Anton Korobov wins 2020 Open Ukrainian Championship
GM Anton Korobov became a four-time Ukrainian chess champion after winning the title in the 2020 Open Ukrainian Chess Championship Omelnyk village (Poltava region). The event brought together 15 Grandmasters, 2 Woman Grandmasters, and 12 International Masters. Considered to be one of the main favorites before the start of the event, the #3 in the Ukrainian rating list, Korobov delivered on these expectations and clinched gold after making a short draw in the final round. The champion turned in an excellent performance scoring 7 points out of 9 (no losses) and defeating one of his main competitors Kirill Shevchenko in a critical Round 6 clash. Kirill Shevchenko, Yuriy Kuzubov, Oleg Zubov, Vitaliy Bernadsky, Alexander Kovchan, and Sergei Ovseevych netted 6 points each and tied for second with Shevchenko capturing silver thanks to better Buchholtz. The bronze medal goes to Yuriy Kuzubov. Iulija Osmak produced the best result among women scoring 5 points. Final standings: 1. Anton Korobov (2683) – 72. Kirill Shevchenko (2592) – 63. Yuriy Kuzubov (2641) – 64. Alexander Zubov (2589) – 65. Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2619) – 66. Alexander Kovchan (2568) – 67. Sergei Ovsejevitsch (2587) – 68. Yuri Solodovnichenko (2544) – 5½9. Alexander Zubarev (2422) – 5½10. Peng Li Min (2428) – 5½ Photo: Official website