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.

The Open tournaments for men and women started to have stronger pairings on the top boards, and the players didn’t hesitate to play aggressively to try to gain an advantage.

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The main open for men, the number of perfect scores went down from 32 to just 8 in this round – GM Rauf Mamedov,GM Chanda Sandipan, GM Pavel Ponkratov, GM Alexandre Danin, GM Ildar Ibragimov, GM Nyzhnik, GM Abhidan, and GM Venkatesh.

The 16 year-old Ukrainian Illya Nyzhnyk scored his third consecutive victory. He played against GM Kirill Stupak on the second board. In what seemed to become a positional struggle, the Ukrainian started to roll his kingside pawns down the board; the attack turned out to be too strong for the few black pieces that were defending on that side.

Another early winner of the round was the American Ildar Ibragimov. He beat IM Sergey Pavlov with the black pieces after playing an opposite-side castling French Defense. Ibragimov only needed 27 moves to prove that his pieces were faster to attack the opponent’s king, even though his own monarch seemed to be more open.

A lot of strong players from India have arrived to the Moscow Open, and they seem to be ready to make a good impression. Eight of them got to the third round with 2/2, but unfortunately for them, there were 2 match-ups that faced them against each other.

M.R. Venkatesh was paired against one of the best players from his country – GM Surya Ganguly -, but anyway managed to beat him on the 5th board, after out-calculating his opponent near the time control.

B. Adhiban defeated the lower-rated Indian FM Diptayan Ghosh in 40 moves. The final position leaves a very good impression, with the white queen, rook and knight all lined up against a lonely king.

The third victory for the Indians was achieved by the Gibraltar Masters finalist GM Chanda Sandipan, who beat the Russian IM Mikhail Antipov with the black pieces, after nurturing masterfully a small advantage that he got in the middle game.

Not everything was good for the Indians. World Cup semi-finalist Harika Dronavalli lost on the first board against the strong Azerbaijani GM Rauf Mamedov, and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi couldn’t win against the lower-rated Venezuelan FM Alexander Hernandez.

Moscow Open – Standings after 3 rounds:

