9 June 2016

Aleksei Pridorozhni Wins Nezhmetdinov Memorial

The player from Surgut scored 8 out of 9.

The 38th Memorial of Rashid Nezhmetdinov ended on June 8 in Kazan. This tournament was a part of the Russian Cup. 

Aleksei Pridorozhni (Surgut) took clear first with 8 out of 9. Dmitry Kokarev (Penza) was second with 7 points, Dmitry Bocharov (Novosibirsk) was third with 7 points as well. 

Artyom Timofeev (Kazan) showed the best result among players from Tatarstan. Alexandra Obolentseva (Moscow) won the women's prize. Gennady Tunik (Saratov) won the senior's prize. Mikhail Nikitenko (Minsk) took the junior's prize. Alexey Gubaidullin (Kazan) prevailed in the under 2450 section.