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11th Cup of Rector - Match of Champions |
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009 10:57 |
Since March, 25 till March, 29 the traditional chess tournament "Cup of Rector" will be held on the stage of the Palace of Students of the National Law Academy of Ukraine named by Yaroslav the Wise. Actual event includes the match between 2 strongest Ukrainian chess clubs "Law Academy" (the champion of Ukraine 2000, 2004 and 2005) and "PVK-Kievchess" (the bronze prize-winner of the European Cup-2008, the champion of Ukraine 2007 and 2008). Amongst of teams' players are: the 16th World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov; 4-times Champion of the USSR, the Olympic Champion of 1982 and 1984 Alexander Beliavsky; the World Champion (2001) as a member of national team of Ukraine Vladimir Baklan; Olympic Champions (2004) Alexander Moiseenko and Pavel Eljanov; the silver prize-winner of the 1st World Sports Mind Games (2008) Valeriy Aveskulov; current Ukrainian champion Evgenij Miroshnichenko; the Champion of Ukraine 2006 Zahar Efimenko; the most talented chess player of Ukraine 12-year-old Illya Nyzhnyk and other elite grandmasters of Ukraine.
The solemn opening ceremony will be held on the 25th of March, 14.00 in the Students' Palace. The rounds will start every day at 15.00. The closing ceremony and awarding of winners will start at 18.00 March, 29.
All games will be in live broadcasting on the official web site of the tournament (www.chesslaw.org.ua) and it will be possible to follow the games from any place of the world.
Players of teams:
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"LAW ACADEMY" ( Kharkov)
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"PVK - KIEVCHESS" (Kiev)
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| 1. Eljanov Pavel |
GM
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2693
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1. Ponomariov Ruslan |
GM
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2726
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| 2. Moiseenko Alexander |
GM
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2676
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2. Efimenko Zahar |
GM
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2688
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| 3. Firman Nazar |
IM
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2546
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3. Miroshnichenko Evgenij |
GM
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2667
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| 4. Kovchan Alexander |
GM
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2543
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4. Beliavsky Alexander |
GM
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2646
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| 5. Aveskulov Valeriy |
GM
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2526
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5. Baklan Vladimir |
GM
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2627
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| 6. Brodsky Michail |
GM
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2517
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6. Vysochin Spartak |
GM
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2526
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| 7. Onischuk Vladimir |
IM
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2487
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7. Nyzhnyk Illya |
IM
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2503
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Players information:
"Law Academy" (Kharkov)
"PVK-Kievchess" (Kiev)
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