1	GM	Mamedov Rauf	AZE	2651	3.0
	GM	Sandipan Chanda	IND	2590	3.0
	GM	Ponkratov Pavel	RUS	2584	3.0
	GM	Danin Alexandre	RUS	2578	3.0
	GM	Ibragimov Ildar	USA	2555	3.0
6	GM	Nyzhnyk Illya	UKR	2637	3.0
7	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2547	3.0
8	GM	Venkatesh M.R.	IND	2501	3.0
9	GM	Gabuzyan Hovhannes	ARM	2517	2.5
	IM	Kovalev Vladislav	BLR	2500	2.5
11	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2703	2.5
12	IM	Shukh Nikolai	RUS	2413	2.5
		Golubov Saveliy	RUS	2224	2.5
14	GM	Kovalenko Igor	UKR	2586	2.5
	IM	Matinian Nikita	RUS	2460	2.5
16	GM	Kokarev Dmitry	RUS	2635	2.5
	GM	Demchenko Anton	RUS	2627	2.5
	GM	Svetushkin Dmitry	MDA	2612	2.5
	FM	Petrov Nikita	RUS	2312	2.5
	FM	Hernandez Alexander	VEN	2266	2.5
21	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	VEN	2646	2.5
22	GM	Pridorozhni Aleksei	RUS	2523	2.5
	GM	Iljushin Alexei	RUS	2508	2.5
	IM	Hayrapetyan Hovik	ARM	2500	2.5
	GM	Glek Igor	GER	2431	2.5
26	GM	Halkias Stelios	GRE	2566	2.5
	GM	Yilmaz Mustafa	TUR	2531	2.5
	FM	Aghasaryan Robert	ARM	2425	2.5
29	IM	Goganov Aleksey	RUS	2550	2.5
	IM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2546	2.5
31	GM	Najer Evgeniy	RUS	2647	2.5
	GM	Amonatov Farrukh	TJK	2625	2.5
	GM	Savchenko Boris	RUS	2584	2.5
34	GM	Panarin Mikhail	RUS	2552	2.5
	GM	Khusnutdinov Rustam	KAZ	2493	2.5
		Kassimov Baurzhan	KAZ	2295	2.5
37	GM	Maletin Pavel	RUS	2571	2.5
38	GM	Iskusnyh Sergei	RUS	2487	2.5
39	GM	Gopal G.N.	IND	2545	2.5
	FM	Meribanov Vitaly	BLR	2426	2.5
41	GM	Chernobay Artem	RUS	2499	2.5
42	GM	Stupak Kirill	BLR	2505	2.0
	FM	Ghosh Diptayan	IND	2427	2.0
44	IM	Sharafiev Azat	RUS	2433	2.0
45	FM	Grib Roman	BLR	2378	2.0
46	GM	Ganguly Surya Shekhar	IND	2626	2.0
	IM	Pavlov Sergey	UKR	2471	2.0
48	IM	Kotenko Pavel	RUS	2387	2.0
49	GM	Harika Dronavalli	IND	2514	2.0
	IM	Kalegin Evgenij	RUS	2475	2.0
51	GM	Smirnov Pavel	RUS	2618	2.0
	GM	Volkov Sergey	RUS	2593	2.0
	IM	Sergienko Sergey	RUS	2405	2.0
		Rzayev Bahruz	AZE	2395	2.0
55	GM	Gupta Abhijeet	IND	2612	2.0
	GM	Tukhaev Adam	UKR	2517	2.0
	FM	Seliverstov Vladimir	RUS	2433	2.0
58	IM	Debashis Das	IND	2474	2.0
59	IM	Bajarani Ulvi	AZE	2441	2.0
	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	IND	2394	2.0
	FM	Nikologorskiy Konstantin	RUS	2390	2.0
62	GM	Khairullin Ildar	RUS	2650	2.0
63	GM	Vorobiov Evgeny E.	RUS	2584	2.0
64	GM	Bryzgalin Kirill	RUS	2483	2.0
65	IM	Antipov Mikhail Al.	RUS	2472	2.0
66	IM	Belyakov Bogdan	RUS	2406	2.0
	FM	Kolomensky Vladimir	RUS	2238	2.0
68	GM	Guseinov Gadir	AZE	2623	2.0
69	GM	Arun Prasad S.	IND	2514	2.0
	IM	Akshayraj Kore	IND	2455	2.0
71	FM	Solovjev Nikolay	RUS	2303	2.0
72	GM	Durarbayli Vasif	AZE	2598	2.0
73		Predke Alexandr	RUS	2480	2.0
	FM	Belousov Danila	RUS	2349	2.0
