Yuri Eliseev Wins RSSU Chess Cup among Student Grandmasters

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Some chess news update via Fide: Sixteen-year-old Russian player Yuri Eliseev won the round-robin competition at the RSSU Chess Cup for student grandmasters. Playing against substantially older competitors he managed the highest score: 6 points out of 9. On the last day of the competition he settled for a draw against Jan Krejčí (Czech Republic).

Second and third places, half-a-point behind the leader went to two other Russian players, Vladimir Belous and Mikhail Mozharov. In the last round Belous ended a game against Alexey Reshetnikov (Russia) in a draw, while Mozharov defeated Panayapan Sethuraman (India).

Another half-point down are Alexander Shimanov (Russia) and Burak Firat (Turkey), they scored 5 points each and are tied for 4th-5th places.

The remaining players: Andrei Stukopin (Russia) - 4.5, 6th; Robert Hovannisyan (Armenia) - 4, 7th; Panayapan Sethuraman (India) - 3.5, 8th ; Jan Krejčí (Czech Republic) and Alexey Reshetnikov (Russia) - 3 points each in 9-10th

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RSSU Chess in Moscow from Jan 31, 2013

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Remember the Moscow Chess Cup being renamed as the RSSU International Chess Cup? Our previous Chess Blog news:

Moscow Chess Open begins Jan 27, 2012 with new name! It's time to think about the 2013 event now. At the meeting of the President of Moscow Chess Federation, Vladimir Palikhata, and the Honorary President of Moscow Chess Federation, Rector-founder of RSSU, Vasily Zhukov, it was agreed to hold the RSSU International Chess Cup Moscow Open 2013 from 31 January - 10 February 2013. The meeting was held last Friday, 5 October, in Russian State Social University.

The Rector of RSSU Lidia Fedyakina confirmed that RSSU is ready to host the tournament for the eighth time. The prize fund is 3 500 000 RUB. Contacts: Moscow Chess Federation: (Phone/fax: +7 495 945 75 22 Email: moschess@mail.ru)

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Igor Lysyj, Marina Romanko win RSSU Chess Cup 2012

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Igor Lysyj and Marina Romanko have won the RSSU Chess Cup 'Moscow Open 2012'. 

Leading in the second part of the tournament Russian Dmitry Kokarev in the last round lost to his compatriot Igor Lysyj and let him the head the table. The winner scored 7,5 points, half-point more than his three competitors.

Three Russian chess-players shared 2-4 places: Dmitry Kokarev, Ernesto Inarkiev and 15 years old Urii Eliseev – due to tie-breaks.

A total of 190 participants from 15 countries including 62 international grandmasters took part in competition.

Russian Marina Romanko won the Cup of Russia among women. On tie-breaks the second place was won by the Chinese Huang Qian, the third – Russian Daria Charochkina. Russians Kovanova Baira, Elmira Mirzoeva, Ekaterina Atalik from Turkey and Nazi Paikidze from Georgia did not enter into medal-winners. Suren Poghosyan from Armenia won the amateur section. Read more details at Fide.

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