Russian IM Marina Romanko is now the only player of the Moscow Chess Festival who managed to score five consecutive wins in the beginning of the tournament.
On the other hand, the Open section is getting more cramped at the top, with eight players sharing the lead: GM Rauf Mamedov, GM Ildar Ibragimov, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Pavel Ponkratov, GM Dmitry Kokarev, GM Igor Kovalenko, GM B. Adhiban and GM Pavel Maletin.
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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The two top boards of the Moscow Open finished with draws, making the new maximum score 4,5/5. The American GM Ildar Ibragimov was the one closest to achieve 5,0/5 as he got a pawn advantage against Rauf Mamedov, but could not convert it into a full point. This allowed a group of players from the chasing pack to catch the leaders.
Nepomniachtchi is now among the leaders
The rating favorite Ian Nepomiachtchi has joined the new pack of leaders after beating the Indian G.N. Gopal with the black pieces in 52 moves. The Russian star showed his class in a positional setup of the Sicilian with a slightly strange material balance: two pieces for a rook and a pawn. Even though the Indian seemed to have a dangerous pawn on f7, the activity of Ian’s pieces proved to be decisive.
The other winners on the top boards were GM Dmitry Kokarev, GM Igor Kovalenko, and GM Pavel Maletin.
Moscow Open – Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2651 | – | 4.5 |
| 2 | GM | Ibragimov Ildar | USA | 2555 | – | 4.5 |
| 3 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2703 | – | 4.5 |
| 4 | GM | Ponkratov Pavel | RUS | 2584 | – | 4.5 |
| 5 | GM | Kokarev Dmitry | RUS | 2635 | – | 4.5 |
| 6 | GM | Kovalenko Igor | UKR | 2586 | – | 4.5 |
| 7 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2547 | – | 4.5 |
| 8 | GM | Maletin Pavel | RUS | 2571 | – | 4.5 |
| 9 | GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | MDA | 2612 | – | 4.0 |
| 10 | GM | Panarin Mikhail | RUS | 2552 | – | 4.0 |
| IM | Matinian Nikita | RUS | 2460 | – | 4.0 | |
| 12 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | RUS | 2650 | – | 4.0 |
| GM | Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN | 2646 | – | 4.0 | |
| 14 | GM | Sandipan Chanda | IND | 2590 | – | 4.0 |
| 15 | IM | Hayrapetyan Hovik | ARM | 2500 | – | 4.0 |
| 16 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | RUS | 2647 | – | 4.0 |
| 17 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | 2626 | – | 4.0 |
| 18 | GM | Smirnov Pavel | RUS | 2618 | – | 4.0 |
| 19 | GM | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2584 | – | 4.0 |
| 20 | FM | Meribanov Vitaly | BLR | 2426 | – | 4.0 |
| 21 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2623 | – | 4.0 |
| 22 | GM | Durarbayli Vasif | AZE | 2598 | – | 4.0 |
| 23 | GM | Iljushin Alexei | RUS | 2508 | – | 3.5 |
| 24 | GM | Danin Alexandre | RUS | 2578 | – | 3.5 |
| 25 | GM | Glek Igor | GER | 2431 | – | 3.5 |
| 26 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | UKR | 2637 | – | 3.5 |
| 27 | GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | 2517 | – | 3.5 |
| IM | Kovalev Vladislav | BLR | 2500 | – | 3.5 | |
| 29 | GM | Amonatov Farrukh | TJK | 2625 | – | 3.5 |
| 30 | Paravyan David | RUS | 2298 | – | 3.5 | |
| 31 | IM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | 2541 | – | 3.5 |
| 32 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2612 | – | 3.5 |
| 33 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2531 | – | 3.5 |
| 34 | GM | Gopal G.N. | IND | 2545 | – | 3.5 |
| IM | Debashis Das | IND | 2474 | – | 3.5 | |
