3rd Karpov International Chess Tournament

Poikovsky, 16-24 April 2002

Cross Table	Poikovsky	Participants
Games	Background

The traditional GrandMasters chess tournament
(XVI FIDE Category)
took place 16 - 24 April 2002
in Poikovsky (Russia)

Landscape near Poikovsky

Sponsors:

Regional Political Council of Party "Yedinaya Rossija" ("United Russia"); Chairman Alexander N. Sidorov
OAO "YUKOS";
Vice-President Yury V. Kopanev
ZAO "RosNefteTrans"; General Director Vladimir N. Semyonov
"Ob'Stroy";
General Director Yury G. Chernyshov
OOO "Snezhinka";
Director Adiba A. Islamgareeva

Final standings :

1. Onischuk,A - 6;

2-3. Rublevsky,S; Zvjaginsev,V- 5.5;

4-6. Vaganian,R; Dreev,A; Sokolov,I - 5;

7-8. Bologan,V; Vescovi,G - 4.5;

9. Aleksandrov,A - 4;

10. Obodchuk,A - 0.

Alexander ONISCHUK (photo from ChessBase)

The Winner of the tournament

GM Alexander ONISCHUK (USA)

(Games 8-9 rounds are not available yet. Expected very soon)

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