The Moscow Rapid Chess Championship 2013 is taking place on 1st-2nd May at the Tigran Petrosian Chess Club in the Russian capital.
It is a 9 rounds Swiss open with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increments during the whole game.
This event is open only to residents of Moscow that represent Russia in the FIDE rating list. Besides these players, the organization will invite three strong players to increase the level of competition.
First to fourth placed players will get the right to represent Moscow at the Russian Rapid Chess Championship to be held on 20th-23rd May in St. Petersburg. The same rules will be applied to the Women’s section.
A prize fund of 50,000 rubles will be provided in the open event.
Three players are sharing first place after 5 rounds: Boris Grachev, Evgeny Vorobiov and Pavel Potapov.
Standings after 5 rounds:
1 | GM | Grachev Boris | RUS | 2689 | 4.0 |
2 | GM | Vorobiov Evgeny E. | RUS | 2603 | 4.0 |
3 | IM | Potapov Pavel | RUS | 2498 | 4.0 |
4 | IM | Moskalenko Alexander | RUS | 2425 | 4.0 |
5 | GM | Popov Ivan | RUS | 2644 | 3.5 |
6 | IM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | 2563 | 3.5 |
7 | GM | Grigoriants Sergey | RUS | 2537 | 3.5 |
8 | IM | Oparin Grigoriy | RUS | 2493 | 3.5 |
9 | IM | Dvalishvili Pavel S. | RUS | 2404 | 3.5 |
10 | IM | Ivanov Victor L | RUS | 2488 | 3.5 |
11 | GM | Nikolenko Oleg | RUS | 2512 | 3.5 |
12 | IM | Stukopin Andrey | RUS | 2538 | 3.5 |
13 | IM | Dragomarezkij Evgeni | RUS | 2434 | 3.5 |
14 | FM | Gordievsky Dmitry | RUS | 2507 | 3.0 |
15 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | RUS | 2501 | 3.0 |
16 | IM | Karpov Vadim | RUS | 2386 | 3.0 |
17 | FM | Tilicheev Viacheslav | RUS | 2468 | 3.0 |
18 | IM | Borisenko Andrei | RUS | 2401 | 3.0 |
19 | GM | Gavrilov Alexei | RUS | 2412 | 3.0 |
20 | FM | Seliverstov Vladimir | RUS | 2476 | 3.0 |
21 | Paravyan David | RUS | 2263 | 2.5 | |
22 | GM | Krapivin Alexander | RUS | 2441 | 2.5 |
23 | IM | Ulko Jaroslav | RUS | 2489 | 2.5 |
24 | IM | Mozharov Mikhail | RUS | 2499 | 2.5 |
25 | GM | Rychagov Andrey | RUS | 2490 | 2.5 |
26 | Chizhikov Vladislav | RUS | 2243 | 2.5 | |
27 | IM | Mesropov Konstantin | RUS | 2424 | 2.5 |
28 | IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I. | RUS | 2458 | 2.5 |
29 | GM | Balashov Yuri S | RUS | 2484 | 2.0 |
30 | Kukhmazov Arsen | RUS | 2190 | 2.0 | |
31 | Pletnev Evgeniy | RUS | 2305 | 2.0 | |
32 | Vavulin Maksim | RUS | 2417 | 2.0 | |
33 | IM | Orlinkov Maxim L. | RUS | 2321 | 2.0 |
34 | GM | Vul Arkadi Eremeevich | RUS | 2259 | 2.0 |
35 | IM | Appolonov Sergey | RUS | 2374 | 2.0 |
36 | FM | Kostin Konstantin | RUS | 2329 | 2.0 |
37 | Kalinin Nikita | RUS | 2199 | 2.0 | |
38 | FM | Tchernyi Viktor | RUS | 2254 | 2.0 |
39 | FM | Apryshko Gleb | RUS | 2412 | 2.0 |
40 | IM | Ageichenko Genadi A | RUS | 2312 | 1.5 |
41 | Savenkov Konstantin | RUS | 2202 | 1.5 | |
42 | IM | Belous Vladimir | RUS | 2546 | 1.5 |
43 | GM | Smagin Sergey | RUS | 2542 | 1.0 |
44 | Mukhitdinov Akmalkhon | RUS | 2056 | 1.0 | |
45 | IM | Archangelsky Mikhail | RUS | 2184 | 1.0 |
46 | FM | Kozlov Gennady | RUS | 2317 | 1.0 |
47 | Maksimov Oleg | RUS | 2333 | 0.0 | |
