The International Chess Festival “Moscow Open 2013″ is taking place from 31st January to 11th February, 2013, at the Russian State Social University (RSSU), B. Pick Street, 4, metro station “Botanical Garden” in Moscow.
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A nice case of symmetry has presented itself in the Moscow Open festival: both groups have four leaders after four rounds, all with a perfect score of 4/4. GM Mamedov, GM Adhiban, GM Ponkratov, and GM Ibragimov lead the open section, leaders in the women section are IM Ovod, IM Romanko, FM Stetsko, and WFM Tomnikova.
During Moscow Open round 3 the Indian players had the misfortune of being paired against each other in two of the top boards; today, once again, two of the three perfect-scorers were paired against each other. B. Adhiban proved that he is in good shape and beat the Gibraltar finalist Chanda Sandipan with the Black pieces. Sandipan had a decent advantage throughout the game, but was not able to bring the point home. Adhiban defended fiercely and eventually turned the tables to score his 4th straight win. He will face the Russian GM Pavel Ponkratov in tomorrow’s fifth round.
The all-India game: Adhiban - Sandipan (1-0)
The strong match-ups on the top boards are a fact, and a 22-move victory on the first board is certainly a surprise at this stage. That is exactly what GM Rauf Mamedov did: the Azerbaijani trapped Alexandre Danin’s queen in the middle of the board. The game started as a French Defense with the black bishop on g7. The white pieces threatened a direct attack against the black king, and by doing so, took strong centralized positions on the board. With the black light-squared bishop totally useless on c8, it did not take too long for white to win the point; this positional advantage materialized when the black queen found itself trapped on d7. The Russian resigned immediately.
The other players who joined on the top postion are the American GM Ildar Ibragimov, who defeated Illya Nyzhnyk, and the Russian GM Pavel Ponkratov, who outplayed the Indian V.R. Venkatesh on the 4th board.
Moscow Open – Standings after 4 rounds:
| 1 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | - | 2651 | - | 4.0 | |
| GM | Ibragimov Ildar | USA | - | 2555 | - | 4.0 | ||
| 3 | GM | Ponkratov Pavel | RUS | - | 2584 | - | 4.0 | |
| 4 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | - | 2547 | - | 4.0 | |
| 5 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | - | 2703 | - | 3.5 | |
| GM | Kovalenko Igor | UKR | - | 2586 | - | 3.5 | ||
| 7 | GM | Panarin Mikhail | RUS | - | 2552 | - | 3.5 | |
| 8 | GM | Kokarev Dmitry | RUS | - | 2635 | - | 3.5 | |
| GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | MDA | - | 2612 | - | 3.5 | ||
| 10 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | - | 2531 | - | 3.5 | |
| 11 | IM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | - | 2550 | - | 3.5 | |
| IM | Hayrapetyan Hovik | ARM | - | 2500 | - | 3.5 | ||
| 13 | GM | Chernobay Artem | RUS | - | 2499 | - | 3.5 | |
| 14 | GM | Maletin Pavel | RUS | - | 2571 | - | 3.5 | |
| IM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | - | 2546 | - | 3.5 | ||
| 16 | GM | Gopal G.N. | IND | - | 2545 | - | 3.5 | |
| 17 | FM | Meribanov Vitaly | BLR | - | 2426 | - | 3.5 | |
| 18 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | UKR | - | 2637 | - | 3.0 | |
| GM | Sandipan Chanda | IND | - | 2590 | - | 3.0 | ||
| GM | Danin Alexandre | RUS | - | 2578 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 21 | GM | Iljushin Alexei | RUS | - | 2508 | - | 3.0 | |
| 22 | IM | Pavlov Sergey | UKR | - | 2471 | - | 3.0 | |
| 23 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | IND | - | 2501 | - | 3.0 | |
| 24 | GM | Savchenko Boris | RUS | - | 2584 | - | 3.0 | |
| IM | Matinian Nikita | RUS | - | 2460 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 26 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | RUS | - | 2650 | - | 3.0 | |
| GM | Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN | - | 2646 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 28 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | - | 2626 | - | 3.0 | |
| 29 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | RUS | - | 2647 | - | 3.0 | |
| 30 | GM | Stupak Kirill | BLR | - | 2505 | - | 3.0 | |
| IM | Debashis Das | IND | - | 2474 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 32 | GM | Smirnov Pavel | RUS | - | 2618 | - | 3.0 | |
| 33 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | - | 2612 | - | 3.0 | |
| 34 | GM | Bryzgalin Kirill | RUS | - | 2483 | - | 3.0 | |
| 35 | GM | Durarbayli Vasif | AZE | - | 2598 | - | 3.0 | |
| 36 | GM | Pridorozhni Aleksei | RUS | - | 2523 | - | 3.0 | |
| 37 | IM | Akshayraj Kore | IND | - | 2455 | - | 3.0 | |
| 38 | IM | Kalegin Evgenij | RUS | - | 2475 | - | 3.0 | |
| 39 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | - | 2623 | - | 3.0 | |
