GM Areshchenko Wins 15th Monarch Assurance

15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International was held on September 23rd - October 1st in Port Erin. Ukranian GM Alexander Areshchenko and Russian GM Sergey Volkov (famous ICC spammer) are tied on the 1st place with 7 points out of 9 rounds. Areshchenko grabs winner's trophy on a better tiebreak.


Final standings:
1-2. GM Alexander Areshchenko (UKR 2641) and GM Sergey Volkov (RUS 2628) 7.0/9
3-7. GM Mateusz Bartel (POL 2561), GM Vitali Golod (ISR 2576), GM Mikhail Kobalia (RUS 2647), GM Yuri Kuzubov (UKR 2554) and GM Yuri Yakovich (RUS 2583) 6.5
8-11. GM Vladimir Akopian (ARM 2713), GM Mikhal Krasenkow (POL 2635), GM Konstantin Landa (RUS 2584) and GM Vadim Malakhatko (UKR 2594) 6.0 etc

Photo: Official website