Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Hello everyone,
The 80th Belarusian Chess Championships were held from 7th to 19th January. The men's event was a 14-player round robin with the average elo 2456.
The 7th-seed GM Kirill Stupak had a fantastic tournament to take a clear first place with 9 points and earn the title of national champion.
Final standings:
1. GM Stupak Kirill 2505 - 9
2. GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2578 - 8.5
3-6. GM Zhigalko Sergei 2682, GM Zhigalko Andrey 2619, GM Teterev Vitaly 2507 and GM Kovalev Vladislav 2562 - 8
7-8. GM Maiorov Nikita 2552 and IM Lomako Pavel 2370 - 7
9. WGM Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2386 - 6.5
10. Nikitenko Mihail 2101 - 6
11. GM Lutsko Igor 2343 - 5.5
12. GM Kupreichik Viktor D 2455 - 5
13. Kocheev Aleksandr 2391 - 3
14. IM Smirnov Valerij 2327 - 1.5
Belarusian Championship (women):
1 WIM Stetsko Lanita 2245
2 Nevioselaya Maria 2087
3 Revo Tatiana 2079
4 Bogdan Ekaterina 2043
5 Kasperovich Ekaterina 2029
6 Kaliadzich Maryia 2003
7 WFM Beinenson Katsiaryna 1990
8 Malatsilava Volha 1939
9 Ilyuchyk Yana 1918
10 Uzlavataya Anhelina 1913
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The 7th-seed GM Kirill Stupak had a fantastic tournament to take a clear first place with 9 points and earn the title of national champion.
Final standings:
1. GM Stupak Kirill 2505 - 9
2. GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2578 - 8.5
3-6. GM Zhigalko Sergei 2682, GM Zhigalko Andrey 2619, GM Teterev Vitaly 2507 and GM Kovalev Vladislav 2562 - 8
7-8. GM Maiorov Nikita 2552 and IM Lomako Pavel 2370 - 7
9. WGM Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2386 - 6.5
10. Nikitenko Mihail 2101 - 6
11. GM Lutsko Igor 2343 - 5.5
12. GM Kupreichik Viktor D 2455 - 5
13. Kocheev Aleksandr 2391 - 3
14. IM Smirnov Valerij 2327 - 1.5
Belarusian Championship (women):
1 WIM Stetsko Lanita 2245
2 Nevioselaya Maria 2087
3 Revo Tatiana 2079
4 Bogdan Ekaterina 2043
5 Kasperovich Ekaterina 2029
6 Kaliadzich Maryia 2003
7 WFM Beinenson Katsiaryna 1990
8 Malatsilava Volha 1939
9 Ilyuchyk Yana 1918
10 Uzlavataya Anhelina 1913
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www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
