29 July 2015

Pavel Smirnov Wins Russian Cup Stage in Vladivostok

Aleksey Goganov was second, Aleksei Pridorozhni took third on tie-break.

Grandmaster Pavel Smirnov (2600) won the Primorsky Debut 2015 – a Russian Cup stage held in Vladivostok. Smirnov collected 7.5 points in 9 games. GM Aleksey Goganov (2601) finished second with 7 points. The third place was shared by Aleksei Pridorozhni (2569), Dmitry Bocharov (2561), Dmitry Kokarev (2608), and Boris Savchenko (2566), all having 6.5 points.