Karjakin Wins In Poikovsky
Sergey Karjakin (pictured) has followed up his recent win in the World Rapid Cup with victory in the 11th Poikovsky tournament in Russia.
Viktor Bologan ended the tournament with three wins in a row to finish level with Karjakin on 7/11, but Karjakin had the better tie-break score.
Some games from the latter stages of the event are below. The official website (in Russian) is here.
The final crosstable:
| Karjakin, Sergey | UKR |
2739 | * | ½ |
½ |
0 | 1 | ½ |
1 | ½ |
1 | 1 | ½ |
½ |
7 |
| Bologan, Viktor | MDA | 2668 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | RUS | 2725 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | RUS | 2707 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| Riazantsev, Alexander | RUS | 2674 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 |
| Onischuk, Alexander | USA | 2699 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| Sutovsky, Emil | ISR | 2661 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| Jobava, Baadur | GEO | 2715 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| Sokolov, Ivan | BIH | 2654 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | GER | 2686 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 4½ |
| Rublevsky, Sergei | RUS | 2704 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 4 |
| Motylev, Alexander | RUS | 2704 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 4 |
