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Boris Grachev and Anna Gvanceladze won the 2013 Rapid Chess Championships

GM Boris Grachev and WFM Anna Gvanceladze were the winners at the Moscow Rapid Chess Championships 2013 that took place on 1st-2nd May at the Tigran Petrosian Chess Club in the Russian capital.

Grachev arrived as the rating favorite and had an undefeated run to get 7/9 points. He edged GM Evgeny Vorobiov on tiebreaks. Young GM Ivan Popov arrived third with 6.5/9.

The battle was more fierce in the women’s event as three players tied on 6.5/9 point. WFM Anna Gvanceladze took first place thanks to his better tiebreak score.

First to fourth placed players got the right to represent Moscow at the Russian Rapid Chess Championship to be held on 20th-23rd May in St. Petersburg. The same rules were applied to the Women’s section. Full standings below.

A prize fund of 50,000 rubles was distributed in the open event.

Boris Grachev

GM Boris Grachev

Final Standings – Men’s tournament:

1 GM Grachev Boris 2689 7.0
2 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. 2603 7.0
3 GM Popov Ivan 2644 6.5
4 IM Oparin Grigoriy 2493 6.5
5 IM Moskalenko Alexander 2425 6.0
6 IM Ulko Jaroslav 2489 6.0
7 IM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2563 5.5
8 IM Dvalishvili Pavel S. 2404 5.5
9 IM Ivanov Victor L 2488 5.5
10 IM Stukopin Andrey 2538 5.5
11 IM Demidov Mikhail 2501 5.5
12 GM Grigoriants Sergey 2537 5.5
13 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2499 5.5
14 IM Potapov Pavel 2498 5.5
15 FM Gordievsky Dmitry 2507 5.0
16 IM Mesropov Konstantin 2424 5.0
17 GM Nikolenko Oleg 2512 5.0
18 GM Gavrilov Alexei 2412 5.0
19 IM Belous Vladimir 2546 5.0
20 FM Kostin Konstantin 2329 5.0
21 IM Dragomarezkij Evgeni 2434 4.5
22 IM Borisenko Andrei 2401 4.5
23 IM Karpov Vadim 2386 4.5
24 FM Tilicheev Viacheslav 2468 4.5
25 GM Krapivin Alexander 2441 4.5
26 FM Seliverstov Vladimir 2476 4.5
27 IM Orlinkov Maxim L. 2321 4.5
28 IM Shvedchikov Anatoli I. 2458 4.5
29 GM Rychagov Andrey 2490 4.5
30 FM Kozlov Gennady 2317 4.5
31 Chizhikov Vladislav 2243 4.0
32 GM Vul Arkadi Eremeevich 2259 4.0
33 Vavulin Maksim 2417 4.0
34 FM Tchernyi Viktor 2254 4.0
35 IM Appolonov Sergey 2374 4.0
36 Paravyan David 2263 3.5
37 IM Ageichenko Genadi A 2312 3.5
38 GM Balashov Yuri S 2484 3.5
39 Kalinin Nikita 2199 3.0
40 Pletnev Evgeniy 2305 3.0
41 Savenkov Konstantin 2202 3.0
42 Maksimov Oleg 2333 3.0
43 Kukhmazov Arsen 2190 2.5
44 FM Apryshko Gleb 2412 2.0
45 IM Archangelsky Mikhail 2184 1.0
46 Mukhitdinov Akmalkhon 2056 1.0
47 GM Smagin Sergey 2542 1.0

Final Standings – Women’s tournament:

1 WFM Gvanceladze Anna 2181 6.5
2 WGM Charochkina Daria 2384 6.5
3 WGM Ambartsumova Karina 2306 6.5
4 FM Pustovoitova Daria 2398 6.0
5 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2383 6.0
6 WIM Drozdova Dina 2264 6.0
7 WGM Zakurdjaeva Irina 2291 5.5
8 WGM Burtasova Anna 2276 5.5
9 WGM Chasovnikova Eugenia 2198 5.0
10 WFM Eryshkanova Anastasiya 2143 5.0
11 Dogodkina Julia 2147 5.0
12 WGM Strutinskaya Galina N 2270 5.0
13 Akopova Anna 1988 5.0
14 WIM Kharmunova Nadezhda 2179 5.0
15 Ivanova Karina 1991 4.5
16 WFM Bogumil Tatiana 2115 4.5
17 WCM Paramzina Anastasya 1910 4.0
18 WFM Vasenina Anna 2045 4.0
19 WIM Bezgodova Maria 2204 4.0
20 WFM Samigullina Diana 2117 4.0
21 WFM Saulina Varvara 2227 3.5
22 Zherebtsova Alexandra 2087 3.5
23 Malova Anna 1780 3.0
24 Tsanava Tamari 2001 2.5
25 WFM Kalashnikova Larisa 1910 1.0
26 Dzhagraeva Anaid 0 1.0
27 WFM Kalashnikova Nadezhda 2094 0.0

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