| 40 | Predke Alexandr | RUS | - | 2480 | - | 3.0 | ||
| IM | Badmatsyrenov Oleg | RUS | - | 2472 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 42 | IM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | - | 2472 | - | 3.0 | |
| 43 | IM | Shukh Nikolai | RUS | - | 2413 | - | 2.5 | |
| 44 | GM | Glek Igor | GER | - | 2431 | - | 2.5 | |
| FM | Hernandez Alexander | VEN | - | 2266 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 46 | FM | Aghasaryan Robert | ARM | - | 2425 | - | 2.5 | |
| 47 | IM | Kovalev Vladislav | BLR | - | 2500 | - | 2.5 | |
| 48 | FM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | - | 2427 | - | 2.5 | |
| 49 | Golubov Saveliy | RUS | - | 2224 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 50 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | - | 2566 | - | 2.5 | |
| 51 | GM | Khusnutdinov Rustam | KAZ | - | 2493 | - | 2.5 | |
| 52 | IM | Sergienko Sergey | RUS | - | 2405 | - | 2.5 | |
| 53 | GM | Demchenko Anton | RUS | - | 2627 | - | 2.5 | |
| GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | - | 2517 | - | 2.5 | ||
| FM | Petrov Nikita | RUS | - | 2312 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 56 | Kassimov Baurzhan | KAZ | - | 2295 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 57 | GM | Iskusnyh Sergei | RUS | - | 2487 | - | 2.5 | |
| 58 | GM | Khruschiov Alexey | MDA | - | 2431 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Konovalov Nikolay | RUS | - | 2428 | - | 2.5 | ||
| FM | Tsydypov Zhamsaran | RUS | - | 2384 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 61 | IM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | - | 2541 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Stany G.A. | IND | - | 2456 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 63 | GM | Shomoev Anton | RUS | - | 2557 | - | 2.5 | |
| 64 | GM | Amonatov Farrukh | TJK | - | 2625 | - | 2.5 | |
| GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | - | 2514 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 66 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | RUS | - | 2612 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Arslanov Shamil | RUS | - | 2391 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 68 | IM | Yandarbiev Ruslan | RUS | - | 2343 | - | 2.5 | |
| FM | Sanzhaev Darsen | RUS | - | 2336 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 70 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | UKR | - | 2517 | - | 2.5 | |
| 71 | GM | Vorobiov Evgeny E. | RUS | - | 2584 | - | 2.5 | |
| 72 | Rzayev Bahruz | AZE | - | 2395 | - | 2.5 | ||
| Paravyan David | RUS | - | 2298 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 74 | IM | Ulko Jaroslav | RUS | - | 2442 | - | 2.5 | |
| 75 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | - | 2593 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Simonian Tigran | ARM | - | 2409 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 77 | GM | Arun Prasad S. | IND | - | 2514 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | - | 2502 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 79 | IM | Airapetian Gor | RUS | - | 2462 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Karavade Eesha | IND | - | 2391 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 81 | FM | Savitskiy Sergey | RUS | - | 2363 | - | 2.5 | |
| FM | Bogachkov Igor | RUS | - | 2348 | - | 2.5 | ||
| IM | Rodchenkov Sergey D. | RUS | - | 2346 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 84 | IM | Narayanan Srinath | IND | - | 2434 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Belyakov Bogdan | RUS | - | 2406 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 86 | GM | Gavrilov Alexei | RUS | - | 2482 | - | 2.5 | |
| IM | Efanov Nikolai | RUS | - | 2406 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 88 | IM | Ozolin Maxim | RUS | - | 2386 | - | 2.5 | |
| 89 | GM | Gabrielian Artur | RUS | - | 2579 | - | 2.5 | |
| CM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | - | 2291 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 91 | Iljiushenok Ilia | RUS | - | 2408 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 92 | GM | Kabanov Nikolai | RUS | - | 2470 | - | 2.5 | |
| 93 | IM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | UKR | - | 2503 | - | 2.5 | |
| 94 | Yaksin Oleg | RUS | - | 2411 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 95 | FM | Grib Roman | BLR | - | 2378 | - | 2.0 | |
| 96 | IM | Sharafiev Azat | RUS | - | 2433 | - | 2.0 | |
| 97 | FM | Seliverstov Vladimir | RUS | - | 2433 | - | 2.0 | |
| 98 | FM | Gerasimov Ivan | RUS | - | 2311 | - | 2.0 | |
| 99 | FM | Rozhko Dmitry | RUS | - | 2334 | - | 2.0 | |
| 100 | IM | Zenzera Alexey | RUS | - | 2399 | - | 2.0 | |
| 101 | FM | Moiseev Gumar | RUS | - | 2375 | - | 2.0 | |
| 102 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | RUS | - | 2457 | - | 2.0 | |
