, were left outside the top three. 

Final standings