		Kapov Albert	RUS	2190	2.0
	FM	Tologontegin Semetey	KGZ	2350	2.0
77	IM	Artemiev Vladislav	RUS	2502	2.0
78	GM	Shomoev Anton	RUS	2557	2.0
79	IM	Badmatsyrenov Oleg	RUS	2472	2.0
	IM	Ozolin Maxim	RUS	2386	2.0
81		Aitbayev Aslan	KAZ	2441	2.0
	IM	Kanter Eduard	RUS	2410	2.0
		Iljiushenok Ilia	RUS	2408	2.0
84	IM	Narayanan Srinath	IND	2434	2.0
85		Litvinov Maxim	RUS	2107	2.0
86	GM	Khruschiov Alexey	MDA	2431	1.5
87	IM	Arslanov Shamil	RUS	2391	1.5
		Paravyan David	RUS	2298	1.5
89	GM	Askarov Marat	RUS	2494	1.5
	IM	Stany G.A.	IND	2456	1.5
		Geivondian Arman	RUS	2168	1.5
92	GM	Rakhmanov Aleksandr	RUS	2612	1.5
	IM	Konovalov Nikolay	RUS	2428	1.5
	IM	Zenzera Alexey	RUS	2399	1.5
	FM	Tsydypov Zhamsaran	RUS	2384	1.5
96	GM	Balashov Yuri S	RUS	2481	1.5
	IM	Demidov Mikhail	RUS	2457	1.5
	IM	Ulko Jaroslav	RUS	2442	1.5
	FM	Gerasimov Ivan	RUS	2311	1.5
	IM	Ageichenko Genadi A	RUS	2288	1.5
		Korchmar Vasiliy	RUS	2280	1.5
102	IM	Potapov Pavel	RUS	2444	1.5
	FM	Chekhov Sergei	RUS	2444	1.5
	IM	Simonian Tigran	ARM	2409	1.5
105	IM	Tarlev Konstantin	UKR	2541	1.5
	GM	Krapivin Alexander	RUS	2435	1.5
	GM	Yandemirov Valeri	RUS	2427	1.5
	IM	Shuraev Andrei	RUS	2355	1.5
		Gorozhanin Mikhail	RUS	2266	1.5
110	FM	Gordievsky Dmitry	RUS	2442	1.5
	FM	Sanzhaev Darsen	RUS	2336	1.5
	IM	Gusarov Grigory	RUS	2324	1.5
113	GM	Bezgodov Alexei	RUS	2502	1.5
114	GM	Gavrilov Alexei	RUS	2482	1.5
	IM	Airapetian Gor	RUS	2462	1.5
	IM	Karavade Eesha	IND	2391	1.5
		Triapishko Olexandr	UKR	2117	1.5
118	FM	Bogachkov Igor	RUS	2348	1.5
	IM	Yandarbiev Ruslan	RUS	2343	1.5
	IM	Gagarin Vasilij	RUS	2325	1.5
	FM	Yuferev Oleg	RUS	2306	1.5
	FM	Terentjev Vladislav	RUS	2301	1.5
123		Tunik Sergey	RUS	2120	1.5
124	IM	Efanov Nikolai	RUS	2406	1.5
		Mihoubi Saad	ALG	2012	1.5
126	GM	Gabrielian Artur	RUS	2579	1.5
	FM	Savitskiy Sergey	RUS	2363	1.5
	IM	Rodchenkov Sergey D.	RUS	2346	1.5
	FM	Faizrakhmanov Ramil	RUS	2317	1.5
	CM	Petrosyan Manuel	ARM	2291	1.5
		Oganisjn Roman	RUS	2254	1.5
132	FM	Nozdrachev Leonid	RUS	2383	1.5
	IM	Kostin Alexey	RUS	2336	1.5
	IM	Mohota Nisha	IND	2327	1.5
	IM	Rjabzev Konstantin	RUS	2279	1.5
136	FM	Grishchenko Sergey	RUS	2484	1.5
	GM	Kabanov Nikolai	RUS	2470	1.5
	IM	Pasiev Rakhim	RUS	2406	1.5
		Vavulin Maksim	RUS	2311	1.5
140	IM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy	UKR	2503	1.5
	FM	Piskunov Alexandr	RUS	2325	1.5
142	IM	Virovlansky Semen	RUS	2447	1.5
143		Bulatov Ramil	RUS	2248	1.5
144	FM	Makhmutov Rail	RUS	2358	1.5
	WIM	Abdulla Khayala	AZE	2203	1.5
146		Yaksin Oleg	RUS	2411	1.5
147		Shahinyan David	ARM	2358	1.5
	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	IND	2188	1.5
149	IM	Loskutov Oleg	RUS	2405	1.0
150	FM	Rozhko Dmitry	RUS	2334	1.0
151	IM	Shvedchikov Anatoli I.	RUS	2391	1.0