| 36 | IM | Akshayraj Kore | IND | 2455 | – | 3.5 |
| 37 | IM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2550 | – | 3.5 |
| 38 | GM | Iskusnyh Sergei | RUS | 2487 | – | 3.5 |
| 39 | IM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2546 | – | 3.5 |
| 40 | GM | Chernobay Artem | RUS | 2499 | – | 3.5 |
| 41 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2612 | – | 3.5 |
| 42 | GM | Vorobiov Evgeny E. | RUS | 2584 | – | 3.5 |
| 43 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2514 | – | 3.5 |
| 44 | GM | Khruschiov Alexey | MDA | 2431 | – | 3.5 |
| 45 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | UKR | 2517 | – | 3.5 |
| 46 | FM | Savitskiy Sergey | RUS | 2363 | – | 3.5 |
| 47 | GM | Shomoev Anton | RUS | 2557 | – | 3.5 |
| 48 | IM | Narayanan Srinath | IND | 2434 | – | 3.5 |
| 49 | GM | Gabrielian Artur | RUS | 2579 | – | 3.5 |
| 50 | IM | Airapetian Gor | RUS | 2462 | – | 3.5 |
| 51 | FM | Aghasaryan Robert | ARM | 2425 | – | 3.0 |
| 52 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2566 | – | 3.0 |
| 53 | GM | Khusnutdinov Rustam | KAZ | 2493 | – | 3.0 |
| 54 | FM | Grib Roman | BLR | 2378 | – | 3.0 |
| 55 | FM | Petrov Nikita | RUS | 2312 | – | 3.0 |
| 56 | IM | Konovalov Nikolay | RUS | 2428 | – | 3.0 |
| 57 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | IND | 2501 | – | 3.0 |
| 58 | IM | Sharafiev Azat | RUS | 2433 | – | 3.0 |
| 59 | FM | Gerasimov Ivan | RUS | 2311 | – | 3.0 |
| 60 | FM | Sanzhaev Darsen | RUS | 2336 | – | 3.0 |
| 61 | IM | Kalegin Evgenij | RUS | 2475 | – | 3.0 |
| IM | Pavlov Sergey | UKR | 2471 | – | 3.0 | |
| 63 | GM | Pridorozhni Aleksei | RUS | 2523 | – | 3.0 |
| 64 | GM | Demchenko Anton | RUS | 2627 | – | 3.0 |
| 65 | GM | Stupak Kirill | BLR | 2505 | – | 3.0 |
| 66 | IM | Bajarani Ulvi | AZE | 2441 | – | 3.0 |
| 67 | FM | Moiseev Gumar | RUS | 2375 | – | 3.0 |
| 68 | IM | Stany G.A. | IND | 2456 | – | 3.0 |
| FM | Chekhov Sergei | RUS | 2444 | – | 3.0 | |
| 70 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2593 | – | 3.0 |
| GM | Bryzgalin Kirill | RUS | 2483 | – | 3.0 | |
| IM | Arslanov Shamil | RUS | 2391 | – | 3.0 | |
| 73 | Aitbayev Aslan | KAZ | 2441 | – | 3.0 | |
| 74 | IM | Rodchenkov Sergey D. | RUS | 2346 | – | 3.0 |
| 75 | IM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | 2472 | – | 3.0 |
| 76 | FM | Belousov Danila | RUS | 2349 | – | 3.0 |
| 77 | FM | Dzhangobegov Vladimir | RUS | 2381 | – | 3.0 |
| 78 | IM | Potapov Pavel | RUS | 2444 | – | 3.0 |
| IM | Ulko Jaroslav | RUS | 2442 | – | 3.0 | |
| 80 | GM | Arun Prasad S. | IND | 2514 | – | 3.0 |
| 81 | FM | Nikologorskiy Konstantin | RUS | 2390 | – | 3.0 |
| 82 | IM | Karavade Eesha | IND | 2391 | – | 3.0 |
| 83 | IM | Virovlansky Semen | RUS | 2447 | – | 3.0 |
| 84 | Predke Alexandr | RUS | 2480 | – | 3.0 | |
| IM | Badmatsyrenov Oleg | RUS | 2472 | – | 3.0 | |
| 86 | GM | Gavrilov Alexei | RUS | 2482 | – | 3.0 |
| 87 | IM | Ozolin Maxim | RUS | 2386 | – | 3.0 |
| 88 | GM | Klimov Sergey | RUS | 2504 | – | 3.0 |
| 89 | GM | Yandemirov Valeri | RUS | 2427 | – | 3.0 |
| 90 | Iljiushenok Ilia | RUS | 2408 | – | 3.0 | |
| 91 | IM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | UKR | 2503 | – | 3.0 |
| 92 | FM | Nozdrachev Leonid | RUS | 2383 | – | 3.0 |
| 93 | Demianjuk Alexander | RUS | 2356 | – | 3.0 | |
| 94 | IM | Appolonov Sergey | RUS | 2378 | – | 3.0 |
| 95 | IM | Pasiev Rakhim | RUS | 2406 | – | 3.0 |
| 96 | IM | Shukh Nikolai | RUS | 2413 | – | 2.5 |
| 97 | FM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2427 | – | 2.5 |
| 98 | Golubov Saveliy | RUS | 2224 | – | 2.5 | |
| 99 | FM | Hernandez Alexander | VEN | 2266 | – | 2.5 |
