Tikhon Popov became the winner of the open rapid chess tournament within the framework of the Alexander Nevsky festival in Volgograd on February 11, the tournament results were published on the specialized chess results server chess-results.com.
An open rapid chess tournament was held in Volgograd as part of the Alexander Nevsky chess festival. Ninety chess players participated in the nine-round Swiss system tournament.
First place with 8 points out of 9 went to Tikhon Popov (FIDE score 2184). In second place, who also scored 8 points, but lost in additional indicators, Vladimir Kutynets (2141). Third-fourth places were taken by Konstantin Kornienko (2,131) and Veniamin Shtyrenkov (2,316) with 7 points each.
As a reminder, the Alexander Nevsky Chess Festival takes place in Volgograd from February 6 to 12. Within the framework of the festival, organized by the Gambito chess club, there will be an open chess tournament with classic time control, a chess composition resolution tournament, an individual children’s blitz by teams by age groups, an open tournament individual team rapid chess, an individual team rapid for children in age groups and an open personal team blitz tournament.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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