152	FM	Khatoev Eduard	RUS	2305	1.0
153	FM	Moiseev Gumar	RUS	2375	1.0
		Shlauzer Andrey	RUS	2160	1.0
155		Kovtunenko Alexandr	RUS	2166	1.0
156	IM	G. Akash	IND	2407	1.0
157	GM	Klimov Sergey	RUS	2504	1.0
	FM	Dzhangobegov Vladimir	RUS	2381	1.0
		Tregubov Andrei	RUS	2349	1.0
		Afanasiev Nikita	RUS	2255	1.0
		Michelle Catherina P	IND	2105	1.0
162		Sychev Klementy	RUS	2341	1.0
163		Kasimov Maksim	RUS	0	1.0
164		Krivenko Sergey	RUS	2348	1.0
165	IM	Gorbatov Alexej	RUS	2366	1.0
	FM	Zakharov Aleksej	RUS	2334	1.0
		Kuprijanov Anatoly	RUS	2213	1.0
	WFM	Pujari Rucha	IND	2100	1.0
169		Gurkin Anton	KAZ	2262	1.0
170	FM	Lyanguzov Oleg	RUS	2329	1.0
171	IM	Appolonov Sergey	RUS	2378	1.0
		Demianjuk Alexander	RUS	2356	1.0
173	GM	Petrosian Davit G.	ARM	2444	1.0
	WGM	Nakhbayeva Guliskhan	KAZ	2353	1.0
175	FM	Tekeyev Zaur	RUS	2335	1.0
	WGM	Padmini Rout	IND	2307	1.0
177		Klyuev Alexander S.	RUS	2227	1.0
		Stegariu Vlad-Ionut	ROU	2201	1.0
		Yakimenko Alexander A.	RUS	2184	1.0
	WFM	Bharathi R.	IND	2099	1.0
	WFM	Monnisha Gk	IND	2055	1.0
182		Gurvich Vitaly	RUS	1902	1.0
183		Gevorgyan David	ARM	2452	1.0
		Pletnev Evgeniy	RUS	2332	1.0
		Tleptsok Ruslan	RUS	2327	1.0
	WGM	Soumya Swaminathan	IND	2291	1.0
187		Samdanov Samdan	RUS	2260	1.0
188	IM	Belov Igor	RUS	2437	1.0
189		Mikaelyan Arman	ARM	2208	1.0
190		Prokopchuk Yury	RUS	2332	0.5
	FM	Kostin Konstantin	RUS	2310	0.5
192	IM	Nyudleev Dolgan	RUS	2372	0.5
193		Kalinin Nikita	RUS	2158	0.5
		Kozhevnikov Ivan	RUS	2141	0.5
195	FM	Musakaev Emil	RUS	2365	0.5
		Tarasov Alexandr	RUS	2167	0.5
197	WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	UKR	2307	0.5
198	IM	Chigaev Maksim	RUS	2464	0.5
		Barsamian Eduard	RUS	2241	0.5
	FM	Rozanov Pavel B.	RUS	2236	0.5
		Pugachev Artem	RUS	2209	0.5
	FM	Chommyyev Mihail	TKM	2208	0.5
203	FM	Egorov Dmitry	RUS	2332	0.5
	FM	Minko Vladimir	RUS	2281	0.5
205	IM	Pozin Sergey	RUS	2391	0.5
206		Khanin Semen	RUS	2232	0.5
207	FM	Kigel Dmytro	UKR	2368	0.5
		Myshkin Nikita	RUS	2285	0.5
209	FM	Duzhakov Ilya	RUS	2324	0.5
		Bolychevsky Alexander	RUS	1845	0.5
211	GM	Khismatullin Denis	RUS	2655	0.5
	FM	Mikhailov Viacheslav	RUS	2323	0.5
		Dibrov Ilya	RUS	2301	0.5
		Yeletsky Ivan	RUS	2156	0.5
215		Romanov Stanislav	RUS	2103	0.5
216	IM	Skomorokhin Roman	RUS	2352	0.5
		Sarana Alexey	RUS	2229	0.5
		Subbotin Andrey	RUS	2038	0.5
219		Zizlova Sofia	RUS	2129	0.5
220		Akhmetov Ayan	KAZ	2337	0.0
221		Temirov Bakhyt	KAZ	2287	0.0
222	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	Krapivin Vladislav	RUS	2363	0.0
	IM	Kashtanov Ruslan	RUS	2346	0.0
		Sbitnev Andrey	RUS	2196	0.0
		Marchuk Maxim	RUS	2180	0.0
230		Tugarin Anton	RUS	2126	0.0
		Mischerikov Alexey	RUS	0	0.0
232		Tirado Henry	VEN	2222	0.0
		Piskun Alexey	RUS	2205	0.0

