Yaroslav Zherebukh and Nino Batsiashvili win RSSU Grandmaster Cup Print
Monday, 06 February 2012 01:28

Yaroslav Zherebukh won the 2012 edition of the RSSU Grandmaster Cup in Moscow. He finished a full point ahead of top seeded Maxim Matlakov.

Zherebukh started the tournament with a loss and two draws, but after that achieved the amazing six consecutive victories to claim the title in the tournament.

In the women section of the RSSU Grandmaster tournament winner is Nino Batsiashvili. She finished with 7,0/9, half a point ahead of the Belarus champion Nastassia Ziaziulkina and a full point ahead of Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska.

RSSU cup standings (men)

1 Zherebukh Yaroslav 2594 7
2 Matlakov Maxim 2625 6
3 Robson Ray 2596 5.5
4 Grigoryan Avetik 2621 5
5 Stukopin Andrey 2460 4
6 Yilmaz Mustafa 2521 4
7 Reshetnikov Alexey 2514 3.5
8 Ipatov Alexander 2586 3.5
9 Belous Vladimir 2522 3.5
10 Swiercz Dariusz 2583 3

RSSU cup standings (women)

1 Batsiashvili Nino 2426 7
2 Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2290 6.5
3 Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2377 6
4 Goryachkina Aleksandra 2333 5.5
5 Padmini Rout 2383 5
6 Pustovoitova Daria 2303 4.5
7 Kashlinskaya Alina 2389 4.5
8 Bulmaga Irina 2360 3
9 Drozdova Dina 2242 1.5
10 Severina Maria 2185 1.5

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