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The Chigorin Memorial takes place in St Petersburg 14th-25th October 2009.

The Chigorin Memorial took place in St Petersburg 14th-25th October 2009. The Rapid tournament finished with a win for Zaven Andriasian and the Blitz was won by Pentala Harikrishna. The Open tournament was won by Sergey Volkov on tie-break from Zhou Weiqi, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei Deviatkin and Hrant Melkumyan, all finished on 7/9. Final Round 9 games not yet available.

The Chigorin Memorial 2009 (St Petersburg RUS) took place Wed 14th Oct 2009 - Sun 25th Oct 2009.

Open (264 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1))

Rapid (159 players 11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:15m+5spm)

Blitz (22 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:5m)

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Chigorin Memorial Open St Petersburg (RUS), 16-24 x 2009 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rank	Name	Ti	Fed.	Score	Rating	TPR	W-We	BH
1	Volkov, Sergey	GM	RUS	7	2616	2761	1.65	51.5
2	Zhou, Weiqi	GM	CHN	7	2593	2704	1.28	51.5
3	Rychagov, Andrey	GM	RUS	7	2552	2734	2.14	49.5
4	Deviatkin, Andrei	GM	RUS	7	2593	2725	1.53	49
5	Melkumyan, Hrant	GM	ARM	7	2569	2673	1.26	47.5
6	Areshchenko, Alexander	GM	UKR	6.5	2667	2674	0.22	53
7	Savchenko, Boris	GM	RUS	6.5	2638	2671	0.45	52
8	Fedorov, Alexei	GM	BLR	6.5	2600	2714	1.46	51
9	Popov, Valerij	GM	RUS	6.5	2595	2663	0.91	51
10	Dreev, Alexey	GM	RUS	6.5	2659	2701	0.57	49
11	Epishin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	6.5	2590	2649	0.81	49
12	Hovhannisyan, Robert	IM	ARM	6.5	2463	2653	2.45	48.5
13	Khairullin, Ildar	GM	RUS	6.5	2604	2629	0.37	48.5
14	Lysyj, Igor	GM	RUS	6.5	2612	2648	0.5	48
15	Harikrishna, P.	GM	IND	6.5	2673	2668	0.11	48
16	Sjugirov, Sanan	GM	RUS	6.5	2585	2629	0.63	48
17	Sandipan, Chanda	GM	IND	6.5	2611	2594	-0.02	46.5
18	Iordachescu, Viorel	GM	MDA	6.5	2607	2620	0.33	44.5
19	Kurnosov, Igor	GM	RUS	6	2669	2660	-0.05	54
20	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	GM	KAZ	6	2643	2662	0.27	52
21	Klimov, Sergey	GM	RUS	6	2501	2628	1.62	50
22	Burmakin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	6	2599	2582	-0.13	50
23	Vorobiov, Evgeny E.	GM	RUS	6	2606	2590	-0.11	49
24	Makarov, Marat	GM	RUS	6	2505	2530	0.49	49
25	Kryakvin, Dmitry	GM	RUS	6	2571	2595	0.39	49
26	Chadaev, Nikolai	IM	RUS	6	2561	2605	0.62	49
27	Negi, Parimarjan	GM	IND	6	2615	2624	0.16	49
28	Levin, Evgeny A.	IM	RUS	6	2450	2600	1.88	48.5
29	Papin, Vasily	IM	RUS	6	2529	2602	1.04	48.5
30	Turov, Maxim	GM	RUS	6	2595	2570	-0.21	48.5
31	Shimanov, Aleksandr	GM	RUS	6	2508	2579	0.97	48.5
32	Amonatov, Farrukh	GM	TJK	6	2643	2583	-0.52	48
33	Vysochin, Spartak	GM	UKR	6	2550	2571	0.35	48
34	Babujian, Levon	IM	ARM	6	2474	2611	1.74	48
35	Andriasian, Zaven	GM	ARM	6	2612	2600	-0.1	48
36	Sakaev, Konstantin	GM	RUS	6	2625	2555	-0.66	47.5
37	Matlakov, Maxim	IM	RUS	6	2574	2529	-0.38	46
38	Tunik, Gennady	GM	RUS	6	2493	2573	1.1	45.5
39	Yakovich, Yuri	GM	RUS	6	2576	2557	-0.14	44.5
40	Tovmasian, Vardges		ARM	6	2228	2506	3.11	44
41	Safarli, Eltaj	GM	AZE	6	2587	2557	-0.31	44
42	Zontakh, Andrey	GM	UKR	6	2540	2531	0.05	43
43	Shomoev, Anton	GM	RUS	6	2566	2514	-0.54	42
44	Lovkov, Roman	IM	RUS	6	2435	2466	0.5	40.5
45	Zhigalko, Andrey	GM	BLR	6	2601	2475	-1.2	39.5
46	Predke, Alexandr		RUS	6	2361	2489	1.6	38.5
47	Alavkin, Arseny	IM	RUS	5.5	2428	2615	2.35	53
159 players

