Lev Zverev shared second place at the Oskemen Open 2026!
And successfully secured the final Grandmaster norm!
Strong “Masters” in the Kazakh Ust-Kamenogorsk ended with a complete triumph of Russians. Our compatriots took the top five rows of the table. Andrei Esipenko claimed sole victory with 7 points out of 9. IM Polina Shuvalova finished second with 6.5 points, achieving the second point of a male grandmaster! GM David Paravyan (3rd place) and our IM Lev Zverev were behind her. Nikita Afanasiev beats other five strongest – having the best additional score among the holders of six points.
The successful performance brought Lev not only a boost in ratings, but also a third international grandmaster’s norm! Now, to receive the title, he only had to reach a rating of 2500.