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The Fourth International Open Chess Festival «Moscow Open 2008» is taking place in the Russian State Social University (RSSU) from the 2nd to the 10th of February 2008. The Festival consists of four tournaments: Open A, Tournament B, the Women's Open C and a Children Tournament D. Each of these tournaments is a nine-round Swiss. The total guaranteed prize fund is 5,000,000 rubels = US $205,760.
In round one Ernesto Inarkiev, rated 2681 and third seed in this event, lost to FM Okara Andrey, rated 2402 and 158th seed. What a shock. But Inarkiev recovered from it very nicely, thank you, and won the next six games – all six of them. He is now in the lead group of three GMs, Timofeev, Popov and him. They are followed by nine players with 5½ points each. We miss Alexander Riazantsev in this group, the player who won his first four games and was in the leading group in our last report. Since then Riazantsev drew a game and lost one, to descend to the group of 32 players with 5/7 points.
Rank | Seed | Ti. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Fide |
1 | 5 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | 2664 | RUS | 6 | 24 |
2 | 39 | GM | Popov Ivan | 2595 | RUS | 6 | 22½ |
3 | 3 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2681 | RUS | 6 | 21 |
4 | 21 | GM | Volkov Sergey | 2623 | RUS | 5½ | 24½ |
5 | 11 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2643 | GEO | 5½ | 23½ |
6 | 35 | GM | Lastin Alexander | 2604 | RUS | 5½ | 23½ |
7-9 | 10 | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2644 | RUS | 5½ | 22 |
7-9 | 15 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2638 | GER | 5½ | 22 |
7-9 | 38 | GM | Smirnov Pavel | 2599 | RUS | 5½ | 22 |
10 | 12 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | 2643 | UKR | 5½ | 21½ |
11 | 20 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | 2623 | RUS | 5½ | 21 |
12 | 50 | GM | Kurnosov Igor | 2577 | RUS | 5½ | 19½ |
13 | 19 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2628 | RUS | 5 | 24½ |
14 | 14 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2638 | UKR | 5 | 24 |
15 | 55 | GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | 2565 | MDA | 5 | 22½ |
16 | 43 | GM | Oleksienko Mikhailo | 2590 | UKR | 5 | 22½ |
17 | 33 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | 2606 | UKR | 5 | 22½ |
18 | 64 | GM | Novikov Stanislav | 2545 | RUS | 5 | 22 |
19 | 63 | GM | Glek Igor V | 2546 | GER | 5 | 22 |
20 | 41 | GM | Kazhgaleyev Murtas | 2594 | KAZ | 5 | 21½ |
21 | 17 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | 2634 | RUS | 5 | 21½ |
22 | 42 | GM | Lysyj Igor | 2593 | RUS | 5 | 21½ |
23 | 52 | GM | Korobov Anton | 2573 | UKR | 5 | 21½ |
24 | 61 | GM | Rychagov Andrey | 2551 | RUS | 5 | 21 |
25 | 29 | GM | Potkin Vladimir | 2609 | RUS | 5 | 21 |
26 | 16 | GM | Tregubov Pavel V | 2636 | RUS | 5 | 20½ |
27 | 8 | GM | Miroshnichenko Evgenij | 2647 | UKR | 5 | 20½ |
28 | 22 | GM | Asrian Karen | 2621 | ARM | 5 | 20½ |
29 | 57 | GM | Shomoev Anton | 2562 | RUS | 5 | 20½ |
30 | 56 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2564 | RUS | 5 | 20 |
31 | 65 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | 2544 | RUS | 5 | 20 |
32-33 | 51 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | 2573 | RUS | 5 | 19½ |
32-33 | 74 | GM | Kharitonov Alexandr | 2524 | RUS | 5 | 19½ |
34 | 94 | FM | Zabotin Alexander | 2495 | RUS | 5 | 19½ |
35 | 2 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2689 | RUS | 5 | 19 |
36 | 45 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | 2586 | MDA | 5 | 19 |
37 | 53 | GM | Evdokimov Alexander A | 2569 | RUS | 5 | 19 |
38 | 115 | GM | Yandemirov Valeri | 2461 | RUS | 5 | 18½ |
39 | 69 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2540 | VIE | 5 | 18½ |
40 | 23 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | 2618 | BLR | 5 | 18½ |
41 | 107 | IM | Gabrielian Artur | 2479 | RUS | 5 | 18 |
42 | 75 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | 2524 | RUS | 5 | 18 |
43 | 67 | IM | Deviatkin Andrei | 2543 | RUS | 5 | 17½ |
44 | 98 | IM | Demchenko Anton | 2491 | RUS | 5 | 17½ |
In the women's section 17-year-old IM Anna Muzschuk, born in Ukraine but now living in and playing for Slovenia, is in the sole lead, having conceded just a single draw so far. Top seed Anna Ushenina is a full point behind.
