Twelve players from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are forming the field with average elo of 2608, or XV FIDE category.
1. Vladimir Malakhov, Moscow, 2725
2. Alexey Dreev, Moscow, 2711
3. Vadim Zviagintsev, Moscow, 2659
4. Pavel Maletin, Novosibirsk, 2650
5. Artyom Timofeev, Kazan, 2602
6. Zhumabaev Rinat, Pavlodar, 2597
7. Pavel Smirnov, Mezhdurechensk, 2584
8. Dmitry Bocharov, Moscow, 2577
9. Pavel Kotsur, Pavlodar, 2572
10. Malahatko Vadim, Kiev, 2559
11. Kiryakov Petr, Krasnoyarsk, 2538
12. Sergei Zablotsky, Krasnoyarsk, 2522
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