6 February 2017

Vladislav Artemiev Wins RSSU Blitz Cup

210 players participated.

Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev from Kazan took first place in RSSU Blitz Cup, which took place on February 6. Artemiev scored 8 points in 9 games and surpassed the 15-year-old Olexandr Triapishko on tie-break, winning this tournament for a second year in a row. Alexander Reprintsev (Ukraine) was third with 7.5 points.

Evgenia Sukhareva (Rostov-on-Don), Anastasia Sazonova (Tyumen), and Elmira Mirzoeva (Moscow) all scored 5.5 points, which is the best result among women. 

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