15 September 2020

Semen Khanin and Anastasia Bodnaruk Become Winners of Alexander Panchenko Memorials

Stages of the Russian Cups finished in Chelyabinsk.


The Alexander Panchenko Memorials finished in the capital of the Southern Ural. IM Anastasia Bodnaruk became the winner of the women's event having scored 8 points out of 9. WGM Alina Bivol (2nd place), WFM Alexandra Zherebtsova (3rd place), WGM Elena Tomilova (4th place), and Daria Khokhlova (5th place) are 1.5 points behind. WGM Ludmila Saunina showed the best result among seniors, FM Ekaterina Goltseva among juniors, and Elizaveta Baranova among local players.

IM Semen Khanin won the open event having got 7 points and edged out GMs Dmitry Kokarev (2nd place) and Maksim Chigaev (3th place). GMs Evgeny Gleizerov and Yuri Balashov are the best among seniors, IM Yaroslav Remizov took the first place among local players, while Arseniy Nesterov showed the best result among juniors. 

Tournament on Chess-results

Photos by Natalia Lastochkina