GM Ivan Popov wins Moscow Chess Championship 2012

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Hi everyone,

 

Congratulations to GM Ivan Popov for winning the 2012 Moscow Chess Championship. The tournament was held from March 10 to 18 at the International Centre for Chess Education (RSCU) in Moscow. The Championship was organised by the Department of Physical Education and Sport in Moscow and the Moscow Chess Federation.

The tournament was played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings and draw offers were not allowed before the move 40. Top four finishers qualify for the Premier League of the 2012 Russian Championship.

GM Ivan Popov, top seeded before the start of the competition, convincingly won the tournament by collecting 8.0 points and leaving the nearest follower a full point behind. His only defeat came from the 2nd placed GM Daniil Dubov.

The prize fund was 7.800 EUR.

Final standings:
1 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2605 – 8
2 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2536 – 7
3 IM Stukopin Andrey RUS 2485 – 6.5
4 IM Mozharov Mikhail RUS 2474 – 6
5 GM Korotylev Alexey RUS 2574 – 6
6 Eliseev Urii RUS 2473 – 6
7 GM Nikolenko Oleg RUS 2532 – 6
8 FM Seliverstov Vladimir RUS 2377 – 5.5
9 Gordievsky Dmitry RUS 2397 – 5.5
10 GM Novikov Stanislav RUS 2552 – 5.5
11 FM Tilicheev Viacheslav RUS 2366 – 5.5
12 GM Gavrilov Alexei RUS 2502 – 5
13 IM Dvalishvili Pavel S RUS 2406 – 5
14 IM Belous Vladimir RUS 2524 – 5
15 IM Shvedchikov Anatoli I RUS 2405 – 5
16 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2449 – 5
17 IM Mesropov Konstantin RUS 2424 – 5
18 Tarasov Oleg RUS 2276 – 5
19 IM Arslanov Shamil RUS 2416 – 5

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