A future Russian GM?
Over 1500 players participate in the Moscow Open chess festival across a variety of tournaments. The main A Open was held at the Russian State Social University in from January 27th to February 4th, 2018. Over 200 players competed in the a 9-round Swiss Open for a first prize of 500,000 roubles (more than USD $8,000). The time control was 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30 second bonus per move.
The university is located on Moscow's north side about 45 minutes from the Kremlin
Going into the last round Lomasov had half a point ahead of his pursuers, and secured clear first place with a comfortable victory over FM Maksim Samusenko.
Semen Lomasov - Maksim Samusenko
It’s a problem every player encounters when he stands better in a game: how to convert his plus into a full point? In this DVD the author answers this difficult question of chess strategy, considering both the psychological aspects of the realisation of an advantage and the technical methods.

IM Seman Lomasov | Photo: Galina Popova
Final standings (top 25)
1 |
12 |
IM |
Lomasov Semen |
|
2530 |
Москва |
8,0 |
50,0 |
46,5 |
0,0 |
44,25 |
2 |
1 |
GM |
Nabaty Tamir |
|
2658 |
Израиль, Нес-Циона |
7,5 |
52,5 |
49,0 |
0,0 |
41,50 |
3 |
4 |
IM |
Vavulin Maksim |
|
2575 |
Москва |
7,0 |
55,5 |
51,0 |
0,0 |
42,50 |
4 |
75 |
FM |
Afanasiev Nikita |
|
2364 |
Москва |
7,0 |
51,5 |
47,5 |
0,0 |
40,25 |
5 |
7 |
GM |
Timofeev Artyom |
|
2563 |
Республика Татарстан |
7,0 |
46,5 |
42,5 |
0,0 |
35,50 |
6 |
37 |
FM |
Samusenko Maksim |
|
2422 |
Республика Татарстан |
6,5 |
52,0 |
48,0 |
0,0 |
33,75 |
7 |
10 |
GM |
Mozharov Mikhail |
|
2539 |
Москва |
6,5 |
52,0 |
47,5 |
0,0 |
36,25 |
8 |
22 |
IM |
Zakhartsov Vladimir |
|
2472 |
Москва |
6,5 |
50,5 |
46,0 |
0,0 |
32,00 |
9 |
29 |
IM |
Shukh Nikolai |
|
2435 |
Саратовская область |
6,5 |
50,0 |
48,0 |
0,0 |
33,25 |
10 |
3 |
GM |
Kokarev Dmitry |
|
2616 |
Пензенская область |
6,5 |
49,5 |
45,0 |
0,0 |
34,25 |
11 |
45 |
GM |
Harutjunyan Gevorg |
|
2407 |
Армения, Ереван |
6,5 |
49,0 |
45,5 |
0,0 |
33,50 |
12 |
40 |
FM |
Fakhrutdinov Timur |
|
2417 |
Свердловская область |
6,5 |
47,5 |
44,0 |
0,0 |
32,75 |
13 |
17 |
IM |
Khegay Dmitriy |
|
2495 |
Красноярский край |
6,5 |
47,0 |
43,5 |
0,0 |
31,00 |
14 |
18 |
GM |
Matinian Nikita |
|
2491 |
Саратовская область |
6,5 |
47,0 |
43,5 |
0,0 |
30,50 |
15 |
31 |
IM |
Sindarov Javokhir |
|
2429 |
Узбекистан, Ташкент |
6,5 |
46,0 |
42,5 |
0,0 |
30,25 |
16 |
46 |
FM |
Yeletsky Ivan |
|
2406 |
Москва |
6,5 |
44,0 |
40,0 |
0,0 |
29,00 |
17 |
6 |
GM |
Savchenko Boris |
|
2566 |
Краснодарский край |
6,0 |
52,5 |
48,5 |
0,0 |
32,50 |
18 |
36 |
FM |
Gaifullin Artur |
|
2423 |
Республика Башкортостан |
6,0 |
52,0 |
48,5 |
0,0 |
29,50 |
19 |
27 |
|
Drygalov Andrey |
|
2440 |
Курганская область |
6,0 |
51,5 |
47,5 |
0,0 |
32,00 |
20 |
13 |
IM |
Tsydypov Zhamsaran |
|
2523 |
Республика Бурятия |
6,0 |
51,5 |
46,5 |
0,0 |
33,50 |
21 |
9 |
GM |
Boruchovsky Avital |
|
2542 |
Израиль, Реховот |
6,0 |
51,0 |
46,5 |
0,0 |
32,25 |
22 |
48 |
IM |
Vokhidov Shamsiddin |
|
2401 |
Узбекистан, Ташкент |
6,0 |
50,5 |
47,0 |
0,0 |
30,50 |
23 |
11 |
IM |
Bocharov Ivan |
|
2534 |
Новосибирская область |
6,0 |
50,5 |
46,5 |
0,0 |
32,75 |
24 |
94 |
WGM |
Mammadzada Gunay |
|
2333 |
Азербайджан, Баку |
6,0 |
49,0 |
45,0 |
0,0 |
31,75 |
25 |
14 |
GM |
Ladva Ottomar |
|
2522 |
Эстония, Хаапсалу |
6,0 |
49,0 |
45,0 |
0,0 |
30,50 |
...220 Players
Bodnaruk wins the B tournament
In parallel, a tournament only for Women was held, although many of the participants would have been at home rating-wise in the A tournament. IM Anastasia Bodnaruk matched Lomasov's score of 8 / 9 points a full point ahead of IMs Alina Kashlinskaya and Marina Nechaeva, who took second and third.
"Only victory was needed!"
Also like Lomasov, she did it by winning her last round game. In the final position below, Bodnaruk's knights are far too strong for Black's rook which is powerless to impede the advance of the passed e-pawn.
Final standings (top 10)
1 |
2 |
IM |
Bodnaruk Anastasia |
|
2434 |
Санкт-Петербург |
8,0 |
47,5 |
44,5 |
0,0 |
2 |
1 |
IM |
Kashlinskaya Alina |
|
2459 |
Москва |
7,0 |
50,5 |
46,0 |
0,0 |
3 |
3 |
IM |
Nechaeva Marina |
|
2421 |
МО, Фрязино |
7,0 |
50,0 |
46,0 |
0,0 |
4 |
5 |
WIM |
Shuvalova Polina |
|
2388 |
Москва |
7,0 |
47,5 |
43,5 |
0,0 |
|
7 |
IM |
Osmak Iulija |
|
2375 |
Украина, Киев |
7,0 |
47,5 |
43,5 |
0,0 |
6 |
15 |
IM |
Charochkina Daria |
|
2326 |
Москва |
6,5 |
47,5 |
44,0 |
0,0 |
7 |
12 |
WFM |
Hojjatova Aydan |
|
2336 |
Азербайджан, Баку |
6,5 |
47,5 |
43,5 |
0,0 |
8 |
9 |
WGM |
Soumya Swaminathan |
|
2349 |
Индия, Пуна |
6,5 |
47,0 |
43,0 |
0,0 |
9 |
8 |
WGM |
Kovanova Baira |
|
2373 |
Саратовская область |
6,5 |
45,5 |
42,0 |
0,0 |
10 |
4 |
FM |
Voit Daria |
|
2390 |
Москва |
6,5 |
44,0 |
41,0 |
0,0 |
...120 players
Translation from German and additional reporting: Macauley Peterson
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