| 103 | IM | Bajarani Ulvi | AZE | - | 2441 | - | 2.0 | |
| FM | Nikologorskiy Konstantin | RUS | - | 2390 | - | 2.0 | ||
| IM | Kotenko Pavel | RUS | - | 2387 | - | 2.0 | ||
| FM | Kolomensky Vladimir | RUS | - | 2238 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 107 | FM | Dzhangobegov Vladimir | RUS | - | 2381 | - | 2.0 | |
| 108 | IM | Potapov Pavel | RUS | - | 2444 | - | 2.0 | |
| Aitbayev Aslan | KAZ | - | 2441 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 110 | GM | Yandemirov Valeri | RUS | - | 2427 | - | 2.0 | |
| 111 | IM | Gusarov Grigory | RUS | - | 2324 | - | 2.0 | |
| 112 | FM | Khatoev Eduard | RUS | - | 2305 | - | 2.0 | |
| IM | Rjabzev Konstantin | RUS | - | 2279 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 114 | FM | Belousov Danila | RUS | - | 2349 | - | 2.0 | |
| Kapov Albert | RUS | - | 2190 | - | 2.0 | |||
| FM | Tologontegin Semetey | KGZ | - | 2350 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 117 | Kovtunenko Alexandr | RUS | - | 2166 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 118 | FM | Chekhov Sergei | RUS | - | 2444 | - | 2.0 | |
| 119 | Triapishko Olexandr | UKR | - | 2117 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 120 | FM | Terentjev Vladislav | RUS | - | 2301 | - | 2.0 | |
| 121 | IM | Mohota Nisha | IND | - | 2327 | - | 2.0 | |
| 122 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | IND | - | 2394 | - | 2.0 | |
| 123 | FM | Zakharov Aleksej | RUS | - | 2334 | - | 2.0 | |
| 124 | FM | Solovjev Nikolay | RUS | - | 2303 | - | 2.0 | |
| 125 | Bulatov Ramil | RUS | - | 2248 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 126 | WGM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | KAZ | - | 2353 | - | 2.0 | |
| 127 | FM | Tekeyev Zaur | RUS | - | 2335 | - | 2.0 | |
| 128 | IM | Kanter Eduard | RUS | - | 2410 | - | 2.0 | |
| 129 | IM | Virovlansky Semen | RUS | - | 2447 | - | 2.0 | |
| 130 | FM | Nozdrachev Leonid | RUS | - | 2383 | - | 2.0 | |
| 131 | Demianjuk Alexander | RUS | - | 2356 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 132 | Litvinov Maxim | RUS | - | 2107 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 133 | GM | Klimov Sergey | RUS | - | 2504 | - | 2.0 | |
| 134 | Pletnev Evgeniy | RUS | - | 2332 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 135 | IM | Appolonov Sergey | RUS | - | 2378 | - | 2.0 | |
| 136 | WGM | Padmini Rout | IND | - | 2307 | - | 2.0 | |
| 137 | IM | Pasiev Rakhim | RUS | - | 2406 | - | 2.0 | |
| 138 | WIM | Abdulla Khayala | AZE | - | 2203 | - | 2.0 | |
| 139 | Mikaelyan Arman | ARM | - | 2208 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 140 | IM | Shuraev Andrei | RUS | - | 2355 | - | 1.5 | |
| Korchmar Vasiliy | RUS | - | 2280 | - | 1.5 | |||
| Gorozhanin Mikhail | RUS | - | 2266 | - | 1.5 | |||
| Geivondian Arman | RUS | - | 2168 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 144 | Tunik Sergey | RUS | - | 2120 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 145 | IM | Ageichenko Genadi A | RUS | - | 2288 | - | 1.5 | |
| 146 | FM | Faizrakhmanov Ramil | RUS | - | 2317 | - | 1.5 | |
| 147 | GM | Balashov Yuri S | RUS | - | 2481 | - | 1.5 | |
| 148 | FM | Grishchenko Sergey | RUS | - | 2484 | - | 1.5 | |
| FM | Yuferev Oleg | RUS | - | 2306 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 150 | GM | Askarov Marat | RUS | - | 2494 | - | 1.5 | |
| GM | Krapivin Alexander | RUS | - | 2435 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 152 | Oganisjn Roman | RUS | - | 2254 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 153 | Michelle Catherina P | IND | - | 2105 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 154 | GM | Bezgodov Alexei | RUS | - | 2502 | - | 1.5 | |
| 155 | Mihoubi Saad | ALG | - | 2012 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 156 | FM | Gordievsky Dmitry | RUS | - | 2442 | - | 1.5 | |
| 157 | IM | Nyudleev Dolgan | RUS | - | 2372 | - | 1.5 | |
| 158 | Gurkin Anton | KAZ | - | 2262 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 159 | IM | G. Akash | IND | - | 2407 | - | 1.5 | |
| IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I. | RUS | - | 2391 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 161 | IM | Gagarin Vasilij | RUS | - | 2325 | - | 1.5 | |
| 162 | Shahinyan David | ARM | - | 2358 | - | 1.5 | ||
| Tregubov Andrei | RUS | - | 2349 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 164 | Sychev Klementy | RUS | - | 2341 | - | 1.5 | ||
| WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | IND | - | 2291 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 166 | FM | Lyanguzov Oleg | RUS | - | 2329 | - | 1.5 | |
| 167 | GM | Petrosian Davit G. | ARM | - | 2444 | - | 1.5 | |
| 168 | Vavulin Maksim | RUS | - | 2311 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 169 | IM | Kostin Alexey | RUS | - | 2336 | - | 1.5 | |
