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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.
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 |
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 |
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
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