| 100 | IM | Yandarbiev Ruslan | RUS | 2343 | – | 2.5 |
| 101 | IM | Simonian Tigran | ARM | 2409 | – | 2.5 |
| IM | Sergienko Sergey | RUS | 2405 | – | 2.5 | |
| FM | Tsydypov Zhamsaran | RUS | 2384 | – | 2.5 | |
| 104 | Kassimov Baurzhan | KAZ | 2295 | – | 2.5 | |
| 105 | Rzayev Bahruz | AZE | 2395 | – | 2.5 | |
| 106 | Geivondian Arman | RUS | 2168 | – | 2.5 | |
| 107 | IM | Belyakov Bogdan | RUS | 2406 | – | 2.5 |
| 108 | IM | Shuraev Andrei | RUS | 2355 | – | 2.5 |
| 109 | FM | Grishchenko Sergey | RUS | 2484 | – | 2.5 |
| 110 | IM | Efanov Nikolai | RUS | 2406 | – | 2.5 |
| 111 | GM | Balashov Yuri S | RUS | 2481 | – | 2.5 |
| FM | Bogachkov Igor | RUS | 2348 | – | 2.5 | |
| Gorozhanin Mikhail | RUS | 2266 | – | 2.5 | ||
| 114 | IM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2502 | – | 2.5 |
| 115 | IM | Zenzera Alexey | RUS | 2399 | – | 2.5 |
| 116 | Gurkin Anton | KAZ | 2262 | – | 2.5 | |
| 117 | IM | Kotenko Pavel | RUS | 2387 | – | 2.5 |
| FM | Kolomensky Vladimir | RUS | 2238 | – | 2.5 | |
| 119 | CM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2291 | – | 2.5 |
| 120 | IM | Gagarin Vasilij | RUS | 2325 | – | 2.5 |
| 121 | Shahinyan David | ARM | 2358 | – | 2.5 | |
| 122 | IM | Kanter Eduard | RUS | 2410 | – | 2.5 |
| 123 | FM | Terentjev Vladislav | RUS | 2301 | – | 2.5 |
| 124 | FM | Khatoev Eduard | RUS | 2305 | – | 2.5 |
| 125 | IM | G. Akash | IND | 2407 | – | 2.5 |
| 126 | Oganisjn Roman | RUS | 2254 | – | 2.5 | |
| 127 | WGM | Kiran Manisha Mohanty | IND | 2188 | – | 2.5 |
| 128 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | IND | 2394 | – | 2.5 |
| 129 | FM | Gordievsky Dmitry | RUS | 2442 | – | 2.5 |
| 130 | Mikaelyan Arman | ARM | 2208 | – | 2.5 | |
| 131 | FM | Lyanguzov Oleg | RUS | 2329 | – | 2.5 |
| 132 | GM | Petrosian Davit G. | ARM | 2444 | – | 2.5 |
| 133 | GM | Bezgodov Alexei | RUS | 2502 | – | 2.5 |
| 134 | GM | Kabanov Nikolai | RUS | 2470 | – | 2.5 |
| Yaksin Oleg | RUS | 2411 | – | 2.5 | ||
| 136 | IM | Kostin Alexey | RUS | 2336 | – | 2.5 |
| 137 | FM | Makhmutov Rail | RUS | 2358 | – | 2.5 |
| 138 | Sychev Klementy | RUS | 2341 | – | 2.5 | |
| 139 | IM | Chigaev Maksim | RUS | 2464 | – | 2.5 |
| 140 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2655 | – | 2.5 |
| FM | Mikhailov Viacheslav | RUS | 2323 | – | 2.5 | |
| 142 | FM | Seliverstov Vladimir | RUS | 2433 | – | 2.0 |
| 143 | Triapishko Olexandr | UKR | 2117 | – | 2.0 | |
| 144 | Kapov Albert | RUS | 2190 | – | 2.0 | |
| 145 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | RUS | 2457 | – | 2.0 |
| 146 | FM | Rozhko Dmitry | RUS | 2334 | – | 2.0 |
| 147 | IM | Rjabzev Konstantin | RUS | 2279 | – | 2.0 |
| 148 | IM | Ageichenko Genadi A | RUS | 2288 | – | 2.0 |
| 149 | Bulatov Ramil | RUS | 2248 | – | 2.0 | |
| 150 | FM | Tologontegin Semetey | KGZ | 2350 | – | 2.0 |
| 151 | IM | Gusarov Grigory | RUS | 2324 | – | 2.0 |
| 152 | Klyuev Alexander S. | RUS | 2227 | – | 2.0 | |
| 153 | FM | Tekeyev Zaur | RUS | 2335 | – | 2.0 |
| WGM | Padmini Rout | IND | 2307 | – | 2.0 | |
| 155 | FM | Solovjev Nikolay | RUS | 2303 | – | 2.0 |
| 156 | Barsamian Eduard | RUS | 2241 | – | 2.0 | |
| 157 | Litvinov Maxim | RUS | 2107 | – | 2.0 | |
| 158 | IM | Loskutov Oleg | RUS | 2405 | – | 2.0 |
| FM | Zakharov Aleksej | RUS | 2334 | – | 2.0 | |
| 160 | GM | Krapivin Alexander | RUS | 2435 | – | 2.0 |
| 161 | WIM | Abdulla Khayala | AZE | 2203 | – | 2.0 |
| 162 | Prokopchuk Yury | RUS | 2332 | – | 2.0 | |
| 163 | FM | Musakaev Emil | RUS | 2365 | – | 2.0 |
| 164 | WGM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | KAZ | 2353 | – | 2.0 |
| 165 | Kovtunenko Alexandr | RUS | 2166 | – | 2.0 | |