| FM | Piskunov Alexandr | RUS | - | 2325 | - | 1.5 | ||
| WGM | Kiran Manisha Mohanty | IND | - | 2188 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 172 | FM | Rozanov Pavel B. | RUS | - | 2236 | - | 1.5 | |
| 173 | FM | Makhmutov Rail | RUS | - | 2358 | - | 1.5 | |
| 174 | Samdanov Samdan | RUS | - | 2260 | - | 1.5 | ||
| Tarasov Alexandr | RUS | - | 2167 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 176 | FM | Kigel Dmytro | UKR | - | 2368 | - | 1.5 | |
| 177 | Stegariu Vlad-Ionut | ROU | - | 2201 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 178 | IM | Chigaev Maksim | RUS | - | 2464 | - | 1.5 | |
| 179 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | UKR | - | 2307 | - | 1.5 | |
| Dibrov Ilya | RUS | - | 2301 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 181 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | - | 2655 | - | 1.5 | |
| IM | Skomorokhin Roman | RUS | - | 2352 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 183 | IM | Belov Igor | RUS | - | 2437 | - | 1.5 | |
| 184 | FM | Mikhailov Viacheslav | RUS | - | 2323 | - | 1.5 | |
| 185 | IM | Loskutov Oleg | RUS | - | 2405 | - | 1.0 | |
| 186 | Shlauzer Andrey | RUS | - | 2160 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 187 | FM | Kostin Konstantin | RUS | - | 2310 | - | 1.0 | |
| 188 | Afanasiev Nikita | RUS | - | 2255 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 189 | Kasimov Maksim | RUS | - | 0 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 190 | Kuprijanov Anatoly | RUS | - | 2213 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 191 | Krivenko Sergey | RUS | - | 2348 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Prokopchuk Yury | RUS | - | 2332 | - | 1.0 | |||
| Klyuev Alexander S. | RUS | - | 2227 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 194 | Myshkin Nikita | RUS | - | 2285 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 195 | IM | Gorbatov Alexej | RUS | - | 2366 | - | 1.0 | |
| 196 | Pugachev Artem | RUS | - | 2209 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 197 | Akhmetov Ayan | KAZ | - | 2337 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 198 | Barsamian Eduard | RUS | - | 2241 | - | 1.0 | ||
| WFM | Bharathi R. | IND | - | 2099 | - | 1.0 | ||
| WFM | Monnisha Gk | IND | - | 2055 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 201 | WFM | Pujari Rucha | IND | - | 2100 | - | 1.0 | |
| 202 | IM | Krapivin Vladislav | RUS | - | 2363 | - | 1.0 | |
| 203 | Kozhevnikov Ivan | RUS | - | 2141 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 204 | Sarana Alexey | RUS | - | 2229 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 205 | Gurvich Vitaly | RUS | - | 1902 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 206 | Gevorgyan David | ARM | - | 2452 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Tleptsok Ruslan | RUS | - | 2327 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 208 | IM | Pozin Sergey | RUS | - | 2391 | - | 1.0 | |
| Yakimenko Alexander A. | RUS | - | 2184 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 210 | FM | Musakaev Emil | RUS | - | 2365 | - | 1.0 | |
| 211 | Subbotin Andrey | RUS | - | 2038 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 212 | Mischerikov Alexey | RUS | - | 0 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 213 | Sbitnev Andrey | RUS | - | 2196 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 214 | Tirado Henry | VEN | - | 2222 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 215 | Kalinin Nikita | RUS | - | 2158 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 216 | FM | Minko Vladimir | RUS | - | 2281 | - | 0.5 | |
| 217 | FM | Chommyyev Mihail | TKM | - | 2208 | - | 0.5 | |
| 218 | FM | Egorov Dmitry | RUS | - | 2332 | - | 0.5 | |
| 219 | Yeletsky Ivan | RUS | - | 2156 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 220 | FM | Duzhakov Ilya | RUS | - | 2324 | - | 0.5 | |
| Khanin Semen | RUS | - | 2232 | - | 0.5 | |||
| 222 | Zizlova Sofia | RUS | - | 2129 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 223 | Romanov Stanislav | RUS | - | 2103 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 224 | Bolychevsky Alexander | RUS | - | 1845 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 225 | Temirov Bakhyt | KAZ | - | 2287 | - | 0.0 | ||
| Tugarin Anton | RUS | - | 2126 | - | 0.0 | |||
| 227 | GM | Krasenkow Michal | POL | - | 2643 | - | 0.0 | |
| GM | Turov Maxim | RUS | - | 2599 | - | 0.0 | ||
| GM | Ghaem Maghami Ehsan | IRI | - | 2568 | - | 0.0 | ||
| IM | Karpov Vadim | RUS | - | 2366 | - | 0.0 | ||
| IM | Kashtanov Ruslan | RUS | - | 2346 | - | 0.0 | ||
| Marchuk Maxim | RUS | - | 2180 | - | 0.0 | |||
| 233 | Piskun Alexey | RUS | - | 2205 | - | 0.0 | ||
Women's Open - Round 4
In the Open section for women, there are also 4 leaders: IM Evgenija Ovod, IM Marina Romanko, FM Lanita Stetsko and WFM Lidia Tomnikova.
