The twelve participants of this round robin event are all grandmasters, three with a rating above 2700 and six other participants with a rating higher than 2600. The average rating is 2650.5, which corresponds to a Category 17 tournament, making it the strongest Championship ever in the history of independent Ukraine.
The games are being played in the center of Kiev at the hall “Kobzarska Svitlytsia” at “The Ukrainian House” (Kiev, European Square). Round starts at 14:00 CET (15:00 Ukrainian time), the last round on June 21 starts at 10:00 CET (11:00 Ukrainian time). The zero-tolerence rule will not apply and players may arrive late at their boards, by a maximum of fifteen minutes.
The center of the city of Kiev – Independence Square
The Flower Clock near Independence Square
“The Ukrainian House” where the Ukrainian Chess Championship
is taking place
The official part of the opening ceremony
Drawing of lots with fountain pens: Ruslan Ponomariov got the number three
Friends Pavel Eljanov and Alexander Moiseenko were sitting together during the
opening ceremony and drew each other as opponents in the first round
Press officer Anataloliy Yavorskiy and GM Mikhail Golubev
Ruslan Ponomariov gives an interview to a Ukrainian TV channel…
... and Yuriy Kryvoruchko follows him
The unofficial part of the opening ceremony took place at the restourant
"Dnipro"
The President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Viktor Kapustin
GM Georgiy Arzumanian and GM Evgeniy Miroshnichenko with his picture in
the background
A friendly match between two chess fans: Pavel Kuftirev, vice-president
of the Ukrainian
Chess Federation, and Aron Maiberg, a former organizer of Aerosvit Super tournaments
in Foros
FIDE's Geoffrey Borg (right) and participants wait for the beginning of
the first round
The tough game between Moiseenko and Eljanov, who had an advantage, was
drawn
Yuriy Kryvoruchko scored his first victory against Alexandr Kovchan in round
one
Two-time champion of Ukraine Evgeniy Miroshnichenko
The playing venue
Spectators can follow the games in the same hall as the players
Former FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov in the sole lead
Another 2700+ Pavel Eljanov in second place
Former Ukrainian Champion (2004) Andrey Volokitin, equal 2-5
Former Ukrainian Champion (2006) Zakhar Efimenko, 2701
Another former Ukrainian Champion (2002), Anton Korobov
Vysochin Spartak, who qualified as a winner of the semi-final
of the Ukrainian championship in 2011
Chief arbiter of the Championship Bodankin Leoonid Markovich
About the authorAnastasiya (Nastja) Karlovich was Ukrainian champion and vice-champion among girls under 16, 18 and 20. She was European Champion with the Ukrainian team in the Youth Team Championships. She is also
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