| 166 | Akhmetov Ayan | KAZ | 2337 | – | 2.0 | |
| 167 | IM | Mohota Nisha | IND | 2327 | – | 2.0 |
| 168 | Dibrov Ilya | RUS | 2301 | – | 2.0 | |
| 169 | Myshkin Nikita | RUS | 2285 | – | 2.0 | |
| 170 | Pletnev Evgeniy | RUS | 2332 | – | 2.0 | |
| WFM | Pujari Rucha | IND | 2100 | – | 2.0 | |
| 172 | Sarana Alexey | RUS | 2229 | – | 2.0 | |
| 173 | IM | Krapivin Vladislav | RUS | 2363 | – | 2.0 |
| 174 | IM | Belov Igor | RUS | 2437 | – | 2.0 |
| 175 | IM | Pozin Sergey | RUS | 2391 | – | 2.0 |
| 176 | FM | Yuferev Oleg | RUS | 2306 | – | 1.5 |
| 177 | Mihoubi Saad | ALG | 2012 | – | 1.5 | |
| 178 | Tunik Sergey | RUS | 2120 | – | 1.5 | |
| 179 | Korchmar Vasiliy | RUS | 2280 | – | 1.5 | |
| 180 | FM | Faizrakhmanov Ramil | RUS | 2317 | – | 1.5 |
| 181 | Afanasiev Nikita | RUS | 2255 | – | 1.5 | |
| 182 | FM | Rozanov Pavel B. | RUS | 2236 | – | 1.5 |
| 183 | Samdanov Samdan | RUS | 2260 | – | 1.5 | |
| 184 | Vavulin Maksim | RUS | 2311 | – | 1.5 | |
| 185 | Tregubov Andrei | RUS | 2349 | – | 1.5 | |
| Michelle Catherina P | IND | 2105 | – | 1.5 | ||
| 187 | FM | Minko Vladimir | RUS | 2281 | – | 1.5 |
| 188 | Pugachev Artem | RUS | 2209 | – | 1.5 | |
| 189 | IM | Nyudleev Dolgan | RUS | 2372 | – | 1.5 |
| 190 | FM | Kigel Dmytro | UKR | 2368 | – | 1.5 |
| 191 | GM | Askarov Marat | RUS | 2494 | – | 1.5 |
| 192 | IM | Gorbatov Alexej | RUS | 2366 | – | 1.5 |
| 193 | Tarasov Alexandr | RUS | 2167 | – | 1.5 | |
| 194 | Kozhevnikov Ivan | RUS | 2141 | – | 1.5 | |
| 195 | FM | Piskunov Alexandr | RUS | 2325 | – | 1.5 |
| 196 | WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | IND | 2291 | – | 1.5 |
| 197 | Tleptsok Ruslan | RUS | 2327 | – | 1.5 | |
| 198 | Subbotin Andrey | RUS | 2038 | – | 1.5 | |
| 199 | IM | Skomorokhin Roman | RUS | 2352 | – | 1.5 |
| 200 | Yeletsky Ivan | RUS | 2156 | – | 1.5 | |
| 201 | Stegariu Vlad-Ionut | ROU | 2201 | – | 1.5 | |
| 202 | IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I. | RUS | 2391 | – | 1.5 |
| 203 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | UKR | 2307 | – | 1.5 |
| 204 | FM | Egorov Dmitry | RUS | 2332 | – | 1.5 |
| 205 | Shlauzer Andrey | RUS | 2160 | – | 1.0 | |
| 206 | Kuprijanov Anatoly | RUS | 2213 | – | 1.0 | |
| 207 | FM | Kostin Konstantin | RUS | 2310 | – | 1.0 |
| 208 | Yakimenko Alexander A. | RUS | 2184 | – | 1.0 | |
| 209 | Kasimov Maksim | RUS | 0 | – | 1.0 | |
| 210 | Krivenko Sergey | RUS | 2348 | – | 1.0 | |
| WFM | Bharathi R. | IND | 2099 | – | 1.0 | |
| WFM | Monnisha Gk | IND | 2055 | – | 1.0 | |
| 213 | Gevorgyan David | ARM | 2452 | – | 1.0 | |
| 214 | Gurvich Vitaly | RUS | 1902 | – | 1.0 | |
| 215 | Sbitnev Andrey | RUS | 2196 | – | 1.0 | |
| 216 | FM | Duzhakov Ilya | RUS | 2324 | – | 1.0 |
| 217 | Tirado Henry | VEN | 2222 | – | 1.0 | |
| 218 | Piskun Alexey | RUS | 2205 | – | 1.0 | |
| 219 | Romanov Stanislav | RUS | 2103 | – | 1.0 | |
| 220 | Mischerikov Alexey | RUS | 0 | – | 1.0 | |
| 221 | Temirov Bakhyt | KAZ | 2287 | – | 1.0 | |
| 222 | Tugarin Anton | RUS | 2126 | – | 1.0 | |
| 223 | Khanin Semen | RUS | 2232 | – | 0.5 | |
| 224 | FM | Chommyyev Mihail | TKM | 2208 | – | 0.5 |
| Kalinin Nikita | RUS | 2158 | – | 0.5 | ||
| 226 | Zizlova Sofia | RUS | 2129 | – | 0.5 | |
| 227 | Bolychevsky Alexander | RUS | 1845 | – | 0.5 | |
| 228 | 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 | |
| 233 | Marchuk Maxim | RUS | 2180 | – | 0.0 |
Romanko - Tomnikova
The Moscow Open 2013 women section has a sole leader for the first time in the tournament. After one of the top encounters (Ovod – Stetsko) finished in a draw, IM Marina Romanko jumped on the opportunity and defeated WFM Lidia Tomnikova to secure the pole position.
