The Pacific Meridian (Tikhookeanskiy Meridian) rapid tournament was held on 18-20th July at the student campus of DVFU in Vladivostok, Russia.
The event was 11-round swiss with the time control 15’+10”. The results are valid for the Rapid Grand Prix Cup of Russia.
Grandmaster Vladimir Onischuk started furiously with eight straight wins before routinely drawing the last three games to maintain a clear first place with 9,5/11 points.
Onischuk earned 2400 EUR from the total prize fund of 10,600 EUR.
Grandmasters Sergey Volkov and Dmitry Bocharov shared the second place a full point behind the winner. Standings below.
The chess festivities in Vladivostok continue with the “Seaside Opening”, a 9-round swiss open, on 21-29th July. The tournament is a stage of the Cup of Russia in classical chess. The “Russkiy Island”, the stage of the Cup of Russia among boys and girls, will be held concurrently with the adults’ event.
The Russky Bridge connects the mainland part of the city with Russky Island. The bridge was completed in July 2012 and opened by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Final standings:
1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2619 – 9.5
2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2620 – 8.5
3 GM Bocharov Dmitry RUS 2597 – 8.5
4 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2615 – 8
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2654 – 7.5
6 GM Ulibin Mikhail RUS 2521 – 7.5
7 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2667 – 7.5
8 GM Yakovich Yuri RUS 2520 – 7.5
9 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2590 – 7
10 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2476 – 7
11 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2685 – 7
12 FM Rychkov Oleg RUS 2325 – 7
13 FM Tsigelnitskiy Ilusha RUS 2332 – 7
14 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2567 – 6.5
15 FM Bogachkov Igor RUS 2359 – 6.5
16 IM Batsanin Dmitry RUS 2394 – 6.5
17 FM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2423 – 6.5
18 Sek Konstantin RUS 2441 – 6.5
19 Chuhachev Vladimir RUS 2176 – 6.5
20 IM Korniushin Nikolay RUS 2364 – 6.5
21 Zheltov Roman RUS 2199 – 6.5
22 FM Tsilidis Alexandros GRE 2264 – 6.5
23 IM Labunskiy Dmitry RUS 2437 – 6
24 IM Gritsenko Andrey RUS 2412 – 6
25 IM Babiy Anatoly RUS 2432 – 6
26 IM Bachin Vitaly RUS 2433 – 6
27 Panchenko Makar RUS 2089 – 6
28 Lim Albert RUS 2322 – 6
29 FM Garifullin Roman RUS 2281 – 6
30 Chernikov Daniil RUS 1999 – 6
31 Mikhailova Lubov RUS 2019 – 6
32 Belkov Nikolay RUS 1768 – 6
33 Borodinov Dmitri RUS 2302 – 5.5
34 FM Lyaskovsky Valentin RUS 2335 – 5.5
35 FM Muratov Sergey RUS 2217 – 5.5
36 IM Kravtsov Sergey RUS 2329 – 5.5
37 FM Lyaskovsky Viktor RUS 2263 – 5.5
38 Bogachkova Alena RUS 1999 – 5.5
39 Karpinskiy Kirill RUS 1954 – 5.5
40 Ustikov Sergey RUS 0 – 5.5
41 IM Vitinik Mikhail RUS 2220 – 5
42 Zherebtsova Alexandra RUS 2039 – 5
43 Chkhan Viktoria RUS 2061 – 5
44 FM Belyi Vladimir RUS 2090 – 5
45 Tyrkalov Pavel RUS 2032 – 5
46 Khokhlova Daria RUS 2003 – 5
47 Ataeva Ilona RUS 2098 – 5
48 Kosenok Anton RUS 1929 – 5
49 Li Albert RUS 1980 – 5
50 Schukin Maksim RUS 1817 – 4.5
51 Petko Darya RUS 1819 – 4.5
52 Lobareva Valeria RUS 0 – 4.5
53 Krasnoslobodtseva Maria RUS 0 – 4.5
54 Zapletin Dmitriy RUS 0 – 4
55 Polozhentsev Maksim RUS 1939 – 4
56 Shershnev Anatoliy RUS 1942 – 4
57 Shushakov Andrey RUS 0 – 4
58 Sayapin Anatoly RUS 0 – 4
59 Ryabov Roman RUS 0 – 4
60 Kirichenko Iosif RUS 0 – 4
61 Chernikov Andrei RUS 0 – 4
62 Popov Agit RUS 1986 – 3.5
63 Bataenkov Bogdan RUS 0 – 3.5
64 Kulakov Nikita RUS 1843 – 3.5
65 Kachabekov Elkhan RUS 1696 – 3.5
66 Begunkova Alena RUS 0 – 2
67 Savchenko Ilya RUS 0 – 1