The rating favorite Anastasia Bodnaruk took advantage of the slightly careless play of her opponent to get a 26-moves win. The game was fierce tactical fight, but Anastasia Bodnaruk was able to out-calculate Anna Styazhkina and get the full point. She now stands at 3.5/4 and improves her stance in the tournament.
The game started as a Ruy Lopez with the black bishop fianchettoed on g7 (this idea failed for a second time today), and White made use of the strong central pawns that this setup typically offers.
Styazhkina had to make some difficult decisions from the beginning of the middlegame, and Bodnaruk proved to be stronger in the tactical complications. Black resigned on move 26, when a loss of material was unavoidable.
Moscow Open for women – Standings after 4 rounds:
| 1 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | RUS | - | 2361 | - | 4.0 | |
| 2 | IM | Romanko Marina | RUS | - | 2349 | - | 4.0 | |
| 3 | FM | Stetsko Lanita | BLR | - | 2184 | - | 4.0 | |
| 4 | WFM | Tomnikova Lidia | RUS | - | 2134 | - | 4.0 | |
| 5 | WIM | Tarasova Viktoriya | RUS | - | 2273 | - | 3.5 | |
| 6 | WIM | Komiagina Maria | RUS | - | 2242 | - | 3.5 | |
| 7 | WFM | Makarenko Alexandra | RUS | - | 2142 | - | 3.5 | |
| 8 | WGM | Iljushina Olga | RUS | - | 2317 | - | 3.5 | |
| 9 | WIM | Dolzhykova Kateryna | UKR | - | 2309 | - | 3.5 | |
| 10 | IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | - | 2430 | - | 3.5 | |
| 11 | WGM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | - | 2407 | - | 3.5 | |
| 12 | WFM | Vifleemskaia Svetlana | RUS | - | 2127 | - | 3.5 | |
| 13 | WFM | Suslova Alena | RUS | - | 2189 | - | 3.0 | |
| 14 | WIM | Bivol Alina | RUS | - | 2214 | - | 3.0 | |
| 15 | WIM | Kazimova Narmin | AZE | - | 2176 | - | 3.0 | |
| 16 | WIM | Bronnikova Elizaveta | RUS | - | 2254 | - | 3.0 | |
| WFM | Eryshkanova Anastasiya | RUS | - | 2143 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 18 | WGM | Burtasova Anna | RUS | - | 2278 | - | 3.0 | |
| WFM | Khlichkova Tatiana | RUS | - | 2171 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 20 | WFM | Gvanceladze Anna | RUS | - | 2188 | - | 3.0 | |
| 21 | WFM | Rodionova Polina | RUS | - | 2093 | - | 3.0 | |
| 22 | WIM | Baraeva Irina | RUS | - | 2177 | - | 3.0 | |
| 23 | Karmanova Marina | RUS | - | 2059 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 24 | IM | Galojan Lilit | ARM | - | 2326 | - | 3.0 | |
| 25 | WFM | Belova Olga | RUS | - | 2125 | - | 3.0 | |
| 26 | Kostitsina Liubov | RUS | - | 2005 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 27 | WFM | Petrukhina Irina | RUS | - | 2218 | - | 3.0 | |
| 28 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | - | 2350 | - | 3.0 | |
| 29 | WFM | Shulakova Svetlana | RUS | - | 2181 | - | 3.0 | |
| 30 | WCM | Dordzhieva Dinara | RUS | - | 2054 | - | 3.0 | |
| 31 | Edilsultanova Zalina | RUS | - | 1847 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 32 | WIM | Balaian Alina | RUS | - | 2217 | - | 3.0 | |
| 33 | Grebennikova Tatyana | RUS | - | 2008 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 34 | Nevioselaya Maria | BLR | - | 2087 | - | 3.0 | ||
| 35 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | RUS | - | 2387 | - | 3.0 | |
| 36 | WGM | Karnaukhova Elmira | RUS | - | 2348 | - | 3.0 | |
| 37 | WIM | Semenova Elena | RUS | - | 2126 | - | 3.0 | |
| 38 | WFM | Avdeenko Tatiana | RUS | - | 2131 | - | 3.0 | |
| 39 | Yakupova Aysyla | RUS | - | 2102 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 40 | WFM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | - | 1920 | - | 2.5 | |
| 41 | WIM | Baraeva Marina | RUS | - | 2196 | - | 2.5 | |
| 42 | WGM | Ivakhinova Inna | RUS | - | 2273 | - | 2.5 | |
| WIM | Schepetkova Margarita | RUS | - | 2219 | - | 2.5 | ||
| Grigorieva Daria | RUS | - | 1948 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 45 | WFM | Styazhkina Anna | RUS | - | 2179 | - | 2.5 | |
| Rodionova Daria | RUS | - | 2073 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 47 | Ibrahimova Sabina | AZE | - | 2156 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 48 | Sukhareva Evgeniya | RUS | - | 2262 | - | 2.5 | ||