The game started with a 4.Qc2 Nimzo. Romanko, who played with the white pieces, decided to advance her queenside pawns and allow her opponent to gain space in the center, which eventually turned out to be the deciding factor in the game. Tomnikova went all-in with her e-pawn, putting it on the second rank, hoping to disturb white’s play, but that wasn’t the case. White eventually won a pawn, and when it was clear that she would also take black’s only trump – the e2 pawn -, the resignation came.
With this result, Romanko is the only player of the festival that got five straight wins.
Moscow Open for women – Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1 | IM | Romanko Marina | RUS | 2349 | – | 5.0 |
| 2 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | RUS | 2361 | – | 4.5 |
| 3 | FM | Stetsko Lanita | BLR | 2184 | – | 4.5 |
| 4 | WGM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2407 | – | 4.5 |
| WIM | Dolzhykova Kateryna | UKR | 2309 | – | 4.5 | |
| 6 | WGM | Iljushina Olga | RUS | 2317 | – | 4.5 |
| 7 | WFM | Tomnikova Lidia | RUS | 2134 | – | 4.0 |
| 8 | WFM | Suslova Alena | RUS | 2189 | – | 4.0 |
| 9 | WFM | Khlichkova Tatiana | RUS | 2171 | – | 4.0 |
| 10 | WIM | Tarasova Viktoriya | RUS | 2273 | – | 4.0 |
| 11 | WFM | Gvanceladze Anna | RUS | 2188 | – | 4.0 |
| 12 | IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | RUS | 2430 | – | 4.0 |
| WIM | Bronnikova Elizaveta | RUS | 2254 | – | 4.0 | |
| WIM | Bivol Alina | RUS | 2214 | – | 4.0 | |
| 15 | WIM | Baraeva Irina | RUS | 2177 | – | 4.0 |
| 16 | IM | Galojan Lilit | ARM | 2326 | – | 4.0 |
| 17 | WFM | Shulakova Svetlana | RUS | 2181 | – | 4.0 |
| 18 | WFM | Petrukhina Irina | RUS | 2218 | – | 4.0 |
| 19 | WIM | Balaian Alina | RUS | 2217 | – | 4.0 |
| 20 | WIM | Semenova Elena | RUS | 2126 | – | 4.0 |
| 21 | WIM | Kazimova Narmin | AZE | 2176 | – | 3.5 |
| WFM | Makarenko Alexandra | RUS | 2142 | – | 3.5 | |
| 23 | Grigorieva Daria | RUS | 1948 | – | 3.5 | |
| 24 | WFM | Eryshkanova Anastasiya | RUS | 2143 | – | 3.5 |
| 25 | WFM | Vifleemskaia Svetlana | RUS | 2127 | – | 3.5 |
| 26 | WIM | Komiagina Maria | RUS | 2242 | – | 3.5 |
| 27 | WGM | Ivakhinova Inna | RUS | 2273 | – | 3.5 |
| 28 | WIM | Schepetkova Margarita | RUS | 2219 | – | 3.5 |
| 29 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | RUS | 2387 | – | 3.5 |
| WGM | Karnaukhova Elmira | RUS | 2348 | – | 3.5 | |
| 31 | WIM | Gavasheli Ana | GEO | 2181 | – | 3.5 |
| 32 | WFM | Averchenko Ekaterina | RUS | 2228 | – | 3.5 |
| 33 | WFM | Cheremnova Tamara | RUS | 2270 | – | 3.5 |
| 34 | WIM | Fominykh Maria | RUS | 2284 | – | 3.5 |
| 35 | WGM | Charochkina Daria | RUS | 2332 | – | 3.5 |
| 36 | WGM | Shaydullina Sandugach | RUS | 2164 | – | 3.5 |
| 37 | WIM | Kharmunova Nadezhda | RUS | 2207 | – | 3.5 |
| 38 | Karmanova Marina | RUS | 2059 | – | 3.0 | |
| Kostitsina Liubov | RUS | 2005 | – | 3.0 | ||
| 40 | WFM | Rodionova Polina | RUS | 2093 | – | 3.0 |
| 41 | WCM | Dordzhieva Dinara | RUS | 2054 | – | 3.0 |
| 42 | WFM | Mammadzada Gunay | AZE | 1920 | – | 3.0 |
| 43 | WGM | Burtasova Anna | RUS | 2278 | – | 3.0 |
| 44 | Romanova Anastasia | RUS | 1987 | – | 3.0 | |
| 45 | WFM | Belova Olga | RUS | 2125 | – | 3.0 |
| Edilsultanova Zalina | RUS | 1847 | – | 3.0 | ||
