2013 Karpov Poikovsky Tournament - Three GMs Shared First

There is an interesting tournament right in the middle of Russian plateau in the city of Poikovsky. The 14th edition of the "Karpov tournament" is held between August 27th and September 6th 2013 at sports complex "Neptune" in Poikovsky, Russia. The tournament invited 10 "FIDE Top 10-20" Grandmasters and after 7 rounds duly won by Ernesto Inarkiev, Pavel Eljanov and Alexander Motylev. All three shared final score of 4.5/11, which give a picture of how equally strong each other GMs.

Final Standing:

14th Karpov GM Poikovsky RUS (RUS), 28 viii-7 ix 2013
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2702	*	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	.	.	4½
2	Motylev, Alexander	g	RUS	2663	1	*	½	½	½	.	½	1	.	½	4½
3	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2693	0	½	*	1	½	½	.	.	1	1	4½
4	Sutovsky, Emil	g	ISR	2660	0	½	0	*	½	½	1	.	1	.	3½
5	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2724	0	½	½	½	*	.	.	1	½	½	3½
6	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2723	½	.	½	½	.	*	½	0	½	1	3½
7	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2667	½	½	.	0	.	½	*	½	1	½	3½
8	Bologan, Viktor	g	MDA	2672	½	0	.	.	0	1	½	*	0	1	3
9	Laznicka, Viktor	g	CZE	2677	.	.	0	0	½	½	0	1	*	½	2½
10	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2678	.	½	0	.	½	0	½	0	½	*	2

Here Alexander Onischuk vs Viktor Laznicka game in Queen Gambit Accepted, round 4.
after the game Onischuk gave comments:
"It so happened that the opponent failed to develop - for all the time he missed this one tempo. Victor decided to take the pawn (11 ... Nxd4), but the compensation was more than enough. There was one moment where Black could have a more stubborn resistance: 19 ... Qd5? There had to play 19 ... e6, what I was going to take 20.Bxa7, and after 20 ... Qc6 I do not move 21.a6 because 21 ... b6, or else put the black queen to a6 and, in any case, immediately not proigryvayut.20.c4, But now Black beznadezhno.20 ... Qc6 21.a6 b6 22.c5 e6 23.cxb6 axb6 24.Rfc1 Bc5 25.Bxc5 bxc5 26.a7 Qa8 27.Rxc5 Rd5 28.Rxd5 exd5 29 . Qh3 + Kd8 30.Qh4 + Ke8 31.Qg4 Rg8 32.e6 1-0 Party, in all, a fun, yet opponent played no better. His whole idea of ​​taking the pawn proved to be too optimistic. " - Alexander Onischuk

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Alexander Onischuk vs Viktor Laznicka 1-0, 14th Karpov Poikovsky Tournament 2013
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