Monday, August 15, 2011

Svidler wins Russian superfinal, Morozevich 2nd



Morozevich has been doing great since his long lay off. He defeated Svidler in the final round to finish 2nd in the Russian superfinal 2011.



Final round results



Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Galkin, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Karjakin, Sergey ½
Timofeev, Artyom - Grischuk, Alexander ½


Final standings



1. Svidler, Peter g 2739 5 2869
2. Morozevich, Alexander g 2694 2820
3. Karjakin, Sergey g 2788 4 2754
4. Grischuk, Alexander g 2746 4 2760
5. Kramnik, Vladimir g 2781 4 2755
6. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g 2711 3 2665
7. Galkin, Alexander g 2598 2 2574
8. Timofeev, Artyom g 2665 2492


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