Moscow Open Rd7: Chess and Shogi
2/7/2015 – It was the clash of the titans as the two leaders locked horns in round seven. Inarkiev, the leader throughout, was caught up by top seed Nepomniachtchi and an all-out Najdorf unfolded. With superb play, Inarkiev dispatched his rival and is now clearly ahead. In the meantime, showing the cultural exchange with Japan is mutual, there was even a shogi-chess tournament.
Round seven
The center of attention was obviously the top board between Ernesto Inarkiev and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Inarkiev has had a sparkling tournament and the leader throughout, but all it took was a single draw for Nepo to catch up with him in the lead. One might be inclined to think the two leaders would play it safe, but with six others just half a point behind, it might easily lead to the ten-way jumble in the female Open B. As a result, the two followed a sharp Najdorf that Ian had played a couple of months ago in December and sparks flew.
With 6.5/7, Ernesto Inarkiev is having the result of his life, with an outstanding 2960 performance
Ernesto Inarkiev - Ian Nepomniachtchi
Boris Savchenko (2599) has been unable to keep the ball rolling and is at 4.0/7
Vladislav Artemiev was in the driver's seat throughout his game and constantly seemed on
the verge of converting it into a winning advantage, but failed to break his opponent
In the Open B, the ten-way tie for first in round seven cleared up somewhat as Goryachkina, Guseva, Lei Tinjie, and Hojjatova all won their games to share first with 6.0/7
WGM Nino Maisuradze (right), French champion, was doing well until a slip in round seven, against
Azeri WCM Aydan Hojjatova (left)
13-year-old Kamaliya Bulatova against 17-year-old Anna Malova
Oksana Komissarova
Shogi - Chess
There have been numerous reports on Shogi in ChessBase, noting also the desire for a cultural exchange of this fascinating game that even Kasparov has shown a keen interest. Whereas even at the Shogi Olympiad they held western chess activities, the Moscow Open organizers showed the reciporcity by organizing a Shogi-Chess event.
The competition involved both chess and shogi, and the participants needed to play both
There were several childen who clearly enjoyed it
The arbiter and coordinator
Shogi games took place at the same time as chess
The winners received a certificate and medal
No one left empty handed
The participants and organizers gather for a photo
Photos by Galina Popova and Eteri Kublashvili
Standings of Open A after seven rounds
|
Rk
|
SNo
|
Ti.
|
Name
|
FED
|
Rtg
|
Pts
|
rtg+/-
|
|
1
|
7
|
GM
|
Inarkiev Ernesto |
2675
|
6.5
|
18.4
|
|
|
2
|
11
|
GM
|
Petrosian Tigran L. |
2663
|
6.0
|
6.8
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
GM
|
Nepomniachtchi Ian |
2714
|
5.5
|
1.3
|
|
|
4
|
9
|
GM
|
Grachev Boris |
2670
|
5.5
|
4.5
|
|
|
5
|
14
|
GM
|
Mamedov Rauf |
2642
|
5.5
|
6.6
|
|
|
6
|
33
|
GM
|
Pridorozhni Aleksei |
2545
|
5.5
|
11.4
|
|
|
7
|
12
|
GM
|
Artemiev Vladislav |
2659
|
5.5
|
1.7
|
|
|
8
|
4
|
GM
|
Korobov Anton |
2687
|
5.0
|
-0.4
|
|
|
9
|
18
|
GM
|
Volkov Sergey |
2618
|
5.0
|
0.6
|
|
|
10
|
70
|
IM
|
Zakhartsov Vladimir |
2421
|
5.0
|
22.0
|
|
|
11
|
34
|
GM
|
Xiu Deshun |
2543
|
5.0
|
15.5
|
|
|
12
|
2
|
GM
|
Vallejo Pons Francisco |
2706
|
5.0
|
-3.1
|
|
|
13
|
42
|
GM
|
Kharchenko Boris |
2483
|
5.0
|
14.3
|
|
|
14
|
36
|
GM
|
Iljushin Alexei |
2515
|
5.0
|
16.3
|
|
|
15
|
28
|
GM
|
Gabrielian Artur |
2554
|
5.0
|
3.9
|
|
|
16
|
47
|
IM
|
Matinian Nikita |
2475
|
5.0
|
6.7
|
|
|
17
|
21
|
GM
|
Fier Alexandr |
2604
|
5.0
|
-0.2
|
|
|
18
|
3
|
GM
|
Lysyj Igor |
2700
|
5.0
|
-6.3
|
|
|
19
|
10
|
GM
|
Fedoseev Vladimir |
2668
|
5.0
|
-4.7
|
|
|
20
|
68
|
FM
|
Makhmutov Rail |
2428
|
5.0
|
18.6
|
Standings of Open B after seven rounds
|
Rk
|
SNo
|
Ti.
|
Name
|
Fed
|
Rtg
|
Pts
|
rtg+/-
|
| 1 |
1
|
WGM
|
Goryachkina Aleksandra |
2451
|
6.0
|
6.5
|
|
| 2 |
6
|
IM
|
Guseva Marina |
2375
|
6.0
|
6.7
|
|
| 3 |
2
|
WGM
|
Lei Tingjie |
2429
|
6.0
|
8.6
|
|
| 4 |
38
|
WCM
|
Hojjatova Aydan |
2170
|
6.0
|
101.2
|
|
| 5 |
3
|
WGM
|
Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina |
2415
|
5.5
|
-1.4
|
|
| 6 |
23
|
WGM
|
Mirzoeva Elmira |
2220
|
5.5
|
40.6
|
|
| 7 |
71
|
|
Maslova Polina |
1996
|
5.5
|
130.8
|
|
| 8 |
26
|
WIM
|
Schepetkova Margarita |
2216
|
5.0
|
39.4
|
|
| 9 |
44
|
WFM
|
Bayarmaa Bayarjargal |
2134
|
5.0
|
48.6
|
|
| 10 |
7
|
WGM
|
Charochkina Daria |
2370
|
5.0
|
-7.9
|
|
| 11 |
13
|
WGM
|
Maisuradze Nino |
2310
|
5.0
|
-2.2
|
|
| 12 |
17
|
WIM
|
Ibrahimova Sabina |
2273
|
5.0
|
10.0
|
|
| 13 |
28
|
WFM
|
Petrukhina Irina |
2210
|
5.0
|
14.8
|
|
| 14 |
21
|
WIM
|
Dordzhieva Dinara |
2244
|
5.0
|
8.0
|
|
| 15 |
10
|
FM
|
Pustovoitova Daria |
2334
|
5.0
|
-5.6
|
|
| 16 |
35
|
WFM
|
Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim |
2181
|
5.0
|
46.4
|
|
| 17 |
11
|
IM
|
Ovod Evgenija |
2324
|
5.0
|
-7.0
|
|
| 18 |
39
|
WFM
|
Smirnova Ekaterina |
2161
|
5.0
|
66.4
|
|
| 19 |
43
|
WFM
|
Obolentseva Alexandra |
2145
|
5.0
|
35.2
|
|
| 20 |
15
|
IM
|
Galojan Lilit |
2283
|
5.0
|
-2.9
|
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