Volokitin and Rakhmangulova are 2015 Ukrainian Chess Champions |
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Monday, 14 December 2015 22:49 |
The 2015 Ukrainian Chess Championships took place from December 2-14, at Hotel Volter in Lviv.
The men's section was a 12-player round robin tournament with the average elo of 2611. GM Andrei Volokitin emerged national champion after edging the opposition on tie-break.
World Women's Champion Mariya Muzychuk competed in the open section, tying for 10th place on 4 points. Her games are not publicly available due to preparation for the Women's World Championship Match next spring.
The women's championship was a 10-player round robin tournament with the average elo of 2288. WIM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova took the title with 6,5/9 points. Final standings (men): 1-3. GM Volokitin Andrei 2628, GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2623 and GM Efimenko Zahar 2647 - 7 4-7. GM Sivuk Vitaly 2552, GM Areshchenko Alexander 2677, GM Kovchan Alexander 2583 and GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2640 - 6 8. GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2711 - 5.5 9. GM Fedorchuk Sergey A. 2641 - 4.5 10-11. GM Muzychuk Mariya 2561 and GM Zubarev Alexander 2548 - 4 12. GM Neverov Valeriy 2516 - 3
Final standings (Women): 1. WIM Rakhmangulova Anastasiya 2234 - 6.5 2-3. WGM Kalinina Olga 2350 and WFM Osmak Iulija 2334 - 6 4-5. WGM Buksa Nataliya 2287 and IM Gaponenko Inna 2403 - 5 6. WGM Soloviova Liza 2315 - 4.5 7. WGM Hrabinska Myroslava 2236 - 4 8. WGM Gutsko Anastasia 2177 - 3.5 9. WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2301 - 3 10. WIM Dolzhykova Kateryna 2247 - 1.5
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