Rank | Seed | Ti. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | Fide |
1 | 7 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | 2460 | SLO | 6½ | 25½ |
2 | 26 | WFM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | 2317 | RUS | 6 | 24 |
3 | 24 | WFM | Girya Olga | 2342 | RUS | 6 | 23 |
4 | 1 | IM | Ushenina Anna | 2484 | UKR | 5½ | 25½ |
5 | 14 | IM | Tairova Elena | 2386 | RUS | 5½ | 24½ |
6 | 18 | WFM | Malgina-Sterliagova Tatiana | 2374 | RUS | 5½ | 22 |
7 | 9 | IM | Harika Dronavalli | 2455 | IND | 5½ | 22 |
8 | 17 | IM | Turova Irina | 2377 | RUS | 5½ | 21½ |
9 | 20 | WIM | Vasilkova Svetlana | 2359 | RUS | 5 | 23 |
10 | 8 | WGM | Zhukova Natalia | 2443 | UKR | 5 | 23 |
11 | 5 | IM | Krush Irina | 2473 | USA | 5 | 22 |
12 | 4 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2475 | UKR | 5 | 21½ |
13 | 19 | WGM | Melia Salome | 2362 | GEO | 5 | 21½ |
14-15 | 13 | WGM | Mongontuul Bathuyag | 2389 | MGL | 5 | 20½ |
14-15 | 30 | WFM | Fominykh Maria | 2305 | RUS | 5 | 20½ |
16 | 10 | IM | Matveeva Svetlana | 2433 | RUS | 5 | 20 |
17 | 16 | IM | Vasilevich Irina | 2378 | RUS | 5 | 20 |
18 | 3 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2476 | RUS | 5 | 19½ |
19 | 15 | WIM | Charochkina Daria | 2383 | RUS | 5 | 19 |
Russian chess journalist Evgeniy Atarov is in Moscow and producing extensive text and pictorial reports. Links to them are given at the bottom of the page. The pictures in this section are all by him.
Alexander Riazantsev trailing after a great start
GM Artyom Timofeev, 2664, faces Alexander Riazantsev, 2628 – draw
in 56 moves
A key game: 58th seed Russian Vasily Yemelin, 2562, beats top seed Vladimir
Akopian, 2700, of Armenia. Both have now 4½ points and are low down in
the table. Kibitzing: GM Vladimir Malakhov (blue pullover) and Boris Spassky
(white hair)
Russian GM Igor Lysyj, 2593, playing IM Yaroslav Zherebukh, 2420, UKR
German GM Arkadij Naiditsch after move 51 by his opponent Zaven Andriasian.
Naiditsch tried for 96 moves to win this game but only got a draw. He has played
a number of long games in this tournament.
In the lead in the women's section: IM Muzychuk Anna, 2460, SLO
Top seed IM Ushenina Anna, 2484, UKR, in place 4-8
IM Elena Tairova, 2386, RUS, in 4-8th place
IM Irina Krush, 2473, USA, with 5/7 points
Third seed WGM Natalija Pogonina, 2476, Russia
WFM Nazi Paikidze, 2311, GEO
WIM Anna Burtasova, 2345, RUS
All pictures by Eugene Atarov
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