 

 

In the female open, one cannot really point surprising results, given that most of the match-ups are between players with a relatively equal strong and all of them are fighting hard to keep their chances to get a good score.

The second favorite by rating, IM Evgenija Ovod, achieved a nice win in the round. She had the opportunity to finish the game with a spectacular rook sacrifice on h8 thanks to Irina Baraeva’s weaknesses around her king.

On the fourth board, the WIM from Belarus Narmin Kazimova had to fight much longer to get a win against the Russian WGM Anna Burtasova. Their game lasted 67 moves and Kazimova was forced to demonstrate that she was capable of converting her advantage of a single pawn in a queens endgame.

Anastasia Bodnaruk – who gave an interesting interview after the first round – is half a point behind the leaders. She managed to overcome her disappointing draw of the second round and confidently beat the Georgian WGM Nino Batsiashvili.

Moscow Open for women – Standings after 3 rounds:

1	WFM	Suslova Alena	RUS	2189	3.0
2	IM	Ovod Evgenija	RUS	2361	3.0
	IM	Romanko Marina	RUS	2349	3.0
	FM	Stetsko Lanita	BLR	2184	3.0
5	WFM	Rodionova Polina	RUS	2093	3.0
6	WIM	Kazimova Narmin	AZE	2176	3.0
	WFM	Tomnikova Lidia	RUS	2134	3.0
8	WFM	Shulakova Svetlana	RUS	2181	3.0
9	WIM	Tarasova Viktoriya	RUS	2273	2.5
	WIM	Bivol Alina	RUS	2214	2.5
	WIM	Baraeva Marina	RUS	2196	2.5
12	WIM	Bronnikova Elizaveta	RUS	2254	2.5
	WIM	Komiagina Maria	RUS	2242	2.5
	WFM	Gvanceladze Anna	RUS	2188	2.5
	WFM	Eryshkanova Anastasiya	RUS	2143	2.5
		Yakupova Aysyla	RUS	2102	2.5
		Rodionova Daria	RUS	2073	2.5
		Karmanova Marina	RUS	2059	2.5
19		Kostitsina Liubov	RUS	2005	2.5
20	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2350	2.5
	WFM	Styazhkina Anna	RUS	2179	2.5
	WFM	Makarenko Alexandra	RUS	2142	2.5
23	WGM	Iljushina Olga	RUS	2317	2.5
		Ibrahimova Sabina	AZE	2156	2.5
25	IM	Galojan Lilit	ARM	2326	2.5
	WGM	Ivakhinova Inna	RUS	2273	2.5
27	WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2407	2.5
28	WIM	Dolzhykova Kateryna	UKR	2309	2.5
	WFM	Cheremnova Tamara	RUS	2270	2.5
30	IM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	RUS	2430	2.5
31	WFM	Vifleemskaia Svetlana	RUS	2127	2.5
		Nasybullina Alfia	RUS	2051	2.5
33	WIM	Schepetkova Margarita	RUS	2219	2.0
34	WGM	Burtasova Anna	RUS	2278	2.0
	WFM	Belenkaya Dina	RUS	2208	2.0
	WFM	Obolentseva Alexandra	RUS	1980	2.0
		Grigorieva Daria	RUS	1948	2.0
38	WFM	Mammadzada Gunay	AZE	1920	2.0
39	WIM	Baraeva Irina	RUS	2177	2.0
40		Protopopova Anastasiya	RUS	1897	2.0
41	WFM	Khlichkova Tatiana	RUS	2171	2.0
	WCM	Dordzhieva Dinara	RUS	2054	2.0
43	WGM	Manakova Maria	SRB	2347	2.0
44		Kozina Anastasia	RUS	1669	2.0
45		Sukhareva Evgeniya	RUS	2262	2.0
	WFM	Averchenko Ekaterina	RUS	2228	2.0
	WFM	Petrukhina Irina	RUS	2218	2.0
		Khazieva Elza	RUS	2102	2.0
	WFM	Sazonova Anastasia	RUS	2083	2.0
		Bogachkova Alena	RUS	2082	2.0
		Grebennikova Tatyana	RUS	2008	2.0
		Sergeeva Natalia	RUS	2008	2.0
53		Khusnutdinova Alsu	RUS	1938	2.0
		Maslova Polina	RUS	1886	2.0
55	WIM	Gavasheli Ana	GEO	2181	2.0
56	WFM	Belova Olga	RUS	2125	2.0
		Nevioselaya Maria	BLR	2087	2.0
		Bykova Anastasia	RUS	2049	2.0
	WFM	Vasenina Anna	RUS	2020	2.0
60	WGM	Mirzoeva Elmira	RUS	2282	2.0
61	WFM	Idrisova Roza	RUS	2074	2.0
		Akopova Anna	RUS	2013	2.0
		Edilsultanova Zalina	RUS	1847	2.0
64	WGM	Kovanova Baira	RUS	2387	2.0
	WIM	Balaian Alina	RUS	2217	2.0
		Vlasova Daria	RUS	1907	2.0
		Morozova Ulia	RUS	1890	2.0
68	WFM	Avdeenko Tatiana	RUS	2131	2.0
69	WFM	Rassokhina Ekaterina	RUS	2054	2.0
