The 31. Independence Cup 2022 was played from 26 to 28 August 2022 in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Almost a 100 players from four countries (Ukraine, Czech Republic, Belgium and Germany) took part, including 12 GM, 12 IM, 5 FM, 2 WFM and 10 NM).
The organisational team
The tournament venue
Playing chess, despite the ongoing war that broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine in February
The winners
Happy Ukrainian chess players
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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IM | Grinev Valeriy | 2345 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 |
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GM | Malakhatko Vadim | 2339 | 7 | 49 |
| 3 |
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FM | Popovkin Petro | 2267 | 7 | 46,5 |
| 4 |
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IM | Maly Alexey | 2294 | 7 | 46 |
| 5 |
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Ivanukh Roman | 2246 | 7 | 45 | |
| 6 |
|
FM | Sydoryka Vladyslav | 2283 | 7 | 43,5 |
| 7 |
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GM | Vysochin Spartak | 2355 | 6,5 | 48 |
| 8 |
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GM | Andreev Eduard | 2369 | 6,5 | 46,5 |
| 9 |
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IM | Pavlov Sergey | 2318 | 6,5 | 46,5 |
| 10 |
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Zamekhovskiy Yevgen | 1967 | 6 | 46 | |
| 11 |
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GM | Kislinsky Alexey | 2311 | 6 | 43 |
| 12 |
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IM | Skliarov Viktor | 2257 | 6 | 43 |
| 13 |
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Chernykh Vladimir | 2085 | 6 | 42,5 | |
| 14 |
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NM | Maliutin Oleksandr | 2127 | 6 | 40,5 |
| 15 |
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Lymar Vladislav | 2181 | 6 | 39,5 | |
| 16 |
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Kupriyanov Daniel | 2024 | 6 | 39,5 | |
| 17 |
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NM | Mikhalsky Vladimir | 2301 | 6 | 38,5 |
| 18 |
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Degtiarenko Alexandr | 2095 | 6 | 37,5 | |
| 19 |
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NM | Grebeniuk Semen | 2234 | 5,5 | 49,5 |
| 20 |
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Rudchenko Oleksandr | 2132 | 5,5 | 43,5 |
83 participants
Rapid tournament
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
IM | Grinev Valeriy | 2351 | 7 | 50 |
| 2 |
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GM | Vysochin Spartak | 2461 | 7 | 49,5 |
| 3 |
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IM | Skliarov Viktor | 2313 | 7 | 49 |
| 4 |
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IM | Pavlov Sergey | 2324 | 7 | 48 |
| 5 |
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GM | Malakhatko Vadim | 2446 | 7 | 46 |
| 6 |
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Nikitin Bogdan | 1863 | 7 | 45 | |
| 7 |
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GM | Kislinsky Alexey | 2322 | 7 | 43,5 |
| 8 |
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NM | Maliutin Oleksandr | 2143 | 6,5 | 45 |
| 9 |
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GM | Shishkin Vadim | 2232 | 6 | 49,5 |
| 10 |
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Domin Yan | 1510 | 6 | 47,5 | |
| 11 |
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NM | Mikhalsky Vladimir | 2210 | 6 | 47 |
| 12 |
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FM | Popovkin Petro | 2152 | 6 | 46,5 |
| 13 |
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NM | Kruglyakov Pavlo | 2296 | 6 | 45,5 |
| 14 |
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IM | Maly Alexey | 2304 | 6 | 45 |
| 15 |
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Kupriyanov Daniel | 2060 | 6 | 45 | |
| 16 |
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Tulchynskyi Feliks | 1902 | 6 | 45 | |
| 17 |
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AGM | Dehtiarov Roman | 2091 | 6 | 42 |
| 18 |
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WFM | Yeshchenko Uliana | 1817 | 6 | 42 |
| 19 |
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GM | Sergeev Vladimir | 2338 | 6 | 41,5 |
| 20 |
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FM | Sydoryka Vladyslav | 2164 | 5,5 | 47,5 |
96 participants
The tournament was organized by the Kyiv Chess Federation and the Lviv Chess Federation. The tournament director was GM Vadim Malakhatko, who has recently also been active as a chess tournament organizer.
