Valeriy Grinev wins Ukrainian Independence Cup 2022

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9/6/2022 – On the last weekend of August, the 31. "Ukrainian Independence Cup" was organised in Kiev to time to celebrate Ukrainian independence. Almost a 100 players took part in the event which featured a rapid (15'+10") and a blitz (3'+2" ) tournament. IM Valeriy Grinev won both tournaments. Olexandr Prohorov reports. | Photo: The champions, among them tournament winner IM Valeriy Grinev with his trophy. | Photos: Oleksandr Prohorov
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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).

Equipo organizador

The organisational team

La sala de juego durante el torneo

The tournament venue

Sala de juego

Playing chess, despite the ongoing war that broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine in FebruaryLos campeones

The winners

Ajedrecistas ucranios

Happy Ukrainian chess players

Blitz tournament

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1.e4 3 c5 1 2.Nf3 2 Nc6 1 3.Bb5 1 e6 2 4.0-0 3 Nge7 0 5.Nc3 1 a6 1 6.Bxc6 2 Nxc6 2 7.d4 1 cxd4 1 8.Nxd4 2 Be7 2 9.Nxc6 10 bxc6 1 10.e5 3 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6. d5 9 11.exd6! 4 Qxd6 3 12.Qg4 15 White has an edge. 0-0 6
13.Bh6N 17
Predecessor: 13.Rd1 Qb4 14.Qg3 c5 15.a3 Qb7 16.Bh6 Bf6 17.Rab1 Bd7 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Qxg5 ½-½ (26) Gormally,D (2505)-Konguvel,P (2404) Hastings 2001 13...Qe5 4 14.Bf4 15 Qf6 8 And now ...e5 would win. 15.Qg3 2 Qg6 16 16.Rad1 17 Qxc2 27 17.Rd2 1 Qg6 3 18.Qf3 1 Ra7 48 19.Rfd1 17 c5 22 20.Qe3 16 Rb7 15 21.b3 15 Rb4 2 22.Bd6 21 Bxd6 11 23.Rxd6 2 Bb7 2 24.f3 1 Rd4 16 24...h6 25.R6xd4= 13 cxd4 1 26.Rxd4 3 Bc6 6 26...h6= keeps the balance. 27.Rd6± 12 Bb5 4 27...Bb7± is a better defense. 28.Qd2 19 h6 4 28...Qh5 29.Ne4 Be8 30.Rxa6 Qb5 29.a4+- 4 Be8 6 30.Rxa6 2 Qf5 3 31.Rd6 3 Threatens to win with b4. Qc5+ 2 32.Qd4 2 Qa3 2 33.Ne4? 9 White should try 33.h3+- 33...Qc1+? 1 33...Qxb3= and Black stays safe. 34.a5 Bb5 34.Kf2 2 Don't take 34.Qd1 Qe3+ 35.Kh1 f5± 34...Qc2+ 1
34...f5 was necessary. 35.Nd2! 1 Bc6 6 35...Qa2 36.Qb4 Kh7 36.Rd8? 1 36.Qc4+- is the precise move to win. Qxc4 37.Nxc4 36...Bd5 1 36...Rxd8± was worth a try. 37.Qxd8+ Kh7 37.Rxf8+ 3 Kxf8 1       Endgame KQB-KQN 38.a5 2 Bxb3? 4 38...Ke7+- 39.b4 Bc4 40.Qxc4 Qxd2+ 41.Kg3 Qg5+ 42.Qg4 Qd2 39.a6? 1 39.Qd8# 39...Bd5± 1 40.a7 1 Qa2 2 41.h4 2 h5 1 41...Ke7± might work better. 42.Kg3+- 1 Hoping for Nc4! g6 1 42...Ke8± 43.Nf1 Qa5 43.Ne4 2 Black must now prevent Nc3. Bxe4 5 43...Qa5+- 44.Nc3 Kg8 45.Nxd5 exd5 44.fxe4 3 KQ-KQ Kg8 2 45.Kh2? 2 45.Qd8+ mates Kg7 46.a8Q Qxa8 47.Qxa8 Kf6 48.Qb8 Ke7 49.e5 g5 50.Qd6+ Ke8 51.hxg5 45...Qa6? 5 45...Qa5+- 46.Kh3 Kh7 46.Qc5 4 46.Qd8+ Kg7 47.a8Q Qxa8 48.Qxa8 Kf6 49.Qf8 Ke5 50.Qxf7 Kd6 51.Qf6 46...Kg7 2 47.Qe5+ 3 White mates. Kh7 3 48.Qb8 1 Qa4 5 49.a8Q 2 Qxe4 2 50.Qh8# Weighted Error Value: White=0.53/Black=1.00 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Andreev,E2413Khamazdyr,K18281–02022B30Cup Independence Blitz 20221.1
Bochok,V1541Kruglyakov,P23460–12022B90Cup Independence Blitz 20221.2
Vysochin,S2512Prozhoha,R17901–02022C42Cup Independence Blitz 20221.3
Usyk,A1805Shishkin,V24170–12022A05Cup Independence Blitz 20221.4
Grinev,V2425Kapechun,M15311–02022A58Cup Independence Blitz 20221.5
Toroptseva,E1731Malakhatko,V24480–12022B40Cup Independence Blitz 20221.6
Morozov,O2053Andreev,E24130–12022E32Cup Independence Blitz 20222.1
Kruglyakov,P2346Gritsenko,D20971–02022A49Cup Independence Blitz 20222.2
Smirnov,A1528Vysochin,S25121–02022D15Cup Independence Blitz 20222.3
