Anton Korobov wins AICF-AAI Chess Cup
Grandmaster Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the 2012 AICF-AAI Cup in New Delhi.
The 6-player double round-robin tournament ran from 21-30 December and was claimed to be the strongest tournament ever held in India.
The Ukrainian finished with 6½/10, a full point ahead of Evgeny Alekseev of Russia to take the first prize of Rs.400,000 (approx USD 7,350). Korobov's win in a final round time scramble against Radoslaw Wojtaszek was crucial.
The final standings
| # | Name | Fed | Elo | W | L | D | Pts |
| 1 | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2702 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6½ |
| 2 | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2691 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5½ |
| 3 | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2676 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2662 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4½ |
| 5 | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL | 2734 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4½ |
| 6 | Negi Parimarjan | IND | 2641 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
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GM Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the 2012 AICF-AAI Chess Cup
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The event was organised by the Delhi Chess Association under the auspices of the AICF (All-India Chess Federation) with sponsors AAI (Airports Authority of India).
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The garlanded players (l to r): Wojtaszek, Korobov, Alekseev, Gupta, Sasikiran and Negi.
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Pictures from the official website. Video by Vijay Kumar. Games via TWIC.
