

In the main Open, Ernesto Inarkiev dropped a half point at 5.5/6, and has already been caught
by top-seed Ian Nepomniachtchi. They will face each other in the seventh round.

20-year-old Ivan Bukavshin (2622) has been recovering from a slip in round two and is at 4.5/6

16-year-old Vladislav Artemiev has been climbing the ranks and is now at 5.0/6 with a 2707
performance. In round six he beat...

...IM Kirill Kuderinov, who is still well on track for a GM norm with a 2635 performance.

After four straight wins, Goryachkina conceded two draws and must now contend with no fewer
than nine others all at 5.0/6. She may still be the favorite, but the title is anyone's now.

Journalist and WGM, Elmira Mirzoeva has had a great event so far and shares the lead with 5.0/6

After a poor start, IM Lilit Galojan has bounced back with three straight wins
In the student's event, Dubov played a spectacular sacrificial attack to defeat Belous. Don't miss this highly entertaining game.
Daniil Dubov - Vladimir Belous
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 Nf8 9.0-0 Ng6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nxe4 Qd8 13.d5 Bf4 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Bc4 Bg4 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Nfg5+ Bxg5 18.Qxg4 Be7 19.Rad1! Qa5 20.Rd7 Rhf8 21.h4 Qe5 22.h5 Nf4?! 22...Ke8! 23.hxg6 Rf4 24.Qd1 Rxe4 25.gxh7 Kf7 26.Qb3+ 23.Re1 Kg8 24.Nf6+! Qxf6 25.Rexe7 g5 26.hxg6 Nd5 27.Rg7+‼ 27.Rg7+ Qxg7 28.gxh7+ Kxh7 29.Qxg7# 1–0
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Dubov,D | 2632 | Belous,V | 2577 | 1–0 | 2015 | D37 | Moscow Open Students 2015 | 4.2 |
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Photos by Galina Popova and Eteri Kublashvili
Standings of Open A after six rounds
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Standings of Open B after six rounds
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