| WFM | Averchenko Ekaterina | RUS | - | 2228 | - | 2.5 | ||
| Zherebtsova Alexandra | RUS | - | 2100 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 51 | WIM | Gavasheli Ana | GEO | - | 2181 | - | 2.5 | |
| 52 | WFM | Cheremnova Tamara | RUS | - | 2270 | - | 2.5 | |
| Nasybullina Alfia | RUS | - | 2051 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 54 | WFM | Pershina Elena | RUS | - | 2097 | - | 2.5 | |
| 55 | WGM | Manakova Maria | SRB | - | 2347 | - | 2.5 | |
| WFM | Idrisova Roza | RUS | - | 2074 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 57 | Bykova Anastasia | RUS | - | 2049 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 58 | WIM | Fominykh Maria | RUS | - | 2284 | - | 2.5 | |
| 59 | WIM | Severina Maria | RUS | - | 2241 | - | 2.5 | |
| 60 | WFM | Tereshechkina Maya | RUS | - | 2094 | - | 2.5 | |
| Akopova Anna | RUS | - | 2013 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 62 | Trapeznikova Darya | RUS | - | 2088 | - | 2.5 | ||
| 63 | WIM | Kharmunova Nadezhda | RUS | - | 2207 | - | 2.5 | |
| Vlasova Daria | RUS | - | 1907 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 65 | WGM | Shaydullina Sandugach | RUS | - | 2164 | - | 2.5 | |
| 66 | WFM | Grigorian Marine | RUS | - | 2179 | - | 2.5 | |
| Azimova Karina | RUS | - | 2038 | - | 2.5 | |||
| 68 | WFM | Ainutdinova Yekaterina | KAZ | - | 2039 | - | 2.5 | |
| 69 | WGM | Charochkina Daria | RUS | - | 2332 | - | 2.5 | |
| 70 | WFM | Obolentseva Alexandra | RUS | - | 1980 | - | 2.0 | |
| 71 | WFM | Belenkaya Dina | RUS | - | 2208 | - | 2.0 | |
| 72 | WCM | Egorova Ayyyna | RUS | - | 1911 | - | 2.0 | |
| 73 | Romanova Anastasia | RUS | - | 1987 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 74 | Kozina Anastasia | RUS | - | 1669 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 75 | Chernyshova Natalia | RUS | - | 2124 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 76 | Protopopova Anastasiya | RUS | - | 1897 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 77 | Khusnutdinova Alsu | RUS | - | 1938 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 78 | WFM | Nikitina Elena | RUS | - | 2117 | - | 2.0 | |
| Khvorostova Anna | RUS | - | 1967 | - | 2.0 | |||
| Shuvalova Polina | RUS | - | 1878 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 81 | Ivanova Karina | RUS | - | 1976 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 82 | Khazieva Elza | RUS | - | 2102 | - | 2.0 | ||
| Bogachkova Alena | RUS | - | 2082 | - | 2.0 | |||
| Sergeeva Natalia | RUS | - | 2008 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 85 | Malanova Aryuna | RUS | - | 1931 | - | 2.0 | ||
| Maslova Polina | RUS | - | 1886 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 87 | WFM | Sazonova Anastasia | RUS | - | 2083 | - | 2.0 | |
| WFM | Vasenina Anna | RUS | - | 2020 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 89 | WGM | Mirzoeva Elmira | RUS | - | 2282 | - | 2.0 | |
| 90 | Aseeva Anastasia | RUS | - | 1980 | - | 2.0 | ||
| Komissarova Oksana | RUS | - | 1931 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 92 | Morozova Ulia | RUS | - | 1890 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 93 | WFM | Rassokhina Ekaterina | RUS | - | 2054 | - | 2.0 | |
| 94 | WFM | Grigoryeva Olga A. | RUS | - | 2181 | - | 2.0 | |
| Andreeva Elena | RUS | - | 1946 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 96 | WFM | Smirnova Ekaterina | RUS | - | 2130 | - | 2.0 | |
| 97 | Milovanova Maria | RUS | - | 1850 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 98 | Alieva Alexandra | RUS | - | 1935 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 99 | WGM | Saunina Ludmila | RUS | - | 2242 | - | 2.0 | |
| Shchukina Ekaterina | RUS | - | 1486 | - | 2.0 | |||
| Leolko Valeria | RUS | - | 0 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 102 | WFM | Rjanova Valery | RUS | - | 2183 | - | 2.0 | |
| 103 | WFM | Sviridova Vlada | RUS | - | 2122 | - | 2.0 | |
| 104 | Skakun Valentina | RUS | - | 1919 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 105 | Shnayder Violetta | RUS | - | 1934 | - | 2.0 | ||
| Dimitrova Aleksandra | RUS | - | 1758 | - | 2.0 | |||
