2 December 2015
Lineup of the Men's Russian Cup Final is Announced
The drawing of lots will take place during the opening ceremony.
The final tournament of the Russian Cup will take place on December 4-13 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who received an invitation to the ACP yearly tournament in Ashdod, Israel, and Ernesto Inarkiev, who decided to skip the final, were replaced by Adam Tukhaev and Ildar Khairullin. The organizing committee gave wild cards to Alexander Motylev and Ilia Iljushonok. 12 players qualified through preliminary events – Dmitry Kokarev, Ivan Bukavshin, Kirill Alekseenko, Denis Khismatullin, Vladislav Artemiev, Artyom Timofeev, Ivan Rozum, Pavel Maletin, Alexey Goganov, Urii Eliseev, Aleksei Pridorozhni, and Vladimir Fedoseev.
This event follows the 11th Ugra Governor Cup, a leg of the Russian Cup that ended on December 1 in a three-way tie between Ivan Bukavshin, Alexander Rakhmanov, and Urii Eliseev.
Final standings after 14 preliminary events of the 2015 Russian Cup:
Dmitry Kokarev 1468
Ivan Bukavshin 1038
Ian Nepomniachtchi 1016
Kirill Alekseenko 970
Denis Khismatullin 880
Vladislav Artemiev 844
Artyom Timofeev 831
Ivan Rozum (758)
Pavel Maletin 751
Alexey Goganov 731
Urii Eliseev 725
Alexei Pridorozhni 709
Vladimir Fedoseev 675
Ernesto Inarkiev 640