| 47 | WIM | Baraeva Marina | RUS | 2196 | – | 3.0 |
| 48 | Ibrahimova Sabina | AZE | 2156 | – | 3.0 | |
| 49 | Chernyshova Natalia | RUS | 2124 | – | 3.0 | |
| 50 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2350 | – | 3.0 |
| 51 | Grebennikova Tatyana | RUS | 2008 | – | 3.0 | |
| 52 | Khvorostova Anna | RUS | 1967 | – | 3.0 | |
| 53 | Sukhareva Evgeniya | RUS | 2262 | – | 3.0 | |
| 54 | Khazieva Elza | RUS | 2102 | – | 3.0 | |
| 55 | WGM | Mirzoeva Elmira | RUS | 2282 | – | 3.0 |
| 56 | WFM | Pershina Elena | RUS | 2097 | – | 3.0 |
| 57 | WFM | Belenkaya Dina | RUS | 2208 | – | 3.0 |
| Nevioselaya Maria | BLR | 2087 | – | 3.0 | ||
| 59 | Sergeeva Natalia | RUS | 2008 | – | 3.0 | |
| 60 | Malanova Aryuna | RUS | 1931 | – | 3.0 | |
| 61 | Bykova Anastasia | RUS | 2049 | – | 3.0 | |
| 62 | WFM | Sazonova Anastasia | RUS | 2083 | – | 3.0 |
| 63 | WGM | Manakova Maria | SRB | 2347 | – | 3.0 |
| 64 | Trapeznikova Darya | RUS | 2088 | – | 3.0 | |
| 65 | WIM | Severina Maria | RUS | 2241 | – | 3.0 |
| 66 | Alieva Alexandra | RUS | 1935 | – | 3.0 | |
| 67 | Bogachkova Alena | RUS | 2082 | – | 3.0 | |
| 68 | WFM | Avdeenko Tatiana | RUS | 2131 | – | 3.0 |
| 69 | WFM | Grigoryeva Olga A. | RUS | 2181 | – | 3.0 |
| 70 | Skakun Valentina | RUS | 1919 | – | 3.0 | |
| 71 | Dimitrova Aleksandra | RUS | 1758 | – | 3.0 | |
| 72 | WFM | Grigorian Marine | RUS | 2179 | – | 3.0 |
| 73 | WFM | Rjanova Valery | RUS | 2183 | – | 3.0 |
| 74 | WFM | Beinenson Katsiaryna | BLR | 1969 | – | 2.5 |
| 75 | Yakupova Aysyla | RUS | 2102 | – | 2.5 | |
| Rodionova Daria | RUS | 2073 | – | 2.5 | ||
| 77 | Kozina Anastasia | RUS | 1669 | – | 2.5 | |
| 78 | Zherebtsova Alexandra | RUS | 2100 | – | 2.5 | |
| 79 | Shuvalova Polina | RUS | 1878 | – | 2.5 | |
| 80 | Ivanova Karina | RUS | 1976 | – | 2.5 | |
| 81 | WFM | Styazhkina Anna | RUS | 2179 | – | 2.5 |
| 82 | Azimova Karina | RUS | 2038 | – | 2.5 | |
| 83 | Vlasova Daria | RUS | 1907 | – | 2.5 | |
| 84 | Mukhametgaleeva Railia | RUS | 2007 | – | 2.5 | |
| 85 | Litvinenko Ekaterina | RUS | 1956 | – | 2.5 | |
| 86 | Nasybullina Alfia | RUS | 2051 | – | 2.5 | |
| 87 | WFM | Tereshechkina Maya | RUS | 2094 | – | 2.5 |
| WFM | Idrisova Roza | RUS | 2074 | – | 2.5 | |
| 89 | Maslova Polina | RUS | 1886 | – | 2.5 | |
| 90 | WFM | Ainutdinova Yekaterina | KAZ | 2039 | – | 2.5 |
| Akopova Anna | RUS | 2013 | – | 2.5 | ||
| 92 | Davidenko Alina | RUS | 1760 | – | 2.5 | |
| 93 | WFM | Rassokhina Ekaterina | RUS | 2054 | – | 2.5 |
| WFM | Vasenina Anna | RUS | 2020 | – | 2.5 | |
| 95 | Aseeva Anastasia | RUS | 1980 | – | 2.5 | |
| 96 | Leolko Valeria | RUS | 0 | – | 2.5 | |
| 97 | WFM | Samigullina Diana | RUS | 2180 | – | 2.5 |
| 98 | Utiatskaja Irina | RUS | 2058 | – | 2.5 | |
| 99 | WFM | Obolentseva Alexandra | RUS | 1980 | – | 2.0 |
| 100 | Shakhmurzova Fatima | RUS | 1965 | – | 2.0 | |
| 101 | WCM | Egorova Ayyyna | RUS | 1911 | – | 2.0 |
| 102 | Khusnutdinova Alsu | RUS | 1938 | – | 2.0 | |
| 103 | Protopopova Anastasiya | RUS | 1897 | – | 2.0 | |
| 104 | Komissarova Oksana | RUS | 1931 | – | 2.0 | |
| 105 | Chetina Elizaveta | RUS | 1835 | – | 2.0 | |
| 106 | WFM | Nikitina Elena | RUS | 2117 | – | 2.0 |
| 107 | Milovanova Maria | RUS | 1850 | – | 2.0 | |