	WFM	Ainutdinova Yekaterina	KAZ	2039	2.0
71	WIM	Kharmunova Nadezhda	RUS	2207	2.0
	WIM	Semenova Elena	RUS	2126	2.0
73	WGM	Shaydullina Sandugach	RUS	2164	2.0
74	WGM	Karnaukhova Elmira	RUS	2348	2.0
75	WFM	Beinenson Katsiaryna	BLR	1969	1.5
76		Chernyshova Natalia	RUS	2124	1.5
		Davidenko Alina	RUS	1760	1.5
78		Romanova Anastasia	RUS	1987	1.5
79		Zherebtsova Alexandra	RUS	2100	1.5
	WFM	Pershina Elena	RUS	2097	1.5
	WFM	Tereshechkina Maya	RUS	2094	1.5
82	WIM	Fominykh Maria	RUS	2284	1.5
		Mukhametgaleeva Railia	RUS	2007	1.5
84		Shakhmurzova Fatima	RUS	1965	1.5
85	WFM	Grigorian Marine	RUS	2179	1.5
		Trapeznikova Darya	RUS	2088	1.5
		Azimova Karina	RUS	2038	1.5
88	WIM	Severina Maria	RUS	2241	1.5
		Alieva Alexandra	RUS	1935	1.5
90		Asgarova Turan	AZE	1969	1.5
91		Niks Yana	RUS	1856	1.5
92		Schevieva Nadezhda	RUS	1717	1.5
93	WGM	Saunina Ludmila	RUS	2242	1.5
		Smirnova Nina	RUS	1916	1.5
95		Adamova Tuyara	RUS	1914	1.5
96	WGM	Charochkina Daria	RUS	2332	1.5
97		Protsyuk Svitlana	UKR	1789	1.0
98	WCM	Egorova Ayyyna	RUS	1911	1.0
99		Shuvalova Polina	RUS	1878	1.0
100		Pavlova Nataliy	RUS	1815	1.0
101	WIM	Sazonova Elena N.	RUS	2159	1.0
	WFM	Nikitina Elena	RUS	2117	1.0
		Khvorostova Anna	RUS	1967	1.0
		Malanova Aryuna	RUS	1931	1.0
105		Savitskaya Natalya	RUS	1926	1.0
		Faizutdinova Diana	RUS	1825	1.0
		Statsenko Veronika	KAZ	0	1.0
108		Leolko Ludmila	RUS	1858	1.0
109		Chetina Elizaveta	RUS	1835	1.0
110	WFM	Samigullina Diana	RUS	2180	1.0
	WFM	Smirnova Ekaterina	RUS	2130	1.0
112		Aseeva Anastasia	RUS	1980	1.0
		Ivanova Karina	RUS	1976	1.0
		Chizhevskaja Yana	RUS	1932	1.0
		Safina Elvira	RUS	1752	1.0
	WFM	Assaubayeva Bibissara	KAZ	1715	1.0
		Kuzmina Tatiana	RUS	1683	1.0
118		Sayafarova Anna	RUS	1718	1.0
119		Leolko Valeria	RUS	0	1.0
120		Pranizina Alina	RUS	1659	1.0
121	WFM	Sviridova Vlada	RUS	2122	1.0
		Anufrienko Daria	RUS	1965	1.0
		Martynyuk Elizaveta	RUS	1945	1.0
		Komissarova Oksana	RUS	1931	1.0
	WCM	Rumiantseva Ksenia	RUS	1885	1.0
126		Voischeva Zinaida	RUS	1826	1.0
127		Shchukina Ekaterina	RUS	1486	1.0
128		Zhukova Kristina	RUS	1701	1.0
129	WFM	Rjanova Valery	RUS	2183	1.0
130	WFM	Grigoryeva Olga A.	RUS	2181	1.0
		Andreeva Elena	RUS	1946	1.0
		Akhunova Syumbel	RUS	1831	1.0
133		Pustovidko Anastasia	RUS	1879	1.0
		Belkina Yulia	RUS	1852	1.0
		Mokshanova Elizaveta	RUS	1841	1.0
136		Alieva Nurlana	RUS	1978	1.0
137		Khmelevskaia Alina	RUS	0	1.0
138		Skakun Valentina	RUS	1919	1.0
139		Milovanova Maria	RUS	1850	1.0
		Samdanova Surena	RUS	1830	1.0
		Poluektova Anastasia	RUS	1679	1.0
142		Shur Tatiana	RUS	1799	1.0
143		Utiatskaja Irina	RUS	2058	1.0
		Shnayder Violetta	RUS	1934	1.0
		Mestnikova Tuyara	RUS	1900	1.0
		Soboleva Anastasia	RUS	1874	1.0
		Vasilieva Aisena	RUS	1712	1.0
148		Dimitrova Aleksandra	RUS	1758	1.0
149	WCM	Paramzina Anastasya	RUS	2057	1.0
150		Litvinenko Ekaterina	RUS	1956	0.5
		Chistyakova Daria	RUS	1627	0.5
152		Sorokina Natalay	RUS	1795	0.5
153		Nagaytseva Marina	RUS	1506	0.5
154		Tukaeva Adelya	RUS	1606	0.5
155		Rybakova Polina	RUS	1768	0.5
156		Matafonova Yulia	RUS	1754	0.5
157		Soyunlu Narmin	AZE	1953	0.5
158		Schevyova Lubov	RUS	1874	0.0
		Efimenko Anna	RUS	1856	0.0
160		Postnikova Anna	RUS	1650	0.0
		Lysenko Olesya	RUS	1361	0.0
162		Sviridova Olga	RUS	1991	0.0
		Borisova Polina	RUS	1546	0.0
164	WFM	Tarleva Vira	UKR	2165	0.0
		Kruglikova Viktorija	RUS	1878	0.0
		Romanenko Natalia	RUS	1809	0.0
		Ponomarchuk Anastasia	RUS	1781	0.0
		Dayanova Regina	KAZ	1696	0.0
		Matyukhina Maria	RUS	1647	0.0
170		Goltseva Ekaterina	RUS	1748	0.0
		Ziuzina Nina	RUS	1721	0.0
		Vasiukova Ekaterina	RUS	1719	0.0

