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.
Report after five rounds
After four rounds of play GM Alexander Riazantsev had a perfect score, having
won all his games. He was followed by 16 players with 3½ points each.
In round five Riazantsev played one of them, Artyom Timofeev, and the game was
drawn. Since a number of 3½-pointers won their games the table now has
five players in the lead with 4½/5 points. Twenty players follow half
a point behind.
Rank |
Seed |
Ti. |
Name |
Rtg |
FED |
Pts |
Fide |
1 |
19 |
GM |
Riazantsev Alexander |
2628 |
RUS |
4½ |
14½ |
2-3 |
14 |
GM |
Efimenko Zahar |
2638 |
UKR |
4½ |
14 |
2-3 |
21 |
GM |
Volkov Sergey |
2623 |
RUS |
4½ |
14 |
4 |
35 |
GM |
Lastin Alexander |
2604 |
RUS |
4½ |
13 |
5 |
43 |
GM |
Oleksienko Mikhailo |
2590 |
UKR |
4½ |
13 |
6 |
143 |
IM |
Zherebukh Yaroslav |
2420 |
UKR |
4 |
13½ |
7-8 |
5 |
GM |
Timofeev Artyom |
2664 |
RUS |
4 |
13 |
7-8 |
64 |
GM |
Novikov Stanislav |
2545 |
RUS |
4 |
13 |
9 |
44 |
GM |
Savchenko Boris |
2589 |
RUS |
4 |
13 |
10 |
33 |
GM |
Kuzubov Yuriy |
2606 |
UKR |
4 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
GM |
Jobava Baadur |
2643 |
GEO |
4 |
13 |
12 |
41 |
GM |
Kazhgaleyev Murtas |
2594 |
KAZ |
4 |
12½ |
13 |
4 |
GM |
Zvjaginsev Vadim |
2677 |
RUS |
4 |
12 |
14-15 |
17 |
GM |
Najer Evgeniy |
2634 |
RUS |
4 |
12 |
14-15 |
42 |
GM |
Lysyj Igor |
2593 |
RUS |
4 |
12 |
16 |
52 |
GM |
Korobov Anton |
2573 |
UKR |
4 |
12 |
17 |
10 |
GM |
Motylev Alexander |
2644 |
RUS |
4 |
11½ |
18 |
39 |
GM |
Popov Ivan |
2595 |
RUS |
4 |
11½ |
19-20 |
16 |
GM |
Tregubov Pavel V |
2636 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
19-20 |
20 |
GM |
Kobalia Mikhail |
2623 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
21 |
190 |
IM |
Krylov Mikhail |
2371 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
22 |
57 |
GM |
Shomoev Anton |
2562 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
23 |
48 |
GM |
Belov Vladimir |
2578 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
24 |
58 |
GM |
Yemelin Vasily |
2562 |
RUS |
4 |
10½ |
25 |
3 |
GM |
Inarkiev Ernesto |
2681 |
RUS |
4 |
10
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In the women's section we see four players in the lead with 4½/5 points,
twelve players follow half a point behind.
Rank |
Seed |
Ti. |
Name |
Rtg |
FED |
Pts |
Fide |
1 |
1 |
IM |
Ushenina Anna |
2484 |
UKR |
4½ |
14½ |
2 |
14 |
IM |
Tairova Elena |
2386 |
RUS |
4½ |
14½ |
3 |
7 |
IM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2460 |
SLO |
4½ |
13½ |
4 |
20 |
WIM |
Vasilkova Svetlana |
2359 |
RUS |
4½ |
13½ |
5 |
8 |
WGM |
Zhukova Natalia |
2457 |
UKR |
4 |
13½ |
6 |
26 |
WFM |
Bodnaruk Anastasia |
2317 |
RUS |
4 |
13 |
7 |
22 |
WGM |
Kovanova Baira |
2348 |
RUS |
4 |
13 |
8 |
21 |
IM |
Gvetadze Sopio |
2352 |
GEO |
4 |
12½ |
9 |
5 |
IM |
Krush Irina |
2473 |
USA |
4 |
12½ |
10 |
19 |
WGM |
Melia Salome |
2362 |
GEO |
4 |
12 |
11 |
18 |
WFM |
Malgina-Sterliagova Tatiana |
2374 |
RUS |
4 |
12 |
12-13 |
9 |
IM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2455 |
IND |
4 |
12 |
12-13 |
24 |
WFM |
Girya Olga |
2342 |
RUS |
4 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2475 |
UKR |
4 |
11½ |
15-16 |
10 |
IM |
Matveeva Svetlana |
2433 |
RUS |
4 |
11 |
15-16 |
16 |
IM |
Vasilevich Irina |
2378 |
RUS |
4 |
11
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Picture Gallery
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.

Venue, where big banner welcomes guests and participants to festival

The main hall of the festival, with the games in the A Group under way

The intensity of the tournament leader GM Riazantsev Alexander, rated 2628

4½/5 points: 23-year-old Zahar Efimenko, who is said to be "ruthless
and uncompromising"

11-year-old Ukrainian FM Ilya Nyznhyk, 2405, gets a draw from GM Chernyshov
Konstantin, rated 2543

The women's section, with GM Kateryna Lahno giving us a smile

India's IM Harika Dronavalli, rated 2455

IM Krush Irina, USA, rated 2473
All pictures by Eugene Atarov
Links
A selection of games are being broadcast on Playchess.com.
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you immediate access. You can also use it to read, replay and analyse
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