| 108 | Voischeva Zinaida | RUS | 1826 | – | 2.0 | |
| 109 | WGM | Saunina Ludmila | RUS | 2242 | – | 2.0 |
| Asgarova Turan | AZE | 1969 | – | 2.0 | ||
| Schevieva Nadezhda | RUS | 1717 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 112 | Anufrienko Daria | RUS | 1965 | – | 2.0 | |
| 113 | Sorokina Natalay | RUS | 1795 | – | 2.0 | |
| 114 | WFM | Smirnova Ekaterina | RUS | 2130 | – | 2.0 |
| Morozova Ulia | RUS | 1890 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 116 | Akhunova Syumbel | RUS | 1831 | – | 2.0 | |
| 117 | Belkina Yulia | RUS | 1852 | – | 2.0 | |
| Mokshanova Elizaveta | RUS | 1841 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 119 | WCM | Rumiantseva Ksenia | RUS | 1885 | – | 2.0 |
| Statsenko Veronika | KAZ | 0 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 121 | Savitskaya Natalya | RUS | 1926 | – | 2.0 | |
| 122 | Andreeva Elena | RUS | 1946 | – | 2.0 | |
| 123 | Sviridova Olga | RUS | 1991 | – | 2.0 | |
| 124 | Shchukina Ekaterina | RUS | 1486 | – | 2.0 | |
| 125 | Shur Tatiana | RUS | 1799 | – | 2.0 | |
| 126 | Faizutdinova Diana | RUS | 1825 | – | 2.0 | |
| 127 | Soboleva Anastasia | RUS | 1874 | – | 2.0 | |
| 128 | Martynyuk Elizaveta | RUS | 1945 | – | 2.0 | |
| 129 | WFM | Sviridova Vlada | RUS | 2122 | – | 2.0 |
| 130 | Shnayder Violetta | RUS | 1934 | – | 2.0 | |
| Kuzmina Tatiana | RUS | 1683 | – | 2.0 | ||
| 132 | Nagaytseva Marina | RUS | 1506 | – | 2.0 | |
| 133 | Pustovidko Anastasia | RUS | 1879 | – | 2.0 | |
| 134 | Ponomarchuk Anastasia | RUS | 1781 | – | 2.0 | |
| 135 | Alieva Nurlana | RUS | 1978 | – | 2.0 | |
| 136 | Mestnikova Tuyara | RUS | 1900 | – | 2.0 | |
| 137 | WCM | Paramzina Anastasya | RUS | 2057 | – | 2.0 |
| 138 | WFM | Tarleva Vira | UKR | 2165 | – | 2.0 |
| 139 | Soyunlu Narmin | AZE | 1953 | – | 2.0 | |
| 140 | Adamova Tuyara | RUS | 1914 | – | 1.5 | |
| 141 | Pranizina Alina | RUS | 1659 | – | 1.5 | |
| 142 | Chizhevskaja Yana | RUS | 1932 | – | 1.5 | |
| Niks Yana | RUS | 1856 | – | 1.5 | ||
| 144 | Smirnova Nina | RUS | 1916 | – | 1.5 | |
| 145 | Kruglikova Viktorija | RUS | 1878 | – | 1.5 | |
| 146 | Samdanova Surena | RUS | 1830 | – | 1.5 | |
| 147 | Vasilieva Aisena | RUS | 1712 | – | 1.5 | |
| 148 | Protsyuk Svitlana | UKR | 1789 | – | 1.0 | |
| 149 | Pavlova Nataliy | RUS | 1815 | – | 1.0 | |
| 150 | Leolko Ludmila | RUS | 1858 | – | 1.0 | |
| 151 | WIM | Sazonova Elena N. | RUS | 2159 | – | 1.0 |
| 152 | WFM | Assaubayeva Bibissara | KAZ | 1715 | – | 1.0 |
| 153 | Safina Elvira | RUS | 1752 | – | 1.0 | |
| 154 | Sayafarova Anna | RUS | 1718 | – | 1.0 | |
| 155 | Zhukova Kristina | RUS | 1701 | – | 1.0 | |
| 156 | Poluektova Anastasia | RUS | 1679 | – | 1.0 | |
| 157 | Schevyova Lubov | RUS | 1874 | – | 1.0 | |
| 158 | Tukaeva Adelya | RUS | 1606 | – | 1.0 | |
| 159 | Rybakova Polina | RUS | 1768 | – | 1.0 | |
| Khmelevskaia Alina | RUS | 0 | – | 1.0 | ||
| 161 | Matafonova Yulia | RUS | 1754 | – | 1.0 | |
| 162 | Goltseva Ekaterina | RUS | 1748 | – | 1.0 | |
| 163 | Efimenko Anna | RUS | 1856 | – | 1.0 | |
| 164 | Matyukhina Maria | RUS | 1647 | – | 1.0 | |
| 165 | Dayanova Regina | KAZ | 1696 | – | 1.0 | |
| 166 | Postnikova Anna | RUS | 1650 | – | 1.0 | |
| Borisova Polina | RUS | 1546 | – | 1.0 | ||