The less exciting group of the third round was the Young Grandmasters Championship for men. Four of the five games finished in draws.

The only decisive game saw the Turkish IM Burak Firat defeat the higher-rated Russian IM Alexey Reshetnikov in a very exciting Sicilian. Burak got the advantage in the opening with a double-knight sacrifice relatively known in this opening. The computer evaluates the position as almost drawn after the “mistake” by the Turkish: 18.Qh8, however, it’s very difficult to hold such a position with black over the board. The struggle finished at move 38 when the Russian admitted he was lost in the endgame.

Young Grandmasters Championship – Standings after 3 rounds:

1	IM	Eliseev Urii	RUS	2525	2.5
2	IM	Belous Vladimir	RUS	2553	2.5
3	IM	Firat Burak	TUR	2406	2.0
4	GM	Shimanov Aleksandr	RUS	2640	2.0
5	IM	Stukopin Andrey	RUS	2495	1.5
6	IM	Mozharov Mikhail	RUS	2510	1.5
7	GM	Krejci Jan	CZE	2529	1.0
8	IM	Reshetnikov Alexey	RUS	2508	1.0
9	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	IND	2538	0.5
	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert	ARM	2630	0.5

 

The Young Grandmasters Championship for women already has a clear leader.

The Kazakh WGM Dinara Saduakassova is the only player that got to this round with a 2/2 score, and she won her third round game – and what a game! The talented Dinara has created a deadly attack against her opponent’s king in a Sicilian Dragon, where Black exchanged the dark-squared bishop too early in the game – the result was a win in 26 moves, with mate in three on the board.

Dinara’s closest followers are already a whole point behind her. One of them is IM Anastasia Savina, and she will have the opportunity to catch up with the leader in their direct encounter of the fourth round.

Young Grandmasters Championship for women – Standings after 3 rounds:

1	WGM	Saduakassova Dinara	KAZ	2312	3.0
2		Drozdova Dina	RUS	2286	2.0
3	IM	Savina Anastasia	RUS	2339	2.0
4	WIM	Enkhtuul Altanulzii	MGL	2148	1.5
5	WGM	Ziaziulkina Nastassia	BLR	2345	1.5
6	FM	Pustovoitova Daria	RUS	2257	1.5
7	WGM	Girya Olga	RUS	2441	1.5
8	WGM	Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina	POL	2398	1.0
9	IM	Vasilevich Irina	RUS	2370	0.5
10	WFM	Saulina Varvara	RUS	2272	0.5