Shishkin,V2417Laptii,N22780–12022D43Cup Independence Blitz 20222.4
Chernykh,V2167Grinev,V24250–12022B41Cup Independence Blitz 20222.5
Malakhatko,V2448Dehtiarov,R21881–02022E16Cup Independence Blitz 20222.6
Andreev,E2413Grebeniuk,S23150–12022B01Cup Independence Blitz 20223.1
Rudchenko,O2132Kruglyakov,P2346½–½2022A33Cup Independence Blitz 20223.2
Grinev,V2425Maliutin,O22451–02022A58Cup Independence Blitz 20223.3
Laptii,N2278Malakhatko,V24480–12022C02Cup Independence Blitz 20223.4
Petrov,V2349Smirnov,A15281–02022D11Cup Independence Blitz 20223.5
Podolskyi,M2025Pavlov,S24730–12022D37Cup Independence Blitz 20223.6
Pavlov,S2473Grinev,V24252022A05Cup Independence Blitz 20224.1
Malakhatko,V2448Ieshchenko,U18942022A09Cup Independence Blitz 20224.2
Grebeniuk,S2315Petrov,V23492022D10Cup Independence Blitz 20224.3
Kruglyakov,P2346Alexikov,A22232022A49Cup Independence Blitz 20224.4
Ivanukh,R2247Tulchynskyi,F21562022D52Cup Independence Blitz 20224.5
Zamekhovskiy,Y1966Rudchenko,O21322022E63Cup Independence Blitz 20224.6
Pavlov,S2473Grinev,V24250–12022A05Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Malakhatko,V2448Ieshchenko,U18941–02022A09Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Kruglyakov,P2346Alexikov,A22231–02022A49Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Grebeniuk,S2315Petrov,V23491–02022D10Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Ivanukh,R2247Tulchynskyi,F21561–02022D52Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Zamekhovskiy,Y1966Rudchenko,O21320–12022E63Cup Independence Blitz 20225
Grinev,V2425Malakhatko,V2448½–½2022D45Cup Independence Blitz 20225.1
Rudchenko,O2132Grebeniuk,S2315½–½2022A04Cup Independence Blitz 20225.2
Ivanukh,R2247Kruglyakov,P23461–02022D85Cup Independence Blitz 20225.3
Andreev,E2413Alexikov,A22231–02022B90Cup Independence Blitz 20225.4
Vysochin,S2512Lymar,V20661–02022B22Cup Independence Blitz 20225.5
Petrov,V2349Morozov,O20531–02022A16Cup Independence Blitz 20225.6
Grebeniuk,S2315Grinev,V2425½–½2022C68Cup Independence Blitz 20226.1
Malakhatko,V2448Ivanukh,R22471–02022A14Cup Independence Blitz 20226.2
Maly,A2370Andreev,E24131–02022E10Cup Independence Blitz 20226.3
Popovkin,P2156Vysochin,S25121–02022C00Cup Independence Blitz 20226.4
Skliarov,V2387Petrov,V23491–02022B12Cup Independence Blitz 20226.5
Pavlov,S2473Rudchenko,O21321–02022B39Cup Independence Blitz 20226.6
Pavlov,S2473Malakhatko,V2448½–½2022D78Cup Independence Blitz 20227.1
Grinev,V2425Popovkin,P21561–02022D07Cup Independence Blitz 20227.2
Grebeniuk,S2315Maly,A2370½–½2022B12Cup Independence Blitz 20227.3
Ivanukh,R2247Skliarov,V23871–02022E44Cup Independence Blitz 20227.4
Dehtiarov,R2188Kislinsky,A23590–12022B23Cup Independence Blitz 20227.5
Andreev,E2413Vostrikov,V1610½–½2022B12Cup Independence Blitz 20227.6
Kislinsky,A2359Grinev,V2425½–½2022B40Cup Independence Blitz 20228.1
Malakhatko,V2448Maly,A2370½–½2022D26Cup Independence Blitz 20228.2
Ivanukh,R2247Pavlov,S24731–02022D37Cup Independence Blitz 20228.3
Vostrikov,V1610Grebeniuk,S23151–02022A10Cup Independence Blitz 20228.4
Kupriyanov,D2124Vysochin,S25120–12022A08Cup Independence Blitz 20228.5
Lymar,V2066Petrov,V23491–02022B02Cup Independence Blitz 20228.6
Grinev,V2425Ivanukh,R2247½–½2022E90Cup Independence Blitz 20229.1
Vysochin,S2512Malakhatko,V2448½–½2022C01Cup Independence Blitz 20229.2
Popovkin,P2156Kislinsky,A23591–02022B21Cup Independence Blitz 20229.3
Maly,A2370Skliarov,V23871–02022E17Cup Independence Blitz 20229.4
Lymar,V2066Vostrikov,V16100–12022B12Cup Independence Blitz 20229.5
Grebeniuk,S2315Pavlov,S24730–12022A46Cup Independence Blitz 20229.6