| 107 | Mestnikova Tuyara | RUS | - | 1900 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 108 | Davidenko Alina | RUS | - | 1760 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 109 | WFM | Beinenson Katsiaryna | BLR | - | 1969 | - | 1.5 | |
| 110 | Shakhmurzova Fatima | RUS | - | 1965 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 111 | Chetina Elizaveta | RUS | - | 1835 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 112 | Mukhametgaleeva Railia | RUS | - | 2007 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 113 | Schevieva Nadezhda | RUS | - | 1717 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 114 | Litvinenko Ekaterina | RUS | - | 1956 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 115 | Anufrienko Daria | RUS | - | 1965 | - | 1.5 | ||
| Savitskaya Natalya | RUS | - | 1926 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 117 | Sorokina Natalay | RUS | - | 1795 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 118 | Asgarova Turan | AZE | - | 1969 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 119 | Chizhevskaja Yana | RUS | - | 1932 | - | 1.5 | ||
| Niks Yana | RUS | - | 1856 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 121 | Pranizina Alina | RUS | - | 1659 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 122 | WFM | Samigullina Diana | RUS | - | 2180 | - | 1.5 | |
| 123 | Smirnova Nina | RUS | - | 1916 | - | 1.5 | ||
| Adamova Tuyara | RUS | - | 1914 | - | 1.5 | |||
| 125 | Mokshanova Elizaveta | RUS | - | 1841 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 126 | Shur Tatiana | RUS | - | 1799 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 127 | Belkina Yulia | RUS | - | 1852 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 128 | Martynyuk Elizaveta | RUS | - | 1945 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 129 | Samdanova Surena | RUS | - | 1830 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 130 | Utiatskaja Irina | RUS | - | 2058 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 131 | Soyunlu Narmin | AZE | - | 1953 | - | 1.5 | ||
| 132 | Protsyuk Svitlana | UKR | - | 1789 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 133 | WFM | Assaubayeva Bibissara | KAZ | - | 1715 | - | 1.0 | |
| 134 | Pavlova Nataliy | RUS | - | 1815 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 135 | Faizutdinova Diana | RUS | - | 1825 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 136 | Voischeva Zinaida | RUS | - | 1826 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 137 | Leolko Ludmila | RUS | - | 1858 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 138 | WIM | Sazonova Elena N. | RUS | - | 2159 | - | 1.0 | |
| 139 | Akhunova Syumbel | RUS | - | 1831 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Kuzmina Tatiana | RUS | - | 1683 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 141 | Safina Elvira | RUS | - | 1752 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Statsenko Veronika | KAZ | - | 0 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 143 | Sayafarova Anna | RUS | - | 1718 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 144 | Nagaytseva Marina | RUS | - | 1506 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 145 | Poluektova Anastasia | RUS | - | 1679 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 146 | WCM | Rumiantseva Ksenia | RUS | - | 1885 | - | 1.0 | |
| 147 | Sviridova Olga | RUS | - | 1991 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 148 | Alieva Nurlana | RUS | - | 1978 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 149 | Pustovidko Anastasia | RUS | - | 1879 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Soboleva Anastasia | RUS | - | 1874 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 151 | Zhukova Kristina | RUS | - | 1701 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 152 | Khmelevskaia Alina | RUS | - | 0 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 153 | Vasilieva Aisena | RUS | - | 1712 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 154 | Kruglikova Viktorija | RUS | - | 1878 | - | 1.0 | ||
| Efimenko Anna | RUS | - | 1856 | - | 1.0 | |||
| Ponomarchuk Anastasia | RUS | - | 1781 | - | 1.0 | |||
