Ruslan Ponomariov wins Ukraine National Chess Championship 2011

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hello everyone,

Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov has won the 80th National Chess Championship of Ukraine.
80th Ukrainian Chess Championship. The former Fide World Chess Champion won the last two rounds to win the title with a total of 8.5 points a full point ahead of Grandmaster Pavel Eljanov in second place. 

The 80th Ukrainian Chess Championship was held from June 9 to 21 at the Ukrainian House in Kiev. The average rating of the tournament was 2650.5 wit three grandmasters. 

Final standings:1. GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2754 - 8.5
2. GM Eljanov Pavel 2712 - 7.5
3. GM Efimenko Zahar 2701 - 7
4. GM Moiseenko Alexander 2679 - 7
5. GM Volokitin Andrei 2677 - 6.5
6. GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2640 - 6
7. GM Areshchenko Alexander 2694 - 5
8. GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2651 - 5
9. GM Korobov Anton 2660 - 4.5
10. GM Vysochin Spartak 2529 - 4
11. GM Vovk Yuri 2550 - 2.5
12. GM Kovchan Alexander 2558 - 2.5

You can access the official website for more details. 

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Ponomariov leads 80th Ukrainian Chess Championship after eight rounds

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hello everyone,

Former Fide World Chess Champion Ruslan Ponomariov is leading the Ukrainian Championship in Kiev after 8 rounds. He remains undefeated so far with a score of 6/8 and a 2830 performance rating. Pavel Eljanov, Zahar Efimenko and Alexander Moiseenko are close behind.

The 80th Ukrainian Championship is taking place from June 10-21 in The Ukrainian House in Kiev. With an average Elo of 2650.0 it’s the strongest Ukrainian championship ever, with three players above 2700 and six above 2600. The rate of play is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes to end the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.

You can find a nice news report at www.chessvibes.com and more details at the official website.

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