 

Final standings

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Grinev Valeriy 7 51
2 Malakhatko Vadim 7 49
3 Popovkin Petro 7 46,5
4 Maly Alexey 7 46
5 Ivanukh Roman 7 45
6 Sydoryka Vladyslav 7 43,5
7 Vysochin Spartak 6,5 48
8 Andreev Eduard 6,5 46,5
9 Pavlov Sergey 6,5 46,5
10 Zamekhovskiy Yevgen 6 46
11 Kislinsky Alexey 6 43
12 Skliarov Viktor 6 43
13 Chernykh Vladimir 6 42,5
14 Maliutin Oleksandr 6 40,5
15 Lymar Vladislav 6 39,5
16 Kupriyanov Daniel 6 39,5
17 Mikhalsky Vladimir 6 38,5
18 Degtiarenko Alexandr 6 37,5
19 Grebeniuk Semen 5,5 49,5
20 Rudchenko Oleksandr 5,5 43,5

83 participants


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Final standings

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Grinev Valeriy 7 50
2 Vysochin Spartak 7 49,5
3 Skliarov Viktor 7 49
4 Pavlov Sergey 7 48
5 Malakhatko Vadim 7 46
6 Nikitin Bogdan 7 45
7 Kislinsky Alexey 7 43,5
8 Maliutin Oleksandr 6,5 45
9 Shishkin Vadim 6 49,5
10 Domin Yan 6 47,5
11 Mikhalsky Vladimir 6 47
12 Popovkin Petro 6 46,5
13 Kruglyakov Pavlo 6 45,5
14 Maly Alexey 6 45
15 Kupriyanov Daniel 6 45
16 Tulchynskyi Feliks 6 45
17 Dehtiarov Roman 6 42
18 Yeshchenko Uliana 6 42
19 Sergeev Vladimir 6 41,5
20 Sydoryka Vladyslav 5,5 47,5

96 participants

Video of the closing ceremony

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.

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