| Goltseva Ekaterina | RUS | - | 1748 | - | 1.0 | |||
| 158 | WCM | Paramzina Anastasya | RUS | - | 2057 | - | 1.0 | |
| 159 | Dayanova Regina | KAZ | - | 1696 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 160 | Rybakova Polina | RUS | - | 1768 | - | 1.0 | ||
| 161 | WFM | Tarleva Vira | UKR | - | 2165 | - | 1.0 | |
| 162 | Chistyakova Daria | RUS | - | 1627 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 163 | Tukaeva Adelya | RUS | - | 1606 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 164 | Matafonova Yulia | RUS | - | 1754 | - | 0.5 | ||
| 165 | Schevyova Lubov | RUS | - | 1874 | - | 0.0 | ||
| Romanenko Natalia | RUS | - | 1809 | - | 0.0 | |||
| Ziuzina Nina | RUS | - | 1721 | - | 0.0 | |||
| Matyukhina Maria | RUS | - | 1647 | - | 0.0 | |||
| Lysenko Olesya | RUS | - | 1361 | - | 0.0 | |||
| 170 | Postnikova Anna | RUS | - | 1650 | - | 0.0 | ||
| 171 | Borisova Polina | RUS | - | 1546 | - | 0.0 | ||
| 172 | Vasiukova Ekaterina | RUS | - | 1719 | - | 0.0 | ||
Firat Burak was the only winner of the round, again
In the Young Grandmasters Tournament, we saw exactly the same scenario as yesterday: four draws and a win by the Turkish IM Firat Burak.
With this victory, Burak has caught up with the leaders at 3,0/4, and given the excellent form he has shown in these rounds, he has become a favorite to get the title in this round-robin event.
The only decisive game of the round was a very sharp Ruy Lopez, where a dynamic balance was held during most part of the game: White had very active rooks supporting his passed pawn on the queenside, while Black had two pieces for a rook and a strong pawn on g2.
Finally, in the time-trouble frenzy, Mikhail Mozharov played the inaccurate 39…Kh7, which allowed White to get an extra piece by force (or Black would lose the queen). Definitely a very exciting game between the two young talents!
Young Grandmasters Tournament - Standings after 4 rounds:
| 1 | IM | Eliseev Urii | RUS | - | 2525 | - | 3.0 | |
| 2 | IM | Firat Burak | TUR | - | 2406 | - | 3.0 | |
| 3 | IM | Belous Vladimir | RUS | - | 2553 | - | 3.0 | |
| 4 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | - | 2640 | - | 2.5 | |
| 5 | IM | Stukopin Andrey | RUS | - | 2495 | - | 2.0 | |
| 6 | GM | Krejci Jan | CZE | - | 2529 | - | 1.5 | |
| 7 | IM | Mozharov Mikhail | RUS | - | 2510 | - | 1.5 | |
| 8 | IM | Reshetnikov Alexey | RUS | - | 2508 | - | 1.5 | |
| 9 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | - | 2538 | - | 1.0 | |
| 10 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | - | 2630 | - | 1.0 | |
Altanulzii Enkhtuul - Dina Drozdova
In the Young Grandmasters Tournament for women, WGM Dinara Saduakassova is still in the sole lead with 3.5/4 points after making a relatively quick draw against IM Anastasia Savina.
The only Mongolian player of the group, WIM Altanulzii Enkhtuul, is Saduakassova’s closest competitor at 1 point distance. She defeated the untitled Russian Dina Drozdova in just 19 moves. Black had already made a big mistake at move 11th, when she moved her king to h8 in order to put the knight on g8. This anti-development moves allowed the Mongolian to push her central e-pawn down the board, which resulted in a deadly attack put forth only by a knight and the threat of a smothered mate. The final position is very illustrative and is another clear example of the importance of development in the opening: four of Black pieces are in their initial squares.
Young Grandmasters Tournament for women - Standings after 4 rounds:
| 1 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | - | 2312 | - | 3.5 | |
| 2 | WIM | Enkhtuul Altanulzii | MGL | - | 2148 | - | 2.5 | |
| 3 | IM | Savina Anastasia | RUS | - | 2339 | - | 2.5 | |
| 4 | FM | Pustovoitova Daria | RUS | - | 2257 | - | 2.5 | |
| 5 | WGM | Ziaziulkina Nastassia | BLR | - | 2345 | - | 2.0 | |
| 6 | Drozdova Dina | RUS | - | 2286 | - | 2.0 | ||
| 7 | WGM | Girya Olga | RUS | - | 2441 | - | 2.0 | |
| 8 | WGM | Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina | POL | - | 2398 | - | 1.5 | |
| 9 | WFM | Saulina Varvara | RUS | - | 2272 | - | 1.0 | |
| 10 | IM | Vasilevich Irina | RUS | - | 2370 | - | 0.5 | |
