Alexander Panchenko Memorials Enter Final Straight
Decisive round will be played on September 15.
On September 15, the final 9th round of the Alexander Panchenko Memorials will be played in Chelyabinsk.
Dmitry Kokarev and Semen Khanin are leading the race in the open tournament with 6.5 points. Aleksey Goganov, Mikhail Demidov, Alexandr Predke, Aleksei Pridorozhni, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Maksim Chigaev, and Artyom Timofeev are half a point behind.
Round 9 pairings are as follows: Kokarev - Pridorozhni, Rakhmanov - Khanin, Predke - Timofeev, Chigaev - Demidov, and Ponkratov (5.5 points) - Goganov.
Anastasia Bodnaruk maintains leadership in the women's event with 7 points scored. Alina Bivol, Elena Tomilova, Alexandra Zherebtsova, Daria Khokhlova, and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya are trailing by 1 point. Round 9 pairings are as follows: Bodnaruk - Maltsevskaya, Bivol - Tomilova, and Zherebtsova - Khokhlova.
Tournament on Chess-results