Chigorin Memorial Rapid St Petersburg (RUS), 14-15 x 2009 Final Round 11 Standings:
Rank	Name	Ti	Fed.	Rating	Score	TPR
1	Andriasian, Zaven	GM	ARM	2612	9.5	2873
2	Khairullin, Ildar	GM	RUS	2604	8.5	2737
3	Kovalenko, Igor	IM	UKR	2484	8.5	2771
4	Vorobiov, Evgeny E.	GM	RUS	2606	8.5	2715
5	Epishin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2590	8	2676
6	Dreev, Alexey	GM	RUS	2659	8	2736
7	Vysochin, Spartak	GM	UKR	2550	8	2690
8	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	GM	BLR	2639	8	2674
9	Shomoev, Anton	GM	RUS	2566	8	2653
10	Savchenko, Boris	GM	RUS	2638	8	2643
11	Zhigalko, Andrey	GM	BLR	2601	8	2641
12	Matlakov, Maxim	IM	RUS	2574	7.5	2644
13	Bareev, Evgeny	GM	RUS	2633	7.5	2670
14	Melkumyan, Hrant	GM	ARM	2569	7.5	2655
15	Yudin, Sergei	IM	RUS	2599	7.5	2630
16	Ovetchkin, Roman	GM	RUS	2556	7.5	2622
17	Sakaev, Konstantin	GM	RUS	2625	7.5	2625
18	Negi, Parimarjan	GM	IND	2615	7.5	2607
19	Chadaev, Nikolai	IM	RUS	2561	7.5	2675
20	Iordachescu, Viorel	GM	MDA	2607	7	2647
21	Harikrishna, P.	GM	IND	2673	7	2637
22	Kokarev, Dmitry	GM	RUS	2630	7	2612
23	Sandipan, Chanda	GM	IND	2611	7	2639
24	Amonatov, Farrukh	GM	TJK	2643	7	2619
25	Danin, Alexandre	IM	RUS	2517	7	2628
26	Zherebukh, Yaroslav	GM	UKR	2544	7	2568
27	Lafuente, Pablo	GM	ARG	2559	7	2607
28	Lysyj, Igor	GM	RUS	2612	7	2568
29	Pavlov, Sergey	IM	UKR	2507	7	2552
30	Romanov, Evgeny	GM	RUS	2588	7	2526
31	Kryakvin, Dmitry	GM	RUS	2571	7	2555
32	Yemelin, Vasily	GM	RUS	2570	7	2549
33	Maletin, Pavel	GM	RUS	2576	7	2531
34	Rozum, Ivan	IM	RUS	2457	7	2607
35	Shimanov, Aleksandr	GM	RUS	2508	7	2599
36	Popov, Valerij	GM	RUS	2595	7	2527
37	Klimov, Sergey	GM	RUS	2501	7	2451
38	Azarov, Sergei	GM	BLR	2625	6.5	2619
159 players

Chigorin Memorial Blitz St Petersburg (RUS), 25 x 2009 Final Standings:
Place	SNo.	Name	Title	Fed.	FIDE	Local	Total	Bch.	MBch.
1	2	Harikrishna. Pentala	GM	IND	2673	2673	16.5	140	116.5
2	38	Melkumyan. Hrant	GM	ARM	2569	2569	15.5	150.5	124
3	41	Chadaev. Nikolai	IM	RUS	2561	2561	15.5	147.5	123.5
4	13	Sakaev. Konstantin	GM	RUS	2625	2625	15.5	137.5	112.5
5	25	Popov. Valerij	GM	RUS	2595	2595	15	146.5	121.5
6	19	Bocharov. Dmitry	GM	RUS	2607	2607	15	146.5	120
7	33	Maletin. Pavel	GM	RUS	2576	2576	15	142	118
8	9	Aleksandrov. Aleksej	GM	BLR	2639	2639	15	141.5	116
9	24	Yudin. Sergei	IM	RUS	2599	2599	15	134.5	109.5
10	61	Levin. Evgeny A.	IM	RUS	2450	2450	15	131.5	111
11	27	Deviatkin. Andrei	GM	RUS	2593	2593	14.5	146.5	121.5
12	6	Dreev. Alexey	GM	RUS	2659	2659	14.5	146	120.5
13	7	Kobalia. Mikhail	GM	RUS	2648	2648	14.5	145	121
14	26	Turov. Maxim	GM	RUS	2595	2595	14.5	143.5	118.5
15	22	Khairullin. Ildar	GM	RUS	2604	2604	14.5	137	113.5
16	51	Simonian. Hrair	GM	ARM	2513	2513	14	138	114
17	29	Epishin. Vladimir	GM	RUS	2590	2590	14	136.5	110.5
18	39	Shomoev. Anton	GM	RUS	2566	2566	13.5	143	119.5
19	35	Matlakov. Maxim	IM	RUS	2574	2574	13.5	142.5	118
20	28	Zhou. Weiqi	GM	CHN	2593	2593	13.5	137	113
21	1	Vitiugov. Nikita	GM	RUS	2681	2681	13.5	137	112.5
22	16	Andriasian. Zaven	GM	ARM	2612	2612	13.5	135.5	110
23	40	Grigoriants. Sergey	GM	RUS	2564	2564	13.5	133	109
24	62	Ju. Wenjun	WGM	CHN	2443	2443	13.5	128.5	104.5
25	52	Shimanov. Aleksandr	GM	RUS	2508	2508	13.5	127	104
26	73	Vlasenko. Miroslav	IM	RUS	2384	2384	13	135.5	111.5
27	4	Timofeev. Artyom	GM	RUS	2668	2668	13	135.5	110.5
28	78	Fedoseev. Vladimir	FM	RUS	2352	2352	13	132	107
29	20	Iordachescu. Viorel	GM	MDA	2607	2607	13	131.5	108
30	65	Smirnov. Artem	IM	RUS	2432	2432	13	122	101.5
31	42	Ovetchkin. Roman	GM	RUS	2556	2556	13	121.5	97
32	36	Kryakvin. Dmitry	GM	RUS	2571	2571	13	121	97.5
136 players

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