17 December 2017
Maksim Vavulin Becomes European Rapid Champion!
Pavel Ponkratov is third.
Photo: Walusza Fotografia
The European Rapid Championship finished in Katowice, Poland. Maksim Vavulin (Russia) scored 10 points out of 11 to win the tournament.Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland, 2nd place), Pavel Ponkratov (Russia, 3rd place), Sergei Zhigalko (Belarus, 4th place), Wojciech Moranda (Poland, 5th place), and Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine, 6th place) are trailing by half a point.
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The Russian Chess Federation congratulates Maksim Vavulin and Pavel Ponkratov on their successes performances in Poland!