| 168 | Lysenko Olesya | RUS | 1361 | – | 1.0 | |
| 169 | Chistyakova Daria | RUS | 1627 | – | 0.5 | |
| 170 | Romanenko Natalia | RUS | 1809 | – | 0.0 | |
| Ziuzina Nina | RUS | 1721 | – | 0.0 | ||
| 172 | Vasiukova Ekaterina | RUS | 1719 | – | 0.0 |
IM Vladimir Belous
The surprising winner of the 2011 edition of the Moscow Open, the Russian IM Vladimir Belous, is the new leader of the Young Grandmasters Tournament. With his win today, he has 4,0/5 points, a half point advantage over the rating favorite Alexander Shimanov.
Belous won the main clash of the group in today’s round. The game featured two of the leaders in a direct encounter. IM Urii Eliseev played with black and chose the Petroff Defense. The game got very sharp when white decided to give up the bishop pair in exchange for a fractured pawn structure and the initiative.
Black’s king seemed to be very weak, but Eliseev defended precisely and, in a really complicated position, the computer engines even give him advantage. The game was decided in the time trouble, when the position was a complete chaos and both players made a lot of inaccurate moves.
Young Grandmasters Tournament – Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1 | IM | Belous Vladimir | RUS | 2553 | – | 4.0 |
| 2 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2640 | – | 3.5 |
| 3 | IM | Eliseev Urii | RUS | 2525 | – | 3.0 |
| 4 | IM | Firat Burak | TUR | 2406 | – | 3.0 |
| 5 | IM | Mozharov Mikhail | RUS | 2510 | – | 2.5 |
| 6 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | 2630 | – | 2.0 |
| 7 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2538 | – | 2.0 |
| 8 | IM | Stukopin Andrey | RUS | 2495 | – | 2.0 |
| 9 | GM | Krejci Jan | CZE | 2529 | – | 1.5 |
| 10 | IM | Reshetnikov Alexey | RUS | 2508 | – | 1.5 |
WGM Dinara Saduakassova
In the Young Grandmasters Tournament for women, the Kazakh WGM Dinara Saduakassova is still one point ahead of the competition, given that nobody has been able to stand out in the chasing pack. The fifth round played today saw three black victories and two draws.
The most exciting game of the round in this group was the win by the Russian IM Irina Vasilevich over the Belarusian WGM Nastasia Ziazulkina. The game arrived to an opposite-colored bishop middlegame where black’s only advantage was her slightly superior pawn structure.
Vasilevich played actively and precisely to outplay her opponent in a tactically complicated position. Ziazulkina resigned on move 48, when she would have had to give up her queen in order to avoid checkmate.
Young Grandmasters Tournament for women – Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1 | WGM | Saduakassova Dinara | KAZ | 2312 | – | 4.0 |
| 2 | WIM | Enkhtuul Altanulzii | MGL | 2148 | – | 3.0 |
| 3 | FM | Pustovoitova Daria | RUS | 2257 | – | 3.0 |
| 4 | WGM | Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina | POL | 2398 | – | 2.5 |
| 5 | IM | Savina Anastasia | RUS | 2339 | – | 2.5 |
| 6 | WGM | Girya Olga | RUS | 2441 | – | 2.5 |
| 7 | WGM | Ziaziulkina Nastassia | BLR | 2345 | – | 2.0 |
| 8 | WFM | Saulina Varvara | RUS | 2272 | – | 2.0 |
| 9 | Drozdova Dina | RUS | 2286 | – | 2.0 | |
| 10 | IM | Vasilevich Irina | RUS | 2370 | – | 1.5 |
