The Belarusian Championship 2014 is taking place from 7th to 19th January in Minsk, Belarus. The open tournament is a 14-player round robin (7-19 Jan) and women's event is a 10-player round robin (10-18 Jan).
Participants
OPEN
| 1 | GM | Zhigalko, Sergei | 2682 |
| 2 | GM | Zhigalko, Andrey | 2619 |
| 3 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | 2578 |
| 4 | GM | Kovalev, Vladislav | 2562 |
| 5 | GM | Maiorov, Nikita | 2552 |
| 6 | GM | Teterev, Vitaly | 2507 |
| 7 | GM | Stupak, Kirill | 2505 |
| 8 | GM | Kupreichik, Viktor D | 2455 |
| 9 | Kocheev, Aleksandr | 2391 | |
| 10 | WGM | Ziaziulkina, Nastassia | 2386 |
| 11 | IM | Lomako, Pavel | 2370 |
| 12 | GM | Lutsko, Igor | 2343 |
| 13 | IM | Smirnov, Valerij | 2327 |
| 14 | Nikitenko, Mihail | 2101 | |
| Average ELO: | 2455.6 |
WOMEN
| 1 | WIM | Stetsko, Lanita | 2245 |
| 2 | Nevioselaya, Maria | 2087 | |
| 3 | Revo, Tatiana | 2079 | |
| 4 | Bogdan, Ekaterina | 2043 | |
| 5 | Kasperovich, Ekaterina | 2029 | |
| 6 | Kaliadzich, Maryia | 2003 | |
| 7 | WFM | Beinenson, Katsiaryna | 1990 |
| 8 | Malatsilava, Volha | 1939 | |
| 9 | Ilyuchyk, Yana | 1918 | |
| 10 | Uzlavataya, Anhelina | 1913 | |
| Average ELO: | 2024.6 |
Today will be held the 11th round of the open tournament and in the lead are Aleksej Aleksandrov (7 points), Sergei Zhigalko and Andrey Zhigalko (6.5 points each).
Women will play their 8th round today and in the lead are Maria Nevioselaya (5.5 points), Lanita Stetsko and Katsiaryna Beinenson (5 points each).
Watch LIVE the Belarusian Championship 2014 with computer analysis: Belarusian Championship
Official page of the organisers: Belarusian Chess Federation
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