24 February 2019
Traditional Festival Serpukhov Rapid Finishes in Moscow Region
Alexander Morozevich wins both rapid and blitz events.
A traditional festival "Serpukhov Rapid", which consisted of rapid and blitz events, took place in the Moscow region this weekend. The rapid tournament (Swiss event, 9 rounds) was won by grandmaster Alexander Morozevich, who scored 8 points out of 9. Grandmasters Yakov Geller (2nd place) and Pavel Ponkratov (3rd place) are half a point behind.
Final standings
Alexander Morozevich also triumphed in the blitz event having scored 12 points out of 13. Vitaly Shinkevich (2nd place) is trailing by half a point. Yakov Geller (3rd place) and Pavel Dvalishvili (4